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 March 10th, 2025 -
    By Steven Blakesley BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Mar. 8, 2025) – Bakersfield’s Robby Sawyer kicked off the new era of dirt track racing at Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway, using a last lap slidejob to win the 2025 Opening Night Friesen Performance IMCA Modified feature. The feature win paid $750 and was the inaugural event of the ...
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  • Monday January 27th, 2025 -
    BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (January 25, 2025) – The 80th season of dirt track racing in Bakersfield and Kern County will be an impactful one, as Scott Schweitzer at Bakersfield Speedway along with Tim Huddleston at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway have announced an exciting partnership. Bakersfield Speedway’s 2025 operations will relocate to the one-third mile Kevin Harvick’s Kern ...
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  • Thursday September 26th, 2024 -
    By Ben Deatherage BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Sept. 21, 2024) – In a display of sheer determination, Chris McKellar, starting from the ninth position, clinched a thrilling victory on the last corner of the last lap in the Friesen Performance IMCA Northern SportMod feature at Bakersfield Speedway. After a relentless chase throughout the main event, the hometown driver, with ...
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  • Thursday August 22nd, 2024 -
    BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Aug. 17, 2024) – Troy Morris III had the right prescription for winning the race dedicated to the memory of The Race Doctor. Morris led 46 of 50 Friesen Performance IMCA Modified circuits Saturday at hometown Bakersfield Speedway, topping the Mike Moshier Classic ahead of Gavyn Manning. The win, Morris’ 10th this season and Fast Shafts All-Star ...
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  • Tuesday May 09th, 2023 -
    BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (May 7, 2023) – He was the defending tour champion but Tyler Bannister admittedly went into opening night of the IMCA Central California Clash with low expectations. Four wins – the last of them best described as improbable – in as many races later, the Bakersfield driver was a repeat champion in the Friesen ...
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Current Point Standings

Modified Track Points

(points through 5/2)
Rank Driver Points
1 Tyler Bannister 231
2 Gavyn Manning 212
3 Markus Frazier 187
4 Justin Crockett 171
5 Bradley Pounds 169
6 Rob Sanders 163
7 Cole Szlauko 129
8 Gage McCaughan 122
9 Austin Kiefer 96
10 Brian McCaughan 95
11 Mike Szlauko 84
12 Eric Hamilton 77
13 Jake Pike 76
14 Shawn Natenstedt 72
15 Brad Watkins 67
16 Wyatt Moody 64
16 Devon Reed 64
18 Michael Scruggs 60
19 Marcus Ford 56
20 Andrew Pearce 40

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 5/2)
Rank Driver Points
1 Matthew Frazier 218
2 Jason Bannister 213
3 Ethan Johnson 199
4 Nicholas Johnson 189
5 Santiago Lopez 184
6 Cale Kanke 173
7 Alyssa Smith 163
8 Sunnie Simkins 152
8 Colby Ward 152
10 Tate Loftis 150
11 Tyler Irwin 134
12 Landon King 126
13 John Piker 125
14 Paul Brown 104
15 Christopher McKellar 102
16 Nick Spainhoward 70
17 Adam Baker 67
18 Brian Baker 62
19 Jeff Bentancourt 61
20 Braxton James 59

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