NASCAR’s Sergio Pena: ‘I Love Coming To Irwindale, It Feels Like Home’

The first time 17-year-old Sergio Pena visited Toyota Speedway of Irwindale, he made headlines after he and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Joey Logano raged an all-out war when both drivers led all 225-laps during the Toyota All-Star Showdown back in January. Pena, who had never driven a K&N Pro Series racecar before, made it look easy after he took the pole, then proceeded to exchange the lead with Logano five times to lead 54 laps of his own finishing second behind NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year. Pena, who is competing as part of NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity Program, visited the speedway for the third time this past weekend while making his third and fourth start behind the wheel of the No. 03 Position-One Motorsports Che...

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