Spectator Tickets on Sale for Speedfest, Featuring America’s Fastest Street Cars, Jets, Nitro and Freakin' Lasers!

Speedfest is set to take over Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, KY from May 28 to 30, 2026 as Sick, Street Car Takeover and Braggin Rights join forces on one of America’s biggest drag racing festivals.

Kentucky drag racing fans will get a chance to see 300 of America’s toughest real street cars across a huge spectrum of classes, from roll racing to drag and drive. But the show doesn’t end there as a set of spectacular feature attractions will join the party.

Leading the charge will be NHRA Top Fuel driver Cameron Ferre, piloting the Freeman Top Fuel dragster. This big-show nitro car is taking a shot at history, targeting the Beech Bend Raceway track record on both Friday and Saturday nights!

The action gets even hotter as the Douthit Motorsports Jet Funny Car team arrives on the scene, burning and blasting their way down the track across the weekend. 

The atmosphere will be like nothing else at Beech Bend Raceway when night falls and the laser show lights up, bringing a colorful display to the skies that has to be seen to be believed.

Racing classes will include the Street Car Shootout (Braggin Rights), Stick Shift (Braggin Rights), Small Tire (Street Car Takeover), Lil Gangsters (Street Car Takeover), Roll Racing (Street Car Takeover), Sick Sevens 7.50 (Sick), 8.50 Shootout (Sick), DYO (Sick), and Junior Street (Sick). Entry details for racers are available at sickthemagazine.com/speedfest.

Single-day and multi-day passes are now available, including the Speedfest VIP area. This special zone features a VIP-only tent, food, seating and premium parking to make sure your Speedfest experience is unbeatable.

Teams will arrive from around the country on Thursday, May 28 for tech and testing, before qualifying begins on Friday, May 29, followed by racing on Saturday, May 30, including the unmissable Night of Fire.

Beech Bend Raceway, you’ve never seen a show like this!

Oh, and the biggest reason to get your tickets now? Every ticket purchased before March 31 goes into the draw to win a GMC Syclone + $5,000 in cash! 

Get your tickets now at https://www.sickthemag.com/collections/speedfest-2026

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