RENO, NV (Aug. 19) – Racing Preview for this weekend has car meets, cruising, two very different races in our region as well as a bunch on TV to watch. Summer is still with us and motorsport fans have a bunch on their plates.
CAR MEETS/CRUISES:
• Things get rolling from 7 until 9 p.m. as the Fernley Quarantine Main Street Cruise is on Friday. Meeting place is at the Wigwam and it’s a nice way to end the week.
• Sunday, at the Dutch Brothers Coffee at the end of town, Carson Cars & Coffee will have it’s monthly meeting. The meet usually begins around 9 a.m. but might start a bit later.
RACING (REGIONAL):
• Biggest racing event in our area is the start of a new series; the Northern Nevada Modified Tour presented by the Duel in the Desert. It’s four races in three days that begins Friday at Rattlesnake Raceway in Fallon and ends Sunday at Summit Raceway in Elko with stops at Winnemucca and Battle Mountain.
There are prizes for both modifieds and sport mods for this year’s Duel in the Desert that happens in Las Vegas. And of course there is money for the winners.
• Saturday is another big race as the Northern Nevada Kart Club hosts its annual night race; the Rick Jerome Memorial. Registration begins at 2:30 with practice and qualifying beginning around 4:30 as the racing goes into the night.
• For the straight line fans Top Gun Dragstrip has another $5 Saturday although if a person wants to race it only cost another $15. The meet runs from 6 until midnight and usually has a pretty good turnout of cars.
RACING & PRACTICE (MOTOCROSS):
• Out at 95 Motor Sports Complex they have redesigned the motocross track. Practice times are 2 until 7 p.m. Thursday then from 9 until 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
• Over the hill at MMX Racing there is practice from 9 until 2 p.m. Saturday on the main, sand and kid’s tracks. Sunday the times are from 9 until 3 p.m. on the main, sand and kid’s tracks while OSMX is using the vintage track.
• REP Racng has another race day plus practice sessions at all three of its tracks. Heat could be a problem so anyone riding needs to be prepared with plenty of water available.
+ Riverfront has practice from 5 until 10 p.m. on Thursday. Then round 4 of the 2020 Saturday Night Series has camping on Friday with gates opening at noon Saturday, practice begins at 4 p.m. followed by racing.
Sign ups are online at www.repracingmx.com.
+ Prairie City has sessions from 9 until 2 both Friday and Sunday while Saturday is reserved for a private ride.
+E Street has practice sessions from 9 until 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
RACING (NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL):
• Thursday is a bit slow but at 3 p.m. Fox Sports 2 has NASCAR Race Hub. Then at 4:30 p.m. Fox Sports 2 has NHRA in 30.
• This weekend all three top NASCAR series are on the Monster Mile at Dover. The Gander RV & Outdoors Trucks get their turn Friday at 2 p.m. and Fox Sports 1 has that race.
• Saturday is busier as NBC Sports has the first Xfinity race at 9:30 a.m. then airs the first NASCAR Cup race at 1 p.m.
Lucas Oil Pro Motocross is still at Hurricane Mills but this weekend it will take a bit of channel switching.
+ The first 250 Moto is at 11 a.m. followed by the first 450 moto and both are on www.mavtv.com or NBC Sports Gold.
+ The second 250 moto, shown at 1 p.m. followed at 2 p.m. by the second 450 moto are on NBC Sports Gold.
• Sunday gets off to an early start as at 4:30 a.m. NBC Sports airs the Moto GP race from Spielberg. The network then airs the second Xfinity race at 10 a.m. followed by the second NACAR Cup race at 1 p.m. as both series complete their time at Dover.
Biggest race of the weekend is the 104th running of the Indy 500 from the classic Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Marco Andretti is on the pole and will lead the 33-car field to the green. This year NBC will air the race and we’ll have to see who gets to drink the milk in victory circle at the end.
Finally the day ends on CBS Sports with the delayed showing of the DTM (German Touring Car) race from Lausitzring.
That’s it for this weekend. Stay safe and if possible get out and see a race live. There is nothing like it as you get to experience the color, speed and sound of live racing.
OTHER RACING NEWS:
• Teresa’s Garage Radio Show is on the air from 2 until 3 p.m. and in the Reno/Sparks area can be heard on the air at 1180 AM. It is also on a Podcast at amm.strreamon.fm and can be watched live on Face Book.
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