Kern County Raceway 2016 Schedule Released
Kern County Raceway Park 2016 schedule released. Bakersfield’s Home to NASCAR…and more! The 2016 Kern County Raceway race schedule features 21 weekends of racing will make up the exciting fourth season at the state of the art half mile speedway in Bakersfield, CA.
To kick things off KCRP will host the 2nd Annual “Winter Showdown” February 27th and 28th, this $30,000 to win Super Late Model race, garnered national attention with the running of the inaugural event last year, and will surely attract some of the best drivers in the U.S and Canada.
Then, one month later, KCRP’s NASCAR Championship season will begin in a big way. On Saturday Night, April 2nd, The NASCAR K & N Pro Series West will make their 5th stop at Kern County Raceway , with the ”NAPA Auto Parts 150” it’s the second consecutive year that NASCAR’s top regional touring series has kicked off the season for KCRP. Joining the K & N Pro Series that night will be the NASCAR Super Stocks, The INEX Legends, and the 911 Racing Series.
Highlighting 2016 will be 6 premier Race Nights, Opening Night with the NKNPSW, Two SRL Southwest Tour Races, The Salute to America 4th of July Spectacular, The Third Annual KCRP Fall Shootout, The first points race for the Lucas Oil Modified Series at KCRP, and The Third Annual “George Snider Classic” King of the Wing National Sprint Car Championship that will take place a month earlier in 2016. The West Coast and National Championship race will take place once again at Kern County Raceway on Sunday, October 2nd.
The Rabid Kern County Race Fans will be treated to 4 NASCAR Whelen All-American Divisions for 2015, The NASCAR Late Models, NASCAR Spec Mods, NASCAR Super Stocks, and NASCAR Mini Stocks, 2 INEX Divisions, Legends and Bandoleros, and 3 KCRP divisions, JR & SR Mini Dwarfs, and The third season for the 911 series. In addition KCRP will host the 2 nights of drifting with the fan favorite “Just Drift”. On the two wheel side, Golden Empire Super Moto will make 5 visits to the state of the art half mile, along with a huge AMA Pro Super Moto National race in early April. Also utilizing the 911 series cars will be the extremely popular “Faster Pastor”.
The race season will stretch from late February to late October. Track management has elected to stay off all major holiday weekends. The track will be dark on Easter, Memorial Day, and Labor Day weekends to allow racers, and staff to enjoy this time with their families. A Summer Break will also be introduced this year. Media & Marketing Director, Steve Hughes, had this to say about the upcoming race year, “We wanted to make sure we provided great racing week to week and to allow our racers and their families to recharge and put on the best show they can” “We feel this schedule will provide amazing racing, great family entertainment, and provide our fans with a race season they will be proud of”.
Kern County Raceway 2016 Schedule
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Date |
Event |
| Jan 10 | MINI DWARF DIRT NATIONALS – JR. MIN DWARFS, SR MINI DWARFS, TROPHY KARTS, GO KARTS |
| Jan 16 | THE DIRT TRACK AT KCRP – WINTER SERIES – MODIFIEDS, B-MODS, HOBBY STOCKS, AMERICAN STOCKS, MOD LITES GATES AT 11 AM, RACING AT NOON |
| Jan 30 | THE DIRT TRACK AT KCRP – WINTER SERIES – MODIFIEDS, B-MODS, HOBBY STOCKS, AMERICAN STOCKS, MINI DWARFS GATES AT 11 AM, RACING AT NOON |
| Feb 13 | THE DIRT TRACK AT KCRP – WINTER SERIES – MODIFIEDS, B-MODS, HOBBY STOCKS, AMERICAN STOCKS, MOD LITES GATES AT 11 AM, RACING AT NOON |
| Feb 26 | THE DIRT TRACK AT KCRP – WINTER SERIES – MODIFIEDS, B-MODS, HOBBY STOCKS, AMERICAN STOCKS, MOD LITES GATES AT 6 PM, RACING AT 7:30 PM |
| Feb 27 | 2ND ANNUAL WINTER SHOWDOWN – LUCAS OIL MODIFIEDS, WINTER SHOWDOWN QUALIFING RACES |
| Feb 28 | 2ND ANNUAL WINTER SHOWDOWN – WINTER SHOWDOWN 250 $30,000 TO WIN!! |
| Mar 12 | RACER APPRECIATION DAY – FREE OPEN PRACTICE – AM SMALL TRACKS – PM HALF MILE |
| Mar 26 | OPEN PRACTICE – AM SMALL TRACKS – PM HALF MILE |
| Apr 1 | FRIDAY NIGHT PRACTICE |
| Apr 2 | KERN COUNTY RACEWAY SEASON OPENER – K & N PRO SERIES WEST “NAPA AUTO PARTS 150”, NASCAR SUPER STOCKS, INEX LEGENDS, 911 RACING SERIES – FIREWORKS |
| Apr 8 | AMA SUPER MOTO NATIONAL FRIDAY NIGHT PRACTICE |
| Apr 9 | AMA SUPER MOTO NATIONAL – PRO OPEN, PRO LITES, AMATEUR NATIONAL |
| Apr 15 | FRIDAY NIGHT PRACTICE |
| Apr 16 | SATURDAY NIGHT NASCAR RACING – NASCAR LATE MODELS, NASCAR SPEC MODS, INEX BANDOLEROS, MINI DWARFS, JUST DRIFT |
| Apr 22 | FRIDAY NIGHT PRACTICE |
| Apr 23 | SATURDAY NIGHT NASCAR RACING – NASCAR LATE MODELS, NASCAR SUPER STOCKS, NASCAR MINI STOCKS, INEX LEGENDS, GOLDEN EMPIRE SUPER MOTO, 911 RACING SERIES |
| Apr 30 | DARK – NO RACING |
| May 6 | FRIDAY NIGHT PRACTICE |
| May 7 | SATURDAY NIGHT NASCAR RACING – NASCAR LATE MODEL TWIN 35’S, NASCAR SPEC MODS, NASCAR MINI STOCKS, INEX BANDOLEROS, MINI DWARFS, 911 RACING SERIES |
| May 14 | DARK – NO RACING |
| May 20 | FRIDAY NIGHT PRACTICE – SRL AND SATURDAY DIVISIONS ONLY |
| May 21 | SRL SOUTHWEST TOUR – SRL SOUTHWEST TOUR 150, SRL S – 2 SERIES, INEX LEGENDS, INEX BANDOLEROS, 911 RACING SERIES |
| May 28 | MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND – DARK – NO RACING |
| Jun 3 | FRIDAY NIGHT PRACTICE |
| Jun 4 | SATURDAY NIGHT NASCAR RACING – NASCAR LATE MODEL TWIN 35’S, NASCAR SPEC MODS, NASCAR MINI STOCKS, INEX LEGENDS, MINI DWARFS |
| Jun 11 | DARK – NO RACING |
| Jun 17 | FRIDAY NIGHT PRACTICE |
| Jun 18 | SATURDAY NIGHT NASCAR RACING – NASCAR LATE MODELS, NASCAR SUPER STOCKS, INEX BANDOLEROS, MINI DWARFS, 911 RACING SERIES |
| Jun 24 | FRIDAY NIGHT PRACTICE |
| Jun 25 | SATURDAY NIGHT NASCAR RACING – NASCAR SUPER STOCKS, NASCAR SPEC MODS, INEX LEGENDS, INEX BANDOLEROS, GOLDEN EMPIRE SUPER MOTO |
| Jul 1 | FRIDAY NIGHT PRACTICE |
| Jul 2 | SALUTE TO AMERICA FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR – NASCAR LATE MODELS, NASCAR MINI STOCKS, INEX BANDOLEROS, MINI DWARFS HUGE ZAMBELLI FIREWORKS SHOW |
| Jul 9 | DARK – NO RACING |
| Jul 16 | DARK – NO RACING |
| Jul 22 | FRIDAY NIGHT PRACTICE |
| Jul 23 | SATURDAY NIGHT NASCAR RACING – NASCAR LATE MODEL TWIN 35’S, NASCAR SUPER STOCKS, INEX LEGENDS, INEX BANDOLEROS, MINI DWARFS |
| Jul 30 | SATURDAY NIGHT NASCAR RACING – NASCAR SPEC MODS, NASCAR MINI STOCKS, 911 RACING SERIES, GOLDEN EMPIRE SUPER MOTO |
| Aug 6 | DARK – NO RACING |
| Aug 13 | DARK – NO RACING |
| Aug 19 | FRIDAY NIGHT PRACTICE |
| Aug 20 | SATURDAY NIGHT NASCAR RACING – NASCAR LATE MODELS, INEX BANDOLEROS, MINI DWARFS, 911 RACING SERIES, GOLDEN EMPIRE SUPER MOTO |
| Aug 26 | FRIDAY NIGHT PRACTICE |
| Aug 27 | SATURDAY NIGHT NASCAR RACING – NASCAR SUPER STOCKS, NASCAR SPEC MODS, INEX LEGENDS, INEX BANDOLEROS, MINI DWARFS, FASTER PASTOR |
| Sep 3 | LABOR DAY WEEKEND – DARK – NO RACING |
| Sep 9 | FRIDAY NIGHT PRACTICE |
| Sep 10 | SATURDAY NIGHT NASCAR RACING 9/11 TRIBUTE NIGHT AT THE RACES – NASCAR LATE MODEL TWIN 35’S, NASCAR SUPER STOCKS, NASCAR SPEC MODS, NASCAR MINI STOCKS, 911 RACING SERIES, JUST DRIFT |
| Sep 16 | FRIDAY NIGHT PRACTICE |
| Sep 17 | LUCAS OIL MODIFIED SERIES, NASCAR SUPER STOCKS, INEX LEGENDS |
| Sep 23 | FRIDAY NIGHT PRACTICE |
| Sep 24 | SATURDAY NIGHT NASCAR RACING – NASCAR LATE MODELS, NASCAR SPEC MODS, NASCAR MINI STOCKS, INEX BANDOLEROS, GOLDEN EMPIRE SUPER MOTO |
| Oct 2 | 3RD ANNUAL “GEORGE SNIDER CLASSIC” KING OF THE WING NATIONAL SPRINT CAR CHAMPIONSHIP – KING OF THE WING SPRINT CARS, NASCAR SUPER STOCKS, INEX LEGENDS, 911 RACING SERIES |
| Oct 8 | DARK – NO RACING |
| Oct 14 | FRIDAY NIGHT PRACTICE |
| Oct 15 | BUDWEISER NASCAR CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS FINALE – NASCAR LATE MODEL TWIN 35’S, NASCAR SUPER STOCKS, NASCAR SPEC MODS, NASCAR MINI STOCKS, INEX LEGENDS |
| Oct 22 | DARK – NO RACING |
| Oct 28 | FRIDAY NIGHT PRACTICE – FALL SHOOTOUT DIVISIONS ONLY |
| Oct 29 | 3RD ANNUAL KCRP FALL SHOOTOUT – SRL SOUTHWEST TOUR 150, NASCAR SUPER STOCKS, SRL S – 2 SERIES, NASCAR MINI STOCKS, INEX LEGENDS |
Visit kernraceway.com and click on the events tab for a full season rundown and printable schedule.
Tickets will be for sale online soon, with season tickets sales to be followed by single race tickets.
Kern County Raceway is proud to partner with Budweiser, Bulwark FR, CITGO Lubricants, Coca-Cola, DC’S RV Center, Advance Beverage Company, Three-Way Chevrolet, and Whelen Engineering.
Please visit KCRP online at kernraceway.com, like us on Facebook at facebook.com/kernraceway and follow us on twitter at twitter.com/kernraceway and Instagram at instagram.com/kernraceway
For media and marketing inquiries, please contact Steve Hughes by email at [email protected] or by phone at 661.835.1264 ext 3204.
