Lampson Field (Lakeport)
ClosedClosed No longer racing, but some of the track is still there.
- Raced
- 1953
- State
- California
- What's left
- A good length of the old track surface is still there, in poor to good condition.
- Raced on
- An airport runway
- First race
- March 8, 1953
- Surface
- Dirt, graded and oiled
- Location
- Three miles south of Lakeport
- Elevation
- 1,378 ft (420 m)
- Coordinates
- 38.99109, -122.90368
This dirt airstrip three miles south of Lakeport dated to 1941. It was graded and oiled to get it ready for its first drag race on March 8, 1953. Watching was free, racers paid $1.50 to enter, and refreshments were sold.
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