The Kent Downtown Partnership presents its third annual Kent Rod & Custom Car Show on Saturday. The show runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Burlington Green Park, 206 Railroad Ave. N.
Jerry “The King” Ruth and his popular dragster highlight the entries.
Ruth, who grew up Kent, dominated Northwest drag strips and ultimately tamed national ones to become a world champion. He beat the best to become one of the best in his day – a time when Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars were just beginning to evolve and accelerate down the quarter-mile track at top-end speeds of 220 mph or better.
“I was a great part of it,” Ruth said of his contributions as a fabricator and pilot during the hot rod golden age of the 1960s and ’70s. “I was only a part of it.”
At the show there will be raffle and door prizes. Proceeds benefit the KDP.
For more information, call the KDP at 253-813-6976 or visit www.downtownkentwa.com.
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