Nearly
500 drivers from across North America will converge on The Strip at Las Vegas
Motor Speedway Wednesday through Sunday for the 3rd Annual K&N Spring Fling
Vegas.
The
five-day event is open to pro and semi-pro racers and will feature substantial
daily payouts and more than $50,000 in product giveaways. Peter Biondo, a
45-time NHRA national event winner, and Kyle Seipel, winner of 22 NHRA
divisional event titles, are co-hosting the event, which begins on Wednesday
with the 32-car Maytag/Silverstate Refrigeration $50,000 Shootout at 11:15 a.m.
Pacific Time.
Five-time NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series
Pro Stock World Champion Jeg Coughlin Jr. will make his 2015 debut at the
event, and a number of defending champions are expected to be in action again
this year.
Entry
fees range from $90 to $250 depending on the competition day and class, all
races will run 1/8 of a mile, and payouts will be awarded for each round
victory on a daily basis. There will also be a Spring Fling $20,000 Challenge,
where drivers can win $100 for any .00X reaction time or $1,000 for any
reaction time of .000.
Saturday’s
Super Pro division winner will take home $20,000, with $10,000 going to the
day’s Pro class champion. Thursday’s payouts will be $5,000 for Super Pro and
$3,000 for Pro, while the winner of those divisions on Friday and Sunday will
pocket $10,000 and $5,000, respectively.
“Besides the payout, both myself and Peter are
excited simply because of the atmosphere of fun that has been created here
every year,” Seipel said. “From the time the gates open on Tuesday, right up
until the final rounds on Sunday, there’s a major party going on.”
Friday
night’s racing action will culminate with a Sparco Racer Appreciation Party,
and winners of Saturday’s divisions will have their photos taken with the
famous Las Vegas Showgirls at the trophy presentations.
Gates open at 7 a.m. on Thursday and 7:30 a.m.
on Friday through Sunday, with racing action kicking off at 8 a.m. Thursday
through Saturday. Eliminations will begin at 9 a.m. on Sunday after an on-site
church service.
Single-day
tickets are available for $15, and fans can purchase full-event passes for
Wednesday through Sunday for $55 at the main ticket office at The Strip. The
races will be broadcast live on the Internet at www.BangShift.com each day for
fans who are unable to make it to The Strip to see the action firsthand.
Log
on to www.BracketRaces.com for more information.
K&N
Spring Fling Vegas schedule: April 22-26
Thursday
Gates
open – 7 a.m.
Racing
begins – 8 a.m.
Friday
Gates
open – 7:30 a.m.
Racing
begins – 8 p.m.
Saturday
Gates
open – 7:30 a.m.
Racing
begins – 8 a.m.
Sunday
Gates
open – 7:30 a.m.
Church
service – 8 a.m.
Racing
begins – 9 a.m.
Past
champions
2014
Ultimate
Shootout
Shane
Thompson, Las Vegas
Runner-up: Zak Clark, Mission,
B.C., Canada
Baldwin
Racing Thursday
Super
Pro: Glen Kern, Modesto, Calif.
Runner-up: Steve Casner, Sheridan,
Calif.
Pro:
Garrett Parsons, Monroe, Utah
Runner-up: Dan Coss, Sherwood Park,
Alberta, Canada
Silverstate
Refrigeration Friday
Super
Pro: Rodney Snider, Grand Junction, Colo.
Runner-up: Gabe Torres, Valinda,
Calif.
Pro:
Greg Dreher, Bakersfield, Calif.
Runner-up: Howard DeVore,
Flagstaff, Colo.
$20,000
Challenge
$1,000-Kevin
Heffington, Moxee, Wash.
$100-Keith
Winters, Las Vegas
$100-Alex
George, Huntington Beach, Calif.
Silverstate
Refrigeration Saturday
Super
Pro: stan Essery, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada
Runner-up: Jeremy Sears, Port
Orchard, Wash.
Pro:
Jesse Adams, Yuba City, Calif.
Runner-up: Mark Faul, Tacoma, Wash.
Baldwin
Racing Sunday
Super
Pro: Larry Richardson, Alamosa, Colo.
Runner-up:Mark Yeager, Hollister,
Calif.
Pro:
Ryan Mangus, Rialto, Calif.
Runner-up: Robert Strong, San
Bernadino, Calif.
2013
Thursday
Super
Pro: Kris Whitfield, Littleton, Colo.
Runner-up: Dustin Hentges, Federal Way,
Wash.
Pro:
Brad Burton, Kirkland, Wash.
Runner-up: Seth Polvadoer, Sun
City, Ariz.
Friday
Super
Pro: Jeremy Jenson, Clarksville, Tenn.
Runner-up: Rodney Snider, Grand
Junction, Colo.
Pro: Ryan
Mangus, Rialto, Calif.
Runner-up: Mark Simonian, Sangers,
Calif.
Saturday
Super
Pro: Brad Hawk, Phoenix
Runner-up: Chuck Hawk Jr., Phoenix
Pro:
Kim Zimmerman, Phoenix
Runner-up: Wesley Eisenga, Ripon,
Calif.
Sunday
Super
Pro: Scott Lemen, Gallatin, Tenn.
Runner-up: Justin Morgan, Concord,
Calif.
Pro:
Garrett Parson, Monroe, Utah
Runner-up: Mark Faul, Tacoma, Wash.
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