Kern County Raceway (KCRP) officials announced the track’s 2018 schedule, featuring 20 events at the half-mile track in Bakersfield, California.

The Kern County Raceway 2018 season kicks off with the 4th annual Winter Showdown on Feb. 2–3 and will feature top Super Late Model/Tour Car Drivers from around the nation, including NASCAR champion Kyle Busch. The weekend will also include the Late Models and Super Stocks.

Kevin Harvick will make his racing debut at Kern County Raceway on March 15 at the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West season opener.

Other highlights of the 2018 season will be the return of two events: the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series on April 14 and the October Classic featuring both the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series and The K&N Pro Series West Championship finale on Oct. 27. KCRP will also host the Lucas Oil Modified Series on June 30, featuring the Salute to America Fireworks Spectacular.

And for the fifth straight year, the season will close out with the George Snider Classic King of the Wing National Sprint Car Championship on Sunday, Nov. 4.

Championship divisions at Kern County Raceway in 2018 will include; NASCAR Late Models, Super Stocks, and Spec Mods. Other championship divisions include INEX Legends and Bandoleros, Junior and Senior Mini Dwarfs, Skid Plate Races and Golden Empire Supermoto.

KCRP will release the dirt track schedule at a later date.