Stephanie Odom

What to say, I'm a twenty year old living on the oh so beautiful Central Coast! I'm currently a college student trying to pursue my dreams and passions. I'm an online journalist and getting the ball rolling creating a website for dirt track racing here on the left cost (the one you're currently on. Thanks for visiting). Other than that, I'm a soccer coach, will kick you a double s at beer pong, like loud music, two am hikes, drunken phone calls and cinnamon pop tarts.

Antioch Speedway: Saturday, July 21st – King of the West Sprint Car Series, All Star Dwarf Cars Bakersfield Speedway: Saturday, July 21st – Super Late Models, IMCA Sport Mods, Hobby Stocks, Mini Stocks and NMRA Midgets Chowchilla Speedway: DARK Kings Speedway: DARK Marysville Raceway Park:Saturday, July 21st – 360 PACIFIC SPRINTS, SUPER STOCKS, MINI STOCKS, [...]

Jack Bland

This week’s edition of the Thursday Thrasher goes outside of California to Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, Maryland. In 1996 Jack Bland hit the opening of the wall at full speed sending him into the air and was hit by multiple cars. Bland survived the incident and has since put a car back on the track [...]

Wednesday Wheelie Santa Maria Style!

We’re getting back into the swing of things over here at California on Dirt and couldn’t be more excited. This week we will return with the weekly Wednesday Wheelie, Thursday Thrasher and Friday Fast Lane where you can find the weekend’s line up of events through out the state. For our first post back we [...]

West Coast Shootout Returns to Calistoga Speedway on August 4th

SANTA MARIA, CA – The West Coast Shootout Late Model Series will return to Napa Valley’s historical Calistoga Speedway on Saturday, August 4th. The event will pay $2,000 to win and $400 to start. Also on the card will be the Civil War Winged 360 Sprint Car Series. The West Coast Shootout co-sanctioned the first [...]

2012 Bakersfield Speedway Schedule

www.BakersfieldSpeedway.com – Bakersfield Speedway promoter Scott Schweitzer released the 2012 Bakersfield Speedway event schedule on Tuesday afternoon.  The much anticipated 2012 season, which features 33 race dates, will get under way on Saturday, March 3rd with four action packed divisions that night and it will conclude nearly eight month later after the 27th Annual Budweiser [...]

2012 Santa Maria Speedway Schedule

Santa Maria Speedway Promoter Chris Kearns has announced the 2012 schedule. The season will begin with a playday on April 7th with the first race the Bill Baker Memorial the following weekend. The 4th annual Santa Maria Town Center Mall Car Show will be March 31st – April 1st. March 31- April 1-  4th Annual [...]

2012 USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Car Schedule

Lance Jennings – Series Promoter Chris Kearns has released the 2012 Schedule for the USAC West Coast 360 Sprint Cars. The Central California based group is poised for seventeen nights of action, starting with their debut at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. In addition to Tulare, Hanford, and Santa Maria, the series will return to Bakersfield [...]

Tentative 2012 Schedule for Giant Chevrolet Speedway Released

Giant Chevrolet Speedway – The 2012 Promoter Scott Woodhouse has been plugging away trying to bring plenty of quality events to the fans and teams of Kings Speedway. Fan Favorites, KWS 410 Wing Sprints, USAC/CRA and Lucas Oil ASCS National Sprint Car Series are among the events returning in 2012. The Evett Memorial will host [...]

2012 AMSOIL/USAC CRA Schedule Released

Lance Jennings – Amsoil USAC/CRA Series Director Chris Kearns has released the 2012 schedule. Showcasing twenty-two nights of action, the traditional 410 cubic-inch powered cars will open their campaign at Perris with the “Sokola Shootout” on February 25th. The group will also return to the clay ovals of Hanford, Santa Maria, Watsonville, Calistoga, Chico, and [...]

Hat trick for Heckman

Kyle Heckman aboard his Bill Henderson Racing owned #11 Hopkins Engines/Victory Circle car collected their third consecutive victory Saturday at the Bakersfield Speedway in the IMCA Modified division. The night started off a bit on the rough side for Heckman as he faded to a fifth-place finish in his heat race.  Running under dry-slick conditions [...]

Daly Looks for 3-peat this Weekend at Santa Maria

This Saturday the Santa Maria Speedway will have a full night of stock car racing with the Super Late Models headlining the event. Also on the scorecard will be West Coast Street Stocks, MMI Services Hobby Stocks, Toste Construction Mini Stocks and Mini Dwarfs. The last two times the Super Late Models have ran at [...]

Final Johnny Key Classic Qualifier on Tap for Friday Night at Ocean

WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (August 17, 2011) – In the midst of a heavy battle for the points lead in the Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo championship, drivers will also be seeking a berth in the 51st Johnny Key Classic in Friday night’s action at Ocean Speedway. Four drivers will be locked in to the Johnny [...]

Heckman Earns Second-Straight Feature Win in Bakersfield

Kyle Heckman won his second consecutive IMCA Modified feature win this past Saturday at “The West’s Fastest 1/3 Mile High Banked Clay Oval,” Bakersfield Speedway. Driving a Bill Henderson owned Victory Circle Chassis with a Hopkins Racing Engines power-plant, the #11 machine engaged in a fierce duel with his stable-mate which went down to the [...]

Daly Races to Second Straight Super Late Model Victory at Santa Maria Speedway

Clay Daly picked up where he left off in Super Late Model action at the Santa Maria Speedway on Saturday night. The two time IMCA Modified State Champion won the June 25th feature event on the 1/3 mile clay oval and found himself back in victory lane Saturday night after passing early race leader Dino [...]

Sprints and Senior Sprints Clash at Ventura Saturday

Photo by SurfNSprint.com Lance Jennings – This Saturday, July 23rd, the traditional 360 Sprint Cars of the Ventura Racing Association will compete in Round #14 at Jim Naylor’s Ventura Raceway.  Joining the action packed card will be the Senior Sprints, Dwarf Cars, Mod Lites, Mod Lite Juniors, Junior Midgets & Mini Dwarfs. The front gates [...]