RACE CARS PRESENTED TO TEAMS FOR 2008 RACE SEASON

Twenty General Motors vehicles will be presented to the twenty area teams that plan to compete in the upcoming racing competition at the new raceway currently under construction west of Bakersfield. The cars will be transformed from their current state of street legal vehicles to full fledge race cars before the start of the race season this summer.

“We started the High School Racing Series in 1997, and today we are still the only racetrack in the country to offer a race series of this type.” stated Mesa Marin Raceway founder Marion Collins.

“We’ve had tremendous response so far, with over twenty area teams interested in participating in the program for 2008.” Collins added.

The series received a huge boost as it approaches the 2008 season with the help of Kern Schools Federal Credit Union, and local NASCAR star Kevin Harvick, who helped raise over $100,000 for the series during his inaugural charity event that was held in August at the Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace.

Thursday, January 31st at 3:30pm, adjacent to the showroom of Motor City Auto Center (3101 Pacheco Road in Bakersfield), representatives from the race teams will be on hand to participate in a lottery to choose their race car for this year.

For more information please contact the offices of “Kern County’s New Home to NASCAR” at 661-397-7333.

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