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Pounds gets 100th IMCA feature win

  BY STEPHEN LYNCH Special to The Californian   Brad Pounds doesn’t win every IMCA Modified race at Bakersfield Speedway. It only seems that way. Pounds, nicknamed “The Dominator” collected his 100th career feature win in a IMCA Modified on Saturday night. “It’s something to be proud of, that’s for sure,” Pounds said. “I”m pretty pumped right now. Hopefully we carry on tomorrow night and get another one.” Holder led the first 18 laps. He was more than 10 car lengths ahead [...]

May 12, 2014 News Read more...

5 Divisions Return to Action May 10th

5 divisions are set to return to action this Saturday night May 10th. IMCA Modifieds, IMCA SportMods, IMCA Street Stocks, Mini Stocks and The CA Lightning Sprints all hit the 1/3 Mile high banked clay oval this weekend. Gates open at 4:00pm  with Racing at 6:00pm sharp. General admission $12.00   Seniors & Military $10.00   Kids 6-12 $5.00   5 and under FREE.

May 7, 2014 News Read more...

Johnson Repeats in Hobby Stocks at Speedway

  BY STEPHEN LYNCH Special to The Californian   Steven Johnson climbed out of his car and pumped his fist in the air, thrilled to be in Victory Lane.   Johnson became the Hobby Stock division’s first repeat feature race winner of the year with a dramatic victory Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway.   Johnson, the Hobby Stock points leader coming into the night, out-dueled Rick Childress Jr. over the closing laps of the 25-lap event to take the caution-filled race.   “That was a fun race,” Johnson [...]

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May 3, 2014 Race Results

H&S Body Works Hobby Stocks A Main 1. #26 Steven Johnson 2. #21 Kyle Wood 3. #2z Kevin Irwin 4. #44 Rick Childress Jr 5. #37 Aaron Stewart 6. #18 Kevin Collier 7. #91 Marcus Wankum 8. #28 Jesse Bowles 9. #79c Cody Chambers 10. #78 Ralph Cooke 11. #77 Mike Bulley 12. #33 Robert Swearengin 13. #94 Colby Quinton 14. #46 Mark Torres 15. #87w Lloyd Wren Jr 16. #52 Perry Alderman 17. #3K Jerry Keaton USAC Midgets A Main 1. #73 Trey Marcham 2. #68 Ronnie Gardner 3. #17 John Henry 4. #9D Sean Dodenhoff 5. #19 Mike Sala 6. #2 Steve Davis 7. #28 Alex [...]

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HONDA USAC WESTERN MIDGETS INVADE BAKERSFIELD THIS SATURDAY

  By Lance Jennings   SANTA MARIA, CA – APRIL 29, 2014… After a break in the schedule, the popular Honda USAC Western Midget Series will make their first of two appearances at Bakersfield Speedway. Promoted by Scott Schweitzer, the action packed card will also feature Hobby Stocks, American Stocks, and Mini Dwarfs. The Front Gates will open at 4:00pm with Racing scheduled for 6:00pm at “The West’s Fastest 1/3-Mile High Banked Clay Oval.”       Saturday’s event will mark the 98th appearance of the [...]

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April 26, 2014 Race Results

Mid Cal Fabrication IMCA Modifieds A Main 1. #15B Brad Pounds 2. #07x Troy Morris Jr 3. #198 Robby Sawyer 4. #97 Jay Marks 5. #5B Bret Bennett 6. #00 Kyle Heckman 7. #11 RC Whitwell 8. #5L Cody Laney 9. #2J Justin Schweitzer 10. #14B Steve Boles 11. #13R Mike Rogers Jr 12. #29x Scott Gatson 13. #9x Chett Reeves 14. #78s Matt Schweitzer 15. #22D Ryan Daves DNS #222 Larry Hood DNS #51B Bryan Clark Motor City GMC IMCA Sport Mods  A Main 1. #20s Michael Johnson 2. #3AC Levi Kiefer 3. #11 Chad Johnson 4. #38 Nick Sylvester 5. #174 Ethan Dotson 6. #32 Tina McGowan 7. #40 Nick Spainhoward 8. #2s Jared Schweitzer 9. [...]

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Shepherd grabs another mini stock victory

  BY STEVEN LYNCH Special to The Californian   Doug Shepherd passed Tina Bell with eight laps remaining to win the Mini Stock feature. Bell held on to take second. Gary Spiller was third followed by Steve Roark and Joe Humphrey. That race featured four leaders and three lead changes. Eventually it was settled when Shepherd powered inside of Bell in turn three on lap 13 of the 20-lap event. The win was the third of the night for Shepherd, who also [...]

April 28, 2014 News Read more...

Henry earns trip to victory lane

  Ira Henry outdueled Kris Kornder to win the 20-lap Mod Lite main event. Henry passed Kornder for the lead on lap 10 and held off a late challenge by Kornder to get the win. Kornder led the first nine laps. Dave Dotson was third followed by Mike Gilmore and Roy Maynard Jr.

April 28, 2014 News Read more...

Michael Johnson get first SportMod win

  BY STEVEN LYNCH Special to The Californian   Michael Johnson of Bakersfield dominated the 25-lap IMCA Sports Mod main event, leading from start to finish. His two biggest challenges, other than fending off second-place Levi Kiefer, were keeping the field behind him on five restarts and maneuvering safely around lapped cars during the race’s early long green flag run. Chad Johnson finished third. Nick Sylvester was fourth and Wayne Dotson took fifth. “It’s awesome,” Michael Johnson said after his first-ever feature [...]

April 28, 2014 News Read more...

Pounds pulls away for third IMCA Modified win

  BY STEVEN LYNCH Special to The Californian   Brad Pounds figured he wasn’t going to get many opportunities to get around Troy Morris Jr. during the closing laps of the IMCA Modified feature Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway. So when he finally spotted a chance to make his move, Pounds pounced on it, powering inside of Morris to take the lead with seven laps to go. After that Pounds pulled away and won his third IMCA Modified main event of the [...]

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