Thirkettle Expels Monkey in Spears Modified Series Victory at Irwindale Speedway
The Thirkettle name is synonymous for winning at the ½-mile Irwindale Speedway (CA) facility, located at 500 Speedway Drive. But surprisingly, Travis Thirkettle has never won on the inner 1/3-mile oval, after celebrating numerous victories on the fast ½-mile. That streak came to an end Saturday night, as the [...]
Irwindale Schedule for May 20th & 21st – Revised
Schedule of Events May 20th & 21st, 2022 Friday Credentials / Pit Gates Open 1:00pm PRACTICE SPEARS SRL Pro Late Model Series 3:30pm – 4:00pm SPEARS Southwest Tour Series 4:00pm – 4:40pm Spears Manufacturing Modified Series 4:40pm – 5:10pm SPEARS SRL Pro Late Model Series 5:10pm – 5:30pm SPEARS Southwest Tour Series [...]
Updates & Information: Irwindale Speedway May 20th & 21st, 2022
Updates & Information: Irwindale Speedway May 20th & 21st, 2022 TEAM BBQ – Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse will host all the SRL teams to a BBQ after practice on Friday, please let us know how many will be with you team at the dinner. Please RSVP at bolsen@mesamarin.com. (Must have a [...]
Thirkettle Notches Winter Showdown Win
Travis Thirkettle dominated the Spears Modified Series “Cox Petroleum 60” by jumping to the lead from the outside front row on lap 1 holding off Sam Jacks and then championship leader Jaron Giannini to score the $2,000 victory. Giannini came home second after battling back and forth with Sam [...]
7th Annual Winter Showdown 100 News and Notes
Event: The Seventh Annual “Winter Showdown” will take place at Kern County Raceway Park (CA) on April 2, 2022. The SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series Super Late Models will compete for a $10,000 payday. The SPEARS Pro Late Model Series presented by Sigma Performance Services will contend for a [...]
UPDATES and REMINDERS: Kern County Raceway
UPDATES and REMINDERS: Kern County Raceway RACE FORMAT: Heats Races (8 laps each) will set the Main Event Starting Line-ups: Top (8) qualifiers will redraw to set the lineup for Heat #1 in each division, the finishing order of Heat #1 will then determine the top (8) main event starting [...]
Knockin’ Doorz Down Philanthropist of The Year Presented by 51FIFTY
Knockin Doorz Down Philanthropist of The Year Press Release
WINTER SHOWDOWN AT KERN COUNTY RACEWAY
Bakersfield, CA (March 10, 2022) – The 7th annual Winter Showdown is set for April 2nd at Kern County Raceway. The event will feature the SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series, the SPEARS SRL Pro Late Model Series and the SPEARS Modifieds. A unique format for all three series will feature [...]
Winter Showdown at Kern County Raceway
Bakersfield, CA (March 10, 2022) – The 7th Annual Winter Showdown is set for April 2nd at Kern County Raceway. The event will feature the SPEARS (SRL) Southwest Tour Series, the SPEARS Pro Late Model Series presented by SPS and the SPEARS Modified Series presented by Lucas Oil. A unique [...]
Jacob Gomes Scores $10,000 Win at All American Speedway with Zampa and White Also Victorious.
Jacob Gomes Scores $10,000 Win at All American Speedway with Zampa and White Also Victorious. Bakersfield, CA - Jacob Gomes led every lap of Saturday night’s “JM Environmental Inc. Wild West Shootout Back in Business 127” from All American Speedway, in Round #2 for the SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series, [...]
Brandon White to Make First SPEARS Modified Series Start at All American Speedway
Bakersfield, CA - Brandon White will make his long-awaited return to SPEARS competition, but this time it will be behind the wheel of a Spears Modified Series ride in the "California Tank & Pnuematic's 75". White is a former winner with the Spears Srl Southwest Tour Series and the [...]
Nampa, ID driver Nick Gibson will make the long trek to ALL AMERICAN SPEEDWAY
Nampa, ID driver Nick Gibson will make the long trek to ALL AMERICAN SPEEDWAY - ROSEVILLE CA for the "California Tank & Pnuematic's 75". Gibson made the trip to Irwindale Speedway for the All-Star Showdown, qualifying an impressive second in the 21-car field. He finished 11th after 75 laps, [...]
All American Speedway Host Hotel
Please be advised there’s a citywide volleyball tournament in Roseville the same weekend, so rooms will go fast. March 5 – All American Speedway Best Western Plus Orchid Suites 130 N. Sunrise Avenue Roseville, CA 95661 916-784-2222 Group Code: SPEARS Southwest Tour Series Group Rate: $94.00 Cutoff Date: February 22, 2022 https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotel-rooms.05706.html?groupId=Q51FW0F2
Derek Thorn, Dylan Cappello, and Travis Thirkettle Score All-Star Showdown Victories
Derek Thorn, Dylan Cappello, and Travis Thirkettle Score All-Star Showdown Victories Bakersfield, CA - Derek Thorn made it 10 wins-in-a-row in SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series competition, after crossing the finish line first in Saturday night’s “All-Star Showdown 200” from Irwindale Speedway. Thorn battled back and forth with Preston Peltier [...]
Roster for All Star Showdown at Irwindale Speedway
Spears Manufacturing Modified Series presented by Lucas Oil Tentative Roster for All Star Showdown at Irwindale Speedway – February 5, 2022 00 Dominic Adams, Mesa, AZ – Adams Accounting, Bogart Racing Wheels* 1 Jimmy Petrie, Henderson, NV – In Memory of Codi Petrie Childhood Cancer Scholarship* 2 Stephen Brucker, Alpine, CA – ACI [...]
RACE PROCEDURES
RACE PROCEDURES Initial Start / Restarts: (All starts/restarts are now the same procedures) All starts will be on the Green Flag by the Flagman. The front row must maintain Pace Car speed until they reach the designated cones. At the cone the front row gradually increases speed staying together and will be at [...]
Latest Updates: SPEARS Modified Series
Latest Updates: SPEARS Modified Series Irwindale Speedway “All-Star Showdown” ALL-STAR SHOWDOWN PIT PASS PRICING: Fees for Thursday Open Practice will be as follows: (Same at 2021) SRL Tour SLM: $400 per car SRL Modified & Pro Late Model: $200 per car Thursday Pit Pass: $30 per person Optional Full Weekend (3 Day) Pit Pass: [...]
Updates and Information: SPEARS Modified Series For the February 5th – Irwindale Speedway “All-Star Showdown”
Updates and Information: SPEARS Modified Series For the February 5th – Irwindale Speedway “All-Star Showdown” TIRE POLICY - Hoosier 970 - Each SPEARS Modified Series teams will be limited to a maximum two sets of (new) sticker tires for the weekend (Thursday – Saturday). You may scuff both of [...]
Giannini Scores Wild Win in the SPEARS Modifieds at Havasu 95 Speedway
Bakersfield, CA - Jaron Giannini dominated the Spears Modified Series event at Havasu 95 Speedway Saturday afternoon, but had to withstand multiple restarts in the last 15 laps to score his first career victory in the series and take home the $1,500 paycheck in the Fytron Software LLC 75 [...]
RESULTS – HAVASU: January 15th, 2022
Pos No. Name Laps Total time Diff Best time In lap Best speed 1 25 Jaron Giannini* 75 1:23:53.356 00:15.529 3 57.956 2 29 Sam Jacks 75 1:23:54.145 00:00.789 00:15.807 17 56.937 3 19 Jimmy Sloan 75 1:23:55.109 00:01.753 00:15.951 16 56.423 4 6 Brian Williams 75 1:23:55.446 00:02.090 00:15.994 14 56.271 5 23 Brice Bonnett* 75 1:23:56.105 00:02.749 00:15.854 4 56.768 6 1 Jimmy Petrie* 75 1:23:56.659 00:03.303 00:16.031 14 56.141 7 8 Ben Williams 75 1:23:57.852 00:04.496 00:16.056 16 56.054 8 4 Andrew Anderson 75 1:23:58.656 00:05.300 00:15.776 15 57.049 9 55 William Guevara 75 1:24:04.208 00:10.852 00:16.062 17 56.033 10 7M Ray Mros 74 1:23:59.377 1 Lap 00:16.262 8 55.344 11 84 Eddie Secord 70 1:08:16.478 5 Laps 00:15.652 14 57.501 12 41 Kyle Jacks* 70 1:08:16.770 00:00.292 00:15.579 14 57.770 13 9 Court Connell* 70 1:08:19.721 00:03.243 00:16.172 26 55.652 14 13 Chris Dalton* 69 43:23.963 6 Laps 00:16.035 7 56.127 15 11L Jeff Longman 69 43:32.665 00:08.702 00:16.125 32 55.814 16 2 Stephen Brucker* 68 46:41.491 7 Laps 00:15.781 3 57.031 17 13M Noah Morris* 66 35:04.953 9 Laps 00:16.251 6 55.381 18 00 Dominic Adams 66 43:02.067 07:57.114 00:16.300 5 55.215 19 9S Jerry Snell 62 31:22.551 13 Laps 00:15.989 6 56.289 20 61 Kevin Vossen 9 02:25.817 66 Laps 00:15.851
HELPFUL NOTES & UPDATES: HAVASU
PIT PASSES - SPEARS MODIFIEDS: $40 Pit Pass Friday / $40 Pit Pass Saturday PARKING – There will be no assigned pit parking at this event. FRIDAY PRACTICE - Spears Modified Series Practice 2 - 5pm. There will be practice from 10am to 2pm for Dwarf Cars and Pro Late Models. MODIFIED [...]
Dalton to Pursue 2022 Spears Manufacturing Modified Series Championship
Bakersfield, CA - Chris Dalton and Dave Arce Racing Engines, a longtime supporter of the Spears Manufacturing Modified Series presented by Lucas Oil, are excited to announce they will be running the full Spears Modified Series season in 2022! Chris Dalton, a three-time track champion at Kern County Raceway, [...]
2022 Championship Finale Date Change
2022 Championship Finale Date Change Bakersfield, CA (January 7, 2022) – The 2022 ‘Championship Finale’ for the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series, Spears Manufacturing Modified Series and SPEARS Pro Late Model Series will take place at Irwindale Speedway on Saturday, November 12th. Originally planned for November 19th at the Bullring at Las [...]
Race Entry for the 2022 Season Opening “Fytron Software LLC 75 presented by STR” at Havasu 95 Speedway – January 15, 2022.
ATTENTION Spears Modified Series Race Teams. Please click below for Race Entry for the 2022 Season Opening "Fytron Software LLC 75 presented by STR" at Havasu 95 Speedway - January 15, 2022. Below are some items of interest and we are working to finalize the weekend schedule: Pit Pass Pricing: $40 [...]
All-Star Showdown at Irwindale Speedway Date Change
Bakersfield, CA – The 2022 “All-Star Showdown” at Irwindale Speedway has been moved up one week and will now take place on Saturday, February 5th, 2022. This event will feature the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series, SPEARS Manufacturing Modified Series, and the SPEARS Pro Late Model Series presented by Sigma [...]
