Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway

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|Location = 13500 Raceway Boulevard, Bakersfield, California

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|Opened = {{Start date and age|2013|05|18}}

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|Owner = Tim Huddleston & Lisa Huddleston (2023–present)

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|Capacity = 15,000

|Events = Current:
ARCA Menards Series West
West Series races at Kern (2013–2020, 2022–present)
NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series (2013–present)

|Former_names = Kern County Raceway Park (2013–2022)

|Miles_first = True

|Layout1 = Paved Oval (2013–present)

|Surface = Asphalt

|Turns = 4

|Length_km = 0.805

|Length_mi = 0.500

|Banking = Straightaways: 8°
Corners: 12–14°

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|Layout2 = Clay Oval (2015–present)

|Surface2 = Dirt

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|Length_mi2 = 0.333

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Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway (formerly Kern County Raceway Park) is a {{cvt|0.500|mi|km|abbr=on}} oval speedway located on CA 43 (Enos Lane) just off Interstate 5 in Bakersfield, Kern County, California, United States. Opened in 2013, it was built as a replacement for Mesa Marin Raceway.

Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway hosts events with NASCAR's NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series along with an ARCA Menards Series West race since 2013.{{cite news|last=Cree|first=Adam|title=New NASCAR raceway debuts soon|url=http://www.therip.com/features/2013/04/17/new-nascar-raceway-debuts-soon/|access-date=May 14, 2013|newspaper=The Renegade Rip|date=April 17, 2013}}

The track has banks of 8° in the straightaways, with 14° paved corners. The track has 15,000 seats for fans, and room to expand to 17,000 seats for various events. It also contains 21 suites in the grandstand along with 18 concession stands.{{cite web|title=About|url=http://www.kernraceway.com/about.htm|publisher=Kern County Raceway Park|access-date=May 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531145236/http://www.kernraceway.com/about.htm|archive-date=May 31, 2013|url-status=dead}}

The property also contains a {{cvt|0.333|mi|km|abbr=on}} asymmetrical clay oval track, just north of the paved oval with a seating capacity of 4,000 seats. Turns 1-2 are tighter than turns 3-4. The first event for this track was September 4, 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kernraceway.com/dirt|title = DIRT AND ASPHALT DOUBLE HEADER TO KICK OFF SEASON AT KERN COUNTY RACEWAY – Kern County Raceway Park}} The clay oval track hosts rounds of the NARC King of the West Sprints and the USAC West Coast Sprints and Midgets.

As of 2025, Bakersfield Speedway has move its operations to the dirt track. The original Speedway has been plaged with simular noise complaints that eventually closed Mesa Marin. The future of the original track is unknown.

Northwest of the track is also a motocross motorcycle track.