NASCAR champions from across North America will converge on southern California for two days of celebration, as activities kick off in and around Los Angeles leading up to the postseason short-track showcase, the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown. The best short-track drivers throughout NASCARs developmental series compete in the postseason NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown. The sixth running of the event will be held Jan. 23-24 at the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale (Calif.), and will feature a 250-lap Camping World Series race, as well as NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Super Late Model and Late Model races. SIRIUS NASCAR Radio, available nationwide on SIRIUS channel 128 and on XM channel 128 with the”Best of SIRIUS” programming package, will broadcast the action of the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown beginning at 10pm/et on Saturday, Jan. 24. Calling the action live from Irwindale will be SIRIUS NASCAR Radio host and short-track aficionado Pat Patterson. The NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown will feature the sixth running of the postseason showcase event, which has quickly grown into what fans and drivers have come to call the”Daytona 500 of short-track racing.” The list of drivers entered in Saturdays 250-lap Camping World Series race is a star-studded roster of NASCAR short-track standouts. Joey Logano will look to defend his race title. Leading the list of challengers is three-time Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday Jr., 2008 Camping World Series West champion Eric Holmes, 2008 NASCAR Camping World Series East champion and 2006 NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown winner Matt Kobyluck, and two-time Whelen All-American Series champion Philip Morris. Also headed to Irwindale are former NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national champions Peyton Sellers and Greg Pursley, 2008 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series champion Scott Steckly and 2008 NASCAR Mexico Series champion Antonio Perez. To purchase tickets for the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown, fans can go to www.toyotaspeedwayatirwindale.com or call the track at (626) 358-1100.(NASCAR PRs)(1-23-2009)
