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The inaugural Winter Heat Sprint Car Showdown has featured two standout nights of racing at Cocopah Speedway.

While the three-eighths-mile oval is dormant for the next two days before round three on Tuesday, the local community has a variety of events for fans, teams and locals.

In addition to nightly socials at local joints, a bowling tournament was held Sunday afternoon and next on the docket is a golf tournament at Cocopah Rio Colorado Golf Course on Monday at 2 p.m.

A free concert featuring Checker’d Past is scheduled for Wednesday at the Cocopah Casino at 8 p.m. and a pub crawl throughout nearby Yuma is set for Thursday at 6 p.m.

Additional information about community events can be found at www.CocopahSpeedway.com.

The pits are open from 2-5 p.m. each race day for fans to mingle with the drivers and listen to live music.

Also, the track has free dry camping available with vendors providing black/gray tank pumping, filling tanks with fresh water and making on-site RV repairs if necessary.

The pit gate is scheduled to open at 11 a.m. each day with the main gates opening at 2 p.m. Hot laps will get underway at approximately 6:30 p.m. and Opening Ceremonies is slated for 7 p.m.

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