IndyCar, Dew Tour shooting this weekend

But not all the IndyCar action’s on the oval track of the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Before Sunday’s 200-lap championship race gets under way, IndyCar drivers (including Danica Patrick, Marco Andretti and Dario Franchitti ) will participate in a Thursday evening parade down the Strip, along with an autograph event at the Fashion Show mall and a kickoff party at the MGM Grand’s Wet Republic; all will be filmed, along with an IndyCar banquet at Mandalay Bay.

‘Dew’ tell: Back in Las Vegas for a second go-round, the Dew Tour Championships will showcase several events at the Hard Rock Hotel and a nearby Harmon Avenue lot hosting both competition courses and a free festival village.

Saturday’s BMX Park Finals and Sunday’s BMX and Skateboard Vertical Finals will go live from Hard Rock Beach Club and Harmon lots; coverage will air on NBC as well as on USA, MTV2 and Versus.

‘Jet’ set: The sports focus continues with "Jet Fuel," a Canadian documentary about the passion of hockey fans — especially fans of the Winnipeg Jets, returning to the NHL after a 15-year absence.

The documentary is scheduled to hit Las Vegas Sunday for a three-day visit, following the Jets’ Saturday game with the Phoenix Coyotes — the team that relocated from Winnipeg 15 years ago, notes executive producer Marshall Stevenson, who’s hoping to interview Las Vegas-area fans; if that’s you, contact the production online (jetfuelmovie.com) or by phone (855-444-2924) to schedule an appointment.

Musical notes: Also from Canada, country singer Stacey McKitrick will visit Vegas Wednesday to shoot her debut music video, "Friends for Life," from her just-out album — produced by Las Vegas-based Kevin Churko, who’s also worked with the likes of Ozzy Osbourne and Five Finger Death Punch.

A diner, a bar and a highway north of town provide the backdrops, reports Las Vegas-based director Brandon Christensen.

And speaking of Churko, Five Finger Death Punch is scheduled to be at DreamVision Studios this week to shoot a music video and rehearse for an upcoming tour.

‘Moon’ rising: Las Vegas-based filmmaker Albert Pyun ("The Sword and the Sorcerer," "Cyborg") is in final pre-production for "Red Moon," an adventure fantasy he describes as "a cross between ‘The Book of Eli’ and ‘The Road.’ " Production is expected to begin later this month in Rhyolite and Las Vegas; such local filmmakers as Derek Stonebarger and Michael Su are helping Pyun put the cast and crew together, he reports.

Quick hits: The Japanese travel show "Tabi Salad" is expected to wrap a three-day visit today, while local filmmaker David Schmoeller continues weekend production on the feature "Little Monsters" at private residences and businesses. The local web TV series "The Unemployed" begins a weeklong shoot in the southeast valley for three short episodes debuting online in November and December, reports executive producer Eddie Deirmenjian . The "America’s Got Talent Live" performers coming to Caesars Palace are expected to be at DreamVision Studios just before their Oct. 26-28 gig for rehearsals and filming. And look for footage from the annual Flesh and Fantasy Halloween Ball to turn up on a cable reality show this year.

On hiatus: Showbiz speak for "on vacation," that’s where your humble correspondent will be for the next few weeks; watch for Shooting Stars’ return on Oct. 31.

Carol Cling’s Shooting Stars column appears Mondays. Contact her at (702) 383-0272 or ccling@reviewjournal. com.