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Bell starts last, finishes first in Speedway Super Street feature

  BY STEPHEN LYNCH Special to The Californian   Brady Bell was fast enough that he might not have needed any help to win the Super Street Stock feature race Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway. But he got some anyway.   The Bakersfield driver took advantage of a late wreck involving the first- and second-place cars to win the 20-lap race. Bell started at the tail end of the eight car field before rallying for his second win of the year.   “I was just taking [...]

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5 divisions set to hit the clay oval June 7th

Are you ready to get the month of June started off right? This Saturday night June 7th…Modifieds, SportMods, Street Stocks, Mini Stocks & CDCRA…General admission $12.00 Seniors & Military $10.00 Kids 6-12 $5.00 5 and under FREE…Gates open at 4:00pm Racing at 6:00pm

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May 31, 2014 Race Results

Mid Cal Fabrication IMCA Modifieds 5l Cody Laney 10n Robert Sanders 15b Brad Pounds 00 Kyle Heckman 222 Larry Hood 5b Bret Bennett 2j Justin Schweitzer 11 Chris Crompe 29x Scott Gatson 51b Bryan Clark 83 Jason Nation 101 Randall Davis 2 Danny Layer DNS 5w Larry Wise H&S Body Works Hobby Stocks 18 Kevin Collier 87 Lloyd Wren Jr 26 Steven Johnson 77 Mike Bulley 2z Kevin Irwin 37 Aaron Stewart 21 Kyle Wood 59 Mike Hill Jr 78 Ralph Cooke 91 Marcus Wankum 7k John Bedingfield 32 Tina McGowan 56 Matt Wankum 52 Perry Alderman 33 Robert Swearingin Melo’s Gas & Gear American Stocks 21r Roger Welch 72 Tyler Irwin 84 [...]

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Laney races to first win of the season in IMCA feature

  BY STEPHEN LYNCH Special to The Californian   Brad Pounds, whose nickname is “The Dominator,” was honored for his 100th career IMCA Modified feature win early Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway.   But later, it was Cody Laney who dominated the 40-lap IMCA Modified feature, beating Robert Sanders and Pounds by a complete straightaway for his first win of the year.   Laney led the final 26 laps on the third-mile clay oval after passing early-leader Larry Hood on Lap 15.   The biggest challenge for Laney [...]

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Make A Wish Night this Saturday May 31st

  Drivers from four divisions at the Bakersfield Speedway will be joining forces to help make wishes come true for sick kids in Kern County. The track will be host to the fourth annual “Make-A-Wish” night on Saturday, May 31, 2014. The evening will feature a 40 lap IMCA Main Event with a $1,000 purse sponsored by “Go Live Stream TV LLC.       The drivers have spent the past few months collecting donations to be used in a large opportunity drawing at [...]

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May 24, 2014 Race Results

IMCA Sport Mods (30 Cars) A Main 1. #3AC Levi Kiefer 2. #28P John Piker 3. #40 Nick Spainhoward 4. #74 Wayne Dotson 5. #38 Nick Sylvester 6. #223 Lee Jensen 7. #2s Jared Schweitzer 8. #16D Rick Diaz 9. #174 Ethan Dotson 10. #84G Kyle Griffith 11. #83 Jason Nation 12. #4 Garrett Jernagan 13. #14 Eric Manning 14. #12 James Cecil 15. #7 Fred Ryland 16. #33 Cale Kanke 17. #51 Kruz Griffith 18. #c9 Chad Reichenbach 19. #55 Matt Lewis 20. #11B Brian Baker 21. #24 Tyler Johnson 22. #2 Darrell Hood DNS #52 Jacob Shepherd B Main 1 1. #4 Garrett Jernagan 2. #51 Kruz Griffith 3. #2 Darrell [...]

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KUZZ night at the races May 24th

  KUZZ night at the races this Saturday night featuring the IMCA SportMods. Make plan for your Memorial Day weekend at the Bakersfield Speedway. All military admitted FREE. SportMods, Mini Stocks, Hard Tops, Mod Lites & Mini Dwarfs all hit the 1/3 mile high banked clay oval. General admission $12.00  Seniors $10.00  Kids 6-12 $5.00  5 and under FREE. Gates open at 4:00pm  Racing at 6:00pm

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May 17, 2014 Race Results

Late Models (14 Cars) A Main 1. #5K Mike Kirby 2. #66 Devin Crockett 3. #75 Tommy Malcolm 4. #10N Rob Sanders 5. #27 Nick Bartels 6. #32B Clay Daly 7. #7 Cody Laney 8. #12 Ron Bartels 9. #3 Anthony Pombo 10. #17 Larry Childress 11. #77 Bill Bartels 12. #96 Carla Laney 13. #5x Dino Napier 14. #4 Jerry Stewart Hobby Stocks (14 Cars) A Main 1. #2z Kevin Irwin 2. #26 Steven Johnson 3. #55 Karl Noland 4. #77 Mike Bulley 5. #87 Lloyd Wren 6. #21 Kyle Wood 7. #78 Ralph Cooke 8. #52 Perry Alderman 9. #33 Robert Swearengin 10. #04 Austin Manzella 11. #37 Aaron Stewart 12. [...]

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Kirby completes late model sweep at Speedway

  BY STEPHEN LYNCH Special to The Californian   Mike Kirby needed just a little bit of help to pull off a Late Model trifecta Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway.   After hounding leader Devin Crockett for 27 laps of the division’s 30-lap feature, Kirby got an unintended assist from a lapped car, allowing him to claim his first main event win of the year.   Earlier in the evening, Kirby won his heat race and the Late Model Trophy Dash.   “I’ve won a lot of races [...]

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