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Decker wins USAC Midget main for Bakersfield owner McQueen

BY MIKE GRIFFITH The Californian There was only one fast way around the Bakersfield third-mile clay oval during Saturday night’s USAC Western States Midget feature. Michele Decker of Guthrie, Okla. was there when the race started and was still there when it ended 30 laps later. Decker, running a car owned by Shannon McQueen of Bakersfield, started on the pole and stayed glued to the bottom of the track as she powered her way to victory. “Thanks to Shannon McQueen, I’ve never won [...]

April 9, 2012 News Read more...

USAC Midgets Return this Saturday Night

USAC Western States midgets make there first of two visits in 2012 this Saturday night to the high banked 1/3 mile clay oval. A full field of USAC open wheel cars along with American stocks and the popular Okie Bowl hard tops round out a great night of racing entertainment.  KUZZ Radio night at the races is sure to bring a big crowd out to this high powered event, so don’t miss it. Gates open at 4:00pm with racing [...]

April 2, 2012 News Read more...

Irwin wins Hobby Stock opener at Speedway

BY MIKE GRIFFITH Californian staff writer mgriffith@bakersrfield.com It took four weeks and three tries for the Hobby Stock racers to get in their first feature race at Bakersfield Speedway. The Hobby Stocks were first scheduled to race on opening night and did — except for the feature, which was canceled due to curfew. Last week it was Mother Nature taking charge, washing out all racing at the third-mile clay oval. On Saturday night, Jimmy Irwin took control, leading from start to finish to [...]

March 26, 2012 News Read more...

Former Sprint Car champ to Race Saturday at Bakersfield Speedway

BY MIKE GRIFFITH Californian staff writer mgriffith@bakersfield.com No doubt about it, Tracy Hines loves to race. The former USAC Silver Crown and Sprint Car champion competes nearly 100 times a year so when Dave Calderwood suggested putting together another car for Hines to drive a few times a year, Hines was all in. On Saturday night, Hines will be driving one of Calderwood’s car in a USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car race at Bakersfield Speedway. Calderwood, who owns MP Environmental Services in [...]

March 23, 2012 News Read more...

“Feed the Crew” Presented By Del Taco

“Feed the Crew” Presented by DelTaco on Merle Haggard Drive This Saturday Night at The Bakersfield Speedway!!!The winner of the “H & S Body Works Hobby Stock Main Event” will get an extra bonus courtesy of DelTaco on Merle Haggard Drive. The Winning driver will receive $50 in gift cards to “FEED THE CREW” at DelTaco. Once a month during the 2012 Budweiser Racing Series at The Bakersfield Speedway, A division will be chosen at random and the winner of that [...]

March 23, 2012 News Read more...

USAC WEST COAST 360S RETURN TO BAKERSFIELD THIS SATURDAY

by Lance Jennings SANTA MARIA, CA – MARCH 19, 2012… This Saturday, March 24th, the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Series will make their return to Scott Schweitzer’s Bakersfield Speedway. Hobby Stocks, Mini Stocks, and the popular NMRA TQ Midgets are also featured on the “Jack FM Night” showcase. The Front Gates will open at 4:00pm with Racing scheduled at 6:00pm. After rain cancelled last Saturday’s events at Tulare, the Bakersfield show will open the 2012 point season for the [...]

March 19, 2012 News Read more...

Hood wins first California Northern SportMod feature

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (March 10) – His last-lap pass made Darrell Hood the first-ever winner of a Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMod feature in California. The white flag was out when Hood caught leader Marvin Leist for the front spot, then beat Leist in a drag race to the finish Saturday evening at his hometown Bakersfield Speedway. “I’m really stoked about this class,” said Hood, 53 years old and the father of IMCA Modified hot-shoe Larry Hood. “Driving one of these cars is [...]

March 13, 2012 News Read more...

Toste wins Late Model feature at Speedway

BY MIKE GRIFFITH Californian staff writer mgriffith@bakersfield.com A half-lap lead with seven laps to go evaporated due to a caution flag, but that only delayed Tony Toste’s run to victory in the Late Model main event Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway. Toste of Pismo Beach simply repeated what he did for the first 23 laps as he pulled away from his competition to easily win the 30-lap race on the third-mile clay oval. “I just kept hitting my marks every lap, trying [...]

March 12, 2012 News Read more...

Brad Pounds Wins IMCA Modified Feature

BY MATT MARTZ Special to The Californian More than four hours and 200 laps after it began, the 2012 Bakersfield Speedway season opener came to a close as hometown favorite Brad Pounds took the checkered flag in a shortened 20-lap IMCA modified main event. Pounds, the 2010 track champion, survived a caution-filled race after taking the lead on lap five, and held off Danny Lauer, who started on the pole. Three-time IMCA Modified champion Gary Dutton finished third, while Robby Sawyer wrestled [...]

March 6, 2012 News Read more...