Five former event champions, as well as a host of other successful sprint car drivers, are in the field for the 16th annual Trophy Cup winged 360 races, set for Friday and Saturday at Tulare's Thunderbowl Raceway.
Hot laps start at 4 p.m., with racing at 6 each night for an event featuring an $80,000 purse.
The Kaedings -- Brent and Tim, who have combined to win the Trophy Cup six times -- headline the field, which reached its limit of 72 cars months ago.
Tim Kaeding is the most recent champion in the field, having won in 2006. The driver of the Roth Motorsports No. 83 car has a World of Outlaws victory this season as well as a fourth-place finish at the Knoxville Nationals in Iowa and a Golden State Challenge event win in Tulare on April 11.
Other past champions include Fresno's Craig Stidham, Easton's Tommy Tarlton and Ronnie Day.
The field will also feature former outlaws drivers Shane Stewart and Paul McMahan, current GSC champ Tyler Walker, two-time GSC champ Jonathan Allard, two-time California Sprint Car Civil War series champion Sean Becker, and up-and-coming drivers Kyle Larson and Cody Darrah, who will both be driving Brent Kaeding Motorsports-owned cars.
The Trophy Cup is a fund-raiser for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Catering provided by Taco Bravo will be available following Friday's races, with a spaghetti feed following Saturday's races, each for a $5 donation. Those with a two-day pass or pit pass eat for free.
Tickets are available by calling (559) 688-0909.
Details: thunderbowlraceway.com or trophycup.org.
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