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Paducah's Irvine Named GM of FASTRAK Racing Series

Paducah's Irvine Named GM of FASTRAK Racing Series
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By West Kentucky Star Staff
May. 20, 2017 | PADUCAH, KY
By West Kentucky Star Staff May. 20, 2017 | 08:10 AM | PADUCAH, KY
Local race track manager D.J. Irvine has been promoted to the FASTRAK Companies International, LLC General Manager effective immediately.

FASTRAK Founder and CEO Stan Lester said Irvine will relocate from Paducah to northeast Georgia to handle the day-to-day operations of the company that consists of six different dirt late model racing series.

Irvine was hired by Lester in February to become the Director of the ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series Battle of the Bluegrass Region. But as Lester looked for help in the home office, Irvine became a good fit for FASTRAK.

Irvine was introduced to Lester by FASTRAK/ULTIMATE Communications Director Roby Helm, who knew Irvine when he served as the General Manager and Promoter of Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway in Calvert City, KY before the track property was taken over by eminent domain for an interstate highway interchange.

Just when his dream of working in racing fulltime looked like it was going to end as soon as it got going, opportunity knocked for Irvine with FASTRAK/ULTIMATE. The company was growing with two new ULTIMATE Regions coming online in 2017, and Lester knew he needed additional personnel to make it work.

"FASTRAK/ULTIMATE is growing at a rapid pace and there is more to come in the future months and years," Lester said.  "Roby Helm and I were discussing bringing on someone to direct the ULTIMATE BoB Series, and he suggested D.J. Irvine.  I trust Roby's judgment, and he got me and D.J. together.  I had to agree with Roby that D.J. is a good fit for us, and after spending a lot of time with him, I'm confident he's going to do a great job as General Manager."

FASTRAK Companies International consists of the FASTRAK Pro Late Model Series South East Region, the FASTRAK Pro Late Model Series Mid-Ohio Valley Region, the ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series South East Region, the ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series Battle of the Bluegrass Region, the ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series Mid-Ohio Valley Region, and the ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series North East Region.

"I am beyond excited to have accepted Stan Lester's offer to become the FASTRAK/ULTIMATE General Manager and my fiancée Lauren and I are looking forward to moving to Georgia next month," Irvine said. 

More information is available at the official website for the FASTRAK Racing Series at www.fastrakracing.com. 
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