Bakersfield Speedway @ Kern Raceway

Track NameBakersfield Speedway @ Kern Raceway
Size & Surface1/3 mile high-banked clay
Divisions

Modified, Stock Car, Northern SportMod, Sprint Car

Night of OperationSaturday
PromoterScott Schweitzer
Phone(661) 393-3373
EmailEmail hidden; Javascript is required.
Websitebakersfieldspeedway.com
Address5001 North Chester Avenue Ext.
Bakersfield, California 93308
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Entry Map
Directions & GPS

North of Bakersfield on SR 99 to Seventh Standard Road, then 3.6 miles east, then 0.5 mile north on Chester Avenue, then 0.3 mile NE on Chester Avenue Extension, then south

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Press Releases

  • Monday August 18th, 2025 -
    By Steven Blakesley BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Aug. 16, 2025) —  Rob Sanders led the opening 21 circuits of the Friesen Performance IMCA Modified feature during the Tenth Annual Mike Moshier Classic at Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway. Brad Pounds, however, had other plans. Charging from sixth on the grid, Pounds relentlessly pounded the high side ...
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  • Wednesday August 13th, 2025 -
    By Steven Blakesley BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Aug. 13, 2025) — Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway will celebrate “The Race Doctor” with the 10th annual Mike Moshier Classic on Saturday, August 16. The night’s dirt track action will also serve as the 2025 championship night for all three Speedway Motors IMCA Weekly Racing divisions, with the Friesen ...
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  • Monday July 28th, 2025 -
    By Steven Blakesley BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (July 26, 2025) — Robby Sawyer won his third Friesen Pefromance IMCA Modified feature of 2025 at the new Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway, persevering over an opening lap melee to win the 30-lap main event. Michael Scruggs jumped ahead of the 14-car field at the start of the feature. Scruggs ...
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  • Monday June 30th, 2025 -
    By Steven Blakesley BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Jun. 28, 2025) — Brad Pounds delivered an emotional victory in Saturday’s 30-lap Friesen Performance IMCA Modified feature, capturing the $1,032-to-win Richie McGowan Memorial at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway. The win marked Pounds’ second of the season at Bakersfield Speedway and in the Shaw Race Cars Western Region, coming in tribute to ...
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  • Tuesday June 24th, 2025 -
    By Steven Blakesley BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Jun. 24, 2025) – This Saturday June 28th, Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway honors a great racer and honors America with the 14th Annual Richie McGowan Memorial, featuring Bakersfield’s biggest fireworks show, plus racing for the Friesen Performance IMCA Modifieds, Karl Chevrolet IMCA Northern SportMods, and Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars. Saturday’s ...
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Current Point Standings

Modified Track Points

(points through 3/21)
Rank Driver Points
1 Tyler Bannister 155
2 Gavyn Manning 144
3 Justin Crockett 137
4 Cole Szlauko 129
5 Gage McCaughan 122
6 Markus Frazier 116
7 Austin Kiefer 96
8 Brian McCaughan 95
9 Bradley Pounds 93
9 Rob Sanders 93
11 Mike Szlauko 84
12 Eric Hamilton 77
13 Jake Pike 76
14 Shawn Natenstedt 72
15 Devon Reed 64
16 Andrew Pearce 40
17 Race Liberante 39
18 Luke Silber 38
19 Tyson Talkington 37
20 Wayne Coffman 36

Stock Car Track Points

(points through 3/20)
Rank Driver Points
1 Jacob Van Essen 105
2 Billy Simkins 101
3 Justin Villanueva 67
4 Raymond Noland 66
5 Austin Pugh 65
6 Blaze Hill 62
7 Miranda Scott 33

Hobby Stock Track Points

No Points Available

Northern SportMod Track Points

(points through 3/21)
Rank Driver Points
1 Jason Bannister 155
2 Nicholas Johnson 150
2 Tate Loftis 150
4 Matthew Frazier 140
5 Ethan Johnson 132
6 Santiago Lopez 123
7 Colby Ward 121
8 Cale Kanke 111
9 Christopher McKellar 102
10 Alyssa Smith 99
11 John Piker 96
12 Landon King 94
13 Sunnie Simkins 90
14 Tyler Irwin 68
15 Paul Brown 66
16 Jeff Bentancourt 61
17 Peyton Griffin 57
18 Orion Messina 32
19 Braxton James 28

Southern SportMod Track Points

No Points Available

Sport Compact Track Points

No Points Available

Late Model Track Points

No Points Available

Sprint Car Track Points

No Points Available

Mod Lite Track Points

No Points Available