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Piker gets first win in Sports Mod main event

BY STEPHEN LYNCH Special to The Californian John Piker’s first-ever trip to Victory Lane had plenty of detours along the way. The Bakersfield driver skillfully navigated his way through nine restarts to win the 25-lap IMCA Sports Mod feature Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway. Piker passed Justin Tuey for the lead with 20 laps remaining and then held off David Childress to take the checkered flag. “Oh man, I don’t even believe it,” Piker said. “We’ve tried for so long [...]

April 1, 2013 News Read more...

USAC WESTERN MIDGETS THIS SATURDAY MARCH 30

The USAC Western Midgets invade Bakersfield (Calif.) Speedway Saturday night and a new series point leader is nearly assured. At present Bryan Clauson sits atop the standings, but Kody Swanson is just four points back and Rico Abreu is only 15 back entering the Bakersfield race. Swanson, of Kingsburg, Calif., wheeled Bob Rosen’s Espresso Beast/Fontana to victory in Saturday night’s race at Madera (Calif.) Speedway. The race was co-sanctioned by BCRA. David Goodwill, who led the first seven laps [...]

March 26, 2013 News Read more...

Vander Weerd sprints to victory at Speedway

BY MIKE GRIFFITH Californian staff writer mgriffith@bakersfield.com   A look at the stat sheet might indicate Richard Vander Weerd had an easy run to victory Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway. Hardly. Vander Weerd, of Visalia, started on the pole and led all but one lap around the third-mile clay oval to win the USAC West Coast Sprint Car 30-lap feature. “I kind of screwed up a couple of those restarts but luckily I was able to make it up,” he said [...]

March 25, 2013 News Read more...

Go Kart, Mini Dwarfs and QRC Sprints Racing Sunday

Sunday March 24th we will be running on the small track at Bakersfield Speedway again. Last race was a lot of fun. All types of karts welcome. If it is safe, you wont get turned away. Gokarts, QRC Outlaw Sprints, .25 Midgets, Mini Dwarfs. Pit gate opens @10am Drivers meeting @11am Racing to follow Pit parking will be on the track again Kart & Driver $35 Pit passes $5 Everyone will get 46 laps 6 lap hot laps 2- 10 lap heat races 20 lap main event We we will have plaques for the top 3 in [...]

March 21, 2013 News Read more...

USAC WEST COAST SPRINTS CLASH AT BAKERSFIELD SATURDAY

by Lance Jennings SANTA MARIA, CA – MARCH 19, 2013… This Saturday, March 23rd, the cars and stars of the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series will battle at Scott Schweitzer’s Bakersfield Speedway. The action packed “KUZZ Night at the Races” will also feature the popular Hobby Stocks and American Stocks. The Front Gates will open at 4:00pm with Racing set for 6:00pm at “The West’s Fastest 1/3-Mile High Banked Clay Oval.”   Since 2009, the Bakersfield oval has featured seven [...]

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March 16, 2013 Race Results

Motor City Sport Mods – 28 cars 1 – 2 – Darrell Hood 2 – 40 – Nick Spainhoward 3 – 74 – Wayne Dotson 4 – 23m – Marvin Leist 5 – 32 – Tina McGowan 6 – 3 – Jared Schweitzer 7 – 14 – Eric Manning 8 – 123 – Dylan Hagar 9 – 45 – David Childress 10- 9j – Jordan Hagar 11- 13 – Chris Dalton 12- 28p – John Piker 13- 122- Taylor Paddock 14- 4B – Eric Burst 15- 1x – Steve Streeter 16- 84G – Kyle Griffith 17- 54 [...]

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Hood dominates first Sport Mod race of 2013

BY MIKE GRIFFITH Californian staff writer mgriffith@bakersfield.com   Darrell Hood picked up where he left off in 2012. Hood dominated the Sport Mod division last season en route to the championship and he served notice on Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway that he would be just as tough this season. Hood started on the pole and led all 25-laps in a 22-car field to win the first feature of the season at the third-mile clay oval. And he did it mostly [...]

March 17, 2013 News Read more...

Racing returns this Saturday night

After a weekend of wet weather, the Bakersfield Speedway is set to return to racing action this Saturday night. IMCA Modifieds and Northern SportMods headline a action packed night of dirt track racing action. Gates open at 4:00pm with racing starting at 6:00pm. Adults $10.00   kids 6-12 $5.00   5 and under FREE.

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March 2, 2013 Race Results

DC’s RV Center Mini Stocks – 18 cars 1 -78-Jacob Shepherd 2 -7 -Gary Spiller Jr 3 -35 -Johnny Wood 4 -0   -Johnny Winchester 5 -29 -Tina Bell 6 -79 -Doug Shepherd 7 -8  -Darren Sherman 8 -46 -Dylan Hagar 9 -14 -Dylan Baker 10-44-Kyle Shannon 11-2x-Kyle Hood 12-13k-Steven Kidd 13-24 -Billy Lay 14-13 -Kody Miller 15-96 -Swan Hanna 16-84s-Chris Settlemire 17-2   -Travis Lay 18-29T DNS -Brady Bell Melo’s Gas & Gear American Stocks – 17 cars 1 -99-Don Mead 2 -56-Marcus Wankum 3 -64-Eric Silvius 4 -44-Brian Childress 5 -59-Mike Hill 6 -45-Teena Childress 7 -77-Randy Harmon 8 -9c -Charles Morrison 9 -4rr-Tim Norman 10-10-Jason Rankin 11-57-Brandon Davis 12-1  -Scott Cason 13-72 [...]

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