NEWS RELEASE - TWO DIVISION CROWNS UP FOR GRABS SATURDAY AT IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY

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TWO DIVISION CROWNS UP FOR 
GRABS 

SATURDAY AT 
IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY   

 

IRWINDALE, Calif. (September 21, 
2006) – Two division championships will be decided this Saturday (September 23) 
during Laidlaw’s Harley Davidson on the Half Mile at Irwindale Speedway. Six 
races are scheduled with action taking place in the Auto Club Late Models, Vista 
Paint Super Stocks, Snap-on Tools Mini Stocks, Legend Cars, USAC Ford Focus 
Midgets and Bandoleros divisions.  

 

Travis Thirkettle of 
Newhall, Calif. 
has a 27-point lead over defending division champion Tim Huddleston of 
Agoura Hills, Calif. and needs only a 14th place 
finish in the race to clinch his first Auto Club Late Model championship. If 
Huddleston’s bid to overtake Thirkettle is unsuccessful, he can do no worse than 
clinch runner-up honors. Huddleston has a comfortable 80-point lead over Mike 
Johnson of Covina, 
Calif.   

 

Bryan Harrell of Riverside, Calif. has a 
35-point lead over Greg Crutcher of Covina and needs only an 18th place 
finish to lock up the Vista Paint Super Stock division title. Crutcher will 
finish no worse than second in the standings if he is not able to overtake 
Harrell. 

 

Only two races are left and 
62 points separate the top four drivers in the Legend Cars division standings. 
Tom Landreth’s consistent performance throughout the season has kept him on top 
of the standings with 653 points. Landreth of Alta Loma, Calif. holds a 42-point 
lead over second place Lindsey King of Cherry Valley who has 611 points. Austin 
Grabowski of Upland, 
Calif. and Connor Cantrell of 
Valencia, Calif. are close behind with 593 and 591 points respectively. 


 

Two races remain in the 
season and only 16 points separate first place Tyler Rogers of Riverside and second place Kevin Bernhardt of Fontana, Calif. in Snap-on Tools Mini Stock division 
action. Rogers’ 
division leading efforts have been aided by an impressive consecutive race win 
streak which ended at seven victories on August 12.

 

USAC Ford Focus Midgets 
make a return visit to Irwindale Speedway and complete Saturday evening’s racing 
schedule along with the Bandoleros.

 

Laidlaw’s Harley Davidson 
is conducting a special ticket promotion for customers visiting the store 
located in Baldwin Park, 
Calif. Laidlaw’s customers will 
have the opportunity to ride their Harleys on Irwindale Speedway’s half-mile 
oval track during Saturday’s pre-race ceremonies.   

 

Spectator gates open at 4 
p.m. with the King Taco fan appreciation autograph session taking place on the 
track at 5:45 p.m. The green flag waves for the first race at 7 
p.m.

 

UPCOMING:  Test and Tune, the popular activity held weekly takes 
place this Thursday (September 14) under the lights from 5-10p.m. The activity 
allows local drag racers the opportunity to race their street legal cars on 
Irwindale Speedway’s 1/8-mile drag strip. It costs only $20.00 to race, $10.00 
to watch ($5.00 for kids 12-6 yrs. and 5 yrs. and under are admitted for 
free)….The USAC Sprint car race scheduled for October 7 has been cancelled. The 
cancellation was a result of teams who were not in compliance with local sound 
restrictions during the August 26 race requiring sufficient time and testing to 
make exhaust modifications to their cars.

 

Tickets for all Irwindale 
Speedway events including the October 7 Cisco Burger World Figure 8 
Championships and the October 20-21 NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown 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 regular Saturday oval racing events 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 on 500 Speedway 
Drive off of Live Oak Ave. and I-605, between the 10 and 
210 freeways in Irwindale,
Calif.



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