A short track is being built on the backstretch at Daytona International Speedway and will serve as a venue for a two-day event in 2013 for short-track drivers and teams before the Daytona 500, a NASCAR official said on Wednesday.
Irwindale Speedway in California was the track for the NASCAR All-Star Showdown for eight years. The two days of races included the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West and East. It served as a stepping stone for drivers Joey Logano, David Gilliland and Travis Pastrana before they moved up to the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series.
The track in Daytona is proposed as a .4-mile oval. The plan is to have a NASCAR K&N Pro Series race, a Whelen Modified Tour race and a Whelen All-American Series late model race. Series champions and race winners will be invited to compete. All other entrants will have to qualify on time to race in the events.
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