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Dates announced for 2010 NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown
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NASCAR announced this weekend that the 2010 NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown, will be run Jan. 29-30 at the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale. Touted as the "Daytona 500 of short-track racing," the event will culminate in the 225-lap NASCAR Camping World Series all-star race. Also to be run are a 100-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Super Late Model race and a 75-lap NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model race.
The NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown was held in the fall for its initial five years. It was moved to January last year to give competitors more time to prepare and also to increase exposure for drivers and teams, though weather did play a role in this year’s event. Current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidate Joey Logano went for the win on the final turn of the final lap and collected race leader Peyton Sellers. Instead of a second straight showdown victory, Logano was penalized for the move, and the victory went to Matt Kobyluck, making him the first to repeat as victor.
Both nights of racing will air live on SPEED as part of full weekend of racing on SPEED that includes the Rolex 24 at Daytona sports-car event.
The NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown main event is open to any driver approved to drive on a half-mile or longer tracks in the NASCAR Camping World Series. Current Sprint Cup Series drivers such as Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr. and Logano launched their careers in the NASCAR Camping World Series. The series is the top development step for drivers looking to make the jump to one of NASCAR’s national series.
"The Toyota All-Star Showdown is NASCAR’s most prestigious short track racing event featuring some of the finest talent this segment of motor racing has to offer and Toyota Speedway at Irwindale is honored to again serve as its host," said Bob DeFazio, Toyota Speedway at Irwindale track operator in a recent press release. "It continues to grow in popularity as a ‘must attend’ event and we can’t think of a better way for race fans and NASCAR short track racing’s elite to put the finishing touches on 2009 and kick-off the 2010 NASCAR racing season!"
For more information, contact: Jason Christley, NASCAR Public Relations, (386) 947-6788 or by email. Tickets will be available through Toyota Speedway at Irwindale.
For more information on Southern California Motorsports, check out:
Irwindale week in review: July 4, 2009
S2 debuts at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale
Janelle Jalbert is a fan of a variety of racing formats and equally enjoys the history of the sport. Janelle grew up in an auto mechanic’s family and swears that there is carb spray running through her veins. She can be reached via email for both comments and story ideas.
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