Bakersfield Speedway Announces 2018 Event Schedule

Bakersfield Speedway Announces 2018 Event Schedule

BAKERSFIELD, Ca. (January 12, 2018) – The Bakersfield Speedway is proud to announce their 2018 event schedule. The historic Bakersfield Speedway is a one third mile high banked clay oval that has been home to auto racing in Bakersfield, CA since May of 1946.

As Bakersfield’s premier offering for professional dirt track auto racing waves the green flag for its 2018 season giving the Bakersfield Speedway the recognition of being one of the oldest continuous operating racing facilities on the West Coast. A total of 32 exciting events will form the 2018 schedule that will stretch from early March into November. Throughout the season, 20 different racing divisions will compete on the always eventful bullring speedway that will pride itself on promoting affordable, quality, family entertainment every Saturday night.

The 2018 racing season will begin on Saturday, March 3rd as the Budweiser Championship Series will open its season campaign at Bakersfield Speedway. This championship series is comprised of the nine house divisions that will compete in approximately fifteen events each at the historic California dirt track this season.

Eleven different guest divisions are slated to appear throughout the season. Topping the list of special guests will be the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series that will make a stop Saturday March 24th. The very popular sprint car series was last seen at the Bakersfield Speedway in April of 2016. The USAC Western States Midgets and National Midgets will make multiple appearances this season along with the USAC 360 Non-Wing Sprints. WRS Winged Sprints, CA Lightning Sprints, NMRA ¾ Midgets, Western Pro Stocks, Bakersfield Hard Tops and the Dirt Late Models will all again be competing multiple times around the 1/3 Mile High Banked Clay Oval in 2018. You will also see a brand-new division stopping at the Bakersfield Speedway in 2018. The newly developed Mini Mods are slated for six stops which should be a good stepping stone to the young kid’s program of the schedule.

“Our goal in 2018 is to provide a racing schedule that will give our fans a wide range of high quality racing entertainment at the Bakersfield Speedway, and we are confident we reached that goal with our 2018 event schedule. We feel that in 2018 we need to make every Saturday night family fun entertainment to go along with the great racing we have always provided. The result is a fun filled 2018 schedule of racing and family entertainment” stated owner Scott Schweitzer.

Stay connected to the Bakersfield Speedway for more information on the upcoming 2018 season by following on twitter @BakoSpeedway and Instagram @bakospeedway, ‘Liking’ the track on Facebook at www. Facebook.com/Bakersfield.Speedway, or by clicking over to www.bakersfieldspeedway.com.
As the 2018 racing season nears, sponsorship opportunities are available at Bakersfield Speedway ranging from title sponsorship, nightly event sponsors and weekly contingency awards. Those interested in sponsorship opportunities can inquire by email to scott@bakersfieldspeedway.com or by calling the office of the Bakersfield Speedway at (661) 393-3373. The Bakersfield Speedway is located at 5001 N. Chester Ext. Bakersfield, CA 93308.

2018 EVENT SCHEDULE

MARCH
3 WRS WINGED SPRINTS, SPORTMODS, HOBBY STOCKS, AMERICAN STOCKS
10 MODIFIEDS, MOD LITES, MINI STOCKS, NMRA, MINI DWARFS, MINI MOD
17 USAC MIDGETS, STOCK CARS, AMERICAN STOCKS, CLS
24 WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINTS, MODIFIEDS, MOD LITES
31 SPORTMODS, PRO STOCKS, HOBBY STOCKS, STOCK CARS, MINI DWARFS, MINI MOD – CAMP OUT FOR CANCER
APRIL
7 MODIFIEDS, SPORTMODS, HOBBY STOCKS, AMERICAN STOCKS, MINI STOCKS
14 LATE MODELS, PRO STOCKS, STOCK CARS, MINI STOCKS, NMRA
21 SPORTMODS, HOBBY STOCKS, MOD LITES, CLS, SUPER 4’S
28 WRS WINGED SPRINTS, MODIFIEDS, AMERICAN STOCKS, MINI STOCKS – 2nd STAR TO THE RIGHT
MAY
5 SPORTMODS, HOBBY STOCKS, STOCK CARS, AMERICAN STOCKS, MOD LITES
12 MODIFIEDS, PRO STOCKS, MINI STOCKS HARD TOPS, MINI DWARFS, MINI MOD
19 LATE MODELS, SPORTMODS, HOBBY STOCKS, AMERICAN STOCKS, NMRA
26 SPORTMODS TWIN 25’s,STOCK CARS, MOD LITES, MINI STOKS, MINI DWARFS, MINI MOD
JUNE
2 MODIFIEDS, PRO STOCKS, HOBBY STOCKS, AMERICAN STOCKS, HARD TOPS
9 LATE MODELS, SPORTMODS, STOCK CARS, MOD LITES, MINI STOCKS
16 USAC MIDGETS, MODIFIEDS, AMERICAN STOCKS, MINI DWARFS, CLS, MINI MOD
23 SPORTMODS, HOBBY STOCKS, MOD LITES, MINI STOCKS, NMRA
30 RICHIE McGOWAN MEMORIAL-FIREWORKS,WRS WINGED SPRINTS, MODIFIEDS, SPORTMODS, HOBBY STOCKS
JULY – SUMMER HOURS – 7:00PM START TIMES
7 DARK NO RACING
14 WRS WINGED SPRINTS, SPORTMODS, MINI STOCKS, MINI DWARFS, NMRA, MINI MOD
21 MODIFIEDS, HOBBY STOCKS, STOCK CARS, MOD LITES, HARD TOPS
28 USAC 360 SPRINT CARS, SPORTMODS, AMERICAN STOCKS, MINI STOCKS
AUGUST
4 MODIFIEDS, HOBBY STOCKS, STOCK CARS, MOD LITES, SUPER 4’S
11 SPORTMODS, AMERICAN STOCKS, MINI STOCKS, MINI DWARFS, NMRA, MINI MOD
18 LATE MODELS, PRO STOCKS, HOBBY STOCKS, MOD LITES, HARD TOPS
25 MIKE MOSHIER CLASSIC – MODIFIEDS TWIN 25’S, SPORTMODS, HOBBY STOCKS, AMERICAN STOCKS
SEPTEMBER
1 DARK NO RACING
8 LATE MODELS, PRO STOCKS, MINI STOCKS, CLS, NMRA, SUPER 4’S
15 WRS WINGED SPRINTS, AMERICAN STOCKS, MOD LITES, MINI DWARFS, MINI MOD
22 MODIFIEDS, SPORTMODS, STOCK CARS, HOBBY STOCKS, MINI STOCKS
29 MODIFIEDS, SPORTMODS, AMERICAN STOCKS, MOD LITES, HARD TOPS
OCTOBER
6 DARK NO RACING
12 33rd ANNUAL BUD NATIONALS
13 33rd ANNUAL BUD NATIONALS
NOVEMBER
17 USAC NATIONAL MIDGETS, CLS, HOBBY STOCKS, MINI STOCKS