WESTERN MIDGET RACING HEADS FOR OCEAN AND PETALUMA DOUBLEHEADER

WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (April 22, 2025) – Western Midget Racing stages its first doubleheader weekend of the 2025 season on Friday and Saturday nights, racing into Watsonville’s Ocean Speedway and Petaluma Speedway with its stock production midgets. The races serve as rounds two and three of the 2025 WMR championship campaign. Photo by Saul Leon Friday’s…

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BRUNO CLAIMS SECOND CONSECUTIVE WESTERN MIDGET RACING OPENER AT VENTURA

VENTURA, CALIFORNIA (March 23, 2025) – San Jose’s Anthony Bruno led wire-to-wire to win his second consecutive Western Midget Racing season opener at Ventura Raceway on Saturday night. A late charge from Santa Cruz’ Logan Mitchell fell short at the checkered flag of the 20-lap feature. Delano’s Terry Nichols and Bruno were the front row…

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WESTERN MIDGET RACING LAUNCHES 2025 SEASON SATURDAY NIGHT IN VENTURA

VENTURA, CALIFORNIA (March 20, 2025) – Ventura Raceway will host the opening round of the 2025 Western Midget Racing season on Saturday night, with the seaside dirt track welcoming the stock production Midgets for the 29th time in series history. A busy night of racing is planned with VRA Sprint Cars, VRA Senior Sprints, Dwarf…

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BRYANT BELL EARNS FOURTH CAREER OCEAN SPEEDWAY WMR WIN ON FRIDAY NIGHT

WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (June 7, 2024) – 2023 Western Midget Racing champion Bryant Bell of Oakley, Calif. steered Tony Boscacci’s No. 09 Spike Chassis to victory lane for the fourth time in his career at Watsonville’s Ocean Speedway on Friday night. The victory moves Bell back within six points of Logan Mitchell of Santa Cruz in…

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DRAKE EDWARDS STRIKES BLACK GOLD WITH INAUGURAL BAKERSFIELD WMR WIN

BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA (September 9, 2023) – Surprise, Ariz.’s Drake Edwards won his fifth points paying Western Midget Racing race of the 2023 season by striking black gold in the inaugural series race at Bakersfield Speedway on Saturday night. The victory was also Edwards’ third in the last four races. Edwards and Joey Klemish of Cortez,…

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BLAKE BOWER SCORES TENTH CAREER WATSONVILLE VICTORY WITH WMR

WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (May 12, 2023) – 2022 Western Midget Racing champion Blake Bower of Brentwood continued to dominate racing at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville, Calif., scoring his tenth career victory at the Santa Cruz County Faigrounds dirt track on Friday night. Bower and Todd Hawse of Moorpark split the two heat races for outstanding 15-car…

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VENTURA RACEWAY UP NEXT FOR 2023 WESTERN MIDGET RACING SEASON

WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (April 27, 2023) – Western Midget Racing hits one its mainstay venues on Saturday night, hitting Ventura Raceway for the third race of the 2023 championship. Ventura Raceway will host WMR on three occasions this year, continuing its place as a centerpiece of the series calendar. VRA Sprint Cars, Senior Sprints, VRA Hobby…

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BLAKE BOWER CLAIMS 2022 WESTERN MIDGET RACING CHAMPIONSHIP WITH VENTURA WIN

Ventura, Calif. (October 30, 2022) – Brentwood’s Blake Bower completed his claim on back-to-back Western Midget Racing presented by Masters Design and Construction championships on Saturday night, earning his 12th win of the season at Ventura Raceway. The best 12 finishes format leaves Bower with a perfect 600-point score, adding to his incredible run in…

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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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AJ HERNANDEZ GRABS FIRST CAREER WMR WIN IN VENTURA

Ventura, Calif. (August 27, 2022) – Phoenix’s AJ Hernandez won his first career Western Midget Racing presented by Masters Design and Construction feature on Saturday night in a 20-lap contest at Ventura Raceway. Hernandez was driving the potent No. 11 Triple-X Chassis with a stock production GM power plant. Photo by Top Dawg Photos Las…

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