BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Dylan Zampa and Tanner Huddleston each swept qualifying and feature competition Saturday night during the October Classic at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway, where the CARS Tour West concluded its 2026 championship season.
The event, presented by Haddad Dodge RAM, featured four divisions of competition, highlighted by the 125-lap Harvey L. Hall 125 for the CARS Tour Southwest Pro Late Models and the 75-lap Haddad Dodge RAM 75 for the CARS Tour West/Kern Raceway Limited Late Models.
Zampa established himself as the driver to beat in Pro Late Model competition, turning an 18.031-second qualifying lap aboard his No. 29 before returning to capture the Harvey L. Hall 125.
Zampa completed the 125-lap distance with a 3.999-second advantage over Jaron Giannini in the No. 23. Jeremy Doss finished third in the No. 24, followed by Buddy Shepherd in the No. 22.
While Zampa collected the feature victory, Robby Sawyer secured the 2026 CARS Tour West Pro Late Model Series Championship aboard his No. 7.
The event also marked the conclusion of the Pro Late Model Triple Crown competition, which carried a $7,500 championship prize.
In Limited Late Model competition, Huddleston matched Zampa’s qualifying and feature sweep, setting fast time at 19.327 seconds before winning the 75-lap Haddad Dodge RAM 75.
Driving the No. 56, Huddleston finished just 0.987 seconds ahead of Jeffrey Peterson’s No. 51P in one of the closest finishes of the evening. Joey Iest completed the podium in third aboard the No. 88.
Christian Bazen secured the 2026 Kern Raceway Limited Late Model track championship, adding another title to the evening’s championship celebrations.
Peterson, who finished runner-up in the Limited Late Model feature, also competed in the NASCAR Crown Vic division, where he drove his No. 34 to victory in the 30-lap main event.
Rider Gardner finished second in the No. 76, 2.452 seconds behind Peterson, while Richard Herzog rounded out the top three in the No. 7H.
The Crown Vic victory gave Peterson a win and a runner-up finish in two different divisions during the same program.
In the 30-lap CARS Tour West Legends feature, Logan Chambers drove his No. 13 to victory, finishing 5.258 seconds ahead of Jarred Torres in the No. 07. Antonio Gonzales completed the podium aboard the No. 84.
