By STEPHEN LYNCH, Special to The Californian Based on the results, Danny Faria Jr. was perfect at Bakersfield Speedway. The Tipton driver, nicknamed “Hollywood,” went won all three of the USAC West Coast Sprint Car races on the third-mile clay oval Saturday night. After winning his heat and the division’s Trophy Dash, Faria capped off his big night by lead all 35 laps of the sprint car feature race. Faria came into the night first in the USAC West Coast [...]
Open wheel racing returns this Saturday night September 7th. The West Coast 360 Sprint Cars are set to invade the 1/3 mile high banked clay oval for the last time in 2013. Gates open at 4:00pm with racing at 6:00pm. General admission $15.00 Kids 6-12 $5.00 5 and under FREE. Also racing is the H&S Body Works Hobby Stocks, Melo’s Gas N Gear American Stocks and the DC’s RV Center Mini Stocks. Make plans to be here Saturday night [...]
Late Models (20 cars) A Main 1. #84 Jeff Decker 2. #2 Bobby Hogge IV 3. #10N Rob Sanders 4. #32B Clay Daly 5. #75 Tommy Malcolm 6. #5K Mike Kirby 7. #91T Tony Toste 8. #29 Andy Obertello 9. #17 Larry Childress 10. #11x Steve Drake 11. #91P Jason Papich 12. #21 Devin Crockett 13. #27 Nick Bartels 14. #5w Larry Wise 15. #77 Cody Laney 16. #00 Jeff Manka 17. #22B Bruce Duckett 18. #96 Carla Laney 19. #74 Dennis Souza 20. #24 Roger Holder Sport Modifieds (14 cars) A Main 1. #3 Jared Schweitzer 2. #2 Darrell Hood 3. #74 Wayne Dotson 4. #28P John Piker 5. #9J Jordan Hagar 6. #45 David Childress 7. #09 [...]
BY MIKE GRIFFITH Californian staff writer mgriffith@bakersfield.com The raced certainly lived up the series name: Saturday night’s West Coast Late Model Shootout at Bakersfield Speedway was just that — a shoot out. Jeff Decker and Bobby Hogge staged a dramatic side-by-side battle for the win over the final 10 laps with Decker, who led all but one lap, beating Hogge by a half car in the 30-lap race. Right behind them five other cars were locked in a tight battle [...]
KUZZ FM107.9 night at the races is this Saturday night August 31st. The return of the West Coast Late Model Series headlines the night of racing at the annual Labor Day racing event. Gates open at 4:00pm with racing getting underway at 6:00pm. Also on tap this Saturday is the Motor City GMC SportMods, Melo’s Gas & Gear American Stocks and the GoLiveStream Mini Dwarfs. General admission is $15.00 Kids 6-12 $5.00 5 and under are FREE.
IMCA Modifieds (15 cars) A Main 1. #15B Brad Pounds 2. #97 Jay Marks 3. #26M Chett Reeves 4. #2 Larry Hood 5. #24 Roger Holder 6. #17N Steve Noland 7. #1J Jeff Streeter 8. #55 Daylan Coffey 9. #5 Bret Bennett 10. #29x Scott Gatson 11. #198 Robby Sawyer 12. #77K Kenny Kirkpatrick 13. #22c Michael Johnson 14. #24x Ricky Childress Jr 15. #51B Bryan Clark Sport Modifieds (14 cars) A Main 1. #28P John Piker 2. #2 Darrell Hood 3. #3 Jared Schweitzer 4. #9J Jordan Hagar 5. #17T Bryan Terry 6. #83 Jason Nation 7. #24 Tyler Johnson 8. #74x Ethan Dotson 9. #09 [...]
BY MIKE GRIFFITH Californian staff writer mgriffith@bakersfield.com With the American Flag just outside turn three at half mast, drivers and officials gathered along the front straight at Bakersfield Speedway in a solemn tribute to track official Steve O’Neil. O’Neil was killed in a accident at the track two weeks ago and the Speedway canceled races last week as racers and friends met up at a local restaurant to celebrate O’Neil’s life. It was back to racing on Saturday night, but [...]
Racing returns this Saturday night August 24th as six divisions hit the 1/3 mile high banked clay oval. IMCA Modifieds, IMCA SportMods, Hobby Stocks, American Stocks, Mini Stocks and NMRA ¾ Midgets are all set to battle as the Budweiser racing series continues. Gates open at 4:00pm Racing starts at 6:00pm. General admission $10.00 Kids 6-12 $5.00 5 and under FREE.
There will be a social at Steve’s favorite spot, RJ’s Bar & Grill, Saturday August 17th 12 noon to celebrate the life of Steve ONeil. There will not be a funeral as this is the way Steve wanted it. Please stop by, share your favorite Steve moment, and tip a glass with us as we honor our dear friend, son, father, and husband. We hope to see you all there. Cheers! RJ’s Bar & Grill 9440 Hageman Rd.
First and foremost I would to say thank you to everyone for the overwhelming support of the O’Neil family. Your kind remarks and prayers have brought comfort to the family in this troubled time. I would also like to thank you for the well wishes for the race track. I’m really proud to be a part of the racing community and the continued offerings of help and support is helping us get back on our feet. In remembrance of Steve [...]
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