Race fans will meet top stars from the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series and enjoy a night of poker, great food and fun at the 4th annual Burnout Bash party on Wednesday, July 14, at the legendary Fior d’Italia Restaurant in San Francisco.

Burnout Bash, the official fan kickoff party for the FRAM Autolite NHRA Nationals at Infineon Raceway, July 16-18, will be headlined by a Texas Hold ‘Em Charity Poker Tournament, hosted by River Rock Casino.

Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Karen Stoffer (GEICO Suzuki), as well as Top Fuel drivers Morgan Lucas (GEICO/Lucas Oil) and Shawn Langdon (Lucas Oil/Speedco) and Funny Car driver Melanie Troxel (In-N-Out Burger) will take their seats for poker. Paul Tonelli, from the popular morning-show duo of Lamont & Tonelli on 107.7 FM The Bone in San Francisco, will complete the poker table. Tonelli won the poker tournament one year ago. The poker tournament is limited only to the racers and Tonelli, fans will be permitted to watch.

Join Top NHRA Stars, The Bone’s Tonelli  at ‘Burnout Bash’ in San Francisco

Race fans will meet top stars from the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series and enjoy a night of poker, great food and fun at the 4th annual Burnout Bash party on Wednesday, July 14, at the legendary Fior d’Italia Restaurant in San Francisco.

Burnout Bash, the official fan kickoff party for the FRAM Autolite NHRA Nationals at Infineon Raceway, July 16-18, will be headlined by a Texas Hold ‘Em Charity Poker Tournament, hosted by River Rock Casino.

Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Karen Stoffer (GEICO Suzuki), as well as Top Fuel drivers Morgan Lucas (GEICO/Lucas Oil) and Shawn Langdon (Lucas Oil/Speedco) and Funny Car driver Melanie Troxel (In-N-Out Burger) will take their seats for poker. Paul Tonelli, from the popular morning-show duo of Lamont & Tonelli on 107.7 FM The Bone in San Francisco, will complete the poker table. Tonelli won the poker tournament one year ago. The poker tournament is limited only to the racers and Tonelli, fans will be permitted to watch.

"The staff of Infineon Raceway always does a great job at promoting the race and doing lots of charity events like the poker tournament," Lucas said. "I'm all about anything that benefits Speedway Children's Charities and I hope lots of people come out and join us. It's always cool to meet fans and supporters away from the track where we can talk and hang out.

"Shawn is just about a professional poker player so I have a plan for the rest of us to gang up on him early to take him out."

River Rock Casino, a partner of the raceway’s and located in Geyserville, will present a check for $2,500 to Speedway Children’s Charities in the name of the celebrity with the most chips after the one-hour tournament. Speedway Children’s Charities is the charitable arm of Infineon Raceway, with all proceeds benefiting needy youth groups in Sonoma County.

The night will also feature a wonderful four-course meal at the Fior d’Italia, the oldest Italian-American restaurant in the country, as well as giveaways and a Q&A with the NHRA stars in attendance.

Cost is $75 per person or $140 per couple — each ticket includes a four-course meal, two glasses of wine/beer, plus a FREE weekend pass to the NHRA Division 7 Drag Races, presented by Korbel, at Infineon Raceway, July 23-25.

The poker tournament (only for NHRA stars) will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Fior (www.fior.com), followed by no-host cocktails at 6:30 p.m. and dinner at 7:30 p.m.

The only way to secure your seat for Burnout Bash is by calling Infineon Raceway at 800-870-RACE. For more information on the upcoming race weekend, visit www.infineonraceway.com/nhra.