Bakersfield Speedway
Hogge, Moore win at Bakersfield's Bud Nationals
From track and correspondent reports
Dean Moore's new Victory Circle machine. (K.C. Rooney)
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Oct. 10-11) — A pair of drivers piloting hometown Victory Circle chassis dominated the 23rd annual Budweiser West Coast Dirt Nationals at Bakersfield Speedway. Bobby Hogge IV of Salinas, Calif., picked up $2,000 for winning Friday's opening feature while Dean Moore of Grand Junction, Colo., earned $3,000 in Saturday's finale. | Saturday slideshow | Friday slideshow
Hogge finished third in Saturday's 50-lapper and had the best combined finishes on the weekend. Andy Obertello of Hollister, Calif., and A.J. Kirkpatrick of Castroville, Calif., also posted top-five finishes in the 30- and 50-lap events at the quarter-mile Bakersfield oval in the unsanctioned competition. Moore's victory came the day before his 48th birthday.
Oct. 10: (1) Bobby Hogge IV, (2) Brad Pounds, (3) Andy Obertello, (4) Dick Shepherd, (5) A.J. Kirkpatrick, (6) Rob Mayea, (7) Billy Griffin, (8) Mark Carrell, (9) Devin Crockett, (10) Dean Moore, (11) Zack Forster, (12) Ron Bartels, (13) Mike Kirby, (14) Steve Drake, (15) Bill Bartels, (16) Jason Selvidge, (17) David Childress, (18) Nick Bartels, (19) Ronnie Williams, (20) Dino Napier, (21) John Lowrey, (22) Jason Davis. Scratched: Ryan Cotrell. Heat race winners (among 25 cars): Obertello, B. Bartels, R. Bartels. Consolation winner: Kirkpatrick.
Oct. 11: (1) Dean Moore, (2) A.J. Kirkpatrick, (3) Bobby Hogge IV, (4) Andy Obertello, (5) Steve Drake, (6) Rob Mayea, (7) Devin Crockett, (8) Mark Carrell, (9) Robert Sanders, (10) Ron Bartels, (11) Chris Shannon, (12) Nick Bartels, (13) John Lowrey, (14) John Piker, (15) Johnny Malcolm, (16) Jason Selvidge, (17) David Childress, (18) Anthony Barket, (19) Billy Griffin, (20) Dick Shepherd, (21) Jason Davis, (22) Mike Kirby. Scratched: Zack Forster. Heat race winners (among 25 cars): Piker, R. Bartels, Griffin. Consolation winner: Mayea.
