The 2025 Cars Tour West season is set to begin. The half-mile of Kern County Speedway is set for the season opener in Bakersfield, California. View Kern County Raceway results below. Dawson Sutton ...

The 80th season of dirt track racing in Bakersfield and Kern County is set to be one landmark as Bakersfield Speedway and Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway announce a significant partnership.

A suspect of an abuse investigation was shot and killed Tuesday evening by Kern County Sheriff’s Office deputies at a park in southeast Bakersfield, officials said.