FAIRBURY, Neb. -- Tooley’s bar in Fairbury hosted a racing event, the F-Town Tooley’s Showdown Take 2. 

The event, at the Jefferson County Speedway, had Jayhusker racing throughout the weekend along with some major heat as well. 

Temperatures exceeding 100 degrees rolled through southeast Nebraska making it dangerous for the drivers.

When racers had their equipment on, temperatures in the cockpit exceeded the outside heat.

“It’s very hot. We run our two or three piece fire suits, of course, and helmets and all of the safety gear so that adds a lot of extra heat inside the car,” said Justin Kinderknecht, Driver of the 1JR Bud Light. “You don’t really notice it so much when you are racing on the racetrack. Everything else kinda takes over and you forget about it but you are cooking and dying as you are sitting in the line getting ready to get on the racetrack.”

Despite the over 100 degree temperatures, precautions were taken to keep the drivers safe by crew members and staff. 

Water and gatorade, as well as air conditioning, made sure the drivers were ready for the racing in the evening. 

“Lots of water and gatorade. We have been steadily drinking water and gatorade this morning and this afternoon,” said Kinderknecht. “I’ve been back and forth between the air conditioners in the truck and just trying to take it easy and not exert too much during the day.”

Kinderknecht even won one of the Jayhusker races on Friday, even through the heat.