Irwindale, CA – Irwindale Speedway & Event Center, the premier motorsports facility of its kind in Southern California, is pleased to announce its 2020 event schedule.
NASCAR will return on the 2nd Saturday of each month from March through Oct with the Whelen All American Race Series schedule. The fan favorite “Night of Destruction” presented by LKQ Pick Your Part, will return with seven events spanning January to December. New to the Speedway in 2020 will be “Outlaw Stock Car Racing” which will see some new, open-style, I.S. sanctioned divisions take to the track featuring Super Late Models, Pro Late Models and Modifieds.
Regional Series and Special Events will play an even bigger role for the speedway in 2020. I.S. will see the SRL Spears Southwest Tour and Spears Mfg. Modifieds come to town for multiple events. The premier race being the February 1st, season opening, Sunrise Ford All-Star Showdown presented by West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame. The big money show will see Super Late Models tackle the 1/2 mile for a grueling 200 lap showdown that will pay $25,000 to the winner. The Pro Late Models will make their debut on the 1/3 mile with $10,000 to the winner of the 100 lap showdown. In March, the newly formed ARCA Menards West Series (Formerly the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West) will debut at Irwindale Speedway as part of the March 28thNight of Destruction. Summer Motorsports Mayhem will return again in June with Stunts and Pyrotechnics. Formula Drift: Title Fight will also return to “The House of Drift” in October for what is sure to be another ground breaking event.
Jan 25 Night of Destruction presented by LKQ Pick Your Part
Feb 1 Sunrise Ford ALL-STAR SHOWDOWN presented by West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame
March 14 NASCAR OPENING NIGHT: LM (Twins), SR, SS,END, LEG
March 28 Night of Destruction presented by LKQ Pick Your Part PLUS ARCA Menards West Series
April 11 NASCAR Night: LM (Twins), SR, SS, END, LEG
April 25 SRL Spears Southwest Tour & Spears Mfg. Modifieds PLUS SWTT and PLM
May 9 NASCAR Night: LM (Twins), SR, SS, END, LEG
May 23 Night of Destruction presented by LKQ Pick Your Part PLUS LM (Twins)
May 30 OUTLAW Stock Car Racing: SLM, PLM, Mod, SWTT
June 13 NASCAR Night: LM (Twins), SR, SS, END, LEG
June 20 Summer Motorsports Mayhem
June 27 OUTLAW Stock Car Racing: SLM, PLM, SWTT
July 4 Night of Destruction presented by LKQ Pick Your Part PLUS LM (Twins)
July 11 NASCAR Night: LM (Twins), SR, SS, END, LEG
July 18 SRL Spears Southwest Tour & Spears Mfg. Modifieds PLUS SWTT and PLM
Aug 8 NASCAR Night: LM (Twins), SR, SS, END, LEG
Aug 22 Night of Destruction presented by LKQ Pick Your Part PLUS LM (Twins)
Sept 12 NASCAR Night: LM (Twins), SR, SS, END, LEG
Sept 19 OUTLAW Stock Car Racing: SLM, PLM, Mod, SWTT
Oct 10 NASCAR Season Finale: SR (Twins), SS, END, LEG
Oct 15-17 Formula Drift Title Fight at “The House of Drift”
Oct 31 Night of Destruction presented by LKQ Pick Your Part
Dec 19 Night of Destruction Season Finale presented by LKQ Pick Your Part
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On the dragstrip side, Thursday Night Thunder will continue each week, except Holidays. Additionally, the first Saturday of the month will be reserved for drag racing (Except February). Saturday Drags seeks to provide a location for car enthusiasts to meet up and talk shop, race their cars, do burnouts in the Burnout Box or just watch the action.
The NHRA Summit ET series will continue, running March through August.
The 2020 event schedule includes some exciting special events, the first of which will kick off the year in glorious fashion. “JJ’s Arm Drop Drags” will feature JJ Da Boss and the Memphis “Street Outlaws” from Discovery Channel, taking on Southern California’s best racers in a regional showdown. Along with fan favorites such as Nitro Revival, Hot VW, Truck Mayhem and Match Race Madness, 2020 is shaping up to be a year to remember for Irwindale Dragstrip.
Jan 4 Saturday Drags
Jan 11-12 JJ Da Boss Arm Drop Drags
Jan 18-19 NHRA Div. 7 Junior Drag Divisionals
Feb 22 Match Race Madness
March 7 Saturday Drags
March 8 Summit Racing Series
March 15 HOT VW Drag Day
April 4 Saturday Drags
April 5 Summit Racing Series
April 18 Truck Mayhem
May 2 Saturday Drags
May 3 Summit Racing Series
May 16 Nitro Revival
June 6 Saturday Drags
June 7 Summit Racing Series
July 12 Summit Racing Series
Aug 1 Saturday Drags
Aug 2 Summit Racing Series
Aug 15 Match Race Madness
Aug 29 Truck Mayhem
Sep 5 Saturday Drags
Sep 26-27 Truckin for Kids
Oct 4-5 Roadkill’s Hot Rod Classic
Oct 25 HOT VW Drag Day
Nov 7 Saturday Drags
Dec 5 Saturday Drags
Dec 12 Clean Culture Season Closer
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Stay tuned for more announcements regarding special events and additions.
About Speedway: Irwindale Speedway is located in the heart of Southern California, just outside of Los Angeles. Featuring both a 1/2 and 1/3 mile oval, along with an 1/8 mile dragstrip. Irwindale plays host to a variety of motorsports themed events including NASCAR Whelen All-American Series and NHRA Summit E.T. Series action. Thanks to all the great partners of the speedway: Sunrise Ford, High Point Distributing, LKQ Pick Your Part, Lucas Oil, Powertrip Rentals, O’Reilly’s Auto Parts, Jan’s Towing, Ken Porter Auctions, Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse, Clean Out Plumbing and Wood’s Electric. For a complete schedule of events, visit www.irwindalespeedway.com