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Heckman tops strong field of IMCA Modifieds at Speedway

                        Kyle Heckman could take his car high or he could run it low. It didn’t matter. Racing either line, Heckman had the fastest car in the IMCA Modified field Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway. Heckman passed John Piker on Lap 11 and then cruised to his second victory of the year. “It was working about everywhere,” Heckman said. “It was on tonight.” Able to maneuver his car all over the third-mile clay oval, Heckman executed a flawless slide-job to get around Piker, [...]

May 23, 2016 News Read more...

May 21st 2016 Race Results

                          Mid Cal Fabrication IMCA Modifieds A Main 1. #11x Kyle Heckman 2. #28P John Piker 3. #174 Ethan Dotson 4. #16 Ricky Childress Jr 5. #198 Robby Sawyer 6. #22D Ryan Daves 7. #11 Cody Laney 8. #24 Roger Holder 9. #2J Justin Schweitzer 10. #G5 Brad Pounds 11. #5w Larry Wise 12. #3AC Scott Pounds 13. #08 Dave Phipps 14. #77 Bill Bartels 15. #25B Zack Boitnott 16. #96 Carla Laney 17. #43 Steve Boles H&S Body Works Hobby Stocks A Main 1. #84 Chris Settlemire 2. #21R Roger Welch 3. #87w Lloyd Wren Jr 4. #5 Raymond Noland Jr 5. #2 Antony [...]

May 23, 2016 2016, Results Read more...

Second Star to the Right Night this Saturday May 21st

                          The 71st season of dirt track racing continues this Saturday night May 21st as it’s Second Star to the Right Night at the Bakersfield Speedway. IMCA Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, American Stocks, IMCA RaceSaver Winged Sprints and the Hard Tops all hit the clay this Saturday night at 6:00pm. Bring the family and enjoy a night of dirt track racing action. General admission $12.00 Seniors/Military $10.00 Kids 6-12 $5.00 5 and under free. Overnight camping and parking are always free [...]

May 16, 2016 News Read more...

Drake powers to Late Model victory Saturday

                            On a night when getting the lead early paved the way to victory in all the other races at Bakersfield Speedway, Steve Drake was an anomaly. Drake took the lead 20 laps into the 30-lap Late Model feature and went on to win the final race of the night on the third-mile clay oval. “The track was racey, just slow,” Drake said of dry/slick track conditions that allowed drivers to run just about anywhere. “You just had to be patient and [...]

May 16, 2016 News Read more...

May 14th 2016 Race Results

      Late Models A Main 1. #11x Steve Drake 2. #32B Clay Daly 3. #5L Cody Laney 4. #27 Nick Bartels 5. #17 Larry Childress 6. #63 Justin Rich 7. #15E Bill Egleston 8. #0 Doug Thompson 9. #4 Jerry Stewart Motor City GMC IMCA Northern SportMods A Main 1. #3ac Levi Kiefer 2. #18c Chris McKellar 3. #83 Jason Nation 4. #c5 Wayne Coffman 5. #97 Gary Dutton 6. #68j Billy Simkins 7. #09 Brylon Holder 8. #55 Matt Lewis 9. #20 Lee Jensen 10. #7c Clint Reichenbach 11. #27m Michael Black 12. #3 Jared Schweitzer 13. #9J Jordan Hagar 14. #12 James Cecil 15. #117 [...]

May 16, 2016 2016, Results Read more...

The Late Models are headed back to town this Saturday May 14th

                    THE BIG BOYS ARE HEADED BACK TO TOWN!!! The wait is over as the high powered Dirt Late Models return to the 1/3 Mile High Banked Clay Oval this Saturday night May 14th AT KUZZ Night at the Speedway. The very popular late models headline a five division night Saturday night along with the Motor City GMC IMCA Sportmods, Western Pro Stocks, Coca-Cola Mini Stocks and the NMRA 3/4 Midgets. Gates open at 4:00pm with racing getting underway at [...]

May 10, 2016 News Read more...

Sawyer take IMCA win at the Bakersfield Speedway

                              Robby Sawyer saw victory slip away from him on Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway before grabbing it back in a thrilling IMCA Modified finish on Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway. Sawyer lost the lead to Bret Bennett on lap 21, got it back on lap 23 and went on to win the 25-lap feature. Sawyer was well ahead when a caution fell, bunching the field for a five-lap shootout Sawyer chose to start low on the restart, leaving Bret Bennett the high [...]

May 8, 2016 News Read more...

May 7th 2016 Race Results

  Mid Cal Fabrication IMCA ModifiedsA Main1. #198 Robby Sawyer2. #5 Bret Bennett3. #11 Cody Laney4. #16 Ricky Childress Jr5. #24 Roger Holder6. #174 Ethan Dotson7. #15E Bill Egleston8. #9x Chett Reeves9. #2J Justin Schweitzer10. #1x Stephen Streeter11. #111 Logan Drake12. #08 Dave Phipps13. #17N Steve Noland14. #11x Kyle Heckman15. #96 Carla Laney16. #28P John Piker17. #51B Bryan Clark18. #77 Bill Bartels19. #25B Zack BoitnottH&S Body Works Hobby StocksA Main1. #21 Kyle Wood2. #25 Kody Sly3. #35 Johnny Wood4. #33 Robert Swearengin5. #2 Antony Sly6. #52 Perry [...]

May 8, 2016 2016, Results Read more...

IMCA Modifieds return this Saturday night May 7th

                      The 71st season of dirt track racing action continues this Saturday night May 7th at the Bakersfield Speedway. The Mid-Cal fabrication IMCA Modifieds headline a five division night scheduled to do battle Saturday night along with the Central Valley Tanks IMCA Stock Cars, H&S Body Works Hobby Stocks, Johasee Rebar American Stocks and the Diamond IT Mod Lites. Come celebrate Mother’s Day with us by bringing your mom and entering to win free tickets to Disneyland. Gates open at [...]

May 4, 2016 News Read more...

Gardner grabs USAC Midget main Saturday at Speedway

                          Speedway Media, BAKERSFIELD, CA. (April 30, 2016) – Defending champion Ronnie Gardner took the lead with three laps to go and went on to win the USAC Western States Midget feature on Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway. While the Corona native bested the USAC Midget field, other Bakersfield Speedway winners included Dakota Brown in American Stocks, Mike Hill Jr  in Hobby Stock, Steve Roark in Mini Stocks, Charlie Caraccilo in CA Lightning Sprints and Jake Andreotti in USAC Micro Sprints. 25 [...]

May 2, 2016 News Read more...