OCEAN AND ANTIOCH SPEEDWAYS UP NEXT FOR WESTERN MIDGET RACING
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA (July 24, 2024) – Oakley’s Bryant Bell leads Western Midget Racing into another doubleheader weekend this Friday and Saturday night with action at Ocean Speedway and Antioch Speedway. Friday’s race in Watsonville includes the Ocean Sprints presented by Taco Bravo. WMR’s lone 2024 stop at Antioch Speedway on Saturday is in support of the Hunt Magnetos Wingless Sprints. Photo by Top Dawg Photos
Friday races will be streamed live on www.StarsonDirt.TV Antioch Speedway does not have streaming in 2024. Race fans are encouraged to grab a ticket to check out the open wheel dirt track action both nights. Weekend forecasts call for comfortable weather both nights, following a sizzling hot stretch which has challenged both race teams and the fans.
Bell stormed into the Western Midget Racing points lead after sweeping the Howard Kaeding Classic weekend on July 12 and 13 at Ocean Speedway. The weekend winning performances also kicked off the lucrative Triple Crown series and paid Bell $1700 for his work in the stock production powered Midget series. Bell has also won four of the last five WMR races.
Incidents on both nights of the HK Classic dropped incoming points leader Logan Mitchell of Santa Cruz down to a 40-point deficit in the standings in the No. 96x car. Mitchell still has an outstanding four wins on his 2024 resume and will aim for more with seven rounds remaining this season.
San Jose’s Anthony Bruno ranks third in the championship with just a two-point lead over Santa Clarita’s Adam Weisberg and a four point advantage over Kyle Hawse of Las Vegas in a tight duel for third in the standings.
Other series regulars have included Todd Hawse of Moorpark, Terry Nichols of Delano, Nate Wait of Lodi, and Marvin Mitchell of Madera. Wait and Nichols both suffered crashes during the Kaeding Classic weekend while battling for strong finishes. Each will be searching for their first series win this weekend.
For rules and series information, visit www.WesternMidgetRacing.com
2024 WMR Schedule – Subject to Change
March 16 Ventura Raceway – WINNER: Anthony Bruno
March 29 Ocean Speedway – RAIN OUT
March 30 Marysville Raceway – RAIN OUT
April 20 Bakersfield Speedway – WINNER: Logan Mitchell
May 4 Ventura Raceway – WINNER: Bryant Bell
May 17 Ocean Speedway – WINNER: Logan Mitchell
May 18 Petaluma Speedway w/ BCRA Tom Manning Memorial – WINNER: Logan Mitchell
June 7 Ocean Speedway – WINNER: Bryant Bell
June 8 Petaluma Speedway – WINNER: Bryant Bell
June 22 Ventura Raceway – WINNER: Logan Mitchell
July 12 Ocean Speedway Howard Kaeding Classic** – WINNER: Bryant Bell
July 13 Ocean Speedway Howard Kaeding Classic** – WINNER: Bryant Bell
July 26 Ocean Speedway
July 27 Antioch Speedway
August 9 Ocean Speedway Johnny Key Classic**
August 10 Ocean Speedway Johnny Key Classic**
September 21 Bakersfield Speedway
October 25 Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway October Classic**
October 26 Ventura Raceway**
** indicates Triple Crown event