This is Skid Plate racing at Irwindale Speedway. I was lucky enough to be contacted by the very charming Doug Stokes, who offered me a chance to drive one of these crazy things in a race.

There will also be a number of novelty events including races for skid plate cars, trailers and even a demolition derby. The 2013 motorsport season at Irwindale Speedway will begin on April 6 with ...

IRWINDALE >> Irwindale Speedway regulars might recognize Robert Rice for all of his races and victories in the oddball classes.The Hawthorne resident has 16 victories in trailer, train and sk… ...

IRWINDALE, Calif. (KABC) -- It was a final, emotional lap for racers at the Irwindale Speedway and Dragstrip as it officially closed its tracks after 25 years of business.

IRWINDALE – Billy Ziemann has been at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale since the beginning. He was there for figure-8 race No. 1 in 1999 and also on Saturday night for race No. 83, the $10,000 We… ...

There will be something for everyone at the Night of Destruction on Saturday night at Irwindale Speedway, from regular racing to four-wheeled madness to a jet-powered truck. It will also set the ...

IRWINDALE – It’s an apt description for Saturday night. “I’ve been trying to win this event for freaking forever,” figure-8 racer Steve Stewart said of Saturday night&… ...

Skid plate racing is a grassroots form of motorsport that pits junkyard-destined front-wheel-drive cars against each other on a short track, often in an oval layout. The catch is, instead of tires ...

The fun thing about motorsports is there's something for everyone. Whether you're into ultra-quick open-wheelers, dune-jumping Baja trucks, or Isle of Man TT motorcycle madness, there's likely a ...

It was a final, emotional lap for racers at the Irwindale Speedway and Dragstrip as it officially closed its tracks after 25 years of business. The speedway celebrated with a farewell extravaganza ...

The fun thing about motorsports is there's something for everyone. Whether you're into ultra-quick open-wheelers, dune-jumping Baja trucks, or Isle of Man TT motorcycle madness, there's likely a genre ...