Why are so many California racetracks closing down? The latest victim is #Irwindalespeedway . It's closing down at the end of 2024 joining a long list of tracks to vanish over the years. Our guest, Jeffrey Wilerth with the Z Club of America and the All Japan Showdown, gives us a history lesson. He used to live at Lime Rock Park and has years of racing experience. We run through a list of now-defunct tracks and the reasons for each closure. There are alternatives to Irwindale but as you'll hear, you may not like them. Thank you for supporting us and please like, follow and subscribe. ================================================================================= 0:00 - Introduction 0:55 - Welcome Jeffrey Wilerth, Z Club of America and the All Japan Showdown 1:45 - Why are so many California racetracks closing down? 5:10 - How mineral rights play a role 6:50 - Irwindale closing, when and why 11:50 - Gabe's conspiracy theory 14:20 - Go all electric? 16:50 - Here's some racetrack history in Southern California 18:00 - LA Motordrome 20:00 - Carrell Speedway 21:35 - Paramount Ranch Raceway 24:00 - Saugus Speedway 27:20 - LACR - Los Angeles County Raceway 31:40 - Riverside Raceway 34:50 - Lions Drag Strip and Micky Thompson 40:05 - Ascot Park Speedway and Thursday Night Thunder 43:45 - AutoClub Speedway Fontana and weird hotdogs 51:20 - Ontario Motor Speedway, The Big O and Chevron 53:45 - More about Irwindale closing 55:40 - Carlsbad Raceway 56:40 - Willow Springs and its future plans =============================================================================== Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/@WestOfTulsa Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/westoftulsa/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westoftulsa Check out our website: www.westoftulsa.com