SPECIAL CAR SHOW and STREET LEGAL DRAG RACES

Irwindale, Calif. - - There'll be hundreds of hot-looking custom cars and even hotter Street Legal Drag Racing under way at Irwindale Speedway and NHRA Dragstrip on Saturday, December 8 as C.A.R.E. (Children’s Advancement thru Racing Environments) takes over the Speedway grounds to stage its first car show and drag race at the Irwindale facility. 

The wide-ranging car show will be open to all vehicles, 1975 or older, any year special interest vehicles, exotics, customs, motorcycles or race cars and 30 trophies will be awarded.  The drag racing portion of the show is open to all street legal machines with all Irwindale/NHRA safety rules in effect.  Bracket and trophy races will be staged as entries warrant. 

The LA County Firefighters; annual Spark of Love; toy drive and C.A.R.E. will both be benefiting from this special event.  In the 2000 racing season the Speedway dedicated an entire month to the community effort by establishing its unique annual “Christmas in July” toy drive that rewarded racegoers with a $5.00 discount on their tickets for every new, unwrapped toy that they brought to Irwindale.  The C.A.R.E. car show and drag races will continue that tradition by giving a $5.00 ticket price discount to anyone bringing a new, unwrapped toy to the raceway on December 8.  “We’re very proud that our oval track fans have contributed many thousands of dollars worth of wonderful toys for the less fortunate kids in the area … This event will make it possible for our drag racing fans to do likewise,” said the facility’s general manager Bob DeFazio.

C.A.R.E. is a non-profit organization dedicated to the education of young people through the medium of motorsports.  Its student-designed website www.care4kidsracing.com contains additional information about the locally-based group along with contact phone numbers of board members and other officials.

A special raffle will be part of the days attractions and will feature a number of neat prizes for the lucky winners.  The diverse list of goodies; includes such gottahaves as a 350 Turbo transmission, autographed die-cast race car models, a 32” color TV, custom rims and tires, passes to Irwindale Speedway events, a weekend motorcycle rental, and even a complete tune-up, tire rotation, and oil change at a local auto repair establishment, with more items to be added as event time draws near.

The event participation and admission prices are as follows:  Car Show: $25 pre-entry ($30 day of event), Drag Race: $20 (includes car and one driver), Spectators: Adults $10 (only $5 with the donation of a new, unwrapped toy) Kids 16 and under will be free.  Event T-Shirts as well as vendor spaces are also available (please contact show promoters).  

Event registration will start at 7:30 am on Saturday morning right the track which is located on the 605 freeway at Live Oak Avenue in Irwindale.  For further information about the event please contact Ed Haystee at (626) 449-6470 or Randy Hare at (626) 926-6811