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Rip Michels, the winningest driver at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, will make his season debut in the NASCAR Super Late Model division at the track on Saturday night.
He will be driving a car prepared by Dan Moore's Super Late Model team. Dan Moore Racing will have three cars entered in the Super Late Models season finale at the track.
Rod Johnson Jr., a driver in the NASCAR Super Trucks division at the track, will make his Super Late Models debut in the third car for Dan Moore Racing.
Johnson is the leading rookie and in fourth place in the Super Truck standings at the track. He is the son of Rod Johnson, the 1999 Super Late Model champion at Irwindale.
Moore, a driver from Burbank, has been racing in the Super Late Model division all year. He is third in the Super Late Model standings at the track.
"I am looking forward to having teammates on the track," said Dan Moore. "R.J. has been a great mechanic for me, and Rip, well what can you say, except he is simply the best. I wanted to thank them all for a great year, and what better way then racing against them."
Nick Joanides, a driver from Woodland Hills, wrapped up the Super Late Model championship at Irwindale on Saturday night. He has a chance to win a NASCAR state championship for short track drivers, but he has to win the season finale Super Late Model race to stay in contention.
"The party's over Nick, we're bringing three cars and were not racing for second," Michels joked.
"I have a feeling that R.J. is going to make both Dan and I get on top of the wheel and lay down qualifiers all night, otherwise he's is going to blow right by us," Michels said. "Just in case, I made sure to fill his iPod with the Jonas Brothers music to mess with his head, but I don't think it is going to work. He's a good kid, a hard worker and a smart racer he'll do great."

It looks like Rip Michels and the Stock Building Supply Racing team have big plans for 2008.
Michels will race in at least three Flashco Stockcar Racing League Southwest Series events in 2008 and perhaps a late model race at Iowa Speedway or The Milwaukee Mile in a car backed by Stock Building Supply.
The Stock Building Supply Challenge was also created and will consist of at least three races in the SRL Southwest Series with a bonus going to the driver and team that performs the best in those races.
Michels and the Stock Building Supply Racing team will run a limited schedule in the SRL Southwest Series and the NASCAR Super Late Model division at Irwindale Speedway. Michels won the Super Late Model track championship last year at Irwindale Speedway. It was his fourth career track championship.
"We are looking forward to continuing to represent Stock Building Supply and its co-op partners,” said Rip Michels, a driver from San Fernando. “Stock Building Supply has done so much for short track racing here on the West Coast, and it is a great honor to be driving for this company. I know my guys are real excited.”
The Stock Building Supply Challenge will include the season-ending race at the new track in Bakersfield. The other races have yet to be determined and the bonus has yet to be announced.
“This is once again a great opportunity for us to market our products and services through the use of the race team,” said Rick Smith, District Manager for Stock Building Supply. “Rip and his team have always done a great job for us, and the associates at Stock Building Supply are very excited that we will continue to sponsor the program.”
Look for more information about Michels and his sponsors at www.ripmichels.com