(Editor's Note: Saturday's race at Kevin Harvick's Kern Raceway has been postponed due to an unfavorable forecast. It has been rescheduled for December 20 when the CARS Tour West Pro Late Models will crown its champion. Kevin and Keelan Harvick will not be in competition that day due to a prior engagement.)

Way back in January it was announced that Bakersfield Speedway would be moving all of its operations to the ⅓-mile dirt track at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway. Included in that move was the NARC 410 Sprint Cars date scheduled for Saturday, October 25.

More 2026 news is coming out of the Spears CARS Tour West today with the announcement of a Southwest Pro Late Model division. The 10-race tour will visit eight tracks primarily across Arizona, California and Nevada - starting with the 13th Annual Chilly Willy at Tucson Speedway (Jan. 17) and concluding at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway (Oct. 17).

The Spears CARS Tour West today unveiled a seven-race schedule for its Super Late Model division for the 2026 season - a two-race increase from the number of 2025 events. The expanded slate features stops in four states: California, Colorado, Nevada and Washington, opening with a 150-lap shootout at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Feb. 21 and returning to Las Vegas for SLM championship weekend on Nov. 14.

At just 13 years old, Keelan Harvick will be taking the next step up the ladder of his racing career on October 25 at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway in Bakersfield, California. The son of the 2014 NASCAR Cup Series champion will be making his Super Late Model debut at the high-banked half-mile oval with CARS Tour West.

The Harvick Cup rolls into Dacono, Colorado for Round Four as the CARS Tour West Pro Late Models take on the 0.375-mile Colorado National Speedway on Saturday night. Kevin Harvick and Keelan Harvick headline the entry list, but there’s a strong crop of contenders who have made the trip to the Centennial State looking to steal the headlines.

The Harvick Cup fueled by Hunt Brothers Pizza turns its attention to the “Birthplace of the NASCAR Stars” on Saturday night for a Pro Late Model showdown with the CARS Tour. Kevin Harvick will look to narrow the gap to Keelan Harvick in a 100-lap battle at North Carolina’s Hickory Motor Speedway.

Two generations. One year-long battle for bragging rights.