July 4th NASCAR Camping World Series West Race and Fireworks Show, Drifting, Figure 8 World Championship, Turkey Night Grand Prix and SRL Tour Series
among schedule highlights.
IRWINDALE, Calif. (December 21, 2007) ? Irwindale Speedway?s 10th season of oval track racing will commence on March 22 with a diverse lineup of activities that includes thirty Whelen All-American NASCAR Weekly Racing Series events. The schedule is tentative as additional major events will be added and announced at a later date. It features sanctioned events by
NASCAR, D1 Grand Prix, Formula Drift, USAC and the SRL.
The Speedway?s NASCAR racing series kicks off the season on Saturday, March 22 featuring sixteen racing divisions. The schedule is highlighted by two NASCAR Camping World West Series (formerly NASCAR Grand National Division) events including a special 4th of July (Friday) event featuring a 200-lap race, an Auto Club Late Model 100-lap race followed by a spectacular fireworks show. A second NASCAR Camping World Series event is scheduled on
August 16.
The Flashco SRL Southwest Tour, a racing series comprised of former NASCAR Elite Division Touring cars will make its debut at Irwindale Speedway on
April 26 featuring a 100-lap race
On November 15, the Speedway will host its Figure 8 World Championships which attracts many of figure 8 racing?s top national Outlaw Figure 8 racers who will compete in a one-hour race. The event includes a Demolition Derby,
Super Truck open race and some surprises.
Competitors who compete in the popular sport of Drifting identify Irwindale Speedway as the ?House of Drift?. The facility will live up to that moniker by hosting three events in 2008. The D1 Grand Prix will conduct two events at the Speedway including its November 22-23 Japan series season finale and World Championship match. The date for a second D1GP event will be announced
in the near future.
Formula Drift will hold its Championship Finale at the Speedway with the
date of the event to be announced upon finalization of its 2008 schedule.
USAC?s Sprint and Midget cars and the Ford Focus Midget series will provide an entertaining night of racing during the 68th Running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix. The event is expected to attract a number of motor racing?s
stars including those from NASCAR and USAC.
Tickets for all Irwindale Speedway events will go on sale beginning in February. Fans may begin placing reservations for reserved seat season tickets on January 2 by calling (626) 358-1100 or visiting the Speedway office at 500 Speedway Drive, Irwindale, Calif., Monday ? Friday, 8 a.m. ? 5
p.m.
2008 Schedule of Events
MARCH 22 ? OPENING NIGHT PRESENTED BY SO. CAL TOYOTA DEALERS AC Delco Super Late Models, Auto Club Late Models, King Taco Super Trucks,
Justice Brothers Mini Stocks, Pick Your Part Outlaw Figure 8?s, Legends Cars
MARCH 29 ? Auto Club Late Models, Vista Paint Super Stocks, Pure Stocks, Pure Stocks
Figure 8?s, K & N Ford Focus Midgets, West Coast Pro Trucks
APRIL 5 ? AC Delco Super Late Models, Legend Cars, ASA Speed Truck Challenge, West
Coast Pro Trucks, Bandoleros
APRIL 12 ? INCOME TAX BUSTER NIGHT Auto Club Late Models, King Taco Super Trucks, Justice Brothers Mini Stocks,
Demo Derby, Auto Soccer
APRIL 19 ? AC Delco Super Late Model Twins, Vista Paint Super Stocks, Legends Cars,
Bandolero?s Pick Your Part Outlaw Figure 8?s
APRIL 26 ? INDIAN GUIDES NIGHT Auto Club Late Models, King Taco Super Trucks, Justice Brothers Mini Stocks,
Pure Stocks, Flashco SRL Southwest Tour Series
MAY 3 ? Cinco De Mayo Celebration AC Delco Super Late Model Twins, Vista Paint Super Stocks, Legends Cars,
Bandolero?s
MAY 10 ? MOTHER?S DAY Celebration Auto Club Late Models, Justice Brothers Mini Stocks, Pure Stocks, K & N Ford
Focus Midgets
MAY 17 ? AC Delco Super Late Models, King Taco Super Trucks, Legends Cars, Pick Your
Part Outlaw Figure 8?s, Bandoleros
MAY 24 ? KING TACO FAMILY NIGHT Auto Club Late Models, Vista Paint Super Stocks, Pure Stocks, Pure Stock
Figure 8?s, Train Race, Demo Derby
MAY 31 ? AC Delco Super Late Models, King Taco Super Trucks, Justice Brothers Mini
Stocks, Legends Cars, Bandoleros
JUNE 7 ? Auto Club Late Models, Vista Paint Super Stocks, Legends Cars, Pure Stocks,
West Coast Pro Trucks
JUNE 14 ? FATHERS DAY CELEBRATION AC Delco Super Late Models Twins, King Taco Super Trucks, Justice Brothers
Mini Stocks, Outlaw Figure 8?s
JUNE 21 ? Auto Club Late Model, Vista Paint Super Stocks, Legends Cars, Pure Stocks,
Pure Stock Figure 8?s, West Coast Pro Trucks
JUNE 28 ? KING TACO FAMILY NIGHT AC Delco Super Late Models, King Taco Super Trucks, Justice Brothers Mini
Stocks, Bandoleros, Demo Derby
JULY 4 ? INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION ? FIREWORKS SHOW!!! NASCAR Camping World West Series 200, Auto Club Late Model Firecracker 100 &
Fireworks Show
JULY 5 ?
No Racing On Oval Track
JULY 12 ? AC Delco Super Late Models, Vista Paint Super Stocks, Justice Brothers Mini
Stocks, Legends Cars, Pick Your Part Outlaw Figure 8?s, Bandoleros
JULY 19 ? KING TACO FAMILY NIGHT Auto Club Late Models, King Taco Super Trucks, Pure Stocks, ASA Speed Truck
Challenge, Demo Derby
JULY 26 ? AC Delco Super Late Model Twins, Auto Club Late Models, Vista Paint Super
Stocks, Justice Brothers Mini Stocks, Legends Cars
AUGUST 2 ? Auto Club Late Models, King Taco Super Trucks, Legends Cars, West Coast Pro
Trucks, K & N Ford Focus Midgets
AUGUST 9 ? AC Delco Super Late Model Twins, Vista Paint Super Stocks, Justice Brothers
Mini Stocks, Bandoleros
August 16 ? NASCAR Camping World West Series 200, Auto Club Late Model, King Taco Super
Trucks
AUGUST 23 ? AC Delco Super Late Model Twins, King Taco Super Trucks, Justice Brothers
Mini Stocks, Legends Cars, Pick Your Part Outlaw Figure 8?s
August 30 ? LABORS UNIONS APPRECIATION NIGHT Auto Club Late Model, Vista Paint Super Stocks, Pure Stocks, Pure Stocks
Figure 8?s, Train Race, Demo Derby
SEPT. 6 – GRAND PARENTS & GRAND KIDS NIGHTE AC Delco Super Late Models, King Taco Super Trucks, Justice Brothers Mini
Stocks, Legends Cars, Train Race, Bandoleros
SEPT. 13 ? AC Delco Super Late Models Final Points, Auto Club Late Models, Vista Paint
Super Stocks, Pure Stocks
SEPT. 20 ? King Taco Super Trucks, Justice Brothers Mini Stocks, Legends Cars, Pick
Your Part Outlaw Figure 8?s
SEPT. 27 ? Auto Club Late Models Final Points, Vista Paint Super Stocks, Pure Stocks,
Pure Stock Figure 8?s, K & N Ford Focus Midgets, Auto Soccer
OCT. 4 ? KING TACO FAMILY NIGHT King Taco Super Trucks Final Points, Justice Brothers Mini Stocks Final Points, Legends Cars Final Points, West Coast Pro Trucks, Auto Soccer, Demo
Derby
OCTOBER 11 ? Auto Club Late Model 100 Open, Vista Paint Super Stocks Final Points, Pure Stocks Final Points, Pick Your Part Outlaw Figure 8?s Final Points, Train
Race
OCTOBER 18 ?
OCTOBER 25 ?
NOVEMBER 1 ?
NOVEMBER 8 ?
NOVEMBER 15 ? OUTLAW FIGURE 8 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Pick Your Part Outlaw Figure 8?s, King Taco Super Trucks, Demo Derby
NOVEMBER 22-23 ? D1 GRAND PRIX DRIFTING
D1GP Japan Series Points Finale and World Championship match
NOVEMBER 26 & 27 ? 68TH Running of the TURKEY NIGHT GRAND PRIX
Midgets & Sprints
2008 SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
TICKET PRICING: Unless otherwise specified, ticket prices are as follows:
General Admission Adults: $15.00 Kids 6-12: $5.00 Kids 5 & Under: FREE
Seniors $12.00
Reserved Seats
All segments: $25.00
Special Events To Be Determined
King Taco Family Nights Adults: $15.00 Kids: FREE
Seniors $12.00
Buy your tickets online and print them from your home computer!!! No waiting in line, go straight to the gates!
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