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WESTERN MIDGET RACING TRIPLE CROWN KICKS OFF THIS WEEKEND IN WATSONVILLE AT HOWARD KAEDING CLASSIC
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (July 10, 2024) – This weekend’s Howard Kaeding Classic serves as the kick-off for the Western Midget Racing Triple Crown, with the stock production Midget series racing into Ocean Speedway in Watsonville on Friday and Saturday night. Friday’s action will pay $500 to win while Saturday’s 25-lap feature pays $1200 to win and…
Read MoreWESTERN MIDGET RACING ANNOUNCES TRIPLE CROWN OF MAJOR EVENTS FOR 2024
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (June 28, 2024) – Western Midget Racing has announced a triple crown of three major two-day events that will carry extra purses and excitement across California. Each two-day event will pay at least $500 to win on Friday night and $1200 to win / $150 to start on Saturday night, with additional sponsorship…
Read MoreLOGAN MITCHELL SCORES FOURTH WMR WIN OF 2024 WITH VENTURA RACEWAY TRIUMPH
VENTURA, CALIFORNIA (June 23, 2024) – Logan Mitchell of Santa Cruz steered his No. 96x Western Midget Racing entry to his fourth win of the season against one of the strongest fields of the year on a foggy Saturday night at Ventura Raceway. Mitchell’s win boosts his championship lead to an eight point advantage over…
Read MoreCALEB DEBEM EARNS SECOND CONSECUTIVE OCEAN SPRINTS FEATURE IN WATSONVILLE
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (June 21, 2024) – Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo points leader Caleb Debem of Salinas scored his second consecutive series win during Friday night’s action at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville. Debem won the 25-lap feature for the Winged 360 Sprint Cars and was joined by Rob Gallaher, Terre Rothweiler, and Thomas Cumming…
Read MoreBRYANT BELL COMPLETES WEEKEND WMR SWEEP WITH PETALUMA WIN
PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA (June 9, 2024) – Western Midget Racing has been home to many close championship battles and another is brewing in 2024, following Bryant Bell of Oakley sweeping the races on Friday and Saturday nights with wins at Ocean Speedway and Petaluma Speedway. Bell now trails Santa Cruz’s Logan Mitchell by only four markers…
Read MoreBRYANT BELL EARNS FOURTH CAREER OCEAN SPEEDWAY WMR WIN ON FRIDAY NIGHT
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (June 7, 2024) – 2023 Western Midget Racing champion Bryant Bell of Oakley, Calif. steered Tony Boscacci’s No. 09 Spike Chassis to victory lane for the fourth time in his career at Watsonville’s Ocean Speedway on Friday night. The victory moves Bell back within six points of Logan Mitchell of Santa Cruz in…
Read MoreR.J. JOHNSON LEADS USAC/CRA SPRINTS TO KERN “GOLDEN EMPIRE CLASH”
Story & Photo from Lance Jennings BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA (June 5, 2024) – This Saturday, June 8th, the chase for the Avanti Windows & Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Championship will resume at The Dirt Track at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway. Promoted by Tim Huddleston, the “Golden Empire Clash” is the first of three appearances for the…
Read MoreLOGAN MITCHELL COMPLETES WEEKEND SWEEP, TAKES WMR PORTION OF TOM MANNING MEMORIAL
PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA (May 19, 2024) – Santa Cruz’s Logan Mitchell completed an exciting weekend sweep with Western Midget Racing, winning Friday’s feature at Ocean Speedway then leading the WMR competitors in Saturday’s Tom Manning Memorial at Petaluma Speedway. Saturday’s co-sanctioned event with the Bay Cities Racing Association saw eight stock production midgets competing and they…
Read MoreKURT NELSON RETURNS TO OCEAN SPEEDWAY VICTORY LANE UNDER FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (May 18, 2024) – Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo veteran Kurt Nelson of Gilroy earned a well-deserved second career series win on Friday night and his first since 2019, topping the 30-lap feature. Nelson led a parade of drivers at Ocean Speedway who earned breakthrough or overdue victories during an exciting five…
Read MoreLOGAN MITCHELL SCORES COVETED HOME TRACK VICTORY WITH OCEAN SPEEDWAY WIN
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (May 18, 2024) – 2023 Western Midget Racing runner-up Logan Mitchell of Santa Cruz scored a coveted home track win on Friday night, taking the 20-lap feature at Watsonville’s Ocean Speedway. Mitchell had previously scored three second place finishes at the quarter-mile dirt track at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds. The win is…
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