Former Champions Battle to Closest Championship Finish in SRL Series History
Bakersfield, CA - Two men entered the ring at Irwindale Speedway (CA) Saturday night, and both did what they needed to do to win the Spears SRL Southwest Tour Series championship. At the end of the night, Jeremy Doss won the battle, in the “Prelude to the Showdown 100”, [...]
Seth Wise Scores Win and Championship in Spears Pro Late Model Finale
Bakersfield, CA - Seth Wise entered the season finale for the Spears Pro Late Model Series presented by Sigma Performance Services as the championship leader, toting only a single win, but nine top-five finishes in 10 events. When Wise left Irwindale Speedway (CA), he left no doubt that he [...]
Gomes and Doss to Settle Southwest Tour Series Championship at Irwindale Speedway Season Finale
Bakersfield, CA - The 2022 Spears SRL Southwest Tour Series championship will go down to the last event at Irwindale Speedway, in one of the closest battles in series history. Two former champions will battle it out in the ”2022 Spears Southwest Tour Series Finale – Prelude to the [...]
Can Buddy Shepherd make it two Irwindale Speedway victories in-a-row?
Can Buddy Shepherd make it two Irwindale Speedway victories in-a-row? Come find out on November 12th, when the Spears SRL Southwest Tour Series visits the 1/2-mile multi-groove oval for the "2022 Spears Southwest Tour Season Finale - Prelude to the Showdown 100". Shepherd scored his second series victory in [...]
Cale Kanke Rides Career High into Spears Southwest Tour Series Season Finale
Bakersfield, CA - With his best career finish of second, in the 34th Annual October Classic 134” at Kern County Raceway Park, Cale Kanke vaulted to third in the Spears SRL Southwest Tour Series championship standings. He will now look to close out the season at Irwindale Speedway, in [...]
Spangler Recalls Career Performance ahead of SRL Finale at Irwindale Speedway
Bakersfield, CA - Keith Spangler is a name synonymous with the Southwest Tour, participating in 126 starts with the NASCAR Elite Division Southwest Tour and 108 in the Spears SRL Southwest Tour Series. He has 36 “Tour” series starts at Irwindale Speedway, with 20 in the SRL. The track [...]
Irwindale Schedule for November 11 & 12
Schedule of Events November 11-12, 2022 Friday Credentials / Pit Gates Open 1:00pm PRACTICE Spears Manufacturing Modified Series 3:30pm – 4:00pm SPEARS Southwest Tour Series 4:00pm – 4:30pm SPEARS SRL Pro Late Model Series 4:30pm – 5:00pm Spears Manufacturing Modified Series 5:00pm – 5:30pm SPEARS Southwest Tour Series 5:30pm – 6:10pm SPEARS SRL Pro [...]
Championship Format Announced for SRL National
Bakersfield, CA – As a follow up to a successful first year of sanctioning Super Late Model events east of the Rockies, the ‘SRL National’ is now focused on a full schedule of races spanning coast to coast in 2023. “Even though the bulk of our ‘SRL National’ schedule will [...]
Dylan Zampa Scores October Classic Pro Late Model Victory
Bakersfield, CA - 2022 Kulwicki Driver Development Program championship leader Dylan Zampa took the lead from Tanner Reif, when the Henderson, NV driver lost power on lap 24, and went on to score his fourth victory of the Spears Pro Late Model Series season in the “Salute to the [...]
Jeremy Doss Conquers October Classic Field at Kern County Raceway Park
Bakersfield, CA - The Boss is back! Jeremy Doss had a near perfect weekend at the 34th Annual “October Classic” at Kern County Raceway Park (CA). First, he earned the PFC Brakes “Zero Drag Fast Time Award” He then took the lead from Blaine Rocha on a lap 40 [...]
HISTORIC LIVE TELEVISION COVERAGE OF THE SPEARS SOUTHWEST TOUR SERIES
HISTORIC LIVE TELEVISION COVERAGE OF THE SPEARS SOUTHWEST TOUR SERIES 2022 FINALE AT IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY Bakersfield, CA – For more than 14 race seasons MAVTV has provided national television coverage of the SPEARS (SRL) Southwest Tour Series, but on November 12th, 2022, a historic occasion will take place, as MAVTV [...]
34th Annual October Classic News and Notes
October Classic: For 28 years, the October Classic was the highlight of the season at the former Mesa Marin Raceway (CA) (1977 to 2005) on the eastside of Bakersfield. 2018, found the race returning to Kern County Raceway Park (CA) now on the westside of the oil town. This [...]
Dustin Ash Looks to Add October Classic Victory to his Resume
Bakersfield, CA - Dustin Ash is currently sixth in the Spears SRL Southwest Tour Series standings heading to the 34th Annual “October Classic 134” at Kern County Raceway Park on October 22nd. Ash is a mere two points behind Cale Kanke for a position in the top-five, as they [...]
Chris Davidson Heads West for the 34th Annual October Classic at KCRP
Bakersfield, CA – The 34th Annual October Classic is next on tap for the Spears SRL Southwest Tour Series on October 22nd. The event has never had a driver from the state of Texas in Victory Lane. Chris Davidson hopes to change that when he makes the trip from [...]
34th Annual “October Classic” at Kern County Raceway – Schedule of Events
34th Annual “October Classic” at Kern County Raceway – Schedule of Events Friday, October 21st 2:00pm Gates 3:40 – 4:10pm Spears Manufacturing Modified Series Practice 4:10 – 4:50pm SPEARS Southwest Tour Series Practice 4:50 – 5:10pm SPEARS SRL Pro Late Model Series 5:10 – 5:40pm Spears Manufacturing Modified Series [...]
STOCKTON 99 “MASELLIS DRILLING FALL BRAWL 125” Updates and Helpful Information:
RACE PROCEDURES and RULES – The race procedures and rules will follow the 2022 SPEARS SRL Pro Late Model Series Rule Book and Procedures. These are listed on the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series website: Rules - https://www.srlsouthwesttour.com/plm/rules/ Updated Race Procedures – See Attached RACE FORMAT: Race Distance: [...]
NEW BONUS FOR THIS SATURDAY
Special thanks to Rocha’s Valley Enterprises for adding bonuses for this weekend’s "SPEARS Pro Late Model Series presented by SPS” at Stockton Speedway. The following bonuses will be added to the "$15K to Win Masellis Drilling Fall Brawl 125”: $1,500 to Leader at Lap 75 $500 Fast Time $500 Hard Charger Thank you [...]
Masellis Drilling Sponsors “Fall Brawl 125”
The "SPEARS Pro Late Model Series presented by SPS” would like to thank Scott Masellis and Masellis Drilling for sponsoring the October 1, 2022 race at Stockton Speedway. With Masellis Drilling support, the winning driver will take home $15,000. The “Masellis Drilling Fall Brawl 125” will be Round #9 [...]
NOTE: TESTING AT KCRP
NOTE: TESTING AT KCRP Due to upcoming events scheduled at Kern County Raceway, there will no testing available at KCRP from Thursday, October 13th to Wednesday, October 19th. The last day for Super Late Model teams to schedule a test before the “October Classic” would be Wednesday, October 12th.
“The STOCKTON 99 FALL BRAWL 125” Schedule of Events
“The STOCKTON 99 FALL BRAWL 125” SPEARS SRL Pro Late Model Series – B4’s – Jr. B4’s – NCMA – Drift Exhibition Friday –September 30, 2022 Pit Gate 12:00pm SPEARS SRL Pro Late Model Series – Tech Open Practice: Local Divisions 3:00pm - 3:15pm SPEARS SRL Pro Late Model Series [...]
Kole Raz – Coleman Powersports “Hard Charger Award”
Congratulations to Kole Raz for earning the Coleman Powersports "Hard Charger Award" for the "LIUNA Feel the Power 100 presented by Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse San Dimas" last Saturday. Raz qualified 17th, after a damaged wheel ruined his effort. He drove up to finish fifth, improving the most positions and [...]
Irwindale – SPEARS Southwest Tour Series Results
Irwindale Speedway SPEARS Southwest Tour Series FP SP Car Driver Team / Make Laps Points Money Status 1 5 22S Buddy Shepherd Marin Auto Color, Advanced Dist. Chevrolet 100 180 $6,500.00 Running 2 1 16 Jacob Gomes Sunnyvalley Smoked Meats Toyota 100 170 $1,500.00 Running 3 14 11H Austin Herzog* Richard Herzog Const., Superior Door Chevrolet 100 165 $1,250.00 Running 4 3 75 Jace Hansen NAPA Cheyenne, Buckeye Welding Supply Toyota 100 160 $1,000.00 Running 5 19 42 Kole Raz The Master Wrench, Wells Johnson Ford 100 155 $850.00 Running 6 8 44 Jeremy Doss Alliance Rental Solutions, Shell Roofing Toyota 100 150 $1,000.00 Running 7 2 13 Sean Hingorani* Nascimento Motorsports Toyota 100 146 $575.00 Running 8 15 66 Jeff Bischofberger JRC Real Estate Investment Toyota 100 142 $600.00 Running 9 20 17 Jonathan [...]
Buddy Shepherd Gets Emotional SRL Win at Irwindale Speedway
Bakersfield, CA - The last race that Buddy Shepherd ran with the Spears SRL Southwest Tour ended in bitter disappointment, when Jace Hansen gained the victory over the 2021 series Rookie-of-the-Year with a late race pass at Kern County Raceway Park. Saturday night was a different story, as Shepherd [...]
Joanides Steals Spears Pro Late Model Victory at Irwindale Speedway
Bakersfield, CA - Nick Joanides led only one lap in Saturday night’s Spears Pro Late Model Series “Spears Racing.TV 60 presented by Sigma Performance Services”, but it was the right one. In what could be the young series most exciting finish, Joanides took advantage of a last lap dust-up [...]
Large Entry Lists Headline SRL’s Return to Irwindale Speedway
Event: The “LiUNA – Feel the Power 100 presented Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse” will be the seventh event of the 2022 season, and it will kick off the final one-third of the season for the Spears SRL Southwest Tour Series on September 17th. It is the third trip to Irwindale [...]
