Perkins Dosen’t Want to Waste Chance in SRL Debut
-By Spencer Lewis, Speed51.com Canadian Editor - Twitter: @itsspencerlewis Rising star Blaine Perkins has confirmed with Speed51.com powered by JEGS that he will make his first career start with the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series on June 6 at Irwindale Speedway (CA). The 15-year old has scored top-five finishes in three of his last [...]
FORMER IRWINDALE WINNERS
Jonathon Gomez won at Irwindale on July 17th, 2010 in route to his SPEARS Southwest Tour Series Championship. Gomez also competed in the K&N Pro Series event that same weekend in Portland, Oregon. Gomez traveled over 4200 miles during the weekend. Flying from his Idaho home to Ontario, practiced [...]
FORMER IRWINDALE WINNERS
M.K. Kanke is the winningest driver in SPEARS Southwest Tour history at Irwindale Speedway, with three wins.
AUSTIN REED FIRST TO ENTER SPEARS MANUFACTURING 100 at IRWINDALE
Moorseville, North Carolina's Austin Reed was the first to submit an entry for the June 6th "SPEARS MANUFACTURING 100 presented by Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse" at Irwindale Speedway. Reed made his SRL debut at the 2014 season finale at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with an impressive 4th [...]
FORMER IRWINDALE WINNERS
Jim Pettit II won the first SPEARS Southwest Tour race ever run at Irwindale Speedway on April 26, 2008. Pettit held off a late race charge from multi-time Irwindale track champion Rip Michels. Other former SRL winners at Irwindale Speedway include; M.K. Kanke (3-times - 10/10/09, 9/4/10, 11/27/10), Troy [...]
UP NEXT – IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY on JUNE 6th
On Saturday, June 6th, the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series will compete at Irwindale Speedway for the "SPEARS Manufacturing 100 presented by Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse in Colton/San Dimas". With the Edelbrock Performance bonus, the 100-lap event will pay $4,000 to the winner. Current championship leader Jeff Bischofberger is coming off his first [...]
BUTLER WINS SECOND MAIN EVENT TO MAINTAIN CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD IN S2 SERIES
Twin Main Event #2 SRL S2 Tour Series May 9, 2015 - Kern County Raceway Park Pos No. Name Laps Total time Diff Best time In lap Best speed 1 59 Johnny Butler 26 12:26.457 00:20.993 0 85.743 2 29 Cory Elliott 26 12:27.265 00:00.808 00:20.957 0 85.890 3 45 Dave Lowenstein 26 12:29.585 00:03.128 00:21.267 0 84.638 4 0 Bill Waters 26 12:30.701 00:04.244 00:21.208 0 84.874 5 97 Dylan Garner 26 12:31.166 00:04.709 00:20.947 0 85.931 6 24 Craig Yeaton 26 12:33.060 00:06.603 00:21.308 0 84.475 7 41 Todd Conrad 26 12:45.638 00:19.181 00:21.375 0 84.211 8 81 Nastasia Dodd 25 12:05.548 1 Lap 00:21.342 0 84.341 9 44 Karon Lowenstein 25 12:36.700 00:31.152 00:22.591
ELLIOT SETS S2 TRACK RECORD THEN WINS FIRST TWIN MAIN EVENT AT KERN
Twin Main Event #1 SRL S2 Tour Series May 9, 2015 at Kern County Raceway Park Pos No. Name Laps Total time Diff Best time In lap Best speed 1 29 Cory Elliott 25 08:50.732 00:20.900 0 86.124 2 59 Johnny Butler 25 08:52.071 00:01.339 00:21.024 0 85.616 3 97 Dylan Garner 25 08:54.196 00:03.464 00:20.827 0 86.426 4 81 Nastasia Dodd 25 08:55.810 00:05.078 00:21.103 0 85.296 5 41 Todd Conrad 25 09:07.590 00:16.858 00:21.468 0 83.846 6 24 Craig Yeaton 25 09:09.587 00:18.855 00:21.612 0 83.287 7 45 Dave Lowenstein 25 09:09.813 00:19.081 00:21.548 0 83.534 8 0 Bill Waters 25 09:11.802 00:21.070 00:21.599 0 83.337 9 44 Karon Lowenstein 24 08:59.318 1 Lap 00:21.465 0
Bischofberger gets $7,000 payday at 51 FIFTY Energy Drink 151
By DALE BOSOWSKI – Manteca Bulletin May 2, 2015 The 4th of July is still two months ago, but there were plenty of fireworks in Saturday night’s season opening race at the Stockton 99 Speedway. Manteca’s Jacob Gomes led in qualifying for the Spears SRL Southwest Tour 51 Fifty Energy Drink 151-lap [...]
Cansdale Top Rookie at Stockton
Ryan Cansdale was the top placing Rookie at Stockton 99 with a 6th place finish.
GOMES FAST QUALIFIER at STOCKTON 99
Pos No. Name Best time In lap Best speed Diff Gap Laps 1 16 Jacob Gomes 00:13.394 2 67.194 2 2 29 Greg Voigt 00:13.436 2 66.984 00:00.042 00:00.042 2 3 05 Eric Schmidt 00:13.444 2 66.944 00:00.050 00:00.008 2 4 66 Jeff Bischofberger 00:13.450 2 66.914 00:00.056 00:00.006 2 5 18 Jim Pettit II 00:13.481 2 66.761 00:00.087 00:00.031 2 6 20 Tracy Bolin 00:13.520 2 66.568 00:00.126 00:00.039 2 7 19 Brandon White 00:13.544 2 66.450 00:00.150 00:00.024 2 8 90 Ross Strmiska 00:13.559 2 66.377 00:00.165 00:00.015 2 9 21 Blaine Rocha 00:13.575 2 66.298 00:00.181 00:00.016 2 10 2 Craig Raudman 00:13.625 2 66.055 00:00.231 00:00.050 2 11 28 Parker Stephens * 00:13.638 2 65.992 00:00.244 00:00.013 2 12 31 Ryan Cansdale * 00:13.644 2 65.963 00:00.250 00:00.006 2 13 51 Carlos Vieira 00:13.682 2 65.780 00:00.288 00:00.038 2 14 12 Greg Potts 00:13.698 1 65.703 00:00.304 00:00.016 1 15 88 Jason Gilbert 00:13.952 1 64.507 00:00.558 00:00.254 1 16 37 Keith Spangler 00:13.975 2 64.401
RESULTS – STOCKTON 99: 51 FIFTY Energy Drink 151
May 2, 2015 Pos No. Name Laps Total time Diff Best time In lap Best speed 1 66 Jeff Bischofberger 151 1:09:57.527 00:13.584 6 66.254 2 05 Eric Schmidt 151 1:09:58.116 00:00.589 00:13.771 8 65.355 3 20 Tracy Bolin 151 1:09:58.599 00:01.072 00:13.512 5 66.607 4 18 Jim Pettit II 151 1:09:59.025 00:01.498 00:13.542 6 66.460 5 90 Ross Strmiska 151 1:09:59.227 00:01.700 00:13.780 12 65.312 6 31 Ryan Cansdale * 150 1:10:00.902 1 Lap 00:13.710 5 65.646 7 2 Craig Raudman 150 1:10:09.137 00:08.235 00:13.770 14 65.359 8 37 Keith Spangler 149 1:10:02.348 2 Laps 00:13.980 9 64.378 9 51 Carlos Vieira 149 1:10:12.577 00:10.229 00:13.715 8 65.622 10 16 Jacob Gomes 147 1:10:02.754 4 Laps 00:13.783 8 65.298 11 28 Parker Stephens * 132 57:40.194 19 Laps 00:13.720 6 65.598 12 12 Greg Potts 109 50:39.502 42 Laps 00:13.832 8 65.067 13 29 Greg Voigt 81 43:54.207 70 Laps 00:13.716 7 65.617 14 19 Brandon White 72 50:55.918 79 Laps 00:13.521 4 66.563 15 21 Blaine Rocha 40 14:07.751 111 Laps 00:13.685 4 65.765 16 88 Jason Gilbert 40 14:08.173 00:00.422 00:13.937
SPEARS Southwest Tour Series Returns to Stockton 99 Speedway
SPEARS Southwest Tour Series Returns to Stockton 99 Speedway WHEN: Saturday, May 2, 2015 WHAT: The 51 FIFTY Energy Drink 151 - $7,000 to win (Series record at Stockton 99 Speedway). WHERE: Stockton 99 Speedway TICKETS: Adult General Admission $20, Youth 11–15 $15, 10 & under Free. TIMES: Spectator Gates open at 4pm, [...]
Thorn Scores First Career Win at KCRP
BY MIKE GRIFFITH The Bakersfield Californian mgriffith@bakersfield.com Thorn rids himself of “monkey” with victory at KCRP The frustration Derek Thorn has had with Kern County Raceway Park came to an end on Saturday night. Thorn shattered the track record in qualifying (the old mark was his as well), then went on to do something [...]
$7,000 TO WIN STOCKTON 99 on MAY 2ND
151 laps presented by 51 FIFTY Energy Drink Payout: $7,000.00 Winner $2,500.00 2 $1,250.00 3 $1,000.00 4 $850.00 5 $650.00 6 $575.00 7 $550.00 8 $525.00 9 $525.00 10 $500.00 11 $500.00 12 $500.00 13 $500.00 14 $500.00 15 $450.00 16 $450.00 17 $450.00 18 $450.00 19 $450.00 20 $450.00 21 $450.00 22 $450.00 23 $450.00 24
Bischofberger Finds New Speed with New Deal
Bakersfield, CA – Jeff Bischofberger has stepped up his racing program in a big way in 2015. After two abbreviated SPEARS Southwest Tour Series seasons with his own team, Bischofberger has teamed up with Mike Doss at Nitro Racing from Upper Lake, California for 2015. A graduate from the Speed [...]
RAUDMAN at KERN
2001 NASCAR Southwest Tour Series champions Craig Raudman and Dave Reed will team up once again for the upcoming DC's RV Center 100 presented by RaceForWishes.com at Kern County Raceway on April 18th.
THORN SCORES 21st CAREER VICTORY BY WINNING THE “WESTAIR 125 presented by DC’S RV CENTER”
Southwest Tour showdown leads big night at the LoanMart Madera Speedway By Ronald Montez The Madera Tribune Madera, Ca — How close was the Spears Southwest Tour’s main finish between Bakersfield’s Derek Thorn and Prunedale’s Jim Pettit II? Try less than one tick on the official scoring time — 0.255 was [...]
WestAir 125 presented by DC’s RV Center: Results
Madera Speedway March 21, 2015 SPEARS Southwest Tour Series FP SP Car Driver Team / Make Laps Points Money Status 1 8 43 Derek Thorn Four Star Fruit, Campbell Motorsports Ford 125 180 $3,100.00* Running 2 7 18 Jim Pettit II Moeller Bros., HUR Performance Engines Chevrolet 125 170 $1,500.00 Running 3 10 20 Tracy Bolin Bolin Builders, David’s Racing Products Chevrolet 125 165 $1,250.00 Running 4 2 29 Greg Voigt NTS Motorsports Chevrolet 125 160 $1,000.00 Running 5 9 51 Carlos Vieira 51 FIFTY Energy Drink, Fresh & Easy Chevrolet 125 155 $1,000.00 Running 6 3 31 Ryan Cansdale** MaC Steel, High Point Racing Chevrolet 125 150 $650.00 Running 7 6 66 Jeff Bischofberger RTO Visalia, Pathfinder Chassis [...]
CANSDALE TOP ROOKIE AT MADERA
Laguna Beach's Ryan Cansdale made his SPEARS Southwest Tour Series debut with a sixth place finish at Madera Speedway, taking top rookie honors at the event.
THINGS TO KNOW FOR THE 2015 SPEARS SOUTHWEST TOUR SERIES SEASON OPENER
THINGS TO KNOW FOR THE 2015 SPEARS SOUTHWEST TOUR SERIES SEASON OPENER: March 21st at Madera Speedway FIFTEENTH SEASON: The March 21st race at Madera Speedway will be the start of the fifteenth season of the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series. To date; the series has paid out over $2.5 million in prize [...]
SRL FAMILY OF SPONSORS FOR 2015
The SPEARS Southwest Tour Series is proudly associated with thirty-five sponsors for the 2015 season. These companies invest their marketing dollars to promote their products and services through the series.
SPEARS FREQUENT FLYER $1,000 TO START PROGRAM CONTINUES IN 2015
BAKERSFIELD, CA – The SPEARS Southwest Tour Series, with the support of Spears Manufacturing, proudly announces the “SPEARS Frequent Flyer Program” will continue for 2015. For the fourth consecutive year, the “SPEARS Frequent Flyer Program” awards teams a minimum $1,000 for starting a SPEARS Southwest Tour Series main event [...]
