Opening night at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale

Andrew Myers, a driver from the NASCAR Camping World Series West, won the Late Model race at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale on opening night at the track Saturday.
Behind Myers were two cars from the Simi Valley-based High Point Racing. Colin Fleming, making his first start at the track and his first start in a stock car race, was second. Tim Huddleston, who owns the six-car High Point Racing team, was third.
Lindsey King, a second-year driver in the Late Model divison and one of three women on the High Point Racing team, was sixth, her best finish in a Late Model race at the track.
Ryan Kaplan was eighth, giving High Point Racing four cars in the top 10.
“I couldn’t tell you how proud I am of the blue team to bring all these cars here and be in the top half of the field," said Huddleston, a driver from Agoura Hills who has won two of the past three Late Model championships at the track. "I know we’ll be able to take the cars home and polish on them and be back next week stronger.”
Fleming said he was happy with his second-place finish, especially considering it was his first race in a stock car on an oval track. All of his previous racing experience has come in open-wheel cars on road courses.
“All the late nights and hours testing made it all worth it because we are quick and we’re at the front," said Fleming. "It’s going to be a learning experience going into the race. My goal (Saturday night) was to qualify in the top five and to finish the race.”
Nick Joanides, a driver from Woodland Hills, was fourth, followed by Mike Johnson of Covina in fifth.
Alison Quick and Jennifer Greenberg, the other two women drivers for High Point Racing, ran into problems on the track. Quick had a leaking water pump gasket that the team discovered during practice and finished 16th in the race.
“I’m learning the line and getting more comfortable with the car," said Quick, a driver from Redding, Iowa. "It’s all in one piece so we can keep improving next week.”
Greenberg, an 18-year-old driver from New Mexico, completed only 10 laps after she was involved in a three-car crash.
Charles Price from Redlands won the NASCAR Super Late Model race at the track, followed by Scott Conaway of Rancho Cucamonga, Dan Moore of Burbank, Kevin Thompson of Yorba Linda and Scott Dodd of Mira Loma.
Newhall's Travis Thirkettle, driving High Point Racing's only entry in the Super Late Model division, finished eighth.
"We had to adjust our setup a little bit to account for starting mid pack and we were a little to loose,” Thirkettle said. “Fifty laps are over in a heart beat when you’re trying to come through like that.”
Other winners were: Pat Miney Jr. of Quartz Hill in the NASCAR Super Trucks, Jimmy Hansen in Legend Cars and Steve Stewart of Long Beach in figure 8s.