Mesa Marin Raceway
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| Location | Kern Canyon Road (CA 184), Bakersfield, California |
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| Owner | Marion Collins[1] |
| Opened | 1977[1] |
| Closed | October 16, 2005[2] |
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| Length | 0.8 km (0.5 miles) |
Mesa Marin Raceway was a 0.5-mile (0.80 km) paved oval
Many of Mesa Marin's events were broadcast on television, including the 1995
It ran NASCAR-sanctioned local racing, including the
Marion Collins announced on June 8, 2005, that he would sell Mesa Marin Raceway to a local developer when the city refused to renew the tracks conditional use permit, following noise complaints from people living around the racetrack in housing built after the racetrack was built. The developer was to build new houses on the site of the racetrack, similar to the fates of
In 2011, the Bakersfield Park District opened Mesa Marin Sports Complex on the site where the raceway had stood. As of 2015 the complex includes four
Role in Craftsman Truck Series formation
Mesa Marin was critical to the formation of the
The track hosted nine
References
- ^ a b c d "Mesa Marin Raceway To Close". KERO-TV. June 8, 2005. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ^ a b Garcia, Victory (October 19, 2005). "Mesa Marin roars into history". The Renegade Rip. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ^ Soifer, Jerry (November 5, 2010). "Raceway Reunion to take its first lap". The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
- ^ "Mesa Marin Raceway". Racing-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2013.
External links
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