RENO, NV (May 9) – This week’s Racing Preview is another buffet of varied events both in this region as well as nationally and internationally. One local event brings a traveling series here for its only visit this season.
The weekend actually begins on Friday at 7 p.m. as Rattlesnake Raceway has the car classes racing on the oval. Then on Saturday, starting at 5 p.m. the Outlaw Karts will get their turn on an evening where they plan a pot-luck dinner as well as other things for these young drivers.
Sprint Car challenge Poster for its visit to Fernley 95A Speedway.
Biggest show of the weekend will be at Fernley 95A Speedway where the Sprint Car Challenge will visit the track as well as the IMCA Modifieds. Action begins at 6 p.m. and it’s the only visit by the series this year.
Minden’s Sprint Car champion Tanner Thorson will be wheeling the #3C car while Adam Walters comes back after a five-year absence and will be racing #34. Should be a great event to come out and root for our local drivers.
Battle Born MX hosts the next round of the spring series at the Fernley/Wadsworth Lion’s Motocross Track, or the Sand Box as its known. Saturday is for practice then racing should begin around 9 a.m. Sunday.
Since its the second weekend of the Month that means Sparks Cars and Coffee will have its monthly gathering at Dunkin’ Donuts in Sparks. Great time to see some good looking cars and meet fellow gear heads.
Sparks Cars & Coffee poster.
Photo courtesy – Sparks Cars & Coffee
Over the hill in Northern California Prairie City is still closed until the Hangtown Nationals are over and that event begins next week.
Riverfront has practice from 5 until 10 p.m. Thursday then begins the Saturday Night series with a 4 p.m. practice with racing to follows. On Sunday there are practice sessions from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.
E Street MX Park also has practice sessions from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Moving over to TV and Internet Land things get going at 3 p.m. Thursday when NBC Sports airs NASCAR America and Fox Sports 1 broadcasts NASCAR Race Hub. Then at 8 p.m. Fox Sports 2 has NHRA in 30.
Friday has an early start when ESPN U at 5:55 a.m. has Formula 1 practice from Barcelona, Spain. Then at 6:30 a.m. Fox Sports has a series of NASCAR practice sessions from Kansas with Cup qualifying at 2 p.m. and the Camping World Truck race at 5:30 p.m.
Camping World Trucks take to the Kansas track Friday night.
Photo courtesy – Zimbio.com.
Once again Saturday has an early start, at 2:55 a.m. when ESPN 2 has Formula 1 practice followed by qualifying at 5:55 a.m.
It’s the month of May so the Indy Cars are getting ready for the 500 on Memorial Day. Their first race at Indianapolis is on the road course Saturday beginning at 12:30 p.m. and its shown on ABC.
KANSAS CITY, KS – MAY 13: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Red Nose Toyota, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 13, 2017 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
Then at 4 p.m. Fox Sports 1 has the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race from Kansas.
Sunday is a busy day starting at 6:05 a.m. when ESPN 2 airs the Grand Prix of Spain from Barcelona. This marks the return of Formula One to its spiritual home, Europe and should be a pretty good race.
Formula One returns to Europe this weekend for the Spanish Grand Prix.
Photo courtesy – Rileys.co.uk.
Then starting at 11 a.m. CBS Sports repeats several World Challenge races.
Over on the Internet www.fanschoice.tv starts Sunday off at 11 a.m. with the Law Tigers at the Arizona Mile. It’s part of the American Flat Track series but this time you can see it live.
Then at 3:30 p.m. they’ll stream the Mother’s Day Celebration races from Berlin Raceway followed at 4 p.m. by the Mother’s Day Weekend races from Langley Speedway and ending at 5:45 p.m. with a demolition derby from Meridian Speedway.
OTHER RACING NEWS:
• Once again Teresa’s Garage Radio Show, which covers all things automotive, will be on from 2 until 3 p.m. Tuesday. I usually have a racing preview around 2:15 so hope you’ll give this show a listen and remember you can stream it.
Teresa’s Garage Radio Show graphic.
That’s it for this weekend folks. Hope you can get out and see a race live as there is nothing like it for color, speed and excitement.
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