NASCAR Camping World Series
West 2009 Schedule Announced
Portland, Madera, And Second Race At Iowa Join Lineup
56th Season Features 13 Races From March To September
Three Road Course Races On Tap For 2009
The 2009 schedule for the NASCAR Camping World Series West, which features two visits to Iowa Speedway, will be comprised of 13 races, NASCAR announced today.
The schedule – with stops at 11 venues in seven states between March and September – features a balance of short tracks, speedways and road courses.
It includes the addition of a second visit to Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa on Sept. 4. The event will be in conjunction with the inaugural NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at the ultra-competitive 7/8-mile track.
The NASCAR Camping World Series West will make an earlier trip to Iowa during the month of May for the third edition of the combination race between the NASCAR Camping World Series East and West. Joey Logano edged Kevin Harvick in the first combination race at Iowa in 2007, while West Coast native Brian Ickler topped Kasey Kahne there in 2008.
Venues joining the NASCAR Camping World Series West schedule in 2009 include Portland (Ore.) International Raceway, a road course visited by the circuit in 1986, and Madera (Calif.) Speedway, which last held a series event in 2003. The Portland event, one of three road course races on tap for 2009, is set for July 19; while the Madera race is slated for April 25.
Two events will once again run in conjunction with NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race weekends again in 2009. The NASCAR Camping World Series West will travel to Phoenix International Raceway on April 16 to be part of the big NASCAR weekend in the Valley of the Sun. The series will also share the stage with NASCAR’s premier series on the road course of Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., on June 20.
“The 2009 schedule features many of the popular venues in key markets that have hosted some of the greatest racing in the 55-year history of the NASCAR Camping World Series West,” said NASCAR’s Managing Director of Racing Operations, George Silbermann. “We thank our promoters and competitors throughout the region for their continued support, and look forward to returning to Madera Speedway and Portland International Raceway. The package of events overall should make for another exciting season of competition.”
Other 2009 highlights include:
• The NASCAR Camping World Series West will kick off its 56th season at Thunder Hill Raceway in Kyle, Texas on March 14. It marks the fifth annual visit to the 3/8-mile track.
• The series will make two visits to All American Speedway in Roseville, Calif. The historic fairgrounds track, which attracted a sell-out crowd to open the 2008 season, will host an event on April 4. As it did in 2008, the series will return to Roseville to close out its season on Sept. 19.
• The NASCAR Camping World Series West will visit Toyota Speedway at Irwindale (Calif.) on the Fourth of July for what has become a big holiday attraction for Southern California race fans.
• Two other popular short track events on the 2009 schedule include a visit to Douglas County Speedway in Roseburg, Ore., on June 6 and a trip to Colorado National Speedway in Dacono, Colo., on Aug. 15.
• A visit to the expansive Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, on Aug. 1 will mark the third road course event for the year.
About NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for one of North America's premier sports. NASCAR is the No. 1 spectator sport – holding 17 of the top 20 highest attended sporting events in the U.S., and is the No. 2 rated regular-season sport on television. NASCAR races are broadcast in more than 150 countries and in more than 30 languages. NASCAR fans are the most brand loyal in all of sports, and as a result more Fortune 500 companies participate in NASCAR than any other sport.
About The NASCAR Camping World Series
The NASCAR Camping World is made up of two regional tours, the East and the West. The East features events throughout the Atlantic seaboard, while the West runs along the Pacific coast and in a number of western states. Both run at a challenging combination of short tracks, intermediates, road courses, and speedways, with a number of races held in combination with NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events. The race cars weigh 3,250 or 3,300 pounds and have a wheelbase of 105 or 110 inches. NASCAR Camping World Series cars drive on Goodyear tires, while power is provided by a 358 cubic-inch engine.
2009 NASCAR CAMPING WORLD SERIES WEST SCHEDULE
Date Track (Length) Location
Sat., March 14 Thunder Hill Raceway (.375-Mile) Kyle, Texas
Sat., April 4 All American Speedway (.333-Mile) Roseville, Calif.
Thur., April 16 Phoenix International Raceway (1-Mile) Phoenix, Ariz.
Sat., April 25 Madera Speedway (.333-Mile) Madera, Calif.
Sun., May 17 * Iowa Speedway (.875-Mile) Newton, Iowa
Sat., June 6 Douglas County Speedway (.375-Mile) Roseburg, Ore.
Sat., June 20 Infineon Raceway (1.9-Mile road course) Sonoma, Calif.
Sat., July 4 Toyota Speedway at Irwindale (.5-Mile) Irwindale, Calif.
Sun., July 19 Portland International Raceway (1.967-Mile road course) Portland, Ore.
Sat., Aug. 1 Miller Motorsports Park (3.06-Mile road course) Tooele, Utah
Sat., Aug. 15 Colorado National Speedway (.375-Mile) Dacono, Colo.
Fri., Sept. 4 Iowa Speedway (.875-Mile) Newton, Iowa
Sat., Sept. 19 All American Speedway (.333-Mile) Roseville, Calif.
* Combination race with NASCAR Camping World Series East
All dates subject to change
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