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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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Round 1 of the 1-800LOANMART SERIES this Saturday

Jack FM night at the Bakersfield Speedway this Saturday night will feature round 1 of the 1-800LOANMRAT SERIES hobby stock race. The 4 race series will pit Bakersfield Speedway and Perris Auto Speedway drivers in a two track series paying $1000 to the winner of each event plus a bonus the series winner. Late Models, American Stocks and Mini Dwarfs will also be in action at the 1/3 mile high banked clay oval. Gates open at 4:00pm with racing [...]

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June 8, 2013 Race Results

Mid-Cal Fabrication IMCA Modifieds 15 cars 1   – 198-Robby Sawyer 2   – 2j  -Justin Schweitzer 3   – 2L  -Larry Hood 4   – 24 -Roger Holder 5   – 97  -Jay Marks 6   – 4    -Brad Pounds 7   – 51B-Bryan Clark 8   – 29x -Scott Gatson 9   – 22c -Michael Johnson 10 -17N -Steve Noland 11  – 57  -Eddie Patterson 12  – 5L  -Cody Laney 13 – 1s  -Jeff Streeter 14  – 90  -Freddie Davis 15  – 9xxx-Chet Reeves Motor City Northern Sport Mods 17 cars 1    – 74 -Wayne Dotson 2    – 28p -John Piker 3    – 45   -David Childress 4   – 14   -Eric [...]

June 10, 2013 2013, News, Results Read more...

Robby Sawyer earns his first A-main win of the season

BY STEPHEN LYNCH Special to The Californian   With white smoke billowing from the back of his car, Robby Sawyer looked like he might not even finish the IMCA Modified feature race at Bakersfield Speedway. Turns out Sawyer was not only able to nurse his wounded car to the finish line, he was also the first one to get there. Despite suffering a mechanical issue with 10 laps remaining, Sawyer held off Justin Schweitzer for his first A-main victory of the [...]

June 10, 2013 News Read more...

Monster Energy Night

The weather is heating up and so is the entertainment at the Bakersfield Speedway. This Saturday night June 8th is Monster Energy Night at the Races. IMCA Modifieds & SportMods, Street Stocks, Mini Stocks and the CDCRA Dwarf cars all hit the track for some exciting dirt track racing action. Gates open at 4:00pm with racing getting under way at 6:00pm. General admission is only $10.00   Kids 6-12 $5.00   5 and under are FREE. Stop by the Monster Energy [...]

June 6, 2013 News Read more...

Laney takes Make A Wish Night

BY MIKE GRIFFITH Californian staff writer   Cody Laney didn’t tear his car up battling for the lead and that was the difference Saturday night in the 30-lap IMCA Modified feature at Bakersfield Speedway. Laney took the lead with six laps left and right after he did his top three competitors ended up making contact, ending their chance for victory. Laney then led the rest of the way as the 17-year old from Torrance raced to his first ever victory. Laney [...]

June 2, 2013 News Read more...

Racing for Wishes 2013

BAKERSFIELD, CA. – Bakersfield Speedway, the longest continually running racing facility on the West Coast will play host to the 3rd Annual Racing for Wishes Night at the Speedway presented by RealFast.tv on this Saturday, June 1st. The storied, 1/3 mile high banked clay oval has been a Saturday night tradition in Kern County since 1946. A large field of IMCA Modifieds is expected to be scrapping for 22 starting spots in the 30 lap contest paying $1500.00 to the [...]

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May 25, 2013 Race Results

DC’s RV Mini Stocks 10 cars 1   – 78  -Jacob Shepherd 2   – 35 -Johnny Wood 3   – 14  -Dylan Baker 4   – 84s -Chris Settlemire 5   – 79  -Doug Shepherd 6   – 55  -Tim Schnitker 7   – 7    -Gary Spiller Jr. 8   – 0    -Johnny Wincester 9   – 74  -Jonathan Kropf 10 – 48s – dns-Steven Settemire Motor City Sport Mods 22 cars 1   – 28p -John Piker 2   – 45   -David Childress 3   – 3     -Jared Schweitzer 4- 123 -Dylan Hagar 5   – 74   -Wayne Dotson 6   – 78   -Justin Tuey 7 – 9j    -Jordan Hagar 8   – 20   -Bruce Johnson 9   [...]

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