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Francis Marion Smith (February 2, 1846 – August 27, 1931) was an American miner, business magnate and civic builder in the Mojave Desert, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Oakland, California. He was known nationally and internationally as "Borax Smith" and "The Borax King" , as his company produced the popular 20-Mule-Team Borax brand of ...
Surface. Asphalt. Length. 2.1 miles (3.4 km) Turns. 9. California State Fairgrounds Race Track has been the name of two dirt oval racing tracks located in Sacramento, California. The track was built in 1906 for horse racing on the site of the California Exposition. It was active for auto racing in 1907, 1912, and from 1946 until 1970. [ 1]
Calvin Coolidge Worthington (November 27, 1920 – September 8, 2013) was an American car dealer, best known in Southern California and other locations along the West Coast of the United States for his offbeat radio and television advertisements for his Worthington Dealership Group, a car dealership chain that covered the western and southwestern U.S. at its peak, and later for his minor ...
“Then I decided to pull the trigger and buy a car this year,” said Byer, 31, who races in an entry-level single-seat buggy class. “Watching it online is one thing, but once you’re in it ...
The dirty secret of California's legal weed. Paige St. John, Alex Halperin. June 14, 2024 at 6:00 AM. (Photo illustration by Jim Cooke / Photos via Getty Images) Aging yuppies in neon beachwear ...
Asphalt (1959-1970) Length. 1/5 miles. The Kearney Bowl was a dirt oval racing track located in southwest Fresno, California. The track was paved for its final ten years of operation. It was known for midget racing and hosted United States Auto Club National Midget Championship series races as well as NASCAR supermodified hardtop races.
Perris Auto Speedway, also known as the PAS, is a 1/2 mile clay oval track located at 18700 Lake Perris Drive on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds in Perris, California. The track features a raised backstretch offering fans a better view over the infield of the oval. The track hosts USAC/CRA sprint cars, street stocks, dirt modifieds, and many others.
The Nethercutt Collection is a multi-storied museum and car collection complex located in Sylmar, California.It was founded by J.B. Nethercutt in 1971 and its centerpiece is the prestigious automobile collection of the Nethercutt-Richards family that contains over 250 cars, nearly all of which J.B. originally collected and owned.