Posts Tagged ‘Ventura Raceway’
WESTERN MIDGET RACING ANNOUNCES TRIPLE CROWN OF MAJOR EVENTS FOR 2024
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (June 28, 2024) – Western Midget Racing has announced a triple crown of three major two-day events that will carry extra purses and excitement across California. Each two-day event will pay at least $500 to win on Friday night and $1200 to win / $150 to start on Saturday night, with additional sponsorship…
Read MoreLOGAN MITCHELL SCORES FOURTH WMR WIN OF 2024 WITH VENTURA RACEWAY TRIUMPH
VENTURA, CALIFORNIA (June 23, 2024) – Logan Mitchell of Santa Cruz steered his No. 96x Western Midget Racing entry to his fourth win of the season against one of the strongest fields of the year on a foggy Saturday night at Ventura Raceway. Mitchell’s win boosts his championship lead to an eight point advantage over…
Read MoreBRYANT BELL TOPS LOGAN MITCHELL IN WESTERN MIDGET RACING THRILLER AT VENTURA
VENTURA, CALIFORNIA (May 4, 2024) – 2023 Western Midget Racing champion Bryant Bell of Oakley, Calif. outlasted series runner-up Logan Mitchell of Santa Cruz to claim round three of the WMR at Ventura Raceway on Saturday night. Bell became the third different winner of the 2024 season as well. Photo by AJ Johnson Bell and…
Read MoreWESTERN MIDGET RACING RETURNS TO VENTURA RACEWAY THIS SATURDAY NIGHT
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (May 1, 2024) – Western Midget Racing returns to Ventura Raceway for the second time in 2024 on Saturday night May 4, bringing a red-hot championship battle back to the dirt track by the Pacific Ocean. A busy lineup of racing sees Dwarf Cars, California Lightning Sprints, IMCA Sport Compacts, Hobby Stocks, and…
Read MoreANTHONY BRUNO EARNS FIRST CAREER WMR WIN AT VENTURA RACEWAY
VENTURA, CALIFORNIA (March 17, 2024) – San Jose’s Anthony Bruno opened the 2024 Western Midget Racing season with his first career trip to victory lane in a Midget, winning the 20-lap feature on Saturday night at Ventura Raceway. Bruno shared the front row of the feature with series stalwart Kyle Hawse of Las Vegas, Nevada.…
Read MoreWESTERN MIDGET RACING 2024 SEASON RACES INTO VENTURA RACEWAY THIS SATURDAY
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (March 13, 2024) – Western Midget Racing kicks off a busy season full of marquee events and competitive dirt midget racing this Saturday night at Ventura Raceway. The Ventura round fires off a 2024 schedule with 19 races, with the championship journey concluding at Ventura on October 26 as well. All told, WMR’s…
Read More2024 WESTERN MIDGET RACING SLATE UNVEILED FEATURING 18 RACES AT SIX CALIFORNIA DIRT TRACKS
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (January 10, 2024) – The sixth season for Western Midget Racing has been announced with six California dirt tracks set to host the grassroots Midget series as drivers compete for the coveted championship. Photo by Top Dawg Photos An 18-race slate awaits, including the season being bookended by races at Ventura Raceway on…
Read MoreBRYANT BELL COMPLETES THE MISSION WITH A WALK OFF WIN AND WMR CHAMPIONSHIP AT VENTURA
VENTURA, CALIFORNIA (October 22, 2023) – Bryant Bell of Oakley won the 2023 Western Midget Racing championship with a walk off victory in Saturday’s 20-lap feature at Ventura Raceway, breaking his tie with Santa Cruz’ Logan Mitchell for the crown and holding off Surprise, Ariz.’s Drake Edwards for his fifth win of the season. Bell…
Read MoreBRYANT BELL AND LOGAN MITCHELL DRIVE INTO VENTURA RACEWAY TIED FOR WMR CHAMPIONSHIP
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (October 18, 2023) – An unprecedented moment in Midget racing on the West Coast will come to its exciting conclusion on Saturday night at Ventura Raceway, when Oakley’s Bryant Bell and Santa Cruz’ Logan Mitchell settle the score in their tied championship battle for the 2023 Western Midget Racing crown. The 17-year-old Bell…
Read MoreDRAKE EDWARDS DARTS TO WMR WAGSDASH WIN AT VENTURA
VENTURA, CALIFORNIA (June 18, 2023) – Drake Edwards of Surprise, Ariz. won his sixth-career Western Midget Racing victory and third at Ventura Raceway, claiming the prestigious Wagsdash on Saturday night. The victory in the 25-lap feature paid $1,000-to-win. Boscacci Racing teammates Blake Bower of Brentwood and Bryant Bell of Oakley split the eight-lap heat races…
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