Posts by Steven Blakesley
WESTERN MIDGET RACING RETURNS TO VENTURA RACEWAY THIS SATURDAY NIGHT
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (May 1, 2024) – Western Midget Racing returns to Ventura Raceway for the second time in 2024 on Saturday night May 4, bringing a red-hot championship battle back to the dirt track by the Pacific Ocean. A busy lineup of racing sees Dwarf Cars, California Lightning Sprints, IMCA Sport Compacts, Hobby Stocks, and…
Read MoreUSCS SPRINT CARS AND USAC WESTERN MIDGETS HEAD FOR KERN DIRT TRACK FOR DAVE CALDERWOOD MEMORIAL
BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA (May 1, 2024) – Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway Dirt Track fires off Saturday night May 4 with the Dave Calderwood Memorial, featuring USCS Sprint Cars, USAC Western Midgets, and the vintage Western Racing Association. Photo by AJ Johnson The Ultimate Sprint Car Series presented by Inland Rigging brings a large field of non-wing…
Read MoreTHE 70TH SEASON OF STOCK CAR RACING EXCITEMENT IN ROSEVILLE OPENS SATURDAY AT ALL AMERICAN SPEEDWAY
ROSEVILLE, Calif. (April 30, 2024) – The All American Speedway powered by Roseville Toyota will open its historic 70th of stock car racing excitement with a full slate of NASCAR racing action during Armed Forces Night on Saturday night. The first NAPA Auto Parts Trailer Bash of the year plus post-race fireworks are also on…
Read MoreSPEED TOUR SUPER MODIFIEDS RETURN TO SHASTA SPEEDWAY FOR TONY FERNANDEZ MEMORIAL ON MAY 4
ANDERSON, CALIFORNIA (April 30, 2024) – Some of the fastest short track cars in the world will compete at Anderson’s Shasta Speedway on Saturday night May 4 as the Speed Tour Super Modifieds battle during the Tony Fernandez Memorial. Speeds will over 100 miles per hour are expected for the winged machines on the .375-mile…
Read MoreVITO CANCILLA WINS HIS SECOND MADERA PRO LATE MODEL RACE IN SATURDAY NIGHT THRILLER
MADERA, CALIFORNIA (April 27, 2024) – It took 2023 51FIFTY Jr. Late Model Series champion Vito Cancilla of Martinez just three rounds of Pro Late Model Series action to get to his first two wins, with Cancilla outmatching 2023 series champion Tyler Herzog of Fresno in an 80-lap thriller. The exciting 80-lap race was presented…
Read MoreBUD KAEDING PREVAILS DURING THIRD OCEAN SPRINTS RACE IN WATSONVILLE
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (April 27, 2024) – Bud Kaeding of San Jose steered the No. 29 to victory in Friday night’s third round for the Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo at the Ocean Speedway in Watsonville. Kaeding won the series finale last August and returned to form as part of a four-division program at the…
Read MoreROUND THREE OF MAVTV TELEVISED MADERA SPEEDWAY LATE MODEL ACTION SPEEDS INTO SATURDAY NIGHT
MADERA, CALIFORNIA (April 23, 2024) – The weekend wars at the fastest one-third mile in the west continue on Saturday night with round three for the Pro Late Model Series presented by Mission Foods and 51FIFTY Jr. Late Model Series. The MAVTV-televised action will be part of a full slate of grassroots excitement along with…
Read MoreDELTA SPEEDWAY OPENS 38TH SEASON WITH FOUR DRIVERS VISITING VICTORY LANE
STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA (April 20, 2024) – Delta Speedway presented by Valley Strong Credit Union opened it a 38th season of dirt track racing on Saturday night, with brother and sister duo Heston and Hayden Stepps of Oakdale leading the Micro Sprint feature winners on the 1/7th mile. Mattix Salmon of Fresno and Stockton’s Nikko Panella…
Read MoreLOGAN MITCHELL PREVAILS FOR FIRST WMR WIN AT BAKERSFIELD
BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA (April 21, 2024) – For the second consecutive Western Midget Racing event, a first-time winner emerged in victory lane on Saturday night. 2023 series runner-up Logan Mitchell of Santa Cruz prevailed at Bakersfield Speedway after a 20-lap contest on the one-third mile dirt track. “This means a lot. We’ve been through a lot…
Read More2024 HOOSIER TIRE CALIFORNIA SPEEDWEEK ANNOUNCED FOR JULY 2-6
STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA (April 19, 2024) – The Hoosier Tire California Speedweek returns for its seventh running of Micro Sprint action across Central California, July 2-6, 2024. The series will span Lemoore Raceway on July 2, Visalia’s Plaza Park Raceway on July 3, and conclude with a two-fer at Stockton’s Delta Speedway on July 5 and…
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