DAYTONA BEACH, Florida — NASCAR and Magic Valley Speedway announced Friday that the Twin Falls, Idaho, track will rejoin the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series under the direction of former championship driver Eddy McKean, beginning in 2011.
Magic Valley, a .333-mile semi-banked paved oval, blossomed with NASCAR sanctioning during the 1990s. During that time, McKean, from Jerome, Idaho, won three Magic Valley track championships and two NASCAR Whelen All-American Series regional championships. He also won the championship in the former NASCAR Elite Division Southwest Series in 2002.
“We’re looking forward to a fresh start with the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series,” said McKean, who purchased the track in 2007. “Magic Valley Speedway and NASCAR has been a successful combination.”
The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series has been the short-track championship structure for NASCAR since 1982 and encompasses tracks throughout the United States and Canada.
“Magic Valley Speedway is an important part of the Twin Falls community and provides family entertainment that is a hallmark of the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series,” said George Silbermann, NASCAR managing director of racing operations. “The facility is top-notch and it is home to great competition.”
Magic Valley opened as a dirt track in 1986, and was paved in 1988.
The 2010 champions at track include Rick Fowble (Mr. Gas Late Model Division), Kristopher McKean (Budweiser Super Stock), John Newell (NAPA Auto Parts Street Stock), Todd Audet (Brennan’s Carpet Pony Stock) and Douglas Brownfield (Quale’s Electronics Junior Stinger). Andy Brennan and Ty Garibay are tied for the Quale’s Electronics Hornet Division point lead with the championship to be determined Saturday, Sept. 18.
Those divisions will be sanctioned by NASCAR in 2011.
