Spencer Bayston and Ryan Timms are among the names expected to race with the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series this weekend at both Kevin Harvick's Kern County Raceway and Kings Speedway. 

Bayston will make his debut in the Jason Meyers Racing No. 14, the car he will race during the Kubota High Limit Racing season in 2025. Timms will again drive the Roth Motorsports No. 83 after driving for the team at Trophy Cup this past weekend. 

The doubleheader weekend will begin on Friday night, October 25 with 410 Sprint Cars roaring to life at Kevin Harvick's Kern County Raceway for the October Classic in conjunction with the ARCA Menards Series West and SPEARS Southwest Tour, which will be practicing on the neighboring half-mile paved oval earlier in the day.

NARC then heads north on Saturday, October 26 for the Anthony Simone Classic at Kings Speedway in Hanford, California. The Anthony Simone Classic, a race held in memory of the late Fresno-based driver, is a unique event for the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series.

Known as ‘Mr. Excitement,’ the event is a celebration of Simone’s spirited personality and legendary stories, both on and off the track. His iconic No. 10 machine and trademark mustache were synonymous with his racing career where he raced on both pavement and dirt. Shane Golobic, Rico Abreu and Corey Day are past winners of the event that began in 2021. 

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Championship Coming Down To-The-Wire

Cole Macedo brings a slim 11-point advantage into Bakersfield, a position he reclaimed after his victory at the Chris & Brian Faria Memorial on October 12. Now back in the driver’s seat of the championship chase for the NARC King of the West title, the Lemoore racer hopes to build a healthy cushion to ease the pressure of going into the November 2 season finale at Stockton.

“Ultimately, the goal is to have a big enough points lead where we can have some breathing room at Stockton,” mentioned Macedo. “I’d love to have a little bit of a bubble to have a decent night and not worry about it, run really hard, and put it all on the line.”

In the lone NARC trip to Kings this season, Macedo piloted the Tarlton Motorsports No. 21 entry scored a pair of third place finishes during the Morrie William Memorial Twin 20s and won the event championship. His last journey to Kern ended with a fourth-place result, his career-best at the facility.

On the other side of the battlefield is Justin Sanders. The Aromas driver is determined to bounce back big after a heartbreaking night at Tulare, which saw him bow out early due to mechanical problems. Something notable that favors the Mittry Motorsports  No. 2X chauffeur is that he’s achieved wins at both tracks. The last two times NARC has been to Hanford, both during the Williams Memorial weekend, Sanders has won. His lone winner’s circle visit at Kern was on October 30, 2021.

While there is no doubt the chase for the King of the West championship has been a primary focus, the race for third in the table is also a hot contest between three competitors.

2017 NARC champion Bud Kaeding leads the trio, rustling for third in points. Representing Campbell, Kaeding has a streak of five consecutive Top 10 finishes. A winner at Kings in 2012, he boasts four top five’s and a lone podium at Kern when he finished runner-up in 2019.

Leading Rookie of the Year candidate Caeden Steele hopes to rebound from a tough night in Tulare a couple of weeks ago. Trailing Kaeding by 18 markers, the Easton driver will hope to carve his way to the podium in his remarkable campaign. At Kings at the beginning of the month, he was tenth and sixth in the Twin 20s of “The Morrie.”  He has never made an appearance at Kern.

Completing the current top five in points, Oakley’s Dylan Bloomfield is among several drivers hungry for his first career NARC feature. Aboard the Dave and Debbie Vertullo-owned No. 83V, he finished fourth and fifth in his last two series starts, with his previous venture to Kings producing a fifth-place result, and he was sixth in his most recent outing at Kern. He’s 26 points behind Kaeding and just eight markers behind Steele.

Who To Watch

Shane Golobic, as noted, will be a driver to be on the lookout for. The Fremont pilot in the Matt Wood Racing No. 17W has had a fair share of success at both venues. His lone win at Hanford was the Simone Classic in ’21, while he’s collected three victories at KCRP, including one in 2021 and two in 2018.

Two-time NARC champion Dominic Scelzi is also ready to rip at two tracks he’s managed to succeed at over the years. The Fresno phenom swept the pair of NARC events at Kern in 2019 and has amassed an impressive win total of five visits to victory lane at Kings.

Two other newcomers not to be discounted are Gauge Garcia and Dominic Gorden. Behind the wheel of the Keller Motorsports No. 2K, Garcia had an impressive third place at Kings, while his lone appearance at KCRP resulted in a 15th-place finish. posting. Both results were from last year, but the young man from Lemoore finished eleventh in both Twin 20s for the Morrie Williams Memorial at Kings earlier in October.

Dominic Gorden remains the only Rookie to have won a NARC main event this season. The young man from Clovis recently had his best run ever at Kings when he finished ninth in the second Twin 20 a few weeks ago, and in his only trip to Kern, he was seventh last year.

A notable addition to the mix will be Justyn Cox, who steps back into the Bates-Hamilton Racing No. 42X entry after a hiatus due to an injury suffered at the Douglas County Dirt Track on August 26 with High Limit Racing. Before being sidelined, Cox picked up a win at Cottage Grove this season and was in contention for a victory at Santa Maria in late July. The Roseville racer has a good history with NARC at Hanford, including eight Top 10s in eleven career starts, including two podium finishes.

2019 NARC champion D.J. Netto is hopeful to earn his first series win of the season. It has not been for lack of trying. The Hanford native was a couple of laps away from doing so at Tulare in the most recent NARC event.

Arizona transplant Nick Parker is looking to build off of what’s been an incredible 2024 season. Now living in Chico, Parker has procured a pair of his first career top five results with NARC earlier this season.

Benicia’s Billy Aton is another NARC regular making the journey this weekend. He has three top ten finishes this season, with one coming at Kings. He has five top ten’s at Kings, including a fifth-place finish in 2021.