Bud Nationals should draw large field of cars
By Wheel Thing
Top drivers from throughout the West will be rolling into Bakersfield Speedway Friday and Saturday for the 25th annual Budweiser West Coast Dirt Track Nationals.
Late Models compete in a 30-lap feature on Friday night and a 50-lap feature on Saturday night. American Stocks run a full program, including a 30-lap feature, tonight. Modifieds, Super Streets and Hobby Stocks run heats tonight with features set for Saturday.
In a nutshell, there are 250 scheduled laps of racing set for Friday night and 330 laps (if there are enough cars for all the scheduled B and C mains) on Saturday night.
Competition should be intense in all divisions and most likely the Modifieds and Hobby Stocks will lure the most competitors with Late Models coming in third.
It’s pure guess work here, but I would not be surprised with a field of 40 or more Modifieds and 35 or more Hobby Stocks. Best guesses for Late Models would be between 25-30. Anything over 30 would be a huge bonus.
No matter what there will be more than enough cars to give the third-mile clay oval a severe pounding and the pits will be jam-packed and overflowing with cars.
This race starts a series of big-money races throughout the state and is the penultimate race of the season at Bakersfield Speedway.
The season ends with the George Steitz Memorial race for Modifieds, Streets, Hobbys and Minis on Oct. 22-23.
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