Being that Derek Thorn calls Bakersfield, California home, he very rarely gets the chance to race at Pensacola, Florida’s Five Flags Speedway. Usually he only gets to travel to the famous half-mile oval once a year in December for the Snowball Derby. But there he was anyway, on Friday [...]
The name Jim (or Jimmy) Walker is highly regarded and respected amongst race fans all over Northern California and Southern Oregon. For over 40 years the Ferndale, California dairy man has raced a baby blue (aka Walker blue) and silver numerated 48 car first on dirt then later on pavement [...]
Jacob Gomes topped qualifying at the June 1, 2013 event at Redwood Acres Raceway, the only appearance the SPEARS Southwest Tour has made at the historic 3/8 mile. The series will make its second visit to the track on August 1st. Pos No. Name Best time In lap Best speed Diff Gap Laps 1 16 Jacob Gomes YG 00:15.478 2 87.221 2 2 18 Jim Pettit II 00:15.535 2 86.901 00:00.057 00:00.057 2 3 75 Jeremy Doss [...]
In a follow up to his Winter Showdown win at Kern County Raceway on March 1st, Bubba Pollard scored a victory in Saturday's Summer Showdown at Evergreen Speedway to collectively win $60,000 in prize money and bonuses from the two events. SPEARS Southwest Tour Series drivers Derek Thorn and [...]
Pos No. Name Laps Total time Diff Best time In lap Best speed 1 97 Dylan Garner 30 15:56.478 00:20.753 0 86.734 2 41 Todd Conrad 30 15:57.590 00:01.112 00:20.828 0 86.422 3 45 Dave Lowenstein 30 16:01.093 00:04.615 00:21.165 0 85.046 4 0 Bill Waters 30 16:01.472 00:04.994 00:20.728 0 86.839 5 42 Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh 30 16:01.853 00:05.375 00:21.298 0 84.515 6 24 Craig Yeaton 30 16:27.290 00:30.812 00:21.026 0 85.608 7 44 Karon Lowenstein 29 16:03.520 1 Lap 00:21.729 0 82.839 8 59 Johnny Butler 27 15:05.572 3 Laps 00:20.852
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Next stop for the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series is at the historic Redwood Acres Raceway in Eureka, California on August 1st. Known as “The Acres”, Redwood Acres Raceway is located at the Redwood Acres Fairgrounds in Eureka, California, in the heart of Humboldt County. A 3/8 mile “D” with [...]
BAKERSFIELD, CA-Although his first career SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour event did not go exactly as planned, personable up-and-comer Blaine Perkins was all smiles post-race at Irwindale Speedway. "I just wanted to ride and knock down some laps," explained Perkins. "We were in a good spot and were really starting to [...]
SPEARS SOUTHWEST TOURING SERIES TRACK RECORDS TRACK LENGTH DRIVER CAR # TIME DATE All American Speedway 0.333 Dan Holtz 23 13.090 10/16/10 Altamont Motorsports Park 0.500 Greg Voigt 4 17.328 5/24/08 Colorado National Speedway 0.375 Cris Muhler 95 16.238 8/18/07 Irwindale Speedway 0.500 Derek Thorn 43 17.544 6/6/15 Kern County Raceway Park 0.500 Derek Thorn 43 17.398 4/18/15 Madera Speedway 0.333 Jim Pettit II 18 13.482 3/16/13 Orange Show Speedway 0.250 Derek Thorn 2 12.719 4/17/10 Redwood Acres Raceway 0.375 Jacob Gomes 16 15.478 6/1/13 Rocky Mountain Raceways 0.375 Derek Thorn 26 14.625 7/23/11 Pikes Peak Int'l Raceway 1.000 Derek Thorn 43 26.897 9/28/14 Shasta Raceway Park 0.375 Craig Raudman 2 15.372 5/5/07 Stockton 99 Speedway 0.250 Mike Mendenhall 10 13.084 10/3/09 The Bullring @ Las Vegas 0.375 Derek Thorn 43 14.308 11/22/14
Bakersfield, CA – Saturday night at Irwindale Speedway, Derek Thorn drove his Campbell Motorsports Ford to victory in the Spears Manufacturing 100 presented by Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse. It was Thorn’s record 23rd SPEARS Southwest Tour Series victory, but his first series win at the Irwindale half-mile. Thorn, driving the same car [...]
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