BAKERSFIELD SPEEDWAY UP NEXT FOR WMR, DATE SHIFTS TO SEPTEMBER 9

WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (August 18, 2023) – Western Midget Racing charges into the final three rounds of the 2023 season in September and October, with Bakersfield Speedway up next on September 9. Originally scheduled for September 2, the event has shifted a week later and will see WMR Midgets joined by Pro Stocks, Lightning Sprints, So-Cal…

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WESTERN MIDGET RACING UPDATES 2023 SCHEDULE WITH ADDITION OF BAKERSFIELD SPEEDWAY

WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (February 8, 2023) – Western Midget Racing has partnered with Scott Schweitzer at Bakersfield Speedway to host a 2023 National Series round on September 2. The event was previously scheduled for Ventura Raceway on August 26, but was canceled due a fairgrounds scheduling conflict. Photo by Maxwell Patrick Imagery Bakersfield Speedway will become…

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2023 TRI STATE PRO STOCK SERIES ANNOUNCED

PARADISE, Calif. (December 19, 2022) – The Tri State Pro Stock Challenge Series has announced its 2023 schedule with 15 races across California and Oregon scheduled. Drivers will compete for a championship with all 15 races counting in the standings. Photos by Top Dawg Photos Teams in the Tri State Pro Stock Challenge Series is…

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June 1, 2021 w/ Ethan Dotson

(June 1, 2021) – Ethan Dotson joins us after going 4-0 during The Nationals weekend at Bakersfield Speedway in IMCA competition. We also look at other drivers in the “Winners Circle”, a look at the “Best Thing I Saw” over the weekend, and a preview of the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame banquet.

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CHASE JOHNSON USES LATE CHARGE TO WIN AT BAKERSFIELD

(March 28, 2021 from Lance Jennings) – Taking advantage of a late restart, Chase Johnson (Penngrove, CA) took command of the final three laps to score the $1,200 victory at Bakersfield Speedway. For Johnson, the 30-lap triumph was the second USAC Western States Midget Series win of his career. Driving the Six8 Motorsports #68 Rockwell…

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2021 USAC CRA SPRINT CAR SCHEDULE RELEASED

(December 24, 2020 from USAC PR) – Twenty-four events make up the heart of the 2021 AMSOIL USAC CRA Sprint Car season at eight tracks in the states of California and Arizona. Photo by Adam Mollenkopf The Grand Canyon State of Arizona bookends the season with the opening dates arriving at Peoria’s Canyon Speedway Park…

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2021 USAC WESTERN STATES MIDGET SLATE SET

(December 24, 2020 from USAC PR) – The 40th season of USAC Western States Midget racing gets underway in 2021 with 16 events at eight different venues spanning the Golden State of California from March to October. Photo by Devin Mayo Bakersfield Speedway heads the schedule with the season opening race on March 27, co-sanctioned by…

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2021 USAC WEST COAST SPRINT SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

(December 24, 2020 from USAC PR) – Eighteen total races – 16 toward the championship – and nine California racetracks lie ahead for the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series during the 2021 season. Photo by Devin Mayo Five of those dates are slated for the seaside oval of Ventura Raceway, which will contest both the…

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KOFOID OUTDUELS LARSON FOR BAKO WIN; WINDOM LEADS STANDINGS BY 1

(November 18, 2020 from USAC PR) – Coming up through the ranks in the earliest years of his racing career, Buddy Kofoid idolized Kyle Larson. In recent years, Kofoid has gotten the opportunity to compete head-to-head with Larson on occasion in midgets and sprint cars.  Photo by Rich Forman In Tuesday night’s NOS Energy Drink…

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