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| Location | 13500 Raceway Boulevard, Bakersfield, California |
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| Capacity | 4,000–15,000 |
| Owner | Tim Huddleston Lisa Huddleston |
| Broke ground | February 2007[1] |
| Opened | May 18, 2013 |
| Major events | K&N Pro Series West CARS Tour West Series Whelen All-American Series SRL Southwest Tour NARC King of the West Sprint USAC West Coast Sprints and Midgets |
| Paved oval | |
| Length | 0.5 miles (0.8 km) |
| Banking | 8° (straightaways) 12-14° (corners) |
| Clay oval | |
| Length | 0.333 miles (0.535 km) |
Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway (formerly Kern County Raceway Park) is a 0.5-mile (0.80 km) oval speedway located on CA 43 (Enos Lane) just off Interstate 5 in Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States. Opened in 2013, it was built as a replacement for Mesa Marin Raceway.
Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway hosts events with NASCAR's Whelen All-American Series along with an ARCA Menards Series West race since 2013.[2][3]
The track has banks of 8° in the straightaways, with 14° paved corners. The track has 15,000 seats for fans, and room to expand to 17,000 seats for various events. It also contains 21 suites in the grandstand along with 18 concession stands.[4]
The property also contains a 0.33-mile (0.53 km) asymmetrical clay oval track, just north of the paved oval with a seating capacity of 4,000 seats. Turns 1-2 are tighter than turns 3-4. The first event for this track was September 4, 2015.[5] The clay oval track hosts rounds of the NARC King of the West Sprints and the USAC West Coast Sprints and Midgets. Northwest of the track is also a motocross motorcycle track.
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