Racing fans send off Irwindale Speedway

[@diamondbackannie]

Our community needs this wonderful place far more than we need another faceless, soulless industrial park ❤

[@jerryh8417]

Like Riverside, Irwindale will fade into memory as part of the once great racing heritage of Southern California.

[@danw2112]

Travel to Las Vegas, Phoenix, or Sonoma for NASCAR racing or Las Vegas for Formula 1.

[@Americafirst-i8q]

Everything in Crapfornia is going bye bye.

[@Lionlover666]

The thing is. When you close a race track, the racing in the area doesn't stop. It just goes to the street. And with what Irwindale had that other tracks in the area cannot do. You can guess how that will end...

[@billlevassiur5891]

Terrible situation, So Cal doesn't need anymore shopping and industrial.

[@stevenuckolls1767]

This sucks! Spent many of Saturdays racing there. Going to miss it

[@mhc562]

Great first the Fontana speedway now this. Nothing but warehouses.

[@danw2112]

Don't forget Ontario Motor Speedway and the Riverside road course.

[@WilliamBonney-gl2qf]

RIP to The House of Drift

[@NHLblkgurl]

RIP Doc Hudson.

[@cindyfall8063]

One more reason to leave California

[@Modernaire]

It’s not part of the removal of automobile, fossil, fuel, consuming cars, and culture. You know it’s gotta be part of that. By 2035 you won’t even have any more gas powered cars unless they keep trying to restore them and maintain the remaining gas powered cars, but they might even entirely stop selling gasoline and every gas station will be turned into whateverdevelopment they’re gonna do at this one’s glorious raceway

[@hilyfe5690]

Out of all times when takeovers are at an all time high they decide to shut down the only racetrack in Southern California? Make it make sense…..

[@Flexin010]

Moving from the track to the 605. About to get more dangerous.

[@Mario-Loco683]

Nascar loves this track. It's so amazing and iconic. So why is it closing lol?!?

[@Lionlover666]

Because the land under it is worth a lot of money. It's the problem for a lot of small tracks today. It takes a lot of willpower and sheer love for the sport to ignore the massive bag of money that developers will give for that.

[@peteandelman7093]

I remember how strange it felt to take an elevator to the "spotters stand" up on the roof. Quite a difference from climbing up the ladder on an old semi-trailer at Mesa Marin. Irwindale even had someone in the elevator push the button for you, classy! Always good to see my long time friend Tim. Never forget the scrapbook you brought one day during F9. Thanks for the memories.

[@gregbennett4254]

Thank you California

[@donaldteal6315]

Not good when race tracks close 🏁

[@_B.C_]

@1:57 I know I did. It will be missed.

[@frenchfry8157]

😢😭

[@WoodyReactss]

TAKE IT TO THE TRA- wait no more track

[@unusabraham4596]

Why they are closing this iconic race tracks%?

[@frauwolftherehorse]

Freeway Fatality 😔 this morning on the 134 @ the 5.

[@IAmDamiani]

The event was AWESOME!

[@MrSlim1959]

Was never at the new track,but had many a fun day at the old site where Miller beer is now.

[@cdnrednek1027]

Sorry to hear, was a nice track. Been there a couple of times.

[@thekingpug8281]

😢 0:16 sadness days lost history

[@Dobie_Gillis]

Sunday, Irwindale, funny cars, Big John Mazmanian!

[@unusabraham4596]

Perhaps the city is thinking turning this racing into new homeless apartments.

[@ChasingDifferentAdventures]

No more James Dean Riding the Wall 🚀🚀👩🏻‍🚀👍🏻🏎🏎🏁🏁🚩🚩

[@MacawRescue]

California sucks

[@ssouthboundpachyderm]

Oh yay, bought by real estate group to build industrial business park. Great.