Kern Raceway hosts July 4 “The American 250” with races, fireworks

Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway will be celebrating America’s 250th birthday with a strong mix of auto racing, family-fun activities and a large, professional fireworks show at its facility on the Fourth of July.

The race track, which is located off Interstate 5 between Bakersfield and Taft at 13500 Raceway Blvd., will present “The American 250: A Celebration of America.” The program will feature NASCAR Limited Late Models in a $5,000-to-win-it race, NASCAR Spec Racers, and a fan favorite, a Drag-A-Boat demolition race.

Event organizers are hoping to draw racing fans from throughout the San Joaquin Valley for the track’s big celebration of the country’s birthday…

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