It’s the end of an era for Southern California auto racing. After 25 years of high-speed thrills, monster trucks and demolition derby-style events, officials recently announced the Irwindale Speedway ...

Fans embrace while one holds up an American flag on the final day of racing at Irwindale Speedway on Saturday night. Irwindale is the latest in a string of race track closures in Southern California. ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Stacey Kent saw Irwindale Speedway built literally from the ground up. She worked for the team that helped construct the short track circuit in the late ...

NASCAR, over the years you’ve cultivated a large and loyal audience for Cup and Xfinity Series stock car racing in Southern California. Sadly, that ended in 2023 with the last race at Auto Club ...

Not a monster truck or an energy drink, but an alleged beast described by a local newspaper as “a horrible monster with a hairy body, long hands, and claws dripping with slime.” Two teenage girls ...

LONG BEACH — Roger Penske’s fingerprints are all over the motorsports landscape in Southern California. His latest venture will be overseeing the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach in April. Penske ...

NASCAR visits the 2-mile version of Auto Club Speedway for the last time this weekend. Let’s bid farewell by remembering five races that illustrate the track’s transformation from boring to beloved.

The final day of racing at Irwindale Speedway was both a party and a wake, one that began just after high noon Saturday and ended just before Sunday started. There were funereal speeches — eulogies, ...