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  • RACING PREVIEW – JULY 4 TO 7

    NASCAR Cup

    RENO, NV (July 3) – Once again the Racing Preview is full of car meets, a parade and Fireworks with some racing mixed in. It’s going to be a great 4th of July. CAR MEETS: • The 4th gets rolling early as the Fernley Klazzic Kruizers and others gather at the Wig Wam for registration beginning at 8 a.m. then at 9 a.m. they join the parade through town to the Out-Of-Town Park. After that their show n’ shine will begin with fireworks going off around 9:30 that evening. • Further east in Fallon there is a 4th of July

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  • FERNLEY 95A SPEEDWAY – GOOD NIGHT OF RACING

    Fernley 95A Speedway

    FERNLEY, NV (June 29) – Although the car count was a bit low, Fernley 95A Speedway hosted a good night of racing for the fans. And great weather made it a wonderful evening. When the 13-car IMCA field got the green Barry Stone was on point but soon had Robert Miller after him. Early on there was a quick caution and on the restart Cory Sample was after the leader with Gene Kay in tow. Soon Sample was on point with Kay, who took second was being chased by Miller. On lap 7 there was another caution when Steve McQueen

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  • DESERT PARK RACEWAY – NNKC ROUND 4

    NNKC

    STEAD, NV (June 3) – Desert Park Raceway was alive with the sound of go-kart racing. The occasion was round 4 of the Northern Nevada Kart Club series. This time the race of the day was put on  they Senior LO206 class. “I did a few changes to see if I could sneak by as the 18 (Kelly Chinander) gave me some problems in Heat 2. It worked early on but toward the end the tires definitely got warmer and she was right on top of me,” Jacob Ciari said after winning the race. When the green flag waved and

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  • RACING PREVIEW: JUNE 27 TO 30

    Iron Rebels Car Show

    RENO, NV (JUNE 26) – This week’s Racing Preview is full of car and cruising events as well as racing. Thankfully the weather gods are giving us another great weekend. CARS & CRUISES: • Thursday:       + This week the Carson City Thursday Night Cruise, from 5 until 7:30 p.m. will start at the Wing Stop, 3965 South Carson Street. • Friday:       + Once again there is a cruise in at Summit Racing, 960 East Glendale in Sparks from 6 until 8 p.m. and there is a DJ as well as a raffle. Nice way to end the work

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  • RATTLESNAKE RACEWAY: ROUND 5

    Rattlesnake Raceway

    FALLON, NV (June 22) – Rattlesnake Raceway hosted its fifth scheduled race of the season. Visiting were the Northern Nevada Winged Sprints as well as the Dwarf Cars. This time the weather cooperated and set the stage for some great racing in this bullring. During the heat races the track dried out so much dust was a problem when the sprint cars were out there. As a result a bunch of water was put down during the intermission. The result was a fairly long wheel packing session by the Hobby Stocks before their main. Finally the track was deemed ready

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  • RACING PREVIEW: JUNE 20 TO 23

    Sonoma Raceway

    RENO, NV (JUNE 19) – Racing preview this week has another buffet full of car events, some racing as well as what’s on in TV Land. Summer is here and things are rolling along. CAR MEETS/CRUISES: • This week’s Thursday cruise in Carson City, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. starts at the Empire Ranch Gold Course. • Once again Summit Racing, located at 960 East Glendale in Sparks, has its Friday cruise in. It runs from 6 until 8 p.m. and is a great way to wind up the workweek. • Saturday has two car meets with the first being

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  • FERNLEY 95A SPEEDWAY

    Fernley 95A Speedway

    FERNLEY, NV (JUNE 15) – Fernley 95A Speedway hosted the Nevada Pro Stock Association’s opening round as well as the 4th Buehn Hobby Stock Classic. For the Hobby Stocks it was a chance to pocket $1,000 if they could win. The feature race of the night was actually run in two parts. It was the Buehn 4th annual Hobby Stock Classic, which paid the winner $1,000 and second place $500 with the rest of the field getting what the track usually pays. There were going to be 20 cars but unfortunately Bob Vaden and Richard Italiano were unable to make

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  • COREY HERRING MEMORIAL AT HONEY LAKE

    MRANN

    MILFORD, CA (June19) – The 10th annual Corey Herring Memorial race was held at the Honey Lake Motocross Park this weekend. Each year on Father’s Day weekend this event honors Herring, who was lost in a race and also is a fund-raiser for a scholarship fund that helps young deserving riders. The Honey Lake course, located south of Susanville, Caifonria has both the motocross and cross-country sections. Due to the length of the track all three of Sunday’s classes had a separate race rather than starting one after the other. The Amateur race was 90 minutes long, from start to

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  • RACING PREVIEW: JUNE 13 TO 16

    MRANN

    RENO, NV (June 12) – Racing Preview has a host of car/cruise events as well as regional, national and international racing. It seems summer is finally here and things are rolling along. CARS/CRUISES: • This week’s Thursday cruise in Carson City, from 5 until 7:30 p.m. will start at Bully’s Sports Bar. It’s located at 3530 North Carson Street. • Another event running Friday through Sunday is the annual Yerington Main Street Car Show. Friday is from 5 until 7 p.m. with a free BBQ for entrants. Saturday hours are 10 until 4:30 p.m. with a Chili Feed Show N’

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  • TOP GUN HOSTS NHRA PACIFIC OPEN

    Top Gun Drag Strip

    FALLON, NV (June 9) – Top Gun Drag Strip, located south of Fallon, hosted the NHRA Pacific National Open this weekend. It was a Division 7 double header of horsepower and fantastic speed as every one from kids to adults got their chance on the strip. The NHRA brought Super Street, Super Comp, Super Gas as well as Super stock/Stock Combo cars to this meet. These were combined with the usual Summit ET classes. In addition, since it’s their last points race for the NHRA District 7, there were over 60 Junior Dragsters on hand in various age groups. Setting

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  • RACING PREVIEW: JUNE 6 TO 9

    Top Gun Drag Strip.

    RENO, NV (June 5) — Racing Preview for this weekend is full of events, especially car and motorcycle ones for this area. There are plenty of events to enjoy in TV Land as well as on the Internet. CARS AND CRUISES: • The weekend gets rolling with another Thursday night cruise in Carson City. These events benefit a different charity every week.This time the meeting place is Vino╒s Pizza at 5 p.m. then after that the cruise will get going.’ • Friday has another cruise in, from 6 until 8 p.m. at Summit Racing located at 960 Glendale Avenue in

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  • NORCAL ROCK RACING: ROUND 2

    Norcal Rock Racing

    SPARKS, NV (June 1) – Norcal Rock Racing Series visited the Wild West Motorsports Park east of Sparks for its second race of the season. Looking forward to a great day of racing 93 drivers were on hand. Mother Nature joined in the fun so the final race Saturday was done in the rain. When the green waved Mike Bou took off with Cody Addington giving chase. After the ski jump the drivers made a sharp right turn then headed up some rocks. At this time all racers were nose-to-tail then spread out just a bit before hitting the downhill

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  • NORTHERN NEVADA KART CLUB: ROUND 3

    NNKC

    STEAD, NV (June 2): Northern Nevada Kart Club was back in action at Desert Park Raceway. With one exception, a small shower during a heat race, weather was almost perfect for a day of hard racing. The final main in Junior 2 was the race of the day as two youngsters put on a good show of hard and clean racing. When the green waved for the Junior 2 main to begin Tanner Schultz and Brooks Anderline took off and left the rest of the field in their wake. About a lap later Anderline got the lead exiting two. Later

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  • RACING PREVIEW: MAY 30 TO JUNE 2

    Norcal Rock Racing

    RENO, NV (MAY 29): Racing Preview for this weekend is another full slate with many options for race fans. There are local events as well as nationals ones to watch. • CAR MEETS AND CRUISES: + First Thursday Cruise in Carson City is this week. Runs from 5 until 7:30 p.m. and meeting place is the Max Casino. + Friday has two events. First is the cruise in, from 6 until 8 p.m. at Summit Racing on East Glendale in Sparks. + Next is the first Carson Mall Last Friday Cruise from 5:15 until7:30 p.m. so the meeting place is

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  • GANG NATIONALS AT THE SANDBOX

    OTHG Nationals

    FERNLEY, NV (MAY 26) – The Over The Hill Gang Nationals were at the Fernley Motocross Track, also known as the Sandbox, this weekend. The host club is the Reno chapter and entertained other chapters from California. The weather Saturday we pretty good except for a downpour during the break then Sunday only had a slight sprinkle when the second set of motos began. There were two motos each day and, like golf, the lowest score wins. As an example if a racer wins all four motos his or her score would be 4 while the other riders would be

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