1st Centennial Bank Night at Irwindale Speedway this Saturday (September 2) will feature the weekly oval track racing program, a Monster truck exhibition and a motor sports memorabilia silent auction.
The silent auction will be hosted by Irwindale Speedway and the Pomona Valley Corvette Association and features motor racing memorabilia including items donated by NASCAR Nextel drivers and teams, event ticket packages for the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Champ Car race and the Auto Club 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup event as well as an honorary pit crew member package with Champ Car’s PKV Racing Team. Proceeds from the auction will benefit The Painted Turtle which is located in Lake Hughes, Calif. and is the sixth addition to Paul Newman’s family of Hole In the Wall Camps for seriously ill children.
While Travis Thirkettle of Newhall, Calif. is atop the Auto Club late Model Division with a 25 point lead over reigning division champion Tim Huddleston of Agoura Hills, Calif., it has been Huddleston and Mike Johnson of Covina, Calif. who have had impressive performances in recent races. Huddleston has two wins and two second place finishes in his last four starts while Johnson has captured victories in last two races.
Ron Peterson of Riverside, Calif. comes off of a strong second place finish performance in his last race on August 19 and leads the points chase in the King Taco Super Truck division. In that race, Bill Sedgwick of Acton, Calif. edged Peterson at the finish line for the victory by 0.009 seconds in what was the closet margin of victory in a race at Irwindale Speedway.
Tom Landreth of Alta Loma, Calif. has a 36-point lead over Lindsey King of Cherry Valley, Calif. in the Legend Cars division. Landreth has six wins this season while King has five top-three finishes.
Monster Trucks will round out the night’s activities. Big Foot, The Bounty Hunter, Iron Outlaw, Shocker, Sudden Impact, Pit Bull and T-Maxx are scheduled to compete on a special course set up in the infield of the oval track.
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. 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.
