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 10th, 2020 -
    MERCED, Calif. – California is the place Modified and Northern SportMod drivers will want to be, for the inaugural California IMCA Speedweek Aug. 10-15. IMCA Modifieds race for $1,000 to win their Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying fea­tures while Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods chase $750 top checks each night.  The inaugural California IMCA Speedweek presented by ...
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  • Monday July 06th, 2020 -
    By Ben Deatherage  MERCED, Calif. – Something exciting is around the bend in the California IMCA Modified scene. Doug Lockwood, promoter at Merced Speedway, has put together the first-ever Modified Speedweek in the State of California.  The series will race from Monday, Aug. 10 to Saturday, Aug. 15 at six different racetracks in as many nights.  The racing extravaganza will ...
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  • Monday June 29th, 2020 -
    BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (June 27) – Racing returned to Bakersfield Speedway and Austin Kiefer returned to victory lane following Saturday’s Richie McGowan Memorial. Kiefer topped the IMCA Modified special ahead of Robby Sawyer for a second straight year, earning $1,000. Jerry Flippo, Cody Laney and Troy Foulger completed the top five. “It was pretty cool deal. To be ...
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  • Wednesday June 24th, 2020 -
    BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Bakersfield Speedway returns to action this Saturday with the Richie McGowan Memorial special. IMCA Modifieds race for $1,000 to win their June 27 Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot-qualifying feature. Top prize for the Karl Kustoms Northern SportMods is $700. Pit gates open at 3 p.m. and racing starts at 6 p.m. Grandstands remain closed ...
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  • Tuesday October 17th, 2017 -
    BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Oct. 13-14) – Racing took a backseat to remembering a much loved mem­ber of the Bakersfield Speedway family. Bailey Schweitzer, daughter of promoter Scott Schweitzer, was one of the victims of the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting in Las Vegas. She was remembered in pre-race ceremonies before both nights of the Budweiser Nationals, with ...
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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