Irwindale To Host Historic Double-Header with K&N West Series & SRL Southwest Tour
- Mar 17, 2017
The NASCAR K&N Pro Series, which includes the East and the West, is the top step in NASCAR’s developmental ladder before a driver progresses to the three national series. The NASCAR K&N Series was previously known as – among other names – Grand National West, Winston West Series, and the Camping World West Series. It was actually formed in 1954, not long after NASCAR itself, as a way to develop the skills of drivers from the western US who couldn’t regularly travel to compete in the Southeastern US. The very first (of three) championships went to Lloyd Dane driving a Hudson Hornet.
The SPEARS SRL Southwest Tour Series is a Late Model racing league operating since 1985, originally with NASCAR sanction as the NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour and later AutoZone Elite Division, Southwest Series, and before being sanctioned by a group of West Coast racers under the premises of the Stockcar Racing League. The cars feature a 101” wheelbase and weigh 2,900 lbs. All cars are fitted with a fiberglass body and are powered by a 362 CID Chevrolet, Dodge, of Ford V8.
The schedule for this big night at Irwindale Speedway will start off with qualifying, an on-track autograph session, and the first 100 lapper for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series, followed by the SPEARS Southwest Tour Series “SPEARS Manufacturing 100”, and finally the second 100-lap event for the K&N Series. Irwindale Speedway is located near the intersection of the 210 and 605 freeways, east of Los Angeles. The speedway offers 6,000 comfortable seats, twin paved oval race tracks (banked 1/2 and 1/3 mile), excellent sound and lighting systems, and paved parking for over 3,000 spectator cars. | ||||
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