Up to 200 racers competing at Texas Motor Speedway’s Friday Night Drags

Texas Motor Speedway’s Friday Night Drags, a “heads up, street style drag racing” for amateur racers, has seen an uptick in attendance in recent weeks, hosting as many as 200 competitors from North Texas.

The series concludes July 24.

Keller’s Brock Anders, a standout for the Keller High School basketball team last fall, has won the Sportsman Division the last four weeks with his black 1966 Chevy Nova SS.

“We’re just out here to have fun and go fast,” said Anders, who admitted the only training he’d ever had was late at night on Keller’s back roads before his dad suggested giving Friday Night Drags a try.

Racing is held on the eighth-mile pit road. The night also features a Show-N-Shine competition with separate divisions for best in show and best classic. Spectators are allowed to walk down on the track before the races to take pictures at the finish line and walk among the cars in competition.

Gates open at 6 p.m. The drag racing or show-n-shine entry fee is $20. Admission is $10 per adult and $5 per child at gate 6. Parking is free outside gate 6 or $20 for infield parking.

This story was originally published July 9, 2015 at 11:02 AM with the headline "Up to 200 racers competing at Texas Motor Speedway’s Friday Night Drags."