American flags decorate some of the cars at Night of Destruction on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, at Perris Auto Speedway. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Imagine yourself speeding along, towing a trailer on a road with other vehicles doing the same.
Then you realize the road is dirt and is shaped like a figure eight.
It’s what drivers on The Night of Destruction went through for real Saturday night, Aug. 10, in Perris.
Staged several times during the season, the event is the wildest night at the Perris Auto Speedway in Riverside County, a news release says.
Double-decker cars race down the back straight during Night of Destruction on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, at Perris Auto Speedway. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Perry Humphries, left, signs Hot Wheels cars and gives them to fans on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, during Night of Destruction at Perris Auto Speedway. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Ashton Rossi with his teddy bear backseat driver race down the front straight on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, the Night of Destruction at Perris Auto Speedway. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Aubrey Schattilly, 5, writes her name on a “Save Perris” car on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, during Night of Destruction at Perris Auto Speedway. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Fans arrive to watch Night of Destruction on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, at Perris Auto Speedway. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Mechanic Perry Humphries gets a ride to the start line to greet race fans before the Night of Destruction racing gets underway on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, at Perris Auto Speedway. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Guests — viewed through the wheel well of a Double Decker race car — walk parts of the track on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, meeting drivers before Night of Destruction begins at the Perris Auto Speedway. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Perris Auto Speedway hosted Night of Destruction Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Ashton Rossi with his teddy bear and Minion during Night of Destruction on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, at Perris Auto Speedway. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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Double-decker cars race down the back straight during Night of Destruction on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, at Perris Auto Speedway. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
