Fan Fest to kick off NHRA Las Vegas Nationals

  • Herald news services
  • Monday, October 26, 2009 6:16pm
  • SportsSports

LAS VEGAS — NHRA Vegas Style Fan Fest, the official kick-off to this weekend’s NHRA Las Vegas Nationals, will take place Thursday, Oct. 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. on Fremont Street in Las Vegas. NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series stars Antron Brown, Larry Dixon, Tony Pedregon, Tim Wilkerson, Bob Tasca III, Jeff Arend, Jeg Coughlin, Allen Johnson, Michael Phillips, Bob Bode, David Hope, Lex Joon, and others will participate in the autograph session.

The first 500 fans in the autograph line will receive a free special-edition poster featuring select drivers in NHRA’s Countdown to 1 playoffs.

The Fremont Street Experience is an incredible entertainment complex that treats visitors to a captivating display of imagery and pulsating music via its 12.5 million LED Viva Vision screen and 555,000-watt sound system.

The Fan Fest will take place on the 3rd Street section of Fremont Street near the Four Queens Hotel &Casino, FitzGerald Casino &Hotel, and the Fremont Hotel and Casino. The Fremont Street Experience is at 425 Fremont St., Las Vegas, NV 89101. For more information about Fremont Street, log on to www.vegasexperience.com.

The NHRA Las Vegas Nationals, the penultimate event in the 24-race NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series and the fifth of six events in the Countdown to 1, NHRA’s championship playoffs, will be held at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Oct. 29-Nov. 1. Tickets are available by calling (800) 644-4444 or via the Internet at www.lvms.com. For more information about the NHRA Las Vegas Nationals, please visit www.nhra.com.

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