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Tracks: Irwindale Speedway Board gives green light for drag strip project

6 July 2000

Irwindale, Calif. - - In a meeting on Saturday, July 1, the board of directors 
of Irwindale Speedway gave their approval to continue with plans for a drag strip 
facility to be built on the race track grounds.  A 1/8-Mile strip for street 
legal cars and junior dragsters sanctioned by the National Hot Rod Association 
(NHRA) is envisioned along the southernmost property line of the Speedway property. 
 Races would most likely be staged on one evening during the week and on Sundays. 
 

Speedway Vice President, COO, Bob DeFazio was pleased with the "green light" 
that he got from the board.  "This is just one more part of making Irwindale 
Speedway a full-time motorsports destination.  This, along with race car testing 
and tuning, driving schools, movie and commercial shoots, car shows, car club 
events, new car introductions, and our great interest in Karting adds up to keep 
Irwindale a very busy place five, six, and sometimes seven days a week.  That's 
what we built this facility for in the first place."

More information on the new drag racing facility at Irwindale will be available 
soon.  An official groundbreaking date has not been set, but is expected to be 
announced in the next few weeks.