Mike Johnson makes it 2 for 2 in NASCAR late models at Irwindale

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Two weeks after boldly saying he wouldn’t lose another race this season, Mike Johnson of Covina won the NASCAR late-model race his second time in a row on Saturday night at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale.

Tim Huddleston of Agoura Hills, the leader in the late-model standings at the track and the reigning late-models champion, finished fifth.

It was a night of first-time winners at Irwindale. Dallas Montes, a rookie driver from Bakersfield, won the legend-cars race, and Ryan Partridge of Rancho Cucamonga won the NASCAR super-trucks race. Both were first-time winners at the track.

Shayla Zins of Acton won the demolition derby and became the first female driver to win a demolition derby in the 11-year history of the track.

Go to Haddock in the Paddock for video interviews of the drivers and all the race recaps from Toyota Speedway at Irwindale.

-- Tim Haddock