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Dutton claims victory on wild, wacky night

  BY MIKE GRIFFITH Californian staff writer mgriffth@bakersfield.com   As a full moon rose over turn three, it turned into one of those nights at Bakersfield Speedway.   The kind where nothing much goes as planned, where the flagman gets tennis elbow from repeatedly waving the caution flag in one race, then waves nothing but the green, white and checkered in another. Where a race that had been oh-so-smooth turns into a crash fest.   Such are full-moon short-track racing nights. Or so says racing supersitition.   Saturday [...]

May 7, 2012 News Read more...

May 5th 2012 Race Results

IMCA Modifieds (19 cars) A Main 1. #222 Gary Dutton 2. #51B Bryan Clark 3. #15B Brad Pounds 4. #11x Kyle Heckman 5. #11 Rick Childress Jr 6. #24 Roger Holder 7. #2J Justin Schweitzer 8. #2 Larry Hood 9. #22c Michael Johnson 10. #97 Jay Marks 11. #111 Logan Drake 12. #07x Troy Morris Jr 13. #90 Freddie Davis 14. #29x Scott Gatson 15. #14B Steve Boles 16. #5w Larry Wise 17. #198 Robby Sawyer 18. #1P Scott Pounds 19. #25v Josh Vogt Hobby Stocks (33 cars) A Main 1. #9x Gary Dutton 2. #87 Lloyd Wren Jr 3. #2x Jimmy Irwin 4. #c9 Clint Reichenbach 5. #22D Ryan Daves 6. #23 Dylan Hagar 7. [...]

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April 28th, 2012 Race Results

Late Models (20 cars) A Main 1. #32D Clay Daly 2. #11x Steve Drake 3. #36 Bobby Hogge IV 4. #29 Andy Obertello 5. #27 Nick Bartels 6. #7 Mike Johnson 7. #5K Mike Kirby 8. #91P Jason Papich 9. #4 Jerry Stewart 10. #D1 Devin Crockett 11. #c9 Chad Reichenbach 12. #91T Tony Toste 13. #77 Bill Bartels 14. #96 Carla Laney 15. #17 Larry Childress 16. #12 Ron Bartels 17. #1N Mike Corwin 18. #53 David Spears 19. #10N Robert Sanders DNS #6 John Crow American Stocks (25 cars) A Main 1. #16 Rick Childress Jr 2. #17 Traci Childress 3. #12H Brent Hosfeldt 4. #79 Dale Frye 5. #44 Brian Childress 6. #23 Tim [...]

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Daly picks his way to victory

BY MIKE GRIFFITH Californian staff writer        mgriffith@bakersfield.com Clay Daly of Watsonville used a pick to perfection Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway. Daly was running second to Steve Drake as the leaders rapidly closed on slower traffic with 10 laps remaining in the 30-lap Late Model feature. Daly dove in turn four to take the lead as Drake had to slow then dart high to get past Carla Laney. Daly led the rest of the way for his first victory at the third-mile [...]

April 30, 2012 News Read more...

Johnson hangs on for Modifieds win at Speedway

BY STEPHEN LYNCH Special to The Californian Michael Johnson’s starting position on the front row of Saturday night’s 25-lap IMCA Modifieds feature at Bakersfield Speedway didn’t ensure his eventual victory. But as the Bakersfield driver admitted after the race, it certainly helped. As did Johnson’s stout performance behind the wheel, holding off the challenge of Danny Lauer and Brad Pounds to claim his first-ever victory in the series. Lauer ended up second. Pounds, who won the first IMCA main event of the [...]

April 23, 2012 News Read more...

Warmer weather welcome sight for soggy Bakersfield Speedway

BY MIKE GRIFFITH Californian staff writer mgriffith@bakersfield.com The heat will be on at Bakersfield Speedway, and throughout Kern County, on Saturday, which comes as a warm relief to race fans, drivers and yes, track owners. Soaking rains last Friday forced Bakersfield Speedway owner Scott Schweitzer to cancel last Saturday night’s planned races — the third time weather has derailed action over the past five weeks. The temperature is expected to rise to 93 degrees this Saturday with not a cloud in sight. “We’re [...]

April 19, 2012 News Read more...

Tonight’s Event Cancelled due to Wet Conditions

After the recent storm and every effort exhausted trying to prepare the facility for a safe event for racers, crew members, race fans and employees, I am left with no choice but to cancel tonight’s scheduled event. There are just too many unsafe conditions in and around the entire facility as a result of the amount of rain we received in the past week and not enough time to correct them before we would open the gates. We will [...]

April 14, 2012 News Read more...

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...