Austin Reed and Ryan Reed will be racing a double header this weekend in two different states with consecutive days racing in the popular 600 Racing Legend Cars Saturday and Sunday. The two 15-years olds from Bakersfield will race Saturday night at the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, CA on Saturday night. They will then head to the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon after the SRL event to race in the Legends National qualifier. After taking the checkered on Saturday night, the team, headed up by Toby Tobias and Alex Romero, will change over the cars and head directly to Las Vegas to run Sunday afternoon.
Dave Reed commented “Michael Gaughan and the great folks at South Point Hotel and Casino are taking care of us for this doubleheader. The team will need a great night’s sleep after a long day of racing and travel all in one day. This trip starts in Bakersfield, CA Saturday morning, stops by Irwindale, CA and continues to Las Vegas, NV all in one day.”
This year has been a great year thus far for the boys. Austin is on a torrid pace getting himself acclimated to driving on asphalt after coming from short-course off road racing. He is gaining experience every time he turns a lap. This will be his fourth different race track in 6 starts this year! He shared, “I am excited to race at the Bullring. It is a fast race track and I will have to get the set up dialed in the 20 min practice session. Plus I have some family there that I hope will be at the track to watch the race. My Dad will also be spotting for Craig Raudman in the SRL race so this will be a fun weekend.”
Ryan is coming off the past race at Irwindale with a great race car that was bad fast. He sat on the pole and was going for the lead when there was contact made, with only a few laps to go, that sent him to the back of the pack. Ryan commented “Vegas is a fun place to go and race. I was there a few times last year.” Ryan has been fast every weekend and is looking forward to returning to Vegas for some unfinished business. The team has some big announcements coming soon in the next few weeks regarding long term plans that will keep the boys racing for many years to come.
We would like to thank Citrus Industries, Approvedpromo.com, Langers Juice, RBP, JH Sims Trucking, Vitamin Water, K&N Filters, Ringers Gloves, KalGard Lubricants, Tres Rios, Actionsportsdrives.com and Head Blade for their continued support and dedication to our race team.
Austin Reed is 15 years old and in 9th grade attending Frontier High School in Bakersfield, CA. Austin is the son of Dave Reed, former NASCAR championship car owner in the Southwest Series. For more information please check out Austin's web site www.austinreedracing.com , www.600racing.com, or contact Dave Reed dreed@approvedmemory.com.
Ryan Reed is 15 years old and attends Liberty High School in Bakersfield, CA. Ryan son of Mark Reed was a veteran campaigner in the NASCAR Camping World Series West & Elite Southwest Series and a multiple winner in those series. for more information on Ryan go to www.ryanreedraincg.com.
Legend Cars from 600 Racing are 5/8-scale fiberglass full-fendered versions of the famed NASCAR modifieds driven by legendary drivers such as Fireball Roberts, Buck Baker, Curtis Turner, Speedy Thompson and Banjo Matthews. Legend Cars have a 1250cc Yamaha sealed motor, Wheelbase 73", overall length 10'6", 122 HP and weighs in at 1300 with the driver, BF Goodrich Tires Comp TA, Coil over suspension with speeds over 100 MHP. Young Lions Division which is designated for the drivers between the ages of 12 and 16. Since the car stays the same from division to division, it is the driver that makes the difference!
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