SPEARS FREQUENT FLYER PROGRAM CONTINUES IN 2016
BAKERSFIELD, CA – The SPEARS Southwest Tour Series, with the support of Spears Manufacturing, proudly announces the “SPEARS Frequent Flyer Program” will continue for the fifth consecutive year. For 2016, the “SPEARS Frequent Flyer Program” will award teams a minimum $1,000 for starting a SPEARS Southwest Tour Series main [...]
THORN NINTH at SNOWBALL
After leading 44 laps and running third with less than 30 laps to go behind Christopher Bell and John Hunter Nemechek, Thorn suffered from a prolonged pit stop on the final caution which took him out of contention for the Snowball win. photo by: Sal Sigala, Jr.
2016 Winter Showdown Updates
2016 Winter Showdown Updates on the Winter Showdown Event Page
GOMES IS CHAMPION!
A strong second half of 2015 propelled Jacob Gomes to the 2015 SPEARS Southwest Tour Series Championship. 3/21/2015 4/18/2015 5/2/2015 6/6/2015 8/1/2015 8/22/2015 9/12/2015 10/17/2015 11/21/2015 Pos No. Name Total Diff Gap M Total M Total M Total M Total M Total M Total M Total M Total M Total 1 16 Jacob Gomes 1359 0 0 138 138 130 130 134 134 142 142 130 130 180 180 180 180 165 165 160 160 2 29 Greg Voigt 1320 39 39 160 160 165 165 124 124 170 170 127 127 146 146 150 150 160 160 118 118 3 28 Parker Stephens * 1315 44 5 130 130 142 142 130 130 138 138 170 170 170 170 142 142 155 155 138 138 4 31 Ryan Cansdale * 1307 52 8 150 150 124 124 150 150 165 165 118 118 127 127 155 155 138 138 180 180 5 51 Carlos Vieira 1270 89 37 155 155 138 138 138 138 134 134 146 146 150 150 170 170 124 124 115 115 6 21 Blaine Rocha 1229 130 41 124 124 112 112 118 118 150 150 165 165 115 115 165 165 146 146 134 134 7 37 Keith Spangler 1047 312 182 127 127 127 127 142 142 146 146 134 134 124 124 138 138 109 109 x x 8 43 Derek Thorn 975 384 72 180 180 180 180 x x 180 180 x x x x 134 134 180 180 121 121 9 19 Brandon White 918 441 57 134 134 155 155 121 121 160 160 121 121 121 121 x x 106 106 x x 10 20 Tracy Bolin 848 511 70 165 165 118 118 165 165 121 121 124 124 155 155 x x x x x x 11 66 Jeff Bischofberger 846 513 2 146 146 134 134 180 180 106 106 150 150 130 130 x x x x x x 12 2 Craig Raudman 741 618 105 x x 146 146 146 146 x x 155 155 160 160 x x 134 134 x x 13 24 Scott Sanchez 737 622 4 121 121 109 109 x x 124 124 138 138 142 142 x x 103 103 x x 14 89 Bobby Hodges 736 623 1 x x 160 160 x x 100 100 160 160 x x 146 146 170 170 x x 15 44 Bob Lyon 626 733 110 142 142 121 121 x x x x x x x x 130 130 130 130 103 103 16 88 Jason Gilbert 525 834 101 x x x x 115 115 x x x x 165 165 x x 118 118 127 127 17 18 Jim Pettit II 510 849 15 170 170 x x 160 160 x x 180 180 x x x x x x x x 18 71 Christian McGhee * 474 885 36 x x 150 150 x x 109 109 x x x x x x 121 121 94 94 19 05 Eric Schmidt 467 892 7 x x x x 170 170 x x 142 142 x x x x x x 155 155 20 14 Austin Reed * 399 960 68 x x x x x x 130 130 x x x x 127 127 142 142 x x 21 90 Ross Strmiska 385 974 14 x x x x 155 155 112 112 x x 118 118 x x x x x x 22 12 Colby Potts 315 1044 70 x x x x x x 155 155 x x x x 160 160 x x x x 23 12 Greg Potts 265 1094 50 x x x x 127 127 x x x x 138 138 x x x x x x 24 23 Dan Holtz 247 1112 18 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 150 150 97 97 25 73 Ken Benhamou 225 1134 22 x x x x x x x x x x 134 134 x x x x 91 91
Cansdale Wins Battle, Gomes Wins War
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SRL Media – Kevin Peters November 24, 2015 Cansdale Wins Battle, Gomes Wins War The SPEARS Southwest Tour Series concluded their 2015 season, this last weekend, at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Six drivers entered the event with a chance of winning their first series championship, but only [...]
THORN FASTEST AT VEGAS – LEADS QUALIFYING
At the 2015 finale, for the 34th time in his career, Derek Thorn topped qualifying in a SPEARS Southwest Tour Series event. He also collected an extra $250 in cash from Reeves Complete Auto Center. Pos No. Name Best time In lap Best speed Diff Gap Laps 1 43 Derek Thorn 00:14.384 2 93.854 2 2 61 Austin Barnes 00:14.465 2 93.329 00:00.081 00:00.081 2 3 66 Jeff Bischofberger 00:14.498 2 93.116 00:00.114 00:00.033 2 4 6U Dominic Ursetta 00:14.585 2 92.561 00:00.201 00:00.087 2 5 31 Ryan Cansdale * 00:14.587 2 92.548 00:00.203 00:00.002 2 6 2 Craig Raudman 00:14.590 2 92.529 00:00.206 00:00.003 2 7 99 Linny White * 00:14.598 2 92.478 00:00.214 00:00.008 2 8 20 Cole Moore * 00:14.642 2 92.201 00:00.258 00:00.044 2 9 89 Bobby Hodges 00:14.647 2 92.169 00:00.263 00:00.005 2 10 21 Blaine [...]
PARKER STEPHENS WINS 2015 ROOKIE-OF-THE-YEAR TITLE
NTS Motorsports driver Parker Stephens of Olympia, Washington is the 2015 Spears Southwest Tour Series Rookie-of-the-Year.
BY THE NUMBERS
SPEARS Southwest Tour Series 2015 Championship Finale This Saturday at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway BY THE NUMBERS: 1 – One race remains to determine the 2015 SPEARS Southwest Tour Series championship – this Saturday at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. 3 – Three points separate the top two [...]
SPEARS Southwest Tour Series “Winner’s Bonus” Announced for 2016
Bakersfield, CA – In 2016, a minimum of $5,000 will be awarded to the winner of each SPEARS Southwest Tour Series event. “There’s a huge sense of pride within our series,” stated the SRL’s Larry Collins. “Our teams take pride in bringing well prepared, competitive cars to each race, our [...]
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.
Modifieds at 2016 Winter Showdown
Bakersfield, CA – The 2nd Annual Winter Showdown at Kern County Raceway Park in Bakersfield, California has just confirmed the addition of a $5,000 to win (up from $4,000 in 2015) event for Modifieds. The Winter Showdown is one of the nation’s premier events for Super Late Models and Tour [...]
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. [...]
Early Start Time for Fall Shootout at KCRP
Bakersfield, CA (October 8th, 2015) – With 6 divisions, 260 laps of competition, and a large field of cars expected, the management team at Kern County Raceway has made the decision to move the start time of the 2nd Annual CITGO Lubricants Fall Shootout up an hour. Opening ceremonies for the [...]
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.
