Toyota All-Star Showdown

**Toyota All-Star Showdown**
Venue:	Irwindale Speedway
Main sponsor:	Toyota
First race:	2004
Last race:	2012
Distance:	varies
Number of laps:	varies
Former names:	No

The Toyota All-Star Showdown was an All-Star Race of the NASCAR series for successful drivers of the lower NASCAR racing classes, as well as the Canadian NASCAR Championship and the Mexican NASCAR Championship . The Toyota All-Star Showdown took place at Irwindale Speedway in suburban Los Angeles from 2003 to 2012 .

Format of the event until 2006

The driver field consisted of drivers from the AutoZone Elite Divisions ( Northwest Division , Southeast Division , Southwest Division and Midwest Division ) and the Grand National Divisions ( NASCAR Camping World East Series , NASCAR Camping World West Series ).

The top 15 drivers in the scores of the Grand National Divisions formed the field of drivers for the Grand National All-Star Race. The top 10 points in the AutoZone Elite Divisions formed the field of drivers for the Elite All-Star Race.

On the Friday before the main event, the driver fields of both divisions were divided. The halved fields of drivers then took part in qualifying races that can be compared with the Gatorade Duel of the Sprint Cup . Through these races the starting order of the main races was determined. Drivers who took part in the first qualifying race started the main race on the inner line. Drivers participating in the second qualifying race started on the outer line in the main race.

Format of the event since 2007

The first race of the weekend was a 150 lap “Super Late Model” race. All NASCAR Whelen All-American Series drivers were eligible to participate.

The race of the Grand National Divisions has been fundamentally changed:

The race lasted 250 laps and consists of 40 participants
The top 15 drivers from both Grand National Divisions were allowed to participate
In addition, drivers were allowed to participate who met one of the following conditions:
- Race winner in one of the Grand National Divisions
- Champions of the following regional NASCAR series:
These at least seven pilots were placed in the driver field of the qualifying race together with the 30 already seeded drivers of the Grand National Divisions.
If there are more than ten drivers who have qualified through victories in the Grand National Divisions, a 50 lap race on Friday would decide which of these drivers get the ten remaining places.

The format change was necessary because the elite divisions were dissolved in 2006.

Winner of the event

Grand National Division

2003: Austin Cameron
2004: Mike Johnson
2005: David Gilliland
2006: Matt Kobyluck
2007: Joey Logano
2009: Matt Kobyluck
2010: Joey Logano

Late models

2003: Ron Breese Jr.
2004: Eric Holmes
2005: Auggie Vidovich
2006: Tim Schendel
2007: Greg Pursley
2009: Travis Thirkettle
2010: Rip Michaels

Web links

Official website of the Irwindale Speedway
Results Grand National Division 2006 ( Memento from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
Results Elite Division 2006 ( Memento from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive )