Posts Tagged ‘USAC National Midgets’
KOFOID SCORES $12,500 PRIZE WITH JASON LEFFLER MEMORIAL VICTORY AT BAKERSIELD SPEEDWAY
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (November 26, 2025) – In a full circle performance the No. 71 in USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship competition, Penngrove, Calif.’s Buddy Kofoid prevailed in Tuesday’s Jason Leffler Memorial at Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway. The $12,500 win mirrored the 1997 national championship for Jason Leffler, when he won…
Read MoreJASON LEFFLER MEMORIAL FOR USAC MIDGETS PAYS $10,000 TO WIN ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 25
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (November 22, 2025) – Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway hosts the 11th annual Jason Leffler Memorial on Tuesday night November 25, featuring the USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midgets competing for $10,000 to win. The California Lightning Sprints will also be competing in their 2025 season championship race. More than 30…
Read MoreBAKERSFIELD SPEEDWAY AND KEVIN HARVICK’S KERN RACEWAY TEAM UP FOR 2025 DIRT RACING SEASON
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (January 25, 2025) – The 80th season of dirt track racing in Bakersfield and Kern County will be an impactful one, as Scott Schweitzer at Bakersfield Speedway along with Tim Huddleston at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway have announced an exciting partnership. Bakersfield Speedway’s 2025 operations will relocate to the one-third mile Kevin Harvick’s…
Read MoreRUSSELL MOTORSPORTS INC. RELEASES DIVERSE SCHEDULE FOR THE PLACERVILLE SPEEDWAY IN 2021
(December 28, 2020 from Gary Thomas) – Set to enter year six under the Russell Motorsports Inc. banner the El Dorado County Fairgrounds based Placerville Speedway has released its schedule of events for the upcoming 56th season of competition. Photo by Tim Holland Since opening in 1965 the Placerville Speedway has been a favorite among…
Read MoreTHORSON CLOSES USAC MIDGET SEASON THE SAME WAY HE STARTED IT: IN VICTORY LANE
(November 22, 2020 from USAC PR) – From Ocala, Fla. to Merced, Calif., the 2020 USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget season concluded in the same manner it began – with Tanner Thorson’s presence in victory lane. Photo by Rich Forman Of all his great performances in 2020, Thorson very well may have saved his…
Read MoreON THE RADAR: RACES TO BE THANKFUL FOR ON THE WEST COAST
(November 19, 2020) – As the racing world continues to navigate the COVID-19 Pandemic, short track fans on the West Coast will have a lot to be thankful for this weekend. Racing on both dirt and asphalt will be featured in Short Track Live’s On the Radar! Friday November 20 Merced Speedway hosts night #1…
Read MoreKOFOID 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…
Read MoreTITLE RACE FOR USAC NOS ENERGY DRINK NATIONAL MIDGETS CONVERGES ON BAKERSFIELD
(November 17, 2020 from USAC PR) – Three drivers – Chris Windom, Tyler Courtney and Tanner Thorson – will fight it out for the right to earn the coveted title of 2020 USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget champion this Tuesday night, November 17, in the NOS Energy Drink November Classic at California’s Bakersfield Speedway.…
Read MoreBUDDY KOFOID CONQUERS WESTERN WORLD MIDGETS
(November 15, 2020 from USAC PR) – Three-hundred-sixty-four nights earlier, Buddy Kofoid arrived at Arizona Speedway’s Western World Championships as a newcomer to the USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget wars when he made his first series start in the event, finishing 22nd. Photo by Rich Forman Three-hundred-sixty-four nights later, Buddy Kofoid became a Western World…
Read MoreON THE RADAR: WEST COAST RACING CONTINUES DEEP INTO NOVEMBER
(November 12, 2020) – The 2020 season is far from over on the West Coast as the surge of late season races continues. West Coast Short Track fans will have multiple races to look forward to On The Radar! Friday November 13-Saturday November 14 Arizona Speedway is the site for the 53rd Western World Championships.…
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