(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Atlantic Municipal Airport is the site this weekend, for fast and loud vehicles of all sizes and engine displacements. The 6th Annual Heads-up Drag Race is being held from 10-a.m. Until 3-p.m., Sunday, Sept. 18th. Jamie Joyce is one of the event organizers. He says funds donated from the charity race are donated by local businesses and individuals.

Joyce says it costs a lot of money to put on the event, which is where the sponsorship money comes in. It’s also why there is a small admission fee for visitors.

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The entry fee for drivers is $20. The Heads-up Drag Race isn’t just for professional racers. You can bring your grocery getter or your hopped-up motorcycle or pickup truck…everything from street legal vehicles to on-the-track only.

Race participant vehicles will have to go through a Tech Inspection that begins at 8-a.m., Sunday and until the end of the event. Drivers are encouraged to show-up between 7-and 7:30-a.m., in order to get in line for the safety inspection. In the past, racers and visitors have come from as far away as Texas, Oklahoma, and all over the Midwest to take in the event.

Off-sight parking for spectators will be in the Mahle Engine Components parking lot not far from the airport (at 60428 Marne Road). Southwest Iowa Transit buses will provide transportation from the parking lot to the front gate at the airport. A shuttle service is also available from the front gate at the airport, to the bleachers. Three food trucks and an ice cream vendor will be on the airport grounds, along with the Boy Scouts, who will have ice cold (non-alcoholic) drinks from Atlantic Bottling.

Jamie Joyce says there’s a extra special attraction this year.

For more information, see Heads Up Drag Racing on Facebook, or call 712-249-4731.