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Heckman gets elusive Bakersfield win

  BY STEPHEN LYNCH Special to The Californian   After finishing in second place three times during the first four races of the year, Kyle Heckman was more relieved than excited to finally win an IMCA Modified feature race.   Heckman passed Rodger Holder with four laps remaining to win an exciting 25-lap IMCA main event Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway.       “It’s just a relief,” Heckman said. “We’ve been up there all year and it’s just like a second, a second, a second.”   Holder finished second [...]

April 21, 2014 News Read more...

Modifieds headline April 19th

Mid-Cal Fabracation IMCA Modifieds head back to the Speedway this weekend for a action pack Saturday night event. Modifieds, Hobby Stocks, American Stocks, NMRA Midgets and the CA Lightning Sprints are all set to battle April 19th. General admission is only $12 with Seniors & Military $10 Kids 6-12 $5 and 5 and under are FREE. Gates open at 4pm with racing getting started at 6pm. Come on out for FREE Coca-Cola night at the Speedway…

April 15, 2014 News Read more...

Late pass lifts Shepherd to Mini Stock win

  BY MIKE GRIFFITH Californian staff writer mgriffith@bakersfield.com   Jacob Shepherd makes the most of his appearances at Bakersfield Speedway.   Shepherd has competed in only two of the four Mini Stock features this year, but he’s won both of those.   Shepherd took the lead with two laps to go in the 20-lap Mini Stock feature on Saturday night d held on for the win, becoming the first repeat winner.   Zach Boitnott led the first 18 laps on the third-mile clay oval but was under pressure [...]

April 13, 2014 News Read more...

April 12, 2014 Race Results

Bakersfield Speedway Race Results April 12th, 2014   97 Total Cars     Late Models (17 Cars) A Main 1. #91T Tony Toste 2. #75 Tommy Malcolm 3. #27 Nick Bartels 4. #11x Steve Drake 5. #5K Mike Kirby 6. #7 Cody Laney 7. #10N Rob Sanders 8. #32 Clay Daly 9. #84G Kyle Griffith 10. #66 Devin Crockett 11. #12 Ron Bartels 12. #17 Larry Childress 13. #12k AJ Kirkpactrick 14. #77 Bill Bartels 15. #5x Dino Napier 16. #96 Carla Laney 17. #97 Kevin Hockings   Motor City GMC IMCA Sport Mods (28 Cars) A Main 1. #16 Rick Childress Jr 2. #c9 Chad Reichenbach 3. #91T Tony Toste 4. #40 Nick Spainhoward 5. [...]

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Bako Power Hour Episode 2

The Bako Motorsports Power Hour episode 2 is now up. Click on the link below to view the Bakersfield Speedway segment with in studio guest IMCA driver Robby Sawyer.   EPISODE 2

April 9, 2014 News Read more...

Late Models and SportMods return this Saturday Night

Late Models and SportMods return this Saturday night April 12th with JackFM Night at the races. Late Models, SportMods, Mini Stocks, CDCRA Dwarf cars and Mini Dwarfs are all set to battle at the 1/3 Mile High Banked Clay Oval. Gates open at 4:00pm with getting underway at 6:00pm sharp. Listen to JackFM 97.3 all week for your chance at FREE tickets to the show.

April 9, 2014 News Read more...

April 5, 2014 Race Results

IMCA Modifieds (20 Cars) A Main 1. #11 RC Whitwell 2. #00 Kyle Heckman 3. #222 Larry Hood 4. #97 Jay Marks 5. #5B Bret Bennett 6. #198 Robby Sawyer 7. #5L Cody Laney 8. 101 Randall Davis 9. #2 Danny Lauer 10. #24 Roger Holder 11. #77 Kenny Kirkpatrick 12. #111 Logan Drake 13. #51B Bryan Clark 14. #2J Justin Schweitzer 15. #5w Larry Wise 16. #9x Chett Reeves 17. #29x Scott Gatson 18. #07x Troy Morris Jr 19. #15B Brad Pounds 20. #14B Steve Boles Hobby Stocks (20 Cars) A Main 1. #87w Lloyd Wren Jr 2. #26 Steven Johnson 3. #18 Kevin Collier 4. #21 Kyle Wood 5. #16 Rick Childress Jr 6. #79c [...]

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Whitwell get first main event win

  BY JEFF EVANS Californian staff writer jevans@bakersfield.com   R.C. Whitwell won his first Bakersfield Speedway main event Saturday night when he held off points leader Kyle Heckman for the 25-lap IMCA Modified race.   “It was a great race. Awesome fast,” said Whitwell, who moved to Bakersfield late last season from the East Coast.   Whitwell was able to grab the lead from Heckman on the 18th lap moments after a restart following a yellow flag. It was Heckman’s third runner-up finish this season.   “I got [...]

April 6, 2014 News Read more...

Five Divisions hit the Clay Oval this Weekend

Five divisions hit the high banked clay oval this Saturday night April 5th. The Mid Cal Fabracation IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Street Stocks, H&S Body Works Hobby stocks, Melo’s Gas & Gear American Stocks and the first appearance of the Okie Bowl Hard Tops. Gates open at 4:00pm  with Racing at 6:00pm.

April 2, 2014 News Read more...

Bako Motorsports Power Hour

The Bako Motorsports Power Hour made it’s launch this morning live from Bakersfield to showcase motor sports in Kern County. The show will continue every Tuesday at 11:00am  and can been seen live at www.bakersfield.com Tune in each week to see what’s happening in and around the Bakersfield motor sports scene. With results, points, interview’s and much more each week the Bakersfield Speedway is very pleased to be apart of the show. To see the Bakersfield Speedway portion of the [...]

April 1, 2014 News Read more...