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Alex Tagliani to drive for Bryan Herta Autosport IndyCar Series team

2012-01-09T15:05:00.000-08:00

Alex Tagliani will drive for Bryan Herta Autosport's Izod IndyCar Series team in 2012, the team announced on Monday. Tagliani is a veteran of the IndyCar, CART and Champ Car World Series. He won the pole for the Indianapolis 500 in 2010 and won one race and four poles in an eight-year career in the CART and Champ Car World Series. Bryan Herta Autosport won the Indianapolis 500 last year with Dan

NASCAR K&N Pro Series Pro skips Irwindale

2011-12-24T15:47:00.000-08:00

The NASCAR K&N Pro Series West will not be making a stop at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale or Southern California for that matter. The closest the West Series will get to Los Angeles is Stockton. NASCAR released the scheduled for the 2012 West Series on Friday. The series has expanded to 15 races and will visit Minnesota, but the traditional Fourth of July race at Irwindale is not part of the

Tanner Swanson keeps Turkey Night Grand Prix championship in the family

2011-11-24T22:34:00.000-08:00

The 71st running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale didn't start out very clean. A five-car crash at the start of the USAC Sprint Car race took out the leader in the Western Sprint Car standings and a former Turkey Night Grand Prix champion. Tanner Swanson spun out before the start of the 40-lap Sprint Car race. Audra Sasselli, who entered the race with a 20-point

Jack Beckman's rough road to NHRA Funny Car title

2011-11-12T00:39:00.000-08:00

Jack Beckman has survived cancer and beat the odds on starting a family. By the end of the weekend, he can check another goal off his list. Beckman is one of three drivers in contention for the NHRA Funny Car championship at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona. He entered the weekend one point out of first place and behind his Don Schumacher Racing teammate Matt Hagan. Cruz Pedregon, a two-time NHRA

Ron Silk tops NASCAR Hunter Index for October

2011-10-21T12:10:00.000-07:00

Ron Silk, who won the NASCAR Whelen Modified Series championship last week in Connecticut, was voted as the top driver in the NASCAR Hunter Index for October. He won two Whelen Modified races in September, including one at New Hampshire International Speedway, and took over the lead in the Whelen Modified standings. No drivers from the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West were ranked in the top 10. Three

Greg Pursley wraps up NASCAR West Series championship

2011-10-21T11:47:00.000-07:00

With a runner-up finish at All American Speedway in Roseville, Greg Pursley won the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West championship. Pursley won six of the first eight West Series races en route to capturing the first West Series championship of his career. Eric Holmes won the West Series race at Roseville, his second in a row. Go to the K&N website for more on the West Series race from Roseville. Photo

Dan Wheldon, Bryan Herta made a good team

2011-10-16T22:29:00.000-07:00

During the Long Beach Grand Prix in April, Bryan Herta announced that Dan Wheldon was going to drive one of his cars in the Indianapolis 500. Bryan Herta Autosport was making its second trip to the Brickyard, but this time with an IndyCar Series champion and Indy 500 winner.It was an amazing partnership. Herta was running a fledgling Firestone Indy Lights team and entered only one IndyCar Series

Five track championships decided at Irwindale

2011-10-15T20:56:00.000-07:00

Connor Cantrell of Santa Clarita wrapped up the Super Trucks championship by finishing second in the season finale race at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale on Saturday night. Ryan Partridge of Rancho Cucamonga won the final race of the season. Cantrell came into the season finale with a four-race winning streak and a 40-point lead over Partridge, who won the Super Trucks championship at Irwindale

Moffitt wins NASCAR East Series race at New Hampshire

2011-09-30T08:34:00.000-07:00

By winning the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Brett Moffitt has jumped into contention for the championship. He is 21 points behind leader Max Gresham with one race remaining, tonight at Dover International Speedway in Delaware. Moffitt won his third race of the season leading 53 laps at New Hampshire. Gresham, a two-time winner in the East Series this year, was

Eric Holmes wins NASCAR West Series race at Spokane

2011-09-07T16:28:00.000-07:00

Eric Holmes and Bill McAnally Racing did what few teams in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West have been able to do this season: Beat Gene Price Motorsports. Holmes, the reigning West Series champ, won the West Series race at Spokane County Raceway in Washington, his first of the season. Greg Pursley and Dylan Kwasniewski, the drivers for Gene Price Motorsports, have combined to win eight of the 12

Rookie Dylan Kwasniewski ranked top driver in NASCAR Hunter Index

2011-09-02T15:08:00.000-07:00

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West rookie driver Dylan Kwasniewski was voted the top driver in the Hunter Index for August by one point. Knowing Kwasniewski, he wouldn't care if he won by one point or 100 as long as he won. That's his approach to racing. It's no surprise he became the youngest driver in K&N Pro Series history to win a race taking the checkered flag at Colorado National Speedway. He made

Tony Hunt wins USAC Western Sprint Car Series race at Irwindale

2011-08-27T22:10:00.000-07:00

Tony Hunt from Lincoln won the USAC Western Sprint Car Series race at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, taking the lead from Audra Sasselli from Visalia on lap 31 of the 40-lap race. It was Hunt’s third win in the USAC Western Classic Racing Series. He won at Madera Speedway in April and again in June. Hunt entered the race as the leader in the Western Sprint Car Series and the Western Classic Sprint

Jessica Clark pulls double duty at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale

2011-08-27T20:29:00.000-07:00

Jessica Clark, a senior at Westlake High School, leads the USAC Ford Focus Midgets Western Pavement standings by 199 points. She raced in the USAC Ford Focus Midget and S2 stock cars races at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale on Saturday night.

NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown canceled

2011-08-25T10:40:00.000-07:00

The NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown attracted the best young and developmental drivers in the country. Joey Logano, David Gilliland, Brian Ickler and Travis Pastrana have raced in the Showdown to sell-out crowds on national TV. But not even the allure of promising NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers, sell outs and television exposure could keep the All-Star Showdown alive. The All-Star Showdown,

Luis Martinez breaks through with first West Series win, selected as NASCAR Next 9

2011-08-23T14:37:00.000-07:00

Luis Martinez Jr. won the first race of his NASCAR K&N Pro Series West career at Portland International Raceway in Oregon in July. It was a bit of a surprising win considering the start to the season Martinez had. It was also surprising because few drivers in the West Series have been able to beat Greg Pursley this season. Martinez, a 21-year-old driver from Long Beach, won the 2010 West Series

Rookie Dylan Lupton wins NASCAR Late Model race at Irwindale

2011-08-20T22:03:00.000-07:00

Rookie Dylan Lupton of Wilton won the NASCAR Late Models race, his fourth of the season, at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale on Saturday night. Brandon Davis of Huntington Beach, the leader in the Late Model standings at the track, was second. The race was stopped when leader RJ Johnson of Canyon Country crashed into the turn 3 wall on lap 18. He blew a tire and the explosion ripped off the left

Dylan Kwasniewski wins second straight NASCAR West Series race

2011-08-17T15:05:00.000-07:00

Dylan Kwasniewski won his second NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race in a row, leading 99 laps at Montana Raceway Park on Saturday night. Kwasniewski became the youngest driver, at 16 years, two months, to win a NASCAR K&N Pro Series race last week at Colorado National Speedway. The driver from Las Vegas took the lead from pole winner and Gene Price Motorsports teammate Greg Pursley on lap 52 of the

Austin Barnes of Escondido wins Lucas Oil Modified Series race at Irwindale

2011-08-13T21:31:00.000-07:00

Austin Barnes of Escondido, a junior at Escondido High School, won the Lucas Oil Modified Series race, his second of the season and his second in a row at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale. The 16-year-old Barnes won the Modified Series race at Irwindale on June 4 and has posted four top-five finishes in six races. Chris Gerchman of Moreno Valley was second, followed by Jim Mardis of Moreno Valley

Rookie Dylan Kwasniewski wins NASCAR West Series race at Colorado

2011-08-09T10:24:00.000-07:00

Rookie Dylan Kwasniewski broke three records in winning the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at Colorado National Speedway. He became the youngest driver to win a K&N Pro Series race in either the West or East series. At 16 years, two months, he was younger than Joey Logano, who won his first West Series race at 16 years, 10 months. He is younger than Darrell Wallace Jr., who was the youngest

Pursley, Martinez in NASCAR Hunter Index top 10

2011-08-05T21:40:00.000-07:00

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West driver Greg Pursley has been the only driver to be in every NASCAR Hunter Index this year. He won the West Series race at Evergreen Speedway in Washington and comes in at No. 7 in the Hunter Index for August. Pursley has won six West Series races and has a commanding lead in the West Series standings. Luis Martinez Jr., a driver from Long Beach, won the West Series race

Darrell Wallace Jr. wins NASCAR East Series race at Columbus Motor Speedway

2011-07-28T17:10:00.000-07:00

Darrell Wallace Jr. won the inaugural NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race at Columbus Motor Speedway in Ohio in dominating fashion. Wallace took the lead on lap 35 of the Jegs 150 and never looked back. It was the second win of the season for Wallace. Max Gresham finished seventh and saw his lead in the East Series standings trimmed a bit. Brett Moffitt was third in the race and is second in the East

Luis Martinez Jr. wins NASCAR West Series race at Portland

2011-07-28T16:50:00.000-07:00

Luis Martinez Jr., a driver from Long Beach, won the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race at Portland International Raceway in Oregon, becoming one of the few drivers to beat Greg Pursley this year. Martinez won the first race of his West Series career. He was the 2010 Sunoco Rookie of the Year in the West Series. Martinez won the pole foe the Bi-Mart Salute to the Troops 125, but had to rally

Max Gresham wins NASCAR East Series race at New Hampshire

2011-07-18T16:29:00.000-07:00

Max Gresham won the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and took a commanding lead in the East Series standings. Gresham won the pole and was out front for the first part of the race. But he missed pit road and put his car back in the pack midway through the race. Gresham worked his way through the field and passed Brett Moffitt on lap 112 of the New Hampshire 125.

Brandon Davis wins NASCAR Late Model race at Irwindale

2011-07-16T21:28:00.000-07:00

Brandon Davis of Huntington Beach won the NASCAR Late Models race, his seventh of the season and his second in a row at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale on Saturday night. Davis extended his lead in the Late Model standings at the track. He is 56 points ahead of Nik Romano of Wilton after 12 races. "It feels great to get back into victory lane for the second week in a row,” Davis said. “We have

Alex Bowman makes jump from USAC to NASCAR's Next 9

2011-07-13T15:21:00.000-07:00

Alex Bowman started out racing quarter midgets in California and Arizona when he was 7 years old. He was a regular at Ventura Raceway and competed in his share of races in the Turkey Night Grand Prix at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale. He made the switch to stock cars last year and is leading the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East rookie standings. The 18-year-old Bowman is one of three young drivers for