Legends Cars from far and wide ready to race at Bullring

Race teams from Alaska to Florida have traveled to Las Vegas Motor Speedway to compete in this weekend's 600 Racing Legends Cars Nationals at the Bullring.

Legends Cars are five-eighths-scale replicas of 1940s race cars powered by 120-horsepower Yamaha motorcycle engines. The nearly 300 teams are divided into Masters, Pro and Semi-pro categories based on age or skill level.

Jeremiah Wagner, 14, is the top entry from Las Vegas. This year's Bullring champion in the Legends Semi-pro category is ranked fourth nationally and trails leader John Stancill of North Carolina by 18 points.

Qualifying is today with championship races scheduled for Saturday. Racing is scheduled from 3:30 p.m. to around 10 p.m. each day.

• DRAG RACING -- About 900 racers from the Southwest and West Coast are competing in the NHRA Pacific Division E.T. Finals at the speedway's dragstrip. Drivers compete as individuals and for their respective tracks.

Racing is 8 a.m.-10 p.m. today and Saturday and 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. ...

Las Vegan Justin Lamb won the Super Stock title Sunday in the NHRA Pacific Sportsnationals at California Speedway in Fontana, Calif. ...

John Force continues physical therapy and treatment for injuries sustained in a Sept. 23 Funny Car crash near Dallas, but his goal is to progress far enough to attend the NHRA Las Vegas event in two weeks.

• DESERT RACING -- The following is the 2008 schedule for the SCORE Desert Racing Series: Jan. 24-27, Laughlin Desert Challenge; March 14-15, Baja 250, Mexico; May 30-June 1, Baja 500, Mexico; July 17-19, Las Vegas Terrible's Cup, Las Vegas Motor Speedway; Sept. 5-6, Terrible's Primm 300, Primm; and Nov. 19-22, Baja 1000, Mexico.

• LVMS -- USAC Midgets and California Racing Association Sprint Cars will race Oct. 27 at the speedway's dirt track. ...

Taylor Barton was the second to cross the finish line Saturday night at the Bullring, but he was disqualified after post-race inspection determined the crankshaft in his engine was too light for the Super Late Models division.