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City in California, United States
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McFarland is a city in Kern County in the San Joaquin Valley of California. The 2015 movie McFarland, USA was based on the town's high school cross-country team, which won 24 state championships between 1987 and 2013.
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The Famoso Raceway is a 1/4 mile drag strip featuring both local and national series racing. See the website for a schedule of race dates.
California Highway 99 bisects McFarland granting access from Fresno to the north and Bakersfield to the south.
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