LS Fest West Named in USA Today’s Top 10 Best Motorsport Races

Holley Performance Brands (NYSE: HLLY) announced its 2024 LS Fest West event was named to USA Today’s list of the top 10 Best Motorsports Races in its 10 Best Readers’ Choice 2024 Awards. LS Fest West shares the distinction with other renowned events, including the Daytona 500 and the Indy 500.

“Events like LS Fest West are one of the most important ways we engage with enthusiasts, it was thrilling to see so many attendees at this year’s event and learn more of what drives their passion,” said Matthew Stevenson, president and CEO, Holley Performance Brands. “We’re looking forward to building on that energy at the other LS Fest events this year.”

Since its inception in 2017, LS Fest West has grown into one of the most popular events for performance enthusiasts. This year, the event set a record for single-day attendance with more than 15,000 people visiting Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday, April 27.

In full, the three-day event hosted more than 30,000 builders, racers and enthusiasts from nearly all 50 states for a thrilling lineup of events, including a sold-out Grand Champion competition and the largest off-road race participation in the fest’s history.

LS Fest West is the first of three LS Fest events Holley will host in 2024, including LS Fest Texas at Texas Motor Speedway May 17-19, and LS Fest East in Holley’s hometown of Bowling Green in September.

Excitement continues to build for LS Fest Texas, which returns to the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth on May 16-17, with pre-registration numbers up 30 percent over last year. The Fest schedule features popular events fans have come to expect, including drifting, drag racing, burnouts, autocross and dyno pulls, as well as the all-new Truck Shootout. This inaugural event feature is available to all registered Truck & SUV participants and will consist of segment-specific competitions and awards in the fest’s Show-N-Shine car show, drag race, autocross and dyno pull challenge competitions.

Simpson, a Holley Performance Brand, will be on site at LS Fest Texas to provide safety equipment and knowledge for the weekend’s competitions.

In addition to the company’s flagship events, Holley’s brands will be represented at more than a dozen other enthusiast events and trade shows throughout the year, including Ford Fest, SEMA and PRI this fall.

For a full schedule of events at LS Fest Texas, click here.

By Pat Curtin

Pat Curtin is the managing editor of THE SHOP magazine.