“Man, I remember those nasty turns, and how hard it was to judge them … That's what made it so difficult, and the reason the drivers are always so competitive. I always said if you could win at Stockton, you could win anywhere.”

— Ernie Irvan

On the closing of Stockton 99 Speedway, in "Stockton 99 heads for the finish line" http://www.stockton99speedway.com/99%20Articles/2006articles/Stockton99headstothefinishline.html by Scott Linesburgh in Record (26 March 2006).

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“Man, I remember those nasty turns, and how hard it was to judge them … That's what made it so difficult, and the reason the drivers are always so competitive. I always said if you could win at Stockton, you could win anywhere.”

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