24 Hours of LeMons May 23, 2009

The 24 Hours of LeMons, the national endurance racing series for cars costing $500 or less, arrives for the first time at the Reno-Fernley Raceway in Fernley, NV.
Over two days of racing, teams take on exploding gaskets, fried alternators, and wild on-track action in order to take home glorious cash prizes—paid out in canvas sacks of nickels.

The LeMons Goin' for Broke, which will be held on May 23-24, 2009, will have over 90 clunkers attempting to make the start!

Bad-driving penalties are imposed regularly throughout the race.
Drivers are routinely tarred and feathered, forced to run three-legged
races, and required to paint serene nature scenes on the hoods of
their race cars. The most offensive team of the weekend is voted off
the track and their car is crushed with a 20-ton excavator.

Links with videos and photos:
MotorWeek:
Road and Track: http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=34&article_id=4720

Official Website: http://www.24hoursoflemons.com