Infineon Raceway will honor the memory of the late Eric Medlen with the 3rd annual Eric Medlen Nitro Night Charity Dinner at the legendary Fior d’Italia Restaurant in San Francisco.

Medlen, a native of Oakdale in the San Joaquin Valley, won the Funny Car championship at Infineon Raceway, his home track, in 2006. He succumbed in March, 2007, to injuries sustained from a testing accident. Medlen was a member of John Force Racing.

Funny Car drivers Ashley Force Hood (Castrol GTX® Mustang) and Jack Beckman (Valvoline/Mail Terminal Services Dodge) will attend, as will Top Fuel driver Morgan Lucas (GEICO Powersports/Lucas Oil dragster).

Infineon Raceway will honor the memory of the late Eric Medlen with the 3rd annual Eric Medlen Nitro Night Charity Dinner at the legendary Fior d’Italia Restaurant in San Francisco.

Medlen, a native of Oakdale in the San Joaquin Valley, won the Funny Car championship at Infineon Raceway, his home track, in 2006. He succumbed in March, 2007, to injuries sustained from a testing accident. Medlen was a member of John Force Racing.

Funny Car drivers Ashley Force Hood (Castrol GTX® Mustang) and Jack Beckman (Valvoline/Mail Terminal Services Dodge) will attend, as will Top Fuel driver Morgan Lucas (GEICO Powersports/Lucas Oil dragster).

The night will include a cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m., followed by a wonderful three-course meal at the Fior d’Italia, the oldest Italian-American restaurant in the country. Bob Frey, the long-time announcer for the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, will serve as the master of ceremonies for the evening and host a Q&A session with the drivers in attendance. There will also be a charity drawing.

The event, which has been sold-out each of the first two years, typically boasts a healthy contingent from Eric’s hometown of Oakdale, including his mother, Mimi, and his father, John, who is the crew chief for Funny Car driver Mike Neff for John Force Racing.

Cost is $125 and all proceeds will go to qualified youth groups in Sonoma County in Eric’s name through Speedway Children’s Charities, the charitable arm of Infineon Raceway.

To reserve your seat for the dinner, contact Denise Silver at 707-933-3950 or dsilver@infineonraceway.com .

 

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