Ethan Dotson started the Bakersfield Speedway season off with an impressive drive in the IMCA Modified feature. Dotson started on the outside of the front row and led all 25 laps on the third-mile clay oval, but was pressured from start to finish by Brad Pounds, who had to settle for second. “I really had to get up on the wheel and hang on,” said Dotson who ran as high as he could on the track in the waning laps. “I’ve [...]
USAC Midgets (18 cars) A Main 1. #68 Ronnie Gardner 2. #63 Frankie Guerrini 3. #84 Chad Boat 4. #11E Cory Elliott 5. #25 Courtney Crone 6. #57 Maria Cofer 7. #4D Robert Dalby 8. #18 Tyler Dolacki 9. #11B Troy Rutherford 10. #3T Tim Barber 11. #122Q David Prickett 12. #35F Michael Faccinto 13. #8 Randi Pankratz 14. #15x Quintin Crye 15. #15 Ron Hazelton 16. #20 Brennan Rogers 17. #35w Nate Wait 18. #1P Terry Nichols Hobby Stocks (15 cars) A Main 1. #19 Brent Hosfeldt 2. #62 Tate Loftis 3. #91 Michael Scruggs 4. #21c Eric Cimental 5. #59 Steven Johnson 6. #29 [...]
Speedway Media, BAKERSFIELD, CA. (November 20, 2016) – Ronnie Gardner motored to an impressive USAC Western States Midget victory Saturday night as the race capped off the 71st season at the 1/3-mle high banked clay oval. While the Corona, CA. native bested the USAC Midget field, other Bakersfield Speedway winners included Brody Schweitzer in American Stocks, Chad Johnson in IMCA Stock Cars, Brent Hosfeldt in Hobby Stock action and Jett Yantis in Mini Dwarfs. 18 USAC Midgets checked in Saturday for [...]
USAC MIDGETS ARE HEADED BACK TO THE SPEEDWAY SATURDAY NOVEMBER 19TH TO CAP OFF 2016!!! The last event of the 2016 season is set to go as a star filled group of USAC Midgets headline the racing action Saturday night November 19th. Three time USAC Champion Ronnie Gardner will be in the house along with 2016 Louie Vermeil Classic winner Michael Faccinto, 2016 Belleville Nationals winner Chad Boat and Bakersfield Young Gun Cory Elliott just to name a few. [...]
The second day of the 31st annual Budweiser Nationals at Bakersfield Speedway featured six highly competitive racing divisions filled with a plethora of talented drivers. It was the perfect recipe for an exciting night of action on the third-mile clay oval. The highlight of the evening was the 30-lap Hobby Stock main event, won in thrilling fashion by Rich Denman of Coalinga. Denman didn’t take over the lead until Lap 29. He spent several laps battling with leader Michael Scruggs following [...]
Starting up front was the key to winning on Friday night during the opening night of action at the 31st annual Budweiser Nationals at Bakersfield Speedway. There were three feature races, and the winning drivers in each of those led every lap on the third-mile clay oval. Bobby Hogge of Salinas capped the feature racing by getting to the front and leading all 30 laps in the Late Model race minutes after finishing second in the Modified feature. “This thing is awesome,” [...]
Saturday Late Models (19 cars) A Main 1. #2 Bobby Hogge IV 2. #11x Steve Drake 3. #12 Nick Bartels 4. #91T Tony Toste 5. #30 Jeremy Shank 6. #32B Clay Daly 7. #10N Rob Sanders 8. #7 Mike Kirby 9. #13 Bricen James 10. #17 Larry Childress 11. #27 Ron Bartels 12. #15E Bill Egleston 13. #75 Dino Napier 14. #57 Royce Mull 15. #96 Matt Micheli 16. #21 Devin Crockett 17. #2E Ethan Dotson 18. #6 Larry Wise 19. #22G Paul Guglielmoni Friday Late Models (20 cars) A Main 1. #2 Bobby Hogge IV 2. #30 Jeremy Shank 3. #11x Steve Drake 4. [...]
BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA (October 5, 2016) – More than $60,000 in prizes will be awarded in the West Coast’s premier dirt open show with the 31st Budweiser Nationals at Bakersfield Speedway October 7th and 8th. Race fans will be treated to complete shows each night with gates opening at 4 p.m. and racing at 5 p.m. The Late Models and IMCA Modifieds will run complete features each night as part of a busy weekend that includes over 200 cars expected and [...]
H&S Body Works Hobby Stocks 2016 Champion; #59 Mike Hill Jr A Main 1. #87w Lloyd Wren Jr 2. #8 Tom Grzincic 3. #5 Raymond Noland Jr 4. #35 Johnny Wood 5. #37 Aaron Stewart 6. #59 Mike Hill Jr 7. #52 Perry Alderman Jr 8. #21c Eric Cimental 9. #2 Antony Sly 10. #41 Tim Delcid Jr 11. #77 Mike Bulley 12. #15 Rick Henderson 13. #4 Jayden Schweitzer 14. #84 Chris Settlemire 15. #14J Justin Dunn 16. #48x M’Lissa Manzella 17. #9 Gene Glover 18. #33 Robert Swearengin 19. #25 Kody Sly 20. #28 Trevor Fitzgibbon 21. #46T Mark Torres 22. [...]
By Mike Griffith – BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN: Dakota Brown capped a championship American Stock season with a dramatic victory on Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway. Five championships were decided on the final regular-season night at the third-mile oval, but the only doubt as to who would be champion was in the American Stock division. Brown led Trevor Baker by four points with Nicholas Johnson just 10 behind. Johnson broke in his heat race, making it a two-man shootout in the main. Miranda Scott took [...]
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