RACING FOR WISHES VII SET FOR SEPTEMBER 16th AT BAKERSFIELD SPEEDWAY
80SHARESShareTweet For the seventh year, Racing for Wishes will compete at Bakersfield Speedway with dirt track action for a great cause. September 16th will see $1500 on the line for the IMCA Modifieds and fundraising for the Make-A-Wish Central California. Pass [...]
2017 Bud Nationals reserved pit stalls
96SHARESShareTweet Reserved parking stalls for the 2017 Budweiser Nationals will go on sale Tuesday September 5th. Reserved pit stalls are $25 per stall and are limited to race cars only, NO PERSONALLY VEHICLES ALLOWED IN THE PITS FOR THE NATIONALS. [...]
Schedule change to September 9th event
113SHARESShareTweet A slight schedule adjustment has been made for the upcoming September 9th event night. The Late Models have been removed from this night of racing with all other divisions running as scheduled for the night. “With another projected low [...]
Thornton wins Pro Stock battle at Bakersfield Speedway
59SHARESShareTweet Doug Thornton felt the pressure but never flinched during the waning laps of the Pro Stock feature Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway. The Santa Maria driver expertly held off both Justin Crockett and Brady Bell late to win a hotly-contested, [...]
2017 Mike Moshier Classic
30SHARESShareTweet We are just a little over 48 hours away from the most special event of the year for us. The annual Mike Moshier Classic. It’s our night to honor the voice of the Speedway for over 21 years. Make [...]
August 19th 2017 Race Results
37SHARESShareTweet IMCA Sport Mods A Main 1. #44s Shane DeVolder 2. #4 Garrett Jernigan 3. #20s Lee Jensen 4. #09 Brylon Holder 5. #18c Chris McKellar 6. #3m Jeff Miller 7. #3ac Austin Keifer 8. #04m Zach Forster 9. #c5 Wayne Coffman 10. #9J Jordan Hagar 11. #22c Michael Johnson 12. #12 James [...]
Race Car Rides this Saturday Night August 19th
59SHARESShareTweet Our annual race car rides are this Saturday night August 19th as the fans get a chance to see the race track up close. Everyone is invited and it’s free to ride. During intermission we will open the track [...]
Brody Schweitzer gets his first Speedway victory this season
116SHARESShareTweet Brody Schweitzer sat out the last seven American Stock races waiting on a motor. The motor was in the car on Saturday night and Schweitzer went on to his first victory of the season in a 20-lap race on the [...]
August 12th Race Results
30SHARESShareTweet IMCA Modifieds A Main 1. #5L Cody Laney 2. #222 Brad Pounds 3. #1P Scott Pounds 4. #5 Bret Bennett 5. #2j Justin Schweitzer 6. #11 Rob Sanders 7. #13 Jerry Flippo 8. #22 Dave Phipps 9. #06A Mitchell Alsup 10. #51B Bryan Clark 11. #24 Roger Holder 12. #28P John Piker 13. [...]
August 5th 2017 Race Results
45SHARESShareTweet Western RaceSaver Sprints A Main 1. #23T George Tristao Jr 2. #35 Albert Pombo 3. #99T Tanner Boul 4. #67G Granf Duinkorlcon 5. #22 Mike Schott 6. #7z Zane Blanchard 7. #28 Eric Correia 8. #5 Cole Danvolt 9. #86 Chris Ennis 10. #87P Jacob Tuttle 11. #31H Phil Heymen 12. #6 [...]
Drivers Autograph Session
23SHARESShareTweet Come meet the drivers of the Western RaceSaver Winged Sprint Cars up close this Saturday night August 5th. Second Start to the Right Night brings a host of special events to the night of racing and we will start [...]
Foulger gets first IMCA Modified victory at Bakersfield Speedway
119SHARESShareTweet Misty Warren raced to a Mini Stock victory on Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway in a feature that was marred by a frightening accident. The race was halted on lap 14 when Carter Cherry’s car slammed hard into the wall [...]
Johnson claim’s first hobby stock win in 2017
60SHARESShareTweet Tyler Johnson came from last to first to win the Hobby Stock feature on Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway. Johnson, who started in the last row of the 16-car field, took the lead 20 laps into the 25-lap feature and [...]
July 15th 2017 Race Results
68SHARESShareTweet Motor City GMC IMCA Northern SportMods A Main 1. #18c Chris McKellar 2. #68j Billy Simkins 3. #40 Nick Spainhoward 4. #12 James Cecil 5. #20s Lee Jensen 6. #55 Matt Lewis 7. #09 Brylon Holder 8. #85 Joey Dominguez 9. #3m Jeff Miller 10. #13m Matt Mayo Jr 11. #0z [...]
RACESAVER WING SPRINTS ARE HEADED BACK TO THE SPEEDWAY SATURDAY JULY 15th
133SHARESShareTweet FREE Coca-Cola night at the races is headlined by the return of the IMCA RACESAVER WING SPRINT CARS. Tanner Boul won the first appearance back in May and now has his sights set on two in a row this [...]
Lewis follows MLB career with surprise visit
171SHARESShareTweet With an 11-year Major League Baseball career now in the rearview mirror, Colby Lewis is free to pursue other interests that were off limits while he was a pitcher for the Texas Rangers and other clubs. Such as racing. Which he [...]
BAKERSFIELD ADDED TO 2017 USAC NATIONAL MIDGET SCHEDULE
59SHARESShareTweet Bakersfield, California………A new addition to the 2017 USAC National Midget schedule’s end-of-the-year west coast swing has been announced as the penultimate round of this year’s championship. The November 18th USAC Western States Midget event at California’s Bakersfield Speedway will now [...]
Holder takes home the big win at Bakersfield Speedway
91SHARESShareTweet Fans were treated to a fireworks show as part of the 6th Annual Richie McGowan Memorial on Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway. But before and after the night sky was colorfully lit up, they were regaled by some exciting racing [...]
ADJUSTED START TIME ANNOUNCED FOR SATURDAY’S BIG EVENT!!!!!
60SHARESShareTweet With the current heat wave foretasted to break Friday night, we have decided to still push back Saturday’s start time by 1 hour to help combat the current conditions. We will jump directly into our summer operating hours starting [...]
Drake wins it by inches Saturday night
51SHARESShareTweet Larry Childress hasn’t lost the desire to race, but after 31 years in the sport, his body had said “enough.” Childress climbed into his Late Model for the final time on Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway, ending a career than [...]
