RENO, NV (JULY 10) – Racing Preview again has a passel of Shown N’ Shines, Cruises and much racing. Summer is here so the weather, racing and car shows are hot.
SHOW N’ SHINES/CRUISES:
• This week’s Carson City Thursday night cruise, from 5 until 7:30 p.m. starts in Carson City at Bully’s Sports Bar located at 3530 N. Carson Street.
• Friday is when Summit Racing, 960 E. Glendale in Sparks, from until 8 p.m. has its Friday night cruise in. There will be a DJ for music, a raffle and usually vendors for food as well as ice cream.
A great way to wind down the workweek.
• Back to Carson City on Saturday for the Downtown Revival Car Show located at 5 Street and Robinson. Hours are 10 until 3 p.m. so it should be a great chance to see more cars.
• Sunday has two Show N’ Shines with Sparks Cars and Coffee having the early one, starting at 9 a.m. and they are at their new place, Buffalo Wild Wings located at 1560 East Lincoln Way.
• Sunday winds down when the Gearheads Community Clubhouse presents the Collector Car Appreciation Day at Reed High School. Things get going at noon with a 6 p.m. closing time.
There will be food, music and trophies, which are handed out at 5 p.m. and the show is part of SEMA’s Fight Unfair Automotive Laws program.
• Next Wednesday Sparks A&W, across the street from Reed High School, has another Show N’ Shine starting at 5 p.m. and going until closing. Great cars to see, people to meed and a D.J. will supply the music.
RACING (REGIONAL):
• Top Gun Drag Strip gets the weekend rolling with $5 Fridays. Things get started at 6 p.m. and go until midnight with testing and grudge racing.
Saturday, starting at 9 a.m., has round 7 of the Summit ET and Jr. Dragster series as well as the third round of the ET Challenge, Jr. Drag Challenge and TNT.
Sunday, also starting at 9 a.m. has round 8 of the Summit ET and Jr. Dragster series.
• A pair oval tracks are running Friday night and both start at 7 p.m. North of Reno in Susanville, California the Diamond Mountain Speedway hosts another of its regular shows.
To the east Winnemucca Regional Speedway hosts another of its regular shows.
• Saturday, starting at 6 p.m. is when Fernley 95A Speedway hosts another of its regular shows. This includes IMCA Modifieds, Sport Mods, Hobby Stocks and Gen-X.
• Over the hill four Northern California motocross tracks will have practice session.
MMX Racing will have practice sessions from 9 until 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For more information please call their hot line at 530-419-5200.
River Front has a practice session Thursday evening from 5 until 10 p.m. then a session from 9 until 2 p.m. Sunday. Prairie City has practice from 9 until 2 p.m. Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
Finally E Street MX Park has practice from 9 until 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
RACING (NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL):
• Thursday gets going on at 1 p.m. on NBC Sports as they broadcast the Gander Outdoors Truck Series qualifications from Kentucky. Then at 2 p.m. they air NASCAR America followed at 4:30 p.m. with the truck series race.
• Friday begins at 8:30 a.m. when NBC Sports has the first NASCAR Cup practice followed at 1p.m. with Xfinity series qualifying then at 3 p.m. with Cup qualifying. Finally at 4:30 p.m. the network airs the Xfinity series race.
• Fox gets Saturday going at 1 p.m. with the first of two Formula E races from New York City. These electric racers take to the streets of the Big Apple.
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Then as 4:30 p.m. NBC Sports has the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race from Kentucky. Over on Fox Sports 2 at 5 p.m. they show same-day-delayed Moto America from Laguna Seca.
• Switching out of TV Land to the Internet www.fanschoice.tv has a host of racing events to stream that day. Following are some of the highlights but there are more if one checks out the schedule.
At 1 p.m. the American Flat Track series is at Weedsport Speedway in Weedsport, New York then at 3:30 p.m. Ladies Night from Berlin Raceway is streamed. Finally at 5:45 p.m. they stream the Boise State Alumni Night from Meridan Speedway.
• Now back to TV Land for Sunday’s schedule. ESPN 2 gets things rolling at 6:05 a.m. with the Grand Prix of Britain from the classic course at Silverstone. The race is repeated at 3 p.m. on ESPN News.
NBC Sports, at 12:30 p.m. has the Indy Car race from Toronto while, at that same time, Fox Sports 1 has the second Formula E race from New York City. Then Fox Sports 2 has same day delayed coverage of Moto America #2 from Laguna Seca.
• This week there is one more race but this one is on Monday from Bowman Gray Stadium. Fans Choice carries it as Monday Night Madhouse, a great name because racing in the tight confines of that stadium things is action packed and crazy.
OTHER RACING NEWS:
• Once again Teresa’s Garage Radio Show is on from 2 until 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. The show covers all things automotive.
I have a preview section at 2:15 and you can either listen to the show over the air, streamed on the Internet or watch us live on Facebook. Hope you’ll check it out.
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