BY STEPHEN LYNCH Special to The Californian Fresh off earning a Business degree earlier this year, Nick Bartels of El Segundo gave the rest of the Late Model field a lesson in how to drive a racecar Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway. Bartels passed Clay Daly on lap number three of the division’s 30-lap feature and then cruised to his second win of the year on the third-mile clay oval. Daly ran a close second to Bartels for most of the race [...]
IMCA Modifieds (24 cars) A Main 1. #17N Steve Noland 2. #2J Justin Schweitzer 3. #24 Roger Holder 4. #18c Chris McKellar 5. #97 Jay Marks 6. #222 Gary Dutton 7. #1P Scott Pounds 8. #51B Bryan Clark 9. #4 Joey Yantis 10. #15B Brad Pounds 11. #2L Larry Hood 12. #55 Daylan Coffey 13. #25v Josh Vogt 14. #28H Darrell Hughes II 15. #198 Robby Sawyer 16. #177 Steve Boucher 17. #22c Michael Johnson 18. #14B Steve Boles 19. #87B Buck Cox 20. #5x Brett Bennett 21. #29x Scott Gatson 22. #11 Rick Childress Jr B Main 1. #18c Chris McKellar 2. #24 Roger Holder 3. #25v Josh Vogt 4. #22c Michael Johnson 5. #177 Steve Boucher 6. [...]
BY MIKE GRIFFITH Californian staff writer mgriffith@bakersfield.com Steve Noland of Terra Bella used his front-row starting position to full advantage Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway. Noland started on the outside of the front row for the IMCA Modified feature, took the lead on the first lap and led all 25 for his first win on a dry, slick track where passing was difficult. “It’s just great,” Noland said of the win. “I came down here about three weeks ago and had some [...]
The popular topless racing returns to the Bakersfield Speedway for entire month of August. Hot August Nights fires off this Saturday Aug 4th featuring IMCA Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, American Stocks, Mini Stocks and the NMRA Midgets. Gates open at 4:00pm with racing starting at 6:00pm. General admission $10.00 Kids 6-12 $5.00 5 and under are FREE. If you haven’t seen topless racing, make plans to come this month as fans get a up close look at what really goes [...]
IMCA Modifieds (22 cars) A Main 1. #2L Larry Hood 2. #222 Gary Dutton 3. #97 Jay Marks 4. #4 Joey Yantis 5. #15B Brad Pounds 6. #20 Cody Burke 7. #22D Ryan Daves 8. #25v Josh Vogt 9. #2J Justin Schweitzer 10. #38s Nick Sylvester 11. #25 Austin Burke 12. #17N Steve Noland 13. #22c Michael Johnson 14. #198 Robby Sawyer 15. #1P Steven Helms 16. #5x Brett Bennett 17. #87B Buck Cox 18. #51B Bryan Clark 19. #52u John Uccellini 20. #29x Scott Gatson 21. #07x Troy Morris Jr 22. #101 Randall Davis Sport Modifieds (18 cars) A Main 1. #45 David Childress 2. #82 Randy Schweitzer 3. #78 Eric Cimental 4. #7D Loren de Armond 5. #61 [...]
BY MIKE GRIFFITH Californian staff writer mgriffith@bakersfield.com Larry Hood has hit his stride. Hood powered into the lead on the sixth lap and led the rest of the way to win the 25-lap IMCA Modified feature on Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway. It was the second straight victory at the third-mile clay oval for Hood, who had trouble just finishing races in the five previous events. “We’ve had about a month and a half of bad luck, just racing stuff,” Hood said. “This [...]
Monster Energy Night returns to the Bakersfield Speedway this Saturday night July 28th. Come see the Monster Energy display vehicle on display out front and receive a FREE Monster Energy drink sample from 5pm to 7pm. An action packed night of racing is also scheduled featuring the IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sport Mods, American Stocks, Mini Dwarfs and the Ford Focus Midgets. Gates open at 4:00pm with mini dwarf heats starting at 4:30pm and racing beginning at 6:00pm sharp. General [...]
Late Models (16 cars) A Main 1. #8 John Lowrey 2. #1P Brad Pounds 3. #29 Andy Obertello 4. #27 Nick Bartels 5. #32B Clay Daly 6. #10N Robert Sanders 7. #75 Tommy Malcolm 8. #17 Larry Childress 9. #22 Jason Selvidge 10. #12 Ron Bartels 11. #77 Bill Bartels 12. #96 Carla Laney 13. #5x Dino Napier 14. #53 David Spears 15. #18 Cody Barnett 16. #4 Jerry Stewart Hobby Stocks (27 cars) A Main 1. #11 Chad Johnson 2. #87 Lloyd Wren Jr 3. #c9 Clint Reichenbach 4. #2x Jimmy Irwin 5. #26 Steven Johnson 6. #2z Garth Zander 7. #32 Tina McGowan 8. #83 Jason [...]
BY MIKE GRIFFITH Californian staff writer mgriffith@bakersfield.com He’s billed as “Mr. Excitement” and John Lowery lived up to that moniker on Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway. Lowery squeaked past a spinning Cody Barnett with just over a lap to go, then led the final one-lap dash to the checkered flag to win the 30-lap Late Model feature. Barnett had led from the outset and and Lowery moved into second and started to give chase midway through the race. The two pulled away [...]
The popular Late Models return this Saturday night July 21st to the Bakersfield Speedway. Jack FM night at the Speedway includes late models, sport mods, hobby stocks, mini stocks and NMRA midgets. Gates open at 4:00pm with racing getting under way at 6:00pm. General admission $15.00 Kids 6-12 $5.00 5 and nunder FREE.
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