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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. 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.

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  • 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. 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. won his only NASCAR race. 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. (en)
  • La Marchbanks Speedway (aussi Hanford Motor Speedway), est une ancienne piste de course automobile située dans la vallée de San Joaquin près de Hanford en Californie. La piste accueillait des courses de NASCAR et des courses de motocyclistes dans les années 1950 et 1960. La piste est maintenant démantelée et détruite. Originairement, la piste a été construite par un fermier local, B. L. Marchbanks. La piste fait une réapparition dans le jeu vidéo (en). (fr)
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  • NASCAR Grand National (en)
  • USAC National Championship (en)
  • California 200 (en)
  • Hanford 250 (en)
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  • Kings County, near Hanford, California (en)
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  • Marchbanks Speedway (en)
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  • La Marchbanks Speedway (aussi Hanford Motor Speedway), est une ancienne piste de course automobile située dans la vallée de San Joaquin près de Hanford en Californie. La piste accueillait des courses de NASCAR et des courses de motocyclistes dans les années 1950 et 1960. La piste est maintenant démantelée et détruite. Originairement, la piste a été construite par un fermier local, B. L. Marchbanks. La piste fait une réapparition dans le jeu vidéo (en). (fr)
  • 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. 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. (en)
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  • Marchbanks Speedway (fr)
  • Marchbanks Speedway (en)
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