April 14th Make Up Race

The make up race for the hobby and Jr mini stocks will be Sunday April 29Th. Pit gates open at 11 am with the races scheduled for 1 pm. The front gates will open at 12:30. The grandstand will be free to all spectators so please tell a friend to come out and enjoy the show. The pits will be free to all Bakersfield Speedway members. Please remember to bring your membership card as proof. The order of main events will be determined by the track condition after hot laps. Good luck and see you Sunday. Scott

Division Stickers

Division stickers are now available at the tech area each night. All divisions are required to place them on a BLACK visor on the race car as stated in the rules. Some of you are trying creative ways to git away from the black vision but it is a required rule. You will be told to change it if you want to compete for points money. This is a very important item for the sponsor of each division. Scott

More info on the April 14th race

It has become apparent from the emails and the drivers that I have talked to that a few racers are not happy about the decision to reschedule the hobby main. First let me say that in the 5 years that I have operated the race track this is the first time I have came into this situation. Let me also say that I've have never been close minded in anything that we do at the track either. Because of this I'm looking into another way to make up this race then the first decision we made. The problem is no matter what we decide to do someone will not be happy or it will not fit someones weekend plans. Please bear with me as I will have a solid answer at the drivers meeting this weekend for another solution to offer for the hobby's and jr mini's. Thanks Scott

Rescheduling of main event from April 14th

Well it is safe to say mother nature got the best of us Saturday night. Due to the fact of not running main events puts us in a situation of trying to do whats best for all the drivers involved. We have made the decision to reschedule the main events for the Jr minis and the hobby stocks. The street stocks have not been determined at this point because I must talk with the director of that class to see what will be the best plan for them as they are not a home division. I have already spoke with IMCA and because we didn't run any heat races we will have to scratch the hole event and reschedule it for another date. I will look at all the other track schedules to see the best possible date to reschedule this event. We are in the process of working out the best situation to deal with the pit pass issue to give back what each teamed has already payed for. I will post up what we came up with and I will also send out a letter as well. Please understand it is not my intention to take any ones money that didn't get to race, but it will take a little time to review the sign in sheets and figure out what is owed to who. The main events for the Jr minis make up race will be May 12Th, and the hobby make up event will be May 5Th. We will start 30 minutes early on those nights and run the make up main events first then start the regular scheduled event after that. I would also like to thank the drivers that came out and helped get the track back ready to race after the first rain, with out that we could not have been able the complete what we did. Thanks Scott

March 31st Hard Charger

The first hard charger for the mini stock main event is #29 Tina Wheeler. Congrats to Tina for picking up as many spots as she did Saturday night. Again thanks to Realfast.tv for the $50 bonus. Scott

Hard Charger Award

I'm happy to announce that starting this weekend we will be adding a $50.00 hard charger award to the mini stock main event. Thanks to Realfast.tv we will awarding this for the rest of the 2007 season. Realfast.tv will soon be web casting live events from the Bakersfield Speedway also. We are in the final stages of adding all the equipment to do this and it will be up and running real soon. Again thanks to Realfast.tv for stepping up for this division. Scott

Pit Area Hours of Operation

I wanted to let everybody know what time we close the pit area after the races. The pit area will be closed and secured at 12 midnight. That is one hour after the last main event which should be more than enough time to load up and leave. Saturday night I had a problem with a team that wanted to play loud music and drink adult beverages after 12 midnight. Please be advised that this will not be tolerated and if we have this problem again you will not be allowed to attend no more events at the speedway. I fully understand the fact that you want to celebrate your race but please take it somewhere else as the surrounding home don't care about your race night celebration. Please help spread the word and we will also make this announcement at the pit meeting each week. Thanks Scott

Opening Night Gate Times

Well we made it, this Saturday night is opening night 2007. Here is the important information regarding the race. Pit gate opens at 1PM for the hole month of March as everybody gets use to the new pit gate location. Front gates open at 5PM with the first race at 6PM. Prices are as follows: Adults $10.00 Kids 6-12 $5.00 5 and under are free. Scott

Hobby Stock Tire Rule

Tires-Any street legal 7 1/2" wide 70R/15 215, 225 or 235 DOT passenger car tire allowed. Cannot exceed $80.00 per tire new. Not to include mounting and disposal fees. No wheel weights allowed.
Bead locks- Minimum 30 pounds at all times. Tires not meeting 30 pounds after the race will have 1 minute per pound under 30 pounds to pass tech. This can and will be teched at all times.

Practice Day

The practice day scheduled for tomorrow is still a go. We were able to seal the track and the rain didn't affect us that must. I have a little more work to do today after the sun comes out and then we will be ready for practice tomorrow. Gates open at 11am, practice from 11am to 4pm. We will need wheel packing so please help out as we can not put cars at race speed until the track is packed. Thanks and hope to see you all tomorrow, Scott

Division Sponsor Sticker

All classes must comply with the following rule regarding division sponsor stickers. Somehow they have been removed from the rules page, but I will have them re listed for all home classes. All cars must have a 5 inch black visor covering the top portion of the windshield reserved for the division sponsor sticker supplied by the track. You may not have them made by outside companies to match your colors, only stickers supplied by the track. The division sponsors are a very important part of our program and me must comply with this rule. This rule applies to Hobby, American, Mini and Jr Mini. Imca modifieds will be given a sticker to be placed to a certain area on the side of the car. Thanks Scott

Billy Moyer will race Bakersfield

3 time WoO late model champion and 5 time World 100 winner Billy Moyer is confirmed to race the Bakersfield Speedway. "Mr Smooth" from Batesville, Arkansas will be among the many scheduled drivers in the late model season opener March 10th. Billy Moyer will be racing the 2 day WAS event in Las Vegas, then make the short trip over to Bakersfield for another night of action. Moyer will be driving a car fielded by Mike Johnson. This is great news to have a famous driver as Billy Moyer to visit our track and compete. This is shaping up to be a very exciting night of racing. Scott

Pit Bike Police

Due to the negative emails I've received over the pit bike fee, I've decided to make a adjustment. I have a opening for the pit police. Your job is to police the pit bike situation. You will write and collect fine for violators breaking the rules. You will receive all fines you collect as your pay. The track keeps nothing. The more you write the more you make. If interested email name and number to scott@bakersfieldspeedway Bakersfield Speedway is a EOE

Pit Bikes

Pit bikes, golf carts or any other motorized transportation gas or electric will no longer be allowed in the pits for free. As of 2007 we will be charging a fee to bring these types of things into the pits. They have created a large amount of problems for us in the past and this is the first step to help control the problem. Thanks Scott

Track Rental

I'm starting to get a lot of questions about track rentals so I thought I would address it here. I will start renting the track out for testing on Sunday or Mondays beginning March 4th. Times are from 10 AM to 4 PM. Cost is $1,000.00 per day. There is a limit of 3 race cars on the property and only 1 car on the track at any given time. You can call the track or send me a email if you are interested. Scott

Kenny Wallace set to race Bakersfield

A deal has been reached to bring NASCAR racer Kenny Wallace to race this season at the Bakersfield Speedway. Kenny has agreed to race the September 1st Labor Day Classic race in a dirt late model with the Western All Stars event. More information about the event will be released at a later time as more details need to be worked out. Mark your calender, this should be a night you don't want to miss. Scott

Pit Announcements in 2007

Starting this year all of our pit announements will be over the FM tramsmitters only. Why? two reasons. 1. It was a lot more effective for everymore to hear over a FM radio. 2. our entire PA system in the pits was stolen during the off season. I have a back up system that I will use but it is not as powerful as the main system to run all the speakers in the pits. So please be aware that we will only be using the FM transmitter which means you must have a FM radio in your pits to hear the announcements. We will inform you of the station we will broadcast on each night. Scott

New Pit Gate Entry Location

While most of you have noticed that the back lot south of the pits was for sale. That lot has now sold and it will impact us just a little bit. We will no longer be entering the pits from the back as we have done for over 60 years. The new pit entry and ticket booth is now located off of N. Chester Ext right next to the pit concession stand. We will have signs up to direct you in the right direction. I must let you know that if anyone still parks in the back lot you are parking at your own risk. I no longer have any control of that lot. With the large amount of car that we now have each race night we will also be in forcing the rule of no personal vehicles allowed in the pits before, during or after the races. Pit parking spaces have become very important so we don't need any extra vehicles in there each night. Please help us with this rule until everybody gets aware of the rule. Thanks Scott

New Clay has Arrived

We have now finished hauling in over 60 loads of new clay on the track. We have reshaped the racing surface which should make some interesting racing. We took alot of the bank out of the corners and put more bank into the straightaways. I have a little more work on shaping to do and alot of packing the new surface but it will be ready for practice days. In the next couple of weeks we have some teams coming out to give us some input on the new surface. I will let everybody know how the tests went. I want to thank Shawn for hauling in the clay and also thank Randy for helping me grade when I can't. Scott

2006 Awards Banquet

The 2006 awards banquet has been set for Thursday night February 22. Coconut Joe's private beach club located at 4000 Easton Dr. is the spot for this years event. No host cocktails from 6 to 7 with dinner served at 7. Awards presentations will follow dinner about 8:30 then music and dancing until 11:30. Points money and trophy will be awarded to all members finishing in the top 10 of points of all divisions. Rookie of the year, most improved driver, best looking car and outstanding performance awards will also be awarded. Entry forms for the awards banquet will be sent out and will also be available on the website. Entry is on pre-sale tickets only with NO tickets sold at the door the night of the event. If you plan on attending please mail in your entry early. I hope to see you all there. Scott

2007 Job Openings

The Bakersfield speedway is now looking for people to work during the 2007 season. if you are interested please email your name and phone number to the track and someone will get a hold of you. The following positions are available:
1. Concession help
2. Security help
3. Trophy girls
4. Video person
Thanks Scott, scott@bakersfieldspeedway.com

Registration and Practice Day Feb 17th

Registration will be from 8 AM to 11 AM at the front concession area at the Bakersfield Speedway. Memberships, numbers and reserved parking spot will be sold during this time.
Open Practice Day #1 will be from 11 AM to 4 PM open to all cars and classes. $30 per person entering the pits, grandstands will be open for free.

Practice Day Feb 24th

Open Practice Day #2 Feb 24th, 11 AM to 4 PM open to all cars and classes. $30 per person entering the pits, grandstands will be open for free.