Halfway through the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series’ California Swing, the series returns to two West Coast racetracks for the first time in two years.
The weekend begins at the Bakersfield Speedway with the Showdown “Nashville West” on Friday, September 13th, and then venture to Merced Speedway for the Federated Auto Parts Yosemite Showdown on Saturday, September 14th.
Both events have produced a variety of winners, including six different consecutive winners at Bakersfield and three different consecutive winners at Merced. The California natives conquered the two tracks during the World of Outlaws’ final trip to both in 2022. Giovanni Scelzi of Fresno, California, won at Bakersfield and Carson Macedo of Lemoore, California, won at Merced. Scelzi also set the track record that day with a 10.057-second lap on the 1/4-mile track.
Michael “Buddy” Kofoid of Penngrove, California, will look to join his Outlaw California colleagues as winners at the two tracks. Of his four victories in the series so far, one has come in California – at Placerville Speedway in 2023.
Currently, no driver has achieved a World of Outlaws victory on either track.
If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch both races live on DIRTVision.
EVENT INFORMATION
Date – Friday, September 13th
Location – Bakersfield, CA
Track Record – 10,342 by Jason Sides on 03/18/06
Time (PT) –
Pit gate opens: 2pm
Grandstand opening: 5 p.m.
Hot Laps: 6:30 p.m.
– Races to follow
Tickets – available HERE.
Video summary of the last race (25 March 2022) –
Previous World of Outlaws winners in Bakersfield –
2022 – Giovanni Scelzi on March 25
2018 – Sheldon Haudenschild on March 24
2016 – Brad Sweet on April 15th
2005 – Craig Dollansky on February 26th
1995 – Dave Blaney on September 10th
1992 – Steve Kinser on February 29th
1991 – Steve Kinser on March 2, September 22
1990 – Dave Blaney on February 16th, Doug Wolfgang on September 2nd
1989 – Bobby Davis Jr. on September 3
EVENT INFORMATION
Date – Saturday, September 14
Location – Merced, CA
Course record – 10.057 sec., set by Gio Scelzi on March 18, 2022
Time (PT) –
Pit gate opens: 2pm
Grandstand opening: 5 p.m.
Hot Laps: 6:30 p.m.
– Races to follow
Tickets – available HERE.
Video summary of the last race (March 18, 2022) –
Previous World of Outlaws winners in Merced –
2022 – Carson Macedo on March 18
2014 – David Gravel on March 28
2013 – Sammy Swindell on March 29
2012 – Sammy Swindell on March 30
2011 – Sammy Swindell on April 1st
