🔥 2026 HUB CITY Spring Opener 🔥
May 8–9, 2026 • Richland County Fairgrounds
Grassroots Motorsports Weekend | If You Can Drive It, You Can Race It!
Kick off the 2026 racing season with two full days (and one electric Friday night) of pure horsepower, dirt-flying excitement, and small-town Midwest adrenaline. The Spring Opener is where the season begins—where rigs get shaken down, builds get tested, and the community comes together to celebrate everything loud, gritty, and unapologetically grassroots.
Whether you’re wrenching, racing, pulling, polishing, or just here to watch the chaos unfold, this is YOUR weekend.
🎟️ Admission
$30 Weekend Pass — access to all Friday + Saturday events
$20 Day Pass — choose Friday or Saturday
Kids 12 & under are free.
📅 Friday, May 8 — Test • Tune • Shine
Gates Open Early | Evening Session Under the Lights
Kick off the weekend with a warm-up round that still hits like a main event. Friday is all about dial-ins, test passes, big pulls, and the fan-favorite “Under the Lights” session.
Friday Schedule
4:00 PM-10:00 PM — Friday Night “Under the Lights” Truck Show
A glowing lineup of show trucks, street rigs, and diesel builds taking over the fairgrounds once the sun goes down.
Featuring the Girls Only Zone, spotlighting the women of the diesel and motorsports community.
6:00 PM — Truck & Tractor Pull (Test & Tune)
Bring your puller, hook to the sled, and get your setup dialed for the season. This is your chance to test horsepower, suspension, gearing, and… bragging rights.
📅 Saturday, May 9 — Race Day Mayhem
Saturday is when the dirt flies, the tires scream, and the real competition begins. Drags, dyno, burnout action—this is the Hub City experience at full throttle.
Saturday Schedule
Fan Dyno — Open Throughout the Day
Put your rig on the rollers and see what it’s really pushing. Bragging rights included.
10:00 AM-4:00 PM — Show N Shine + Girls Only Zone
Running all weekend long, the Show N Shine is where creativity, craftsmanship, and pure pride roll in on four wheels. The Girls Only Zone highlights and celebrates the women of the diesel and motorsports world with a dedicated showcase.
12:00–5:00 PM — Burn Out Boulevard
Smoke, rubber, and cheers. Enough said.
11:00 AM — ATV, UTV & Dirt Bike Drag Races
Side-by-side action on the dirt track. If it’s got bars or a steering wheel, bring it.
3:00 PM — Vehicle Drag Races
“If You Can Drive It, You Can Race It.”
Trucks, cars—stock builds to wild customs—everyone lines up for their shot.
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