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Another big night for Pounds at Speedway

BY STEPHEN LYNCH Special to The Californian   Brad Pounds couldn’t get quite enough grip on the low side to pass Robby Sawyer during the 25-lap IMCA Modified feature Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway. So the defending track champion, nicknamed “The Dominator,” moved up a groove and soon afterward found the speed to get around Sawyer for the lead en route to his fifth main event victory of the year and 91st of his career. Pounds led the race’s final 14 [...]

July 14, 2013 News Read more...

Racing returns this Saturday July 13th

The second half of the 2013 racing season is getting back under way this Saturday night, July 13. After taking a weekend off for the July 4th holiday, the fast paced racing action get’s back under way. Four divisions including the Mid-Cal Fabracation IMCA Modifieds, Motor City GMC Northern SportMods, H&S Body Works Hobby Stocks and the Melo’s Gas-n-Gear American Stocks will take to the track for a very exciting night for dirt track fans. General admission tickets are just [...]

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June 29, 2013 Race Results

IMCA Modifieds (21 cars) A Main 1. #5w Larry Wise 2. #198 Robby Sawyer 3. #2 Bobby Hogge IV 4. #2L Larry Hood 5. #96A Clay Daly 6. #24 Roger Holder 7. #15B Brad Pounds 8. #11 Kyle Heckman 9. #97 Jay Marks 10. #51B Bryan Clark 11. #2J Justin Schweitzer 12. #9x Chett Reeves 13. #101 Randall Davis 14. #11x Rick Childress Jr 15. #14B Steve Boles 16. #22c Michael Johnson 17. #29x Scott Gatson 18. #90 Freddie Davis 19. #4 Joey Yantis 20. #25v Josh Vogt 21. #33D PJ D yke Richie McGowan Memorial 32 Hobby Stocks (21 cars) A Main 1. #87 Lloyd [...]

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Wise takes IMCA Modified feature race, wire-to-wire

BY MIKE GRIFFITH Californian staff writer mgriffith@bakersfield.com   Larry Wise spent all of last week working on his IMCA Modified in an effort to make it faster. It showed on Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway as Wise led from start to finish to win the IMCA Modified 25-lap feature on the third-mile clay oval. Starting up front proved to be the key as it was extremely difficult to pass as all the drivers were running the low groove. The victory brought [...]

July 1, 2013 News Read more...

Racing and Fireworks this Saturday

BAKERSFIELD, CA. – Bakersfield Speedway welcomes MOTOR CITY GMC and KUZZ FM 107.9 Saturday, June 29, as part of an action-packed night of racing for 3 of our BUDWEISER weekly racing divisions and also including the East West Street Stock division with a special focus on the H & S Body Work Hobby Stocks division for the 2nd Annual Richie McGowan Memorial Hobby Stock 32. There will be a 32-lap feature for the Hobby Stocks and a $3200 total [...]

June 26, 2013 News Read more...

Quick start leads Pounds to fourth win

BY MIKE GRIFFITH Californian staff writer mgriffith@bakersfield.com   Brad Pounds served notice early in Saturday night’s IMCA Modified feature that he was on top of his game. Pounds went from eighth to second on the first lap, took the lead on lap nine, and led the rest of the way in the 25-lap feature. The victory was this fourth this season. No other driver has more than one win. Pounds, who also won his heat race and the trophy dash, finished [...]

June 24, 2013 News Read more...

Modifieds and SportMods hit the clay oval this Saturday

This Sautrday night June 22nd, Mid-Cal Fabracation IMCA Modifieds, Motor City GMC IMCA Northern SportMods, DC’s RV Center Mini Stocks and the NMRA 3/4 Midgets. General admission $10.00   Kids 6-12 $5.00   5 and under FREE. Gates open at 4:00pm   Racing starts at 6:00pm. Overnight camping is FREE and parking is FREE…

June 19, 2013 News Read more...

June 15, 2013 Race Results

Late Models (14 cars) A Main 1. #32B Clay Daly 2. #17 Larry Childress 3. #1P Brad Pounds 4. #7 Mike Johnson 5. #10N Rob Sanders 6. #75 Tommy Malcolm 7. #29 Andy Obertello 8. #27 Nick Bartels 9. #77 Bill Bartels 10. #96 Carla Laney 11. #5x Dino Napier 12. #4 Jerry Stewart 13. #21 Chris Barnett 14. #18 Cody Barnett 1-800-LOANMART Series Hobby Stocks (30 cars) A Main 1. #98 Luke Dodd 2. #17x Linny White 3. #56 Matt Wankum 4. #70 Johnny McKinley 5. #01 Tyler Johnson 6. #26 Steven Johnson 7. #44 Rick Childress Sr 8. #50 Steven Fangmeyer 9. #72x Johnny Malcolm 10. [...]

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PAS drivers take Round #1

BY JEFF EVANS Californian staff writer jevans@bakersfield.com   Give Perris Speedway drivers Round 1 of the four-race competition against Bakersfield Speedway. Perris points leader Luke Dodd, from Riverside, slipped past fellow Perris racer Lynn White from Colton to win the 30-lap main event. Bakersfield Speedway racer Matt Wankum of Wasco was third. The Hobby Stocks 30-lap main event was the first round of the 1-800 LoanMart Challenge Series between drivers at Perris Auto Speedway and Bakersfield Speedway. White, the pole sitter, [...]

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June 1, 2013 Race Results

IMCA Modifieds (19 Cars) A Main 1. #5L Cody Laney 2. #97 Jay Marks 3. #24 Roger Holder 4. #5w Larry Wise 5. #22c Michael Johnson 6. #17N Steve Noland 7. #11x Kyle Heckman 8. #9x Chett Reeves 9. #51B Bryan Clark 10. #2 Larry Hood 11. #77D Cole Dick 12. #2J Justin Schweitzer 13. #29x Scott Gatson 14. #101 Randall Davis 15. #37 Robbie Brand 16. #198 Robby Sawyer 17. #15B Brad Pounds 18. #4 Joey Yantis 19. #5 Shawn Calderwood Hobby Stocks (21 cars) A Main 1. #11 Chad Johnson 2. #26 Steven Johnson 3. #1 Perrin Kootstra 4. #77B Mike Bulley 5. #29 [...]

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