Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
The Irwindale City Council voted yesterday to tear down a car-racing paradise and put up a new outlet mall.
The Irwindale Speedway turned 16 just yesterday. It's a six-thousand-seat track with a racing strip, drift racing and a stock car driving school. But officials say a new mall will bring in thousands of jobs and an estimated 2.6 million dollars a year for the city.
Steven Cole Smith is the news editor for Motorsport.com. He joins us to talk about the speedway and what it meant for California racing.