Tuesday, July 2, 2002 | 9:25 a.m.
Racing fans are invited to kick off their Independence Day holiday weekend with a special night at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway's Bullring on Wednesday.
The first 600 fans in the front gate and 100 in the Stockyard will receive a patriotic T-shirt. In addition, the first 100 fans in the front gate will receive a cooler cup courtesy of KFBT-TV.
A Canadian Big Rig exhibition will start the racing, followed by main events for NASCAR Late Models, IMCA Modifieds and Legends Cars in which drivers battle for double championship points. A demolition derby will heat the 3/8ths-mile paved oval in prepration for a jet car burn.
A jet dragster will make an appearance at the oval to melt a Cadillac. A fireworks finale will cap off the night.
Racing starts at 6 p.m. General admission is $12 for adults, $10 for senior citizens and military personnel and $3 for kids.
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