As outdoor events go this was the nicest weather we have had for quite some time! Sunny in the 80s with low humidity all day long made for a perfect day for enthusiasts to get out and see some unbelievable cars, rods and trucks in our Show-N-Shine where we had over 65 entries competing for 2 best of shows - one for car category and one for trucks. Then 8 categories in cars and 8 categories for the trucks, we still did not have enough trophies for the top quality vehicles we had there! It has gotten better every year.
We started this venue 3 years ago during Covid and it was originally a truck show but then car clubs started to call because no one would let them gather in the cities. The US 36 Dragway sits on large carriage in the country so it is not an issue for large crowds, plenty of room to spread out. I told them to bring them out since our guys love all motorsports so thus the combination makes for a great gathering.
Add in the dyno, swap meet, vendors and the food trucks it is a nice way to spend a morning and afternoon! Once we made the presentations of the Show-n-Shine winners is about time the drag racers start showing up on the other side of the track. The drag racing had over 142 entries going down the track from 6pm to midnight! A wide variety of vehicles from trucks, rods, muscle cars, newer dragsters, junior drags and even a couple of brand new Yenko Camaros!
The crowd of enthusiasts saw a great show of drag racing all night long! We started out paying tribute to the president of a local Diesels of Kansas City who passed over a week ago from a cycle accident - Joey Hull! We asked the crowd for a 30 second silence while he ran the lights one last time. Joey has supported and attended the event since it started! Anything motorsports he always supported!
Again the US 36 Dragway made for a perfect venue for our event with a great crew manning the track and racing. DIESEL Motorsports/All Speed Expo crew managed the rest of the show, we had fun doing it with such a great crowd of enthusiasts.
The winners are listed below along with photo link of the event!
Photo link:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.5875017699199079&type=3
Winners:
