Kelly Weitzel Racing

10/24/2026

Congratulations!!!

🏁🏆 Celebrating our 2026 SoCal Lightning Sprints Top Three! 🏆🏁

A season of hard racing, determination, and dedication has brought these drivers to the top of the final standings!

🥇 David Taft — 2026 Season Champion
🥈 Jeff Dyer — 2nd Place
🥉 Peter Benker — 3rd Place

These accomplishments represent so much more than time behind the wheel. They reflect countless hours in the shop, the commitment to keep showing up, and the support of the crews, families, and sponsors who help make every race possible.

Congratulations to David, Jeff, and Peter on a season to be proud of! 👏 And thank you to all our racers, teams, and fans for being part of the SoCal Lightning Sprints family. 🏁

10/24/2026

It’s race day at Barona Speedway! 🏎️ 💨 🏁

Topless Sport Mods & Mods
💴 $1000 to win Dwarf cars
Sport Compacts, Pure Stocks, and Hobby Stocks

Trick or treating on the front stretch! 🍬 👻 🎃

Aldridge Racing is feeling hopeful!!!

Hopefully just the right amount of rain has fallen to give us racers a great track to race on!!! It’ll be the last race of the season and let’s not forget trunk or treating on the front stretch!

Will keep our page updated as we are given any information.

10/10/2026

Well we were covered for the brief downpour… now that the rain has stopped and RACES have been CANCELLED, i guess I’ll unload and get her tucked in for tonight/tomorrow’s storm.

10/10/2026

🚨 RACES CANCELLED — SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10 🚨

Tonight’s racing at Barona Speedway has been cancelled due to uncertainty of weather.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate the understanding of our fans, racers, crews, and sponsors. We know many of you planned your day around being at the track, and we’re sorry for the change.

Please help us spread the word by sharing this post. Thank you for your continued support of Barona Speedway. 🏁

10/10/2026

Rain Rain stay away so we can have the night to play!

⛅️🎃🌧️🎃☔️

It’s not raining pumpkins yet! Barona has moved start times up to get tonight’s racing in!

Thank you Barona Speedway!!

🔊 Due to weather forecasts & Championship night for some divisions, we are moving everything up 1hr.

UPDATED START TIMES FOR OCT. 10th.

Gates Open at 1pm.

MINI DWARFS AND JR. SPRINTS @ 3:45.

OPENING CEREMONIES 4:50.

RACING STARTS .

We appreciate everyone's cooperation and support in getting the race in for everyone

10/10/2026

Lightning Sprints with our wings 🪽 on, are on the schedule for tomorrow at Barona Speedway.

Tomorrow’s racing Pit Notes
PLEASE READ 📖

All Safety gear is required while on the race track as well as a working race receiver.

Look forward to seeing everyone at the track 🏁

10/05/2026

🏁 RACE WEEK IS HERE! 🏁

We’re back at Barona Speedway this Saturday, October 10th for another full night of dirt track racing!

⏰ Front Gates Open: 2PM
🏁 Racing Starts: 6 PM

🏁 Featuring:
• IMCA Modifieds — Ball Auto Group
• IMCA Sport Mods — Black Widow Diesel
• IMCA Stock Cars — Proper Plumbing
• Socal Lightning Sprints
• Pony Stocks
• Pure Stocks
• Kids Classes

🎟️ ADMISSION
Adults: $20
Kids Ages 7–17: $10
Seniors & First Responders: $10

🎥 Streaming LIVE on IMCA.TV

Bring the family, grab your favorite seat, and get ready for another Saturday night under the lights at Barona Speedway! 🔥🏁

🎤 Huge thank you to our amazing sponsors for making racing possible:

📌 El Cajon Ford
📌 Ball Auto Group — IMCA Modified Title Sponsor
📌 Proper Plumbing — IMCA Stock Cars Title Sponsor
📌 Funk Racecars, Ramona, CA
📌 Budget Grading
📌 FRYE Mechanical — Pure Stock Title Sponsor
📌 Weather Master Roofing
📌 Black Widow Diesel — IMCA Sport Mods Title Sponsor
📌 Murphy Fence
📌 CPL Cable Pipe & Leak Detection
📌 Coachwerxs
📌 L T Construction
📌 Allied American Construction & Restoration
📌 Marci McKown — The Racing Realtor
📌 The STUDY Lounge
📌 SJ Transport
📌 Wayne Miller Mobile Tire
📌 Bee Emergency Bee Removals
📌 RDO Equipment Co.
📌 San Diego Pacific Crest Services
📌 Pender Electric
📌 Bryan’s Racing Enterprises
📌 SC Tile Company
📌 Accurate Underground
📌 Diamond D Feed Store, Ramona
📌 JJT Carpentry
📌 Rugged Radios
📌 All In Pumping
📌 Whelen Engineering Company, Inc.
📌 Ramona Chamber of Commerce

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SanDiegoEvents

09/22/2026

Sliding into the 1st day of Fall 🍁 🍂 🍁