NASCAR Late Model

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Young Buddy Shepherd is Living his Dream

Buddy_ShepherdBuddy Shepherd’s decided he wanted to be on four wheels in 2003 at the age of three when his mom and dad bought him a Power Wheels quad.  He began racing quads and motorcycles in 2004 at the age of four and raced the next two years racking up an impressive 45 podium finishes.

In 2007 at the age of seven, he was given his first sprint car, a Junior Micro Sprint. That year he claimed Rookie of the Year honors at Plaza Park Raceway in Visalia, CA. Then in 2008 he went on to seven victories and by 2009 he earned the title of Budweiser Grand Prix Champion at Lemoore Raceway by winning seven more races! Continue reading

Day 2: NASCAR Drive For Diversity Combine Hits the Fast Track at Langley

Day 2: NASCAR Drive For Diversity Combine Hits The Fast Track At Langley 

NASCAR D4D CombineLangley Speedway’s repaving last winter provided an added challenge for the 20 drivers participating in the 2013 NASCAR Drive for Diversity Combine. Not only did the already tough .4-mile oval get faster, it meant even the drivers who had previously competed in the Combine there faced new conditions.

The drivers passed that test Tuesday with flying colors.  Continue reading

Ryan Partridge is Irwindale’s Champion

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Photo – Ryan Partridge Racing

In August, 2013, Ryan Partridge and his No. 48 LoanMart Racing team returned to Irwindale Event Center for a double-header event.

Partridge started his evening in the Progressive Painting Super Truck/PPST and qualified fifth. He then headed to the trophy dash race and won. Starting from the pole position for the feature race Partridge held off his competitors en route to victory lane.  Continue reading