Author: William Kozak II

This year’s 2022 Pick Your Part Pro Late Model Champion Linny White, PYP PLM Championship Runner-Up Parker Malone, PYP PLM competitors Rob and Cody Kiemele and PYP PLM competitor Mike Weimann, have all lost their race cars in a devastating race shop fire.   The fire, which started Thursday around &helip;

Due to preparations for Formula Drift, there will be no Oval Practice on Thursday, 10/13/22. Thursday Night Thunder Drag Racing/Burnout will continue as scheduled.

IS&EC Welcomes IDS Real Estate Group as New Lessor IRWINDALE, September 22, 2022 – Irwindale Speedway & Event Center would like to welcome our new multi-year partner, IDS Real Estate Group. IDS has recently acquired the 63-acre property on which Irwindale Speedway and Irwindale Dragstrip are located. “On behalf of &helip;

LINNY WHITE – IRWINDALE LATE MODEL 2022 CHAMP – By Tim Kennedy Irwindale, CA, Sept. 10 – It was “First Responders Night” at Irwindale Speedway Saturday. Police, fire, ambulance and emergency service providers, including an airvac helicopter, were present in the infield with red lights flashing during the fan autograph &helip;

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Irwindale, CA., Sept. 3 – The latest Pick Your Part Night of Destruction at Irwindale Speedway attracted about 4,000 spectators despite the Labor Day weekend holiday and 105 degrees earlier in nearby Pasadena. It was still 95 degrees when racing started at 7:00. Many fans sat in the shaded area &helip;

The Open Practice scheduled for Friday, Sept 9th, has been moved to Saturday Morning from 9:30am to 12:30pm. For those who already registered, Competitor Gates will open at 8:30am. For those have yet to register for Saturday’s event, The credential window will open at 9:00am. 1/3 Mile Practice will be &helip;

Comp Schedule Sept 9th & 10th

Comp Schedule Sep 3

Thursday, Sept. 15th: NO OVAL TRACK PRACTICE

Due to a severe oil down during the first round of eliminations on Sunday, August 7th, Irwindale Dragstrip officials and Racers initially came to the decision to Re-attempt the event on Sunday, August 28th, with double points and double payout. After discussing the matter further with racers and the NHRA &helip;

Irwindale, CA., Aug. 13 – Advance Auto Parts racing on Irwindale Speedway ovals returned Saturday after an absence of four weeks. Competitors and fans starved for oval track racing turned out in admirable numbers. They did so despite an ongoing August heat wave in So Cal. Afternoon temperature reached 100 &helip;

Due to a severe oil down during the first round of eliminations on Sunday, August 7th, Irwindale Dragstrip officials and Racers came to the decision to Re-attempt the event at a future date. That date will be Sunday, August 28th. The event will see Double Points and Double Payout as &helip;

Comp Schedule Aug 12 and 13

NASCAR NIGHT & CHAIN RACER FIGURE-8 – By Tim Kennedy   Irwindale, CA, Jul. 9 – The monthly NASCAR Advance Auto Parts event for July had a new twist. When the seven usual main events for various classes concluded the first chain racers Figure-8 race held center stage. A 15-scored &helip;

JAKE DREW DOMINATES IRWINDALE ARCA WEST 150 – By Tim Kennedy Irwindale, CA, Jul. 2 – Homegrown rising star Jake Drew, 22, from Fullerton, dominated the second race of 2022 at Irwindale Speedway for the touring ARCA MenardsWest Series Saturday in front of a sellout crowd. He set the fastest &helip;

Comp Schedule July 8 & 9

Comp Schedule July 2nd

Due to a Special Event at Irwindale Speedway this Saturday, July 2nd, there will be NO overnight parking for Summit / JR competitors. The east parking lot will be at capacity (and then some) with spectators for the Independence Day Weekend Fireworks Show. We apologize for any inconvenience as we &helip;

There will no Oval Track Open Practice for this Friday, July 1st. NoD Divisions, we look forward to seeing you Saturday!!

TWO DOUBLE WINNERS @ IRWINDALE NASCAR NIGHT – By Tim Kennedy Irwindale, CA., Jun. 11 – The two most prolific feature winners in Irwindale Speedway history increased their growing totals Saturday during a nine-event program. It attracted about 3,000 spectators on a warm evening. Co-promoter Tim Huddleston observed his birthday &helip;

WHITE WINS IRWINDALE PRO LM $5,000 – By Tim Kennedy Irwindale, CA., May 28 – The special $5,000 to win posted by speedway management for the NASCAR Pro Late Model feature at Irwindale Speedway Saturday preceded LKQ-Pick Your Part Night of Destruction mayhem events. A near capacity crowd of 6,000 &helip;

Comp Schedule June 10th & 11th

Due to setup for “Fuel Fest Los Angeles” taking place this Saturday, there will be NO OVAL Testing available this Thursday, June 2nd. Thursday Night Thunder Drag Racing will go on as planned at Irwindale Dragstrip.

SPEARS TRIPLEHEADER @ IRWINDALE — GOMES WINS $6,000 – By Tim Kennedy IRWINDALE – May 21 – Point leader Jacob Gomes, the 2015 Spears SRL series champion, continued his dominant 2022 season Saturday at Irwindale Speedway. He won his third consecutive Spears Super Late Model victory in the fourth race &helip;

Irwindale Speedway will be adding  a 2nd Main Event for the Tucker Tire Enduro’s on the following dates: June 11th July 9th August 13th The schedule of events for the above dates will be released at a later date.

Due to a Special Event taking place at Irwindale Speedway on Saturday, June 4th, there will be NO OVERNIGHT CAMPING permitted on Saturday night for the the Sunday Summit race. Saturday’s “Fuel Fest Los Angeles” is projected to be a sold out event and the event will be utilizing the &helip;

Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend @ Irwindale Speedway!! SoCal’s Premier Motorsports Entertainment Venue is back with a very special edition of NIGHT OF DESTRUCTION presented by LKQ Pick Your Part. From a $5,000-To-Win NASCAR race, to our Famous Trailer Destruction race, N.o.D. Is sure to bring the THRILLS and the SPILLS! &helip;

Comp Schedule May 28 NoD

FULL MOON CHAOS @ IRWINDALE NASCAR NIGHT – By Tim Kennedy Irwindale, May 14 – NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Saturday this month fell on a full moon night and looked like the monthly “Night of Destruction” carnage. The busy program had eight main events, including two races with two comparable &helip;