Irwindale Speedway Cancels Season Irwindale Speedway, which opened in 1999, has canceled the 2012 season and appears to be closing, according to the Los Angeles Daily NewsandSan Gabriel Valley Tribune.
Irwindale was considered among the best short track and drifting
facilities in the nation. However, last Saturday, workers were
dismantling the pit grandstand and taking apart storage areas, according
to the Daily News report. In addition, the large billboard bordering the San Gabriel Valley River Freeway was
not lit up and
the track's website was taken off the Internet.
Keystone Automotive's 1-800-AUTOPARTS Official Performance Parts Supplier of NMCA and NMCA WEST Keystone Automotive, a distributor and marketer of specialty automotive equipment and accessories, has signed on as a major sponsor with the NMCA and NMCA WEST
series in 2012. Keystone's "support your local speed shop" campaign
resonates as their speed and performance accounts plan to participate
with both series. Expect to see Keystone speed and performance customers
on display as a part of the manufacturer's midway at most events.
Keystone's dealer locator program, 1-800-AUTOPARTS, will become the official performance parts supplier of the NMCA and NMCA WEST.
Breakout NASCAR Star Brad Keselowski to Appear at the 2011 SEMA ShowadminThu, 10/06/2011 - 16:46
Brad Keselowski, Cooper Standard-sponsored NASCAR driver, will greet
visitors at the company’s StanPro/TechAFX SEMA booth (#24623),
Wednesday, November 2, from 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. at the Las Vegas
Convention Center.
Racing News: Tanner Foust in European Championship Contention After Round 4adminMon, 06/27/2011 - 14:17
Rockstar Energy Drink Driver Tanner Foust in European Championship Contention After Round 4
Rockstar Energy Drink Driver Tanner Foust once again put on a spectacular show for fans of the European Rallycross Championship
at Round 4 in Hell, Norway. The American driver set top times and was
the fastest in the third qualifying heat to best hometown favorite—and
defending champion—Sverre Isachsen. The series visited a new track for
this round, Lånkebanen at Hell, near Trondheim. Featuring huge elevation
changes and a turn similar to Laguna Seca's famed "Corkscrew," the
pressure was on for strong, technical driving. But during the A-Main
final race, Foust's throttle stuck open and a bump by another competitor
sent him flying into the wall at 60 mph. Although he was largely
uninjured, the vehicle was damaged and he was unable to finish the race.
He scored sixth-place points for the event.
Racing News: Tanner Foust Takes First European Win in PortugaladminTue, 05/17/2011 - 10:57
SO LONG: Firestone, which has supplied tires to the IZOD IndyCar
Series since its first race in 1996, will leave the series at the end of
the 2011 racing season.
Racing News: IZOD IndyCar Series to Offer $5 Million to Winning Driver in Season FinaleadminTue, 03/01/2011 - 13:40
BONUS MONEY: The IZOD IndyCar Series will offer a $5 million
bonus for a driver from outside the series who can come in and win the
season finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway October 16. The event will be
known as the IZOD IndyCar World Championships.
HIGH SPEEDS: NASCAR officials have lowered the tolerance level
of the pressure-relief valve on the radiator, hopefully forcing drivers
to pull out of the draft to cool down their engines and eliminate the
excessive speeds seen during the Budweiser Shootout.
