IRWINDALE, California — It’s all or nothing for defending NASCAR King Taco Truck Series champion Ryan Partridge.
"Trailing by 40 points, Partridge needs win desperately this Saturday night at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale."
Partridge, one of the top drivers in all of Southern California, trails leader Connor Cantrell of Santa Clarita, Calif. by 40 points with one race left this Saturday night at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale.
Statistically, he’s not out. He just really needs a win and needs Cantrell to not even come close to finishing the race, an unlikelihood since Cantrell has finished first the last four contests.
To make it worse, Partridge has driver Todd Cameron of Monrovia, Calif. breathing down his neck just 18 points behind for second place. But don’t count Partridge out yet.
“Sure, it doesn’t look good, but that’s why we race and don’t just analyze sheets of paper or websites,” Partridge said. “I and my team will give it all we got to finish first. That’s all we can control. We’re not going to race dirty or anything like that. We keep our heads held high no matter where we are in the points race. But I will admit finishing first Saturday night would be a great way to end a great season.”
Partridge added he is just going to drive his game.
“I’m just going to do what I do best and let the rest work itself out,” he said.
Based in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Ryan Partridge of Ryan Partridge Racing has been racing since he was just 4 years old. Partridge was the 2010 Super Truck Champion, 2009 Rookie of the Year in Super Trucks and 2005 California State Champion in the Legends division. He will be racing exclusively at Toyota Speedway of Irwindale this season. His skills are so good that he is also a race car-driving instructor at L.A. Racing, which is adjacent to the Irwindale track. For more information, log onto ryanpartridge.com and follow him on facebook.com/ryanpartridgeracing and twitter.com/rpartridgerace.
