WESTERN MIDGET RACING UPDATES 2023 SCHEDULE WITH ADDITION OF BAKERSFIELD SPEEDWAY

WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (February 8, 2023) – Western Midget Racing has partnered with Scott Schweitzer at Bakersfield Speedway to host a 2023 National Series round on September 2. The event was previously scheduled for Ventura Raceway on August 26, but was canceled due a fairgrounds scheduling conflict. Photo by Maxwell Patrick Imagery Bakersfield Speedway will become…

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WESTERN MIDGET RACING REVEALS 2023 SCHEDULE AND CHAMPIONSHIP FORMAT

Watsonville, Calif. (December 8, 2022) – Western Midget Racing has revealed its 2023 schedule and championship format including a new venue and two championships to be contested. WMR will crown individual champions for both the Arizona region and the California region in the upcoming season. A series of four national races at Ventura Raceway will…

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JOSH YOUNG WINS WESTERN MIDGET RACING DEBUT AT ANTIOCH

Antioch, Calif. (September 25, 2022) – Wingless Sprint Car contender Josh Young of Roseville scored his first career Western Midget Racing feature win during his debut appearance on Saturday night at Antioch Speedway. Young topped the 20-lap feature for WMR Presented by Masters Design and Construction. Oakley’s Bryant Bell led a rare time trial session…

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WESTERN MIDGET RACING RACES BACK TO ANTIOCH SPEEDWAY ON SATURDAY

WATSONVILLE, CALIF. (September 23, 2022) – Antioch Speedway at the Contra Costa County Fairgrounds will host the open wheel action of the Western Midget Racing presented by Masters Design and Construction for the third time in 2022 on Saturday night. The championship night for the Wingless Sprint Cars and Mini Stocks is also on tap…

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BOWER COMPLETES WEEKEND SWEEP WITH WMR WIN AT ANTIOCH

Antioch, Calif. (June 12, 2022) – 2021 Western Midget Racing presented by Masters Design and Construction champion Blake Bower of Brentwood swept this weekend’s events, claiming both Friday’s action at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville and Saturday’s contest at Antioch Speedway. Peoria, Ariz.’s Cory Brown won the lone heat race at Antioch before Oakley’s Bryant Bell…

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THIRD NORCAL DOUBLEHEADER OF THE YEAR SET FOR WMR AT OCEAN AND ANTIOCH

WATSONVILLE, CALIF. (June 9, 2022) – After a three-week break from a busy 30-race slate, the Western Midget Racing presented by Masters Design and Construction drivers will duel in a Northern California doubleheader. WMR’s stock production-powered Midgets will race at Ocean Speedway during Friday’s Pombo/Sargent Classic in Watsonville before venturing back to the Contra Costa…

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BORDENAVE TOPS WESTERN MIDGET RACING ACTION AT ANTIOCH SPEEDWAY

Antioch, Calif. (April 17, 2022) – Underneath a full moon over turn two, French Camp’s Sage Bordenave earned his second career Western Midget Racing presented by Masters Design and Construction feature on Saturday night at Antioch Speedway. A challenging night of action for the stock production Midget racers saw Bordenave outlast them all in a…

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WESTERN MIDGET RACING TO AWARD TRAVEL MONEY AT EACH 2022 ROUND

WATSONVILLE, CALIF. (March 17, 2022) – Western Midget Racing presented by Masters Design and Construction has partnered with its race tracks and sponsors, such as Full Throttle Kustomz, Extreme Mufflers, and West Evans Motorsports, to offer $400 in cash awards for the furthest travelers at each race in 2022. Teams who travel more than 240…

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WESTERN MIDGET RACING UNVEILS 2022 CHAMPIONSHIP TRAIL

WATSONVILLE, CALIF. (December 28, 2021) – Western Midget Racing presented by Masters Design and Construction has unveiled its 2022 schedule, with the stock production powered Midgets slated for 31 races across six different dirt tracks on the West Coast. The season is book ended by visits to Adobe Mountain Speedway in Glendale, Ariz. with races…

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