IRWINDALE: WALKER, WOODSIDE ARE A GOOD MIX.Byline: Keith Lair Staff Writer IRWINDALE - Team Walker Motorsports is not creeping up on its NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Winston West competition. The San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Valley-based racing team, owned by Donna Walker and her son, Michael, is blowing through the competition. In their first year in the West series, driver Sean Woodside of Saugus has won the last two poles - three weeks ago at Evergreen Speedway Evergreen Speedway is an automobile racetrack located within the confines of the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe, Washington. The stadium can accommodate up to 7500 spectators in the covered grandstand and an additional 7500 in the uncovered modular grandstands. in Monroe, Wash., and last weekend at Colorado National Speedway Speedway, town (1990 pop. 13,092), Marion co., central Ind., just W of Indianapolis; inc. 1926. The Indianapolis Speedway, site of the annual Indianapolis 500 car race, is located there. There is also light manufacturing. . Woodside will be going for his fourth pole in five races when the series comes to Irwindale Speedway Irwindale Speedway is a motorsports facility located in Irwindale, California. It features banked, paved 1/2 and 1/3 mile oval tracks. It is mainly used for USAC sprint car and regional NASCAR races. on Saturday for the $108,628 Food 4 Less 250. But it's not only been winning poles for Woodside, who won the 1999 series titles and then was unceremoniously replaced by his team owner. Woodside is sixth in the series points race, only 211 points off the lead. He has four top-five finishes and six top 10s in the series' first 10 events. ``Our short-track program has shaped up pretty well,'' Woodside said, regarding one reason for the successful run this year. Donna Walker said they're close to signing a major sponsorship deal with a company that is not yet involved in NASCAR. Having a defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del tÃtulo defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre driver and being successful this season has been a help in it, she admitted. The team will continue to race in the Irwindale Super Late Models, but Winston West is the primary goal. ``The Super Late Model racing is fun, since there isn't the same points pressure that we have in Winston West,'' Woodside said. ``The time we spend there keeps us in shape for these Winston West events.'' |
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