More than 130 Northern California drag racers competed on Sonoma Raceway's quarter-mile drag strip, Nov. 1, for the second-to-last Wednesday Night Drags of the 2017 season.
The Wednesday Night Drags program, which is in its 29th year, gives drag racers the opportunity to drag race on Sonoma Raceway's world-famous quarter-mile drag strip. The objective of the program is to give people, from teenagers to working professionals, a safe, legal and controlled environment in which to race their vehicles, as opposed to using city streets or back-county roads.
Racing is featured in six classes. Timed runs begin at 3:30 p.m. with racing spanning from 4-10 p.m. Anyone with a driver's license can compete, providing their vehicle or motorcycle passes a simple technical inspection.
Wednesday's class winners included Concord's Nick Kawn (Gear Jammer), Novato's Doug Love (Motorcycle) and Sonoma's Bob Norbom (Comp Rod); Santa Rosa's Don Waltenspiel (Sport Street); San Rafael's Scott Sterley (Street) and Novato's PJ Femenia (High School).
Don't miss your last chance to help feed the needy and get a $10 voucher for admission to any Wednesday Night Drags/Sonoma Drift event in 2018! Just bring four or more non-perishable food items to the raceway next Wednesday, Nov. 8 to receive your $10 voucher. All food collected at the front gate will benefit Friends in Sonoma Helping (F.I.S.H.) and the Redwood Empire Food Bank. Expired food will not be accepted. Limit one voucher per person.
The final Wednesday Night Drags of the 2017 race season will take place next Wednesday, Nov. 8. For more information, visit www.sonomaraceway.com/track/you-can-race/ or call 800-870-RACE (7223). For track weather conditions, please call 800-870-RACE ext. 209.
