It was originally built by local farmer B. L. Marchbanks, and named after himself. The track began as a half mile dirt track. It was later paved as a 1.4-mile (2.3 km), high-banked racetrack and also hosted speed runs for watercraft in an infield lake, much as Lake Lloyd at the Daytona International Speedway does today.
Three NASCAR races were held at the track. The first was held on the dirt track in 1951. Danny Weinberg won his only NASCAR race. Marvin Porter won the race on the 1.4-mile (2.3 km) paved course in 1960. The NASCAR race record was set March 12, 1961, when Fireball Roberts led all 178 laps of a 250-mile (400 km) race, hosted at the track. He finished two laps ahead of the second place driver.[1][2][3]
Lap Recordsedit
The official race lap records at Marchbanks Speedway (Hanford Motor Speedway) are listed as:
marchbanks, speedway, zealand, engineer, james, marchbanks, also, hanford, motor, speedway, racetrack, located, joaquin, valley, near, hanford, california, hosted, open, wheel, nascar, cars, well, motorcycle, racing, 1950s, 1960s, track, subsequently, dismantl. For the New Zealand engineer see James Marchbanks Marchbanks Speedway also Hanford Motor Speedway was a racetrack located in San Joaquin Valley near Hanford California It hosted open wheel and NASCAR cars as well as motorcycle racing in the 1950s and 1960s The track was subsequently dismantled and destroyed Marchbanks SpeedwayLocationKings County near Hanford CaliforniaCoordinates36 16 23 N 119 35 45 W 36 2731 N 119 5959 W 36 2731 119 5959Opened1951Closed1970Major eventsUSAC National ChampionshipCalifornia 200 1967 1969 Hanford 250 1968 NASCAR Grand National 1951 1960 1961 Dirt ovalSurfacedirtLength0 5 miles 0 8 km Asphalt tri ovalSurfaceAsphaltLength1 375 miles 2 212 km It was originally built by local farmer B L Marchbanks and named after himself The track began as a half mile dirt track It was later paved as a 1 4 mile 2 3 km high banked racetrack and also hosted speed runs for watercraft in an infield lake much as Lake Lloyd at the Daytona International Speedway does today Three NASCAR races were held at the track The first was held on the dirt track in 1951 Danny Weinberg won his only NASCAR race Marvin Porter won the race on the 1 4 mile 2 3 km paved course in 1960 The NASCAR race record was set March 12 1961 when Fireball Roberts led all 178 laps of a 250 mile 400 km race hosted at the track He finished two laps ahead of the second place driver 1 2 3 Lap Records editThe official race lap records at Marchbanks Speedway Hanford Motor Speedway are listed as Category Time Driver Vehicle DateAsphalt Tri Oval 2 212 km 1960 1969 4 USAC IndyCar 30 351 5 Joe Leonard Lotus 56 1968 Hanford 250Stock car racing 50 321 6 David Pearson Pontiac Catalina 1961 Hanford NASCAR Grand National roundUse in gaming editHanford is used in Indianapolis 500 Evolution Sources edit Track NASCAR winners list at racing reference info Retrieved November 26 2007 Qualifying Record Breaker 1999 Retrieved November 26 2007 Countdown California Mark Aumann NASCAR COM January 7 2006 Retrieved November 26 2007 Hanford Retrieved 4 June 2022 1968 HANFORD 250 Retrieved 4 June 2022 1961 08 Retrieved 4 June 2022 nbsp This article about a motor sport venue is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This NASCAR related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Kings County California related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a sports venue in California is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marchbanks Speedway amp oldid 1212998809, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
