Rookie Dylan Lupton wins NASCAR Late Model race at Irwindale

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Dylan Lupton won Saturday night’s NASCAR Late Model race at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, taking the lead from RJ Johnson on Lap 19. Johnson, from Canyon Country, blew a tire that nearly destroyed his car. He scraped the Turn 3 wall and his driver’s side panel was ripped off the car. He did not finish the race.

Lupton, a rookie from Wilton, won his fourth Late Model race of the season at Irwindale.

Brandon Davis of Huntington Beach, the leader in the Late Model standings at Irwindale, was second.

Go to Haddock in the Paddock for more on the races from Irwindale.

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-- Tim Haddock