All followed by fireworks. Across the paved parking lot Irwindale’s 1/8th-mile drag strip probably got more action than the oval, with weekly Thursday Night Thunder races on a night picked as ...

"Just seeing my old friends ... is tough," said Irwindale Speedway President Tim Huddleston. The iconic motorsports venue put on demolition derby, drifting and street legal drag-racing that ...

After bringing motorsports to Los Angeles area fans for decades, Irwindale Speedway announced it will close after the 2024 ...

and the 1/8 mile drag strip was one of the few places near Los Angeles that car enthusiasts could legally drag race. It looks like Irwindale Speedway won't be hosting events any time soon ...

The impending closure of Irwindale Speedway brought hundreds of gearheads to the venue this month for the chance to race down the drag strip and bid it farewell.

When the Irwindale Speedway opened on March 27 ... The track has been limping along thanks to people like Jimmy John, the 26-year-old owner of a very fast Camaro. John was one of dozens of people who ...

The Irwindale Speedway & Event Center ... Thunder — where enthusiasts can bring their own cars to race on the drag strip or burn rubber in the burnout box — is set for Dec.

NASCAR driver Ryan Vargas was 9 years old when his dad took ... dictate your own runs and Irwindale is that.” In addition to the track, the speedway’s drag strip provided an opportunity ...

“It’s devastating,” said 26-year-old Evelyn Vega, who has been making the 10-mile drive from San Dimas to Irwindale for more than half her life. “It's just so close that we would come as a ...