WOOT!!!!

I didnt go to the race this week(of course! :loser: ) But we got the call as he was pulling into Victory Circle: Todd Southwell won his first Super Late Model race after struggling for 2 years!!! Qualified 3rd but was put on the pole due to a feild inversion of 3...lead the race untill the last 10 laps when Price in the 3 came up to challange...As you can see in the pictures we won by inches with Rod in 3rd!!!


It was a close race for first...


Last lap was a close one!!! (were the number 7)


At the line: Southwell WINS!!!(we're the car against the wall)


Lto R: Southwell(1st), Price(2nd), Johnson(3rd)


headline at IrwindaleSpeedway.com:
SOUTHWELL WINS A CLOSE ONE IN LUCAS OIL SUPER LATE MODELS! MICHELLE ROUSE: PURE STOCK WOMEN'S LEAGUE, JOHN ZIMMERMAN DEMOLITION DERBY, CHRIS JOHNSON JASPER WC PRO TRUCKS, BILL BARTLESON PURE STOCK OPEN DIVISION, AND ALEX HARRIS USAC FORD FOCUS!

RACE REPORT UP SOON .....

Ill put up the artical once they post it!

 

CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!!!!!

 

 

Congrats

 

Finally got the press release out:

http://www.irwindalespeedway.com/story.asp

TIM KENNEDY’S RACE REPORT

IRWINDALE SPEEDWAY – APRIL 2, 2005



IRWINDALE, CA., Apr. 2 - Todd Southwell, the third quickest qualifier,

became another first time feature winner on Irwindale Speedway's half-mile

Saturday before almost 4,000 fans. The Lucas Oil Super Late Model Chevy Monte Carlo

driver led 72 laps from his pole starting spot and lost the lead for the next

two laps. Then he executed a spectacular outside pass to regain the point

from turn four to the finish line on the 75th (final) lap. His dazzling winning

pass was reminiscent of the side-by-side winning pass two weeks ago by Carl

Edwards to beat Jimmie Johnson in the Nextel Cup Atlanta 500.



Following his memorable victory, elated Southwell told the crowd, "This

is what we've been working for-track records, wins and the championship. I have

to thank Mike Price (the runner-up in a Ford Taurus and the IS 2004 SLM

rookie-of-the year). He could've taken me out. I've never had more fun in a

race-car. I'm out of breath." His official winning margin was 0.113 seconds, about a

foot. The two drivers posed for a photo at the checkered finish line stripe

and extended their feet to show the winning margin. Southwell, a 39-year old

San Marcos resident, is a veteran of stock car road racing at Willow Springs

Raceway and in the SCCA factory stocks series. He began racing in the Irwindale's

SLM series five years ago on a part-time basis. "I've never run a full season

here. Last year I finished 12th in points and missed seven of 18 races."



Rod Johnson, Irwindale's 1999 SLM champion, drove his Chevy Monte Carlo

to third place, despite flapping right side body-work for the final 30 laps

that allowed engine exhaust fumes to enter the cockpit. Johnson, 44, felt

nauseous, but later joined the first two drivers to speak to the media. Rounding out

the top ten were SLM rookie Andrew Phipps, Russell White, Las Vegas driver

Chris Clyne, 20-year old University of Arizona student/USAC Midget racer/SLM

rookie Van Knill, Dan O'Donnell, Las Vegan Charlie Wahl and Scott Conaway.

Twenty-three of 31 starters finished and 19 drivers completed all 75 laps.