Kern County Raceway Park
CARS Tour West Kern County 160; the Winter Showdown last ran in 2023
13500 Raceway Blvd, Bakersfield, CA 93311
Parking, camping and what’s nearby
- Track temp
- 74°F23°C
- Rain chance
- 6%
- Wind
- 5mph7km/hNW
- Density alt.
- 1,305ft398m
- Barometer 29.84 inHg1011 hPa falling
- Humidity 57%
- Cloud 100%
- UV 1
Forecast updated · Open-Meteo
Hour by hour
OvercastTemperature 69°21°Rain chance 6%Wind 5 mph7 km/hNWTrack temperature 74°23°OvercastTemperature 70°21°Rain chance 5%Wind 4 mph6 km/hNNWTrack temperature 79°26°OvercastTemperature 69°21°Rain chance 7%Wind 2 mph3 km/hNNETrack temperature 74°23°OvercastTemperature 68°20°Rain chance 10%Wind 2 mph3 km/hETrack temperature 68°20°
OvercastTemperature 66°19°Rain chance 12%Wind 2 mph3 km/hSTrack temperature 66°19°OvercastTemperature 65°18°Rain chance 19%Wind 4 mph7 km/hWNWTrack temperature 65°18°OvercastTemperature 64°18°Rain chance 24%Wind 5 mph8 km/hNWTrack temperature 64°18°OvercastTemperature 63°17°Rain chance 30%Wind 9 mph14 km/hNWTrack temperature 63°17°
Light drizzleTemperature 62°17°Rain chance 36%Wind 8 mph13 km/hNNWTrack temperature 62°17°DrizzleTemperature 61°16°Rain chance 51%Wind 6 mph9 km/hNNWTrack temperature 61°16°Light drizzleTemperature 60°16°Rain chance 57%Wind 5 mph8 km/hNNWTrack temperature 60°16°
Heavy rainTemperature 60°16°Rain chance 65%Wind 7 mph11 km/hNNWTrack temperature 60°16°Heavy drizzleTemperature 58°15°Rain chance 68%Wind 12 mph20 km/hNWTrack temperature 58°15°DrizzleTemperature 57°14°Rain chance 57%Wind 12 mph19 km/hWNWTrack temperature 57°14°OvercastTemperature 57°14°Rain chance 39%Wind 12 mph19 km/hNWTrack temperature 57°14°OvercastTemperature 57°14°Rain chance 38%Wind 9 mph15 km/hNNWTrack temperature 57°14°OvercastTemperature 57°14°Rain chance 32%Wind 9 mph15 km/hNWTrack temperature 57°14°OvercastTemperature 56°13°Rain chance 13%Wind 9 mph14 km/hNNWTrack temperature 56°14°
Partly cloudyTemperature 57°14°Rain chance 7%Wind 9 mph15 km/hNWTrack temperature 62°17°Partly cloudyTemperature 58°14°Rain chance 7%Wind 8 mph13 km/hNWTrack temperature 69°21°OvercastTemperature 56°13°Rain chance 5%Wind 16 mph25 km/hWNWTrack temperature 56°14°OvercastTemperature 56°13°Rain chance 6%Wind 16 mph25 km/hNWTrack temperature 68°20°OvercastTemperature 57°14°Rain chance 5%Wind 11 mph17 km/hNWTrack temperature 72°22°Partly cloudyTemperature 58°15°Rain chance 4%Wind 8 mph13 km/hNNWTrack temperature 77°25°Hours in your time zone (the track's when they match). Track temperature is an estimate.
The racer numbers
Computed from the forecast air temperature, dew point and station pressure (NWS formulas). Track temperature is estimated from sun, wind and the surface; it is not a sensor reading. How these are figured.
Day by day
- TodayOct 3170°21° 57°14° 36%Green flag
- TomorrowNov 161°16° 51°11° 68%Green flag
- MonNov 269°20° 47°8° 0%Green flag
- TueNov 373°23° 54°12° 1%Green flag
- WedNov 465°19° 53°12° 1%Green flag
- ThuNov 567°19° 54°12° 1%Green flag
- FriNov 6
74°24° 53°11° 1%Green flagpartial
| Day | Flag | Sky | High / low | Rain | Gusts | Track temp | Density alt. | Sunrise · sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 31 | Green flag | Overcast | 70°21° 57°14° | 36% 0.02 in0.4 mm | 16 mph26 km/h NW | 97°36° | 1,363 ft415 m | 7:16 AM · 6:04 PM |
| Tomorrow Nov 1 | Green flag | Overcast | 61°16° 51°11° | 68% 0.56 in14.1 mm | 26 mph42 km/h NW | 80°27° | 555 ft169 m | 6:17 AM · 5:03 PM |
| Mon Nov 2 | Green flag | Overcast | 69°20° 47°8° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h WNW | 98°36° | 916 ft279 m | 6:18 AM · 5:02 PM |
| Tue Nov 3 | Green flag | Partly cloudy | 73°23° 54°12° | 1% | 17 mph27 km/h NW | 98°37° | 1,263 ft385 m | 6:19 AM · 5:01 PM |
| Wed Nov 4 | Green flag | Overcast | 65°19° 53°12° | 1% | 6 mph10 km/h NW | 89°32° | 851 ft259 m | 6:20 AM · 5:00 PM |
| Thu Nov 5 | Green flag | Overcast | 67°19° 54°12° | 1% | 6 mph10 km/h NW | 80°27° | 998 ft304 m | 6:21 AM · 4:59 PM |
| Fri Nov 6 | Green flag | Clear | 74°24° 53°11° | 1% | 4 mph6 km/h NNW | 102°39° | 1,398 ft426 m | 6:22 AM · 4:59 PM |
Flags judge the racing hours, 9 am to 10 pm at the track. Days marked partial are at the edge of the forecast.
Every hour, every number
Today’s remaining 9 hours are free. Pro members get all seven days and the CSV.
| Hour | Air | Dew pt | Humidity | Barometer | Density alt. | Air density kg/m³ | Grains | Track temp (est.) | Wind | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69°21° | 53°12° | 57% | 29.84 inHg1011 hPa | 1,305 ft398 m | 1.179 | 61 | 74°23° | 5 mph7 km/h NW | 6% | |
| 70°21° | 53°12° | 56% | 29.82 inHg1010 hPa | 1,360 ft415 m | 1.177 | 61 | 79°26° | 4 mph6 km/h NNW | 5% | |
| 69°21° | 52°11° | 54% | 29.81 inHg1010 hPa | 1,339 ft408 m | 1.178 | 58 | 74°23° | 2 mph3 km/h NNE | 7% | |
| 68°20° | 51°11° | 55% | 29.83 inHg1010 hPa | 1,211 ft369 m | 1.182 | 56 | 68°20° | 2 mph3 km/h E | 10% | |
| 66°19° | 50°10° | 57% | 29.83 inHg1010 hPa | 1,094 ft333 m | 1.186 | 55 | 66°19° | 2 mph3 km/h S | 12% | |
| 65°18° | 51°10° | 60% | 29.84 inHg1011 hPa | 1,013 ft309 m | 1.189 | 55 | 65°18° | 4 mph7 km/h WNW | 19% | |
| 64°18° | 52°11° | 64% | 29.85 inHg1011 hPa | 976 ft297 m | 1.190 | 58 | 64°18° | 5 mph8 km/h NW | 24% | |
| 63°17° | 56°13° | 78% | 29.84 inHg1010 hPa | 935 ft285 m | 1.192 | 68 | 63°17° | 9 mph14 km/h NW · gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 30% | |
| 62°17° | 58°14° | 87% | 29.83 inHg1010 hPa | 890 ft271 m | 1.193 | 73 | 62°17° | 8 mph13 km/h NNW | 36% |
Every hour from the forecast, the same arithmetic as the pit box above (NWS density-altitude formula; track temperature is an estimate). Hours in your time zone, the track’s when they match.
Plan the whole week at Kern County
Pit box, all week
Every forecast hour for the next seven days at Kern County: density altitude, air density, grains, track temp and more, with a CSV for the tuning laptop.
Do the models agree?
ECMWF, GFS and ICON side by side for the next three racing days, so you know when the forecast is shaky.
Next 6 hours of rain
Rain in 15-minute steps for the next six hours at your tracks, refreshed every hour.
Alerts for your tracks
An email the morning a red or yellow flag is due at Kern County, and a heads-up three days out.
Getting to Kern County
13500 Raceway Blvd, Bakersfield, CA 93311
Parking
$10 per vehicle; carpooling encouraged. No tailgating, eating or drinking in the parking lots. kernraceway.com
Camping Not on site
Camping is not currently available to the public; the track says it will return. kernraceway.com
Good to know
No outside food or drinks in the grandstands and no pets. Gates usually open 4 p.m., opening ceremonies at 6 p.m. kernraceway.com
From the track’s own pages, checked October 2026. Prices and rules change by event, so confirm before you go.
Facts
- Location
- Bakersfield, California
- Layout
- Half-mile D-shaped oval; quarter-mile dirt oval
- Length
- 0.5 mi (0.80 km)
- Surface
- Asphalt
- Banking
- 14°
- Opened
- 2013
- Series
- ARCA West, Late Models
- Signature events
- CARS Tour West Kern County 160; the Winter Showdown last ran in 2023
- Time zone
- America/Los Angeles
- Elevation
- 315 ft (96 m)