NEWS RELEASE - SUPER LATE MODELS POINTS BATTLE HIGHLIGHTS ALLSTATE NIGHT AT IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY

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SUPER LATE MODELS POINTS 
BATTLE HIGHLIGHTS ALLSTATE NIGHT  

AT IRWINDALE 
SPEEDWAY

 

 

IRWINDALE, Calif. (July 5, 2006) – 
Saturday, July 8 is Allstate Insurance Night at Irwindale Speedway and points 
battles in several racing divisions will be featured including an extremely 
tight one in Lucas Oil Super Late Models action. Five races are on tap including 
the Pick Your Part Figure 8’s competition featuring Jesse James, host of the 
Discovery Channel’s popular television series Monster 
Garage.

 

Lucas Oil Super Late Model 
series leader Van Knill hopes to improve upon his one point lead over second 
place Dan Moore. Both drivers have been consistent throughout the season. In 
eight races, Knill has two wins and three second place finishes while Moore has posted two 
second place finishes and three third place finishes. Austin Grabowski has been 
hot as of late in Legend Cars competition with two wins and two second place 
finishes in his last four races. His effort has reduced the gap to an 18 point 
difference between himself and Series leader Tom Landreth.    Despite being victorious in six 
consecutive races, Tyler Rogers has only a 22 point cushion over second place 
Kevin Bernhardt in Snap-on Tools Mini Stocks competition. On the other hand, Ron 
Peterson has a commanding lead in the King Taco Super Truck series thanks to a 
track record ten consecutive victory string dating back to the 2005 season. 
Peterson established the record in his last race on June 24 and has seven wins 
this season along with an 88 point lead over Pat Minter, Jr. Jesse James will 
look to whittle away at the 30 point lead Tom Smith has established in Pick Your 
Part Figure 8’s action.   

 

Gates open at 4 p.m. for 
qualifying / heat sessions. The King Taco fan appreciation autograph session 
will take place on the track at 5:45 p.m. with the first green flag waved at 7 
p.m.

 

Tickets for all Irwindale 
Speedway events are available for purchase at the Speedway ticket office, by calling (626) 
358-1100 and online at www.irwindalespeedway.com. Auto Club of Southern California members receive a 10% 
discount off of the purchase of up to four (4) adult general admission tickets 
for Saturday oval racing when they show their AAA membership card. Auto Club 
members can also receive discounts on special offers at the concession and 
souvenir stands. 

 

Irwindale Speedway is 
located at 500 Speedway 
Drive off of Live Oak Ave. and the I-605 freeway, 
between the I-10 and 210 Foothill freeways in Irwindale, California. 

 

For further information log 
on to www.irwindalespeedway.com.






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