NEWS RELEASE Tickets Are On Sale For August 31 Mopar NASCAR D1 All-Star Drifting Duel at Irwindale Speedway

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                     
CONTACT:    Kevin 
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(626) 358-1100

                                                                                                
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TICKETS ARE 
ON SALE FOR AUGUST 31 MOPAR NASCAR D1 ALL-STAR DRIFTING DUEL 
AT IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY 

 

IRWINDALE, Calif. (August 1, 2006) – 
Irwindale Speedway officials announced today that tickets are available for 
purchase for the Thursday, August 31 Mopar NASCAR D1 All-Star Drifting Duel 
Presented by ShiftIntoGear. The event is the first ever competition pitting 
drivers from two of the most popular motorsports disciplines, NASCAR and 
Drifting, in a head-to-head battle. 

 

Kasey Kahne will lead the 
NASCAR Nextel Cup driver contingent that includes several of his NASCAR friends 
including Greg Biffle, Bill Elliott, Robby Gordon and Casey Mears. 


 

They will take on the top 
drifters from Japan and the 
United 
States including former D1 Grand Prix Drifting 
champion Samuel Hubinette, Tanner Foust, Vaughn Gitten, Yasuyuki Kazama, Rhys 
Millen and Ken Nomura. Additional NASCAR and D1 drivers who intend to 
participate will be announced in the near future. 

 

The head-to-head 
competition will take place on courses set up on Irwindale Speedway’s one-half 
mile and one-third mile oval tracks and on the infield area. in full view of the 
Speedway’s main 
grandstand. The Speedway has hosted several drifting events in 
recent years, is a favorite venue for drifting competitors and fans and has been 
coined by drifting aficionados as the ‘House of Drift’.  

 

Gates will open at 4 p.m. 
with an on track driver autograph session at 7 p.m. Competition is scheduled to 
begin at 7:45 p.m.

 

Tickets are $20.00 and 
children 5 years of age and under are admitted for free. They can be purchased 
at Irwindale Speedway’s ticket office, by calling (626) 358-1100 and online at 
www.irwindalespeedway.com. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Kasey Kahne 
Foundation, which donates funds to charitable organizations that care for 
chronically ill children and their families.                       
         

 

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





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