as ever , although the weather has been challenging during the first part of the season . “ We were open and racing in March , but the weather conditions have been less than ideal early on this year ,” says Porter .
In May , Beech Bend hosted a four-day event from TB Promotions , which awarded $ 100,000 to win on Saturday night . The event featured wheelstands , fireworks , a free-entry car show paying $ 500 to the winner , and also $ 500 going to the lucky spectator who was the 500th fan through the gate on that weekend . Also in May , the track hosted the Buick GS Nationals , a staple event spanning three days . Another Beech Bend classic is the NHRA SportsNATIONAL event , which dates back decades and once attracted 655
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entries for the 1985 gathering .
Slated for June is the beloved NHRA Wally Parks Nostalgia Nationals , followed by the Street Outlaws : No Prep Kings . The Outlaw Diesel Super Series gathers in July , along with CamaroFest and Street Car Takeover . August is action-packed with many great events , including the Verge Motorsports Quick Outlaws , along with the Danny Coffman Memorial $ 5K SS / S combo .
Three events from Holley are slated for September , including LSFest , MoParty , plus FordFest , which will run in conjunction with the NMRA All-Ford World Finals .
Big-bucks bracket racing headlines the month of October with the three-day TenGatBG Big Bucks Bracket Race . The Nostalgia Fall Classic ,
plus SS / S combo is scheduled on October 14-15 , with the Import Alliance Fall Meet slated for the following week . NHRA bracket racing King of the Track Wally Race , featuring a $ 5,000-to-win in Super Pro , closes out October .
The racing season winds down in November , with a full month of activities , including O ’ Reilly Auto Parts Saturday featuring grudge racing , testand-tune , plus the O ’ Reilly ’ s Shootout and Felts Towing Jr . Street season finale . The Fall Classic Swap Meet and Flea Market is held the same weekend to begin November . A pair of test-andtune gatherings , three NHRA Summit ET series points bracket events are on tap in November , with the final day for season points slated for Sunday , November 19 . DI
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