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  • RACING PREVIEW: AUGUST 28 TO SEPTEMBER 2

    August 28, 2019 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV (Aug. 27) — As we head into Labor Day weekend Racing Preview is full of cruise events plus racing. Things are still hot on the tracks as summer winds down. SHOW N’ SHINES/CRUISES: • Friday from 6 until 8 p.m. Summit Racing at 960 East Glendale in Sparks is having what maybe the final Cruise In for this summer. There will be a D.J., usually food trucks and it’s a great way to unwind from the week. Down in Carson City the Carson Mall is having it’s Last Friday Cruise Night. It runs from 5 until a bit

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  • FUJI PARK FLAT TRACK RACES

    August 27, 2019 Author: Dan McGee
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    CARSON CITY, NV (Aug.24) – This weekend Fuji Park Flat Track races returned for two days of wild racing inside the rodeo arena. As is traditional with this event before the pros started the evening program a color guard from the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare center marched onto the front straight. Then as the colors were presented the National Anthem was sung and the night could go on. The evening Saturday show ends with the big race the Open Pro Singles. Heat races and an LCQ determined the final line up as only 12 out of 26 made it to

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  • DESERT PARK RACEWAY HOSTS FINAL KPX ROUND

    August 26, 2019 Author: Dan McGee
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    STEAD, NV (Aug 25) – On a hot August day Northern Nevada Kart Club (NNKC) hosted the final round of this year’s KPX series. With many visitors on hand it was a day of hot racing in the late summer heat. After qualifying the drivers all race a pre-event that’s just like a heat race. Their grid positions in the main are determined by how they finished. First up are the youngest drivers in the Kid Kart division. To help these youngsters the flagman comes down from his stand and stands by the edge of the track. On the green

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  • RACING PREVIEW: AUGUST 22 TO 25

    August 21, 2019 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV (Aug 21) – As summer winds down Racing Preview for this weekend has two major events in out region as well as other car or racing related events. SHOW N’ SHINES: • On Friday, from 6 until 8 p.m., there is another Cruise In at Summit Racing in Sparks. A DJ supplies the music and usually there is at least one food truck, plus one that has ice cream on hand. It’s a great way to wind down from the workweek and be with fellow car people. • There are two events on Saturday, one local and the

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  • FERNLEY 95A SPEEDWAY: WILD NIGHT OF RACING

    August 19, 2019 Author: Dan McGee
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    FERNLEY, NV (AUG. 17) – On this summer night the Fernley 95A Speedway hosted a full night of racing. Four divisions were on hand as the Pro stocks were racing round 4 of their Tri-State Challenge. The smallest group, the Sport Mods actually put on the race of the night. During the trophy presentation winner Jimmy Ray Huffmon said, “It was close but it was a good race, I had a lot of fun. Thought I was going to be able to work the high side there, one of the first restarts I found a good groove so I went

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  • RACING PREVIEW: AUGUST 15 TO 18

    August 14, 2019 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV (Aug. 140 – Racing Preview this week has several events in our state including the longest off-road event in the country. It will be hot and sometimes dusty racing during the dog days of summer. CRUISES/SHOW N’ SHINES: • FRIDAY:    + Summit Racing, from 6 until 8 p.m. has another Cruise In. There cars to see and a D.J. is supplying the music and there is at least a ice cream and pizza truck on hand. The location is at 960 E. Glendale in Sparks. • Saturday:    + Northern Nevada Camaro Club returns to Summit Racing

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  • RATTLESNAKE RACEWAY: FIRST AUGUST RACE

    August 12, 2019 Author: Dan McGee
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    FALLON, NV (Aug. 10) – Nice mild weather greeted fans and racers at Rattlesnake Raceway this weekend. Despite a low car count the racers present put on a good show. This time the best was the last main for the Mod Minis as they put on the race of the night. After taking his victory lap Stephen Crook said, “That was a scary run as I could hear both of those cars behind me. I was trying to make myself pretty wide. I’d cut across the bottom a little bit and leave them enough room where they thought they could

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  • RACING PREVIEW: AUGUST 8 TO 11

    August 7, 2019 Author: Dan McGee
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    RENO, NV (Aug. 7) – This week’s Racing Preview is full of the biggest car week in our area as Hot August Nights is in full swing. Not to be left out there is also plenty of racing both live, on TV and streaming on the Internet to enjoy. CAR SHOWS & MEETS: • Hot August Nights, the biggest show in town is rolling in Reno and Sparks. For the full event schedule please check their website at www.hotaugustnights.net. There have been some changes and this year, due to space limitations, the drifting and autocross have been canceled but the

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  • LOVELOCK SPEEDWAY – FRONTIER DAY RACES

    August 5, 2019 Author: Dan McGee
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    LOVELOCK, NV (Aug. 3) – Every year this small rural Nevada town celebrates its founding with Frontier Days, which is a festival by the court house and a parade on Saturday. The town’s track, Lovelock Speedway joins celebration with the two-day Frontier Day Races. The result is usually the largest car count of the season as well as the largest amount of fans in the stands. On the track, to go along with the hot summer weather was some hot and sometimes crazy racing. After winning Saturday’s IMCA Modified race for the second year in a row Ryan McDaniel said,

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