Irwindale Event Center
| “House of Drift”, “LA’s 1/2 Mile Super Speedway” | |
|---|---|
Irwindale Speedway in 2016 | |
| Location | Irwindale, California |
| Time zone | UTC-08:00 (UTC-07:00 DST) |
| Coordinates | 34°6′34″N 117°59′17″W / 34.10944°N 117.98806°W |
| Capacity | 6,500 without portable seating |
| Owner | Lindom Properties, Arcadia |
| Operator | Tim Huddleston |
| Opened | March 27, 1999 |
| Closed | December 21, 2024 |
| Former names | Irwindale Event Center (2012–2017) Toyota Speedway at Irwindale (2008–2011) Irwindale Speedway (1999–2007, 2018–2024) |
| Major events | SRL Southwest Tour Toyota All-Star Showdown (2006–2010, 2020–2024) ARCA Menards Series West West Series races at Irwindale (1999–2011, 2014–2017, 2019–2024) Global Rallycross (2013) NASCAR Southwest Series (1999–2006) ASA National Tour (2001–2002) |
| Website | http://www.irwindalespeedway.com |
| Oval (1999–2024) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 0.500 miles (0.804 km) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Banking | 6°, 9°, 12° (progressive) |
The Irwindale Speedway & Event Center (informally "The House of Drift" ) was a motorsports facility in Irwindale, California, United States. It operated from 1999 to 2024 with banked, paved 1⁄2- and 1⁄3-mile oval tracks and a 1⁄8-mile drag strip.
It opened on March 27, 1999, as Irwindale Speedway. From 2008 until 2011, its official name was Toyota Speedway at Irwindale.
The track was primarily used for NASCAR races such as ARCA Menards Series West and Whelen All-American Series events until 2011, when NASCAR dropped the track from its schedule. The company that managed the track, Irwindale Speedway LLC, filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy on February 13, 2012.
In 2013, the track re-opened as the Irwindale Event Center, and hosted a Whelen All-American Series venue. Starting around 2015, the Formula D Championship Series had sold out events at the venue. In 2015, plans were made to demolish Irwindale Speedway and build an outlet mall on the site of the track. On August 9, 2017, Team 211 Entertainment CEO Jim Cohan announced plans to stop operating the track in January 2018. On December 29, 2017, track operations were taken over by Tim Huddleston, a former Irwindale Late Model driver and track champion, and K&N West team owner Bob Bruncatti.
On October 29, 2024, it was announced that the speedway and the drag-strip would close on December 21, 2024.