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LUCAS OIL MODIFIED CHAMPION ENTERS VEGAS

Austin Barnes, the two-time and current Lucas Oil Modified Series champion has entered the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series season finale at The Bullring on November 21st.

Top SRL Rookie Wins Iron Man 125 at KCRP

-By Brandon Paul, Speed51.com Editor – Twitter: @Brandon_Paul51 Making the transition from a Legends Car to a Late Model has been a relatively seamless transition for 18-year-old Parker Stephens.  In just his first year behind the wheel of a Super Late Model, the Olympia, Washington driver has turned heads on [...]

LAS VEGAS FALL CLASSIC WINNER ENTERS SRL FINALE

Linny White has submitted his entry for the November 21st, SPEARS Southwest Tour Series Finale at the Bullring.

Moore Enters Vegas

2015 PCS Champion John Moore has entered the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series finale in Las Vegas, along with his son Cole.  Moore will bring a new car to the Bullring, while Cole will be driving a car from the Randy Hedrick stable.

CLOSEST CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE IN HISTORY

Photo provided by KCRP Current Championship Standings: POS. CAR DRIVER NAME TOTAL 3/22 4/19 5/3 6/7 8/2 8/23 9/13 10/18 11/22 1 29 Greg Voigt 1202 160 165 124 170 127 146 150 160 2 16 Jacob Gomes 1199 138 130 134 142 130 180 180 165 3 28 Parker Stephens * 1177 130 142 130 138 170 170 142 155 4 51 Carlos Vieira 1155 155 138 138 134 146 150 170 124 5 31 Ryan Cansdale * 1127 150 124 150 165 118 127 155 138 6 21 Blaine Rocha 1095 124 112 118 150 165 115 165 146 7 37 Keith Spangler 1047 127 127 142 146 134 124 138 109 8 19 Brandon White 918 134 155 121 160 121 121 - 106 9 43 Derek Thorn 854 180 180 - 180 - - 134 180 10 20 Tracy Bolin 848 165 118 165 121 124 155 - - 11 66 Jeff Bishofberger 846 146 134 180 106 150 130 - - 12 2 Craig Raudman 741 - 146 146 - 155 160 - 134 13 24 Scott Sanchez 737 121 109 - 124 138 142 - 103 14 89 Bobby Hodges 736 - 160 - 100 160 - 146 170 15 44 Bob Lyon 523 142 121 - - - - 130 130 16 18 Jim Pettit II 510 170 - 160 - 180 - - - 17 14 Austin Reed * 399 - - - 130 - - 127 142 18 88 Jason Gilbert 398 - - 115 - - 165 - 118 19 90 Ross Strmiska 385 - - 155 112 - 118 - - 20 71 Christian McGhee * 380 - 150 - 109 - - - 121 21 12 Colby Potts 315 - - - 155 - - 160 - 22 05 Eric Schmidt 312 - - 170 - 142 - - - 23 12 Greg Potts 265 - - 127 - - 138 - - 24 17 David Mayhew 170 - 170 - - - - - - 25 23 Dan Holtz 150 - - - - - - - 150 26 73 Ken Benhamou 134 - - - - - 134 - - 27 33 M. K. Kanke 127 - - - 127 - - - - 28 9 Justin Westmoreland 127 - - - - - - - 127 29 3 Cale Kanke * 118 - - - 118 - - - - 30 99 Tim Smith 115 - 115 - - - - - - 31 46 Kevin Clark 115 - - - 115 - - - - 32 4 Brian Richardson * 115 - - - - - - - 115 33 64 Matthew Meech * 112 - - - - - - - 112 34 17 Blaine [...]

MAVTV to Televise SPEARS Southwest Tour Series Championship Finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Bakersfield, CA –The SPEARS Southwest Tour Series is proud to announce that MAVTV and Lucas Oil Productions will be on hand to nationally televise the $5,000 to win championship finale at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on November 21st.   “This is the closest championship battle in the history [...]

2014 Colorado State Champion, Ursetta Coming to SRL Finale.

Dominic Ursetta is set to roll into Vegas for the November 21st SPEARS Southwest Tour Series Finale.

VEGAS FINALE TO DECIDE CHAMPIONSHIP

With one race remaining in the 2015 SPEARS Southwest Tour Series championship, Greg Voigt leads Jacob Gomes by just 3 points, with Parker Stephens 25 points out of the lead as the series heads to Las Vegas for its finale on November 21st.              2015 SPEARS SOUTHWEST TOUR [...]

THORN BATS 1000 AT KCRP IN 2015

BY ALLISON GRIFFITH, For The Californian  / Photo provided by KCRP It was a fast paced evening at Kern County Raceway Park Saturday for the 2nd Annual CITGO Lubricants Fall Shootout. The Spears Southwest Tour DC’s RV Center 100 presented  by Race For Autism.net had 96 consecutive laps of green flag racing. Dominating at [...]

Raudman & Reed Represent History and the Future

BAKERSFIELD, CA October 14, 2015 For the first time in their respective careers, Craig Raudman and Austin Reed will race against each other even though they have have been friends for more than twenty years. The master and the student will square off in the SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour DC's [...]

SPEARS Southwest Tour Series at Kern County Raceway Park

    WHEN: Saturday, October 17th, 2015   WHAT: The Fall Shootout, DC’s RV Center 100 presented by Race for Autism   WHERE: Kern County Raceway Park – Bakersfield, California. Kern County Raceway Park is a d-shaped paved ½ mile which first opened in the spring of 2013. Reserve Seating $25. Adult General Admission $20. [...]

KCRP EVENT SCHEDULE

2nd Annual CITGO LUBRICANTS FALL SHOOTOUT SPEARS Southwest Tour Series DC’S RV CENTER 100 PRESENTED BY RACE FOR AUTISM.NET October 16th & 17th, 2015 SPEARS Southwest Tour Series, S-2’s, NASCAR Late Models, NASCAR Spec Mods, INEX/SRL Legends, and 911 Series Friday, October 16, 2015 2:00 pm            SRL Registration opens at 1:15pm. SPEARS Southwest Tour Series [...]

CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENDERS – TOP 3, Greg Voigt

Greg Voigt leads the championship standings with 1042 points, over Jacob Gomes at 1034 and Carlos Vieira with 1031.  Eleven points separate the top three.    

CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENDERS – TOP 3, Jacob Gomes

Jacob Gomes is coming off back to back wins to move into second in the championship heading into the October 17th race at Kern County Raceway Park.

CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENDERS – Top 3, Carlos Vieira

Carlos Vieira has placed in the top 10 in each race so far in 2015, with a career tying best second place finish at Rocky Mountain Raceway in Salt Lake City, Utah.  Vieira's consistency has him third in the championship standings with two races remaining.

Two Races Remain to Determine the 2015 SPEARS Southwest Tour Series Champion

  Bakersfield, CA – In the fifteen-year history of the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series, there has never been a tighter battle for the series title this late in the season. With two races left in the 2015 season, the top seven drivers are separated by only 104 points heading into [...]

UP NEXT KERN COUNTY RACEWAY PARK – OCTOBER 17th

Rocha Leads Qualifying, Finishes 3rd in CRA Indy

    ARCA/CRA Super Series Fall Brawl Results - Lucas Oil Raceway   1 47 Brian Campbell 2 5 Dominique VanWieringen 3 21 Blaine Rocha 4 28 Grant Quinlan 5 1 Cody Coughlin 6 13 Hunter Baize 7 7 Paul Shafer Jr 8 36 Terry Senneker Jr 9 4 Ali Kern 10 18 Mark Lambert 11 129 Spencer Davis 12 33C Jeff Cannon 13 20 Jack Dossey III 14 01 Jake Crum 15 23 Eddie VanMeter 16 29 Tommy St.John 17 3 Wes Griffith 18 53 Boris Jurkovic 19 15 Corey Deuser 20 8 Jordan Pruitt 21 81 Terry Fisher Jr 22 42 Chad Finley     ARCA/CRA Super Series Qualifing Results 1 21 Blaine Rocha 21.548 2 7 Paul Shafer Jr 21.659 3 53 Boris Jurkovic 21.700 4 1 Cody Coughlin 21.723 5 47 Brian Campbell 21.726 6 42 Chad Finley 21.730 7 4 Ali Kern 21.786 8 18 Mark Lambert 21.789 9 81 Terry [...]

WINNERS at KCRP: Derek Thorn

Derek Thorn got his first SPEARS Southwest Tour Series win at Kern County Raceway Park early this season on April 18th.  David Mayhew finished second, with Greg Voigt third.

WINNERS at KCRP: Jeremy Doss

Jeremy Doss won at Kern County Raceway Park on April 5th, 2014.  Derek Thorn was second, with David Mayhew third.

THORN WINS PRO LATE MODEL RACE AT PENSACOLA

When Jacksonville, Florida’s Kurt Jett messaged Lakeport, California’s Derek Thorn about driving his Super Late Model in November’s Florida Governor’s Cup at New Smyrna Speedway (FL), neither one imagined that just two months later, they’d be celebrating a win in the Allen Turner Tune-Up Pro Late Model 100 at [...]

WINNERS at KCRP: Jim Pettit II

Jim Pettit II won the inaugural SPEARS Southwest Tour Series race at Kern County Raceway Park on September 7th of 2013.  Derek Thorn was second, and Greg Voigt finished third.  There has not been a repeat SRL winner at KCRP.