Bakersfield Speedway

BAKERSFIELD SPEEDWAY ANNOUNCES 2024 EVENT SCHEDULE AND MORE Bakersfield, CA. (1/12/2024) Continuing the grassroot dirt track racing foundations of previous successful seasons, Bakersfield Speedway excitedly announces the 2024 season schedule with twenty-one events throughout the year of Bakersfield California’s family Saturday night gathering fun spot. Spanning from early March until late November, the one-third-mile high […]

September 28, 2023   Bakersfield Speedway PR IMCA Stock Cars are back on the schedule for the Saturday portion of the 37th Annual Budweiser Nationals October 13th & 14th at the Bakersfield Speedway. After a Facebook post by Speedway owner Scott Schweitzer, it was quickly put back on by the responses. Additional a sponsor came forward […]

September 25th, 2023   Bakersfield Speedway PR   All events scheduled for this Saturday September 30th have been removed due to a scheduling error. This weekend marks the 6 year anniversary of the loss of Bailey Schweitzer, the daughter of Scott and Crissy the owners of the Bakersfield Speedway. The Schweitzer’s will be involved in ceremonies and […]

WESTERN MIDGET RACING DEBUTS AT BAKERSFIELD THIS SATURDAY NIGHT Steven Blakesley | Blakesley Sports Media (916) 316-4854 Photo by Top Dawg Photos WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (September 6, 2023) – The highly-anticipated debut for Western Midget Racing at Bakersfield Speedway hits the dirt this Saturday night, with the field of drivers aiming to strike black gold and […]

Due to the upcoming extreme weather forecast for Saturday we are unfortunately cancelling this weekends event scheduled for July 15th. We don’t want to make any bad situations for fans, racers, crew or staff with the extremely hot temperatures. Thank you for your understanding and continued support as we move forward and we will see […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series USAC WEST COAST SPRINT CARS CLASH AT BAKERSFIELD SEASON OPENER By Lance Jennings APRIL 4, 2023… After the rainout at Kern County, the USAC West Coast Sprint Car Series will open their new season this Saturday, April 8th, at Bakersfield Speedway. Promoted by Scott Schweitzer, the […]

The event scheduled for March 11th has been cancelled. The forecasted weather finally arrived and is now forecasted to still be here Saturday which forces us to cancel. We have everything ready and will be set to open next Saturday night March 18th. Hope to see everyone next week as we kick off the 2023 […]

BAKERSFIELD SPEEDWAY GOES MOBILE WITH THE TICKET HOSS APP FOR 2023 BAKERSFIELD SPEEDWAY WILL UTILIZE THE TICKET HOSS APP TO OFFER A MOBILE TICKETING EXPERIENCE BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (March 1, 2023) – By implementing the Ticket Hoss mobile ticketing app, Bakersfield Speedway will introduce mobile ticketing starting in 2023, helping attendees get in through the front […]

By: Richie Murray – USAC Media Bakersfield, California (November 15, 2022)………Twenty-two years ago, a teenage Thomas Meseraull stood in victory lane at Bakersfield (Calif.) Speedway after winning his very first USAC-sanctioned feature race in the Western States Midget division. Twenty-two years later, the San Jose, Calif. native stood in the very same spot at Bakersfield’s […]

Due to the upcoming weather forecast for Saturday and with unhealthy air quality from the northern fires, we are unfortunately cancelling this weekends event scheduled for July 16th. We don’t want to make any bad situations for fans, racers, crew or staff with the forecasted weather. Thank you for your understanding and continued support as […]