WRIGHTWOOD, California — After seven races and five different winners so far in the 2009 racing season, the ASA Speed Truck Challenge heads to TOYOTA Speedway at Irwindale this Saturday night with the Championship points battle tied between #35 Randel King and #71 Joey Licata.
“Randel and Joey have both shown incredible driving talent this year yet neither of them have taken home a win. Stated Jay Rutherford, ASA Speed Truck Challenge President. Randel has six and Joey has five top-five finishes and you can bet there will be a battle this Saturday night at Irwindale for that top spot in the 100 lap feature and one of them just might come out of the battle with sole possession of the points lead.” But, third place holder #77 Jeremiah Wagner, who won the last two races at Irwindale Speedway, fourth place #53 Cole Cabrera, fifth place #02 Jamie Bennett, sixth place #1 Jeff Catlin and seventh place #38 Todd McLauchlan will all have something to do with taking the top spot from the points leaders.” Concluded Rutherford
The fight for the 2009 Rookie of the Year honor is also hot as #77 Jeremiah Wagner holds the top spot by a mere two points over #53 Cole Cabrera with #04 Josh Goshen only two points behind Cabrera and four points behind Wagner.
Rutherford has an entry list of 20 Speed Trucks for this third race at TOYOTA Speedway at Irwindale in the 2009 racing season. “The teams love racing LA’s ½ mile Super Speedway and they know that it will take great driving effort to win there in 100 grueling laps. We have seen excellent driving from numerous racers, which has been the standard trademark of this dramatic, hard-charging and very competitive and traveling racing series from Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s Bullring to Lucas Oil I-10 Speedway to Firebird International Raceway to Havasu 95 Speedway and Tucson Raceway Park, to name a few. Talk about competitive; between the first and the last qualifying times this season with an average of 18 Speed Trucks per event, there is only 7/10 of a second difference in these qualifying times which certainly makes racing action very tight and door to door.”
"The Speed Trucks put on an entertaining show and showcase some of the top young drivers from the region," said Bob DeFazio, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. "We are glad to feature the ASA Speed Trucks in our 2009 schedule and believe that this event will produce 100 laps of very exciting racing action." DeFazio concluded.
The Speed Trucks are 2,450 pounds, full tube chassis, 108 inch wheelbase, 375 horsepower Van Gordon Racing V-8’s, fired by Mr. Gasket’s - Mallory / ACCEL ignition systems and VP Race Fuel, with 2-speed direct drive transmissions and Speedway Engineering aluminum quick change rear ends on 8-inch Hoosier Racing Tires and Allied Racing Wheels and can reach speeds of 105 MPH at the ½ mile TOYOTA Speedway at Irwindale oval and 150 MPH on the 2.1-mile road course at Firebird International Raceway. The Speed Trucks sport exact replica Norris Racing fiberglass bodies in Chevy S-10, Chevy Colorado, Ford Ranger, Dodge Dakota and Toyota Tacoma.
ASA Speed Truck Challenge is proud to share its national spotlight with some of the finest companies associated with West Coast and national racing. Its advertising partners include: VEMMA / Verve! “insanely healthy energy,” Bushwacker, Delson Products, DJ Safety, E3 Spark Plugs, EZ-UP Shelters, Hoosier Racing Tires, Mechanix Wear, Mr. Gasket / ACCEL / Mallory Ignitions, TOYOTA and Toyota Racing Development, Allied Racing Wheels, Frank’s Radio Service, King Taco, Motorsports Marketing, Stagger Pro 1000, Oval Research, Purigen 98 and the ION Sports Network.
If you would like to find out more about the ASA Speed Truck Challenge and how your company could be part of the growing excitement across the nation about this dynamic series, contact Jay Rutherford, President at 760-249-1149 / jay@speedtruck.com or go to www.speedtruck.com. Attractive marketing partnership packages are available for your involvement regionally or nationally.
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Now in its eleventh year of operation, TOYOTA Speedway at Irwindale provides Southern California with a state of the art motorsports complex. The excitement of NASCAR short track racing and NHRA drag racing, coupled with the luxurious settings for corporate and group hospitality, make this a very attractive business opportunity. For the racing fans of the Los Angeles metroplex, TOYOTA Speedway at Irwindale delivers weekly high-speed entertainment in the most fan friendly stadium built. The complete speedway facility’s offerings make the location a regional symbol of California’s eternal love affair with their cars. The Irwindale stadium and grounds provide a prime stage for car clubs, rallies, dealership events, tent sales, go-karts, hot rods and more. For regional and national advertising interest, Irwindale offers easy accessibility to the second largest U.S. population of motorsports fans and the undisputed core location of the U.S. performance automotive market.
Each season more than 450,000 race fans and automotive enthusiasts visited exciting events that included NASCAR Super Late Models, Late Models, Grand National West, and SRL Southwest Tour events, along with USAC Open Wheel, coupled with the best in Southern California regional racing action like the ASA Speed Truck Challenge. The Speedway features two banked oval tracks, one half-mile and one third-mile where top professional drivers will hit speeds of more than 130 mph. The facility also showcases an NHRA sanctioned 1/8th-mile Street Legal Dragstrip that has brought the Southern California Drag Racing tradition home with weekly Thursday Night Test ‘N’ Tune Sessions, Summit Racing Series events and a wide variety of special events. With state-of-the-art concessions and souvenir facilities and first class seating for more than 6,500, Toyota Speedway at Irwindale has earned the reputation as “The Ultimate Motorsports Experience”. With regional and national television network cameras rolling on a regular basis, Toyota Speedway at Irwindale leads all motor racing facilities in California with significant television viewers.
TOYOTA Speedway at Irwindale is located just fifteen miles from downtown Los Angeles on the 605 freeway just south of the 210 freeway. Over 11 million people live less than an hour’s drive away, making Toyota Speedway at Irwindale ground zero for business development of the Southern California motorsports marketplace. www.toyotaspeedwayatirwindale.com
