LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Ukiah Challenge is kicking off the racing season with a hop this weekend. Easter is a great weekend for family, friends and racing.

Drivers will get a chance to test and tune their cars at Lakeport Speedway Friday.

Then the gates will open Saturday at 3:30 p.m. for the first race of the 2015 season with the Taco Bell Bombers, Budweiser Outlaws, Jammers, Mini Stocks and Bandoleros.

In gratitude for the fan support that racing receives, every person from age 5 on up only has to pay $5 for grandstands admission to a whole night of racing. There also will be an Easter egg hunt for the kids.

Racing is a family involved sport for local promoter, David Furia. When the races start, the whole Furia family is busy working at the track or racing on it.

“My family is involved, but racing wouldn’t happen in this community without the support of the other families that share the load,” he said. “We have generations of families that come out every weekend to take on many of the tasks that make racing happen and I couldn’t appreciation them more. We also have generations of fans come out to see their favorite racers on the track. It’s not unusual to see Grandparents, Parents and Kids watching the races together. Racing truly is a family sport.”

With auto racing fast becoming one of the nation’s most popular sports, fans from all ages and walks of life attend local races to see their friends and neighbors race. Auto racing has something for the young and the young at heart.

Ukiah Speedway will have its first race of the season with test and tune Friday, April 10, and Taco Bell Bombers, Jammers, Mini Stocks, Modifieds and Legends will race around the track at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 11.

For more information and schedule, go to www.lakeportspeedway.com or www.ukiahspeedway.com or look for Ukiah Speedway or Lakeport Speedway on Facebook.