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Ohsweken Speedway kicks off its 25th season Friday night

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A local racing track is kicking off its 25th season tonight.

Ohsweken Speedway is celebrating this milestone with Friday Night Thunder TV presenting the Fan Blast 500.

Friday Night Thunder TV is a series highlighting the exhilarating and dangerous world of car racing as seen through the lives of five Indigenous racing families.

Ohsweken’s four weekly racing divisions will take to the track Friday night, including the Kool Kidz-Corr/Pak 360 Sprint Cars, Strickland’s GMC Crate Sprint Cars, Middleport Mechanical Thunder Stocks and HRW Automotive Mini Stocks.

Extra cash is on the line for competitors and fans alike, as the Thunder Stock teams will race for $1,000-to-win and fans will have a chance to win $500.

Pit gates will open at 5 p.m., spectator gates will open at 6 p.m. and racing will start at 7:30 p.m.

Adult grandstand admission is $20, senior (65+) and youth (13-17) admission is $15 and kids (0-12) can enter for free.