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A raging brush fire near the town of Willow Springs, California is threatening area power supply lines, according to news radio reports. But that doesn’t mean that this coming weekend’s WSMC event at Willow Springs Raceway is threatened.

The town of Willow Springs is about 30 miles from Willow Springs Raceway, which is actually located in Rosamond, California.

At post time, eyewitnesses at the racetrack said they could see clouds of smoke rising over nearby mountains and could hear water tanker planes flying overhead toward the fire, but could not see any flames.

Strong winds are blowing in the area, hampering fire crews.