Three drivers involved in an illegal street rally known as a sideshow were arrested in Oakland, authorities said Tuesday.

The incident began about 1 a.m. Saturday when officers in a California Highway Patrol helicopter saw cars “spinning doughnuts” on International Boulevard near 54th Avenue, said CHP Officer Sean Wilkenfeld.

The helicopter crew notified patrol units on the ground that a red Ford Mustang was heading toward Interstate 880.

The officers spotted the car, but the driver, 26-year-old Wais Sakhizada of Fremont, refused to stop and led the CHP on a chase on northbound I-880 that reached speeds over 100 mph, Wilkenfeld said.

Sakhizada exited at Seventh Street near the Port of Oakland and spun out while trying to get onto southbound I-880, Wilkenfeld said.

He was arrested on suspicion of felony evading police, resisting arrest, driving on a suspended license and outstanding warrants. The Mustang, with decals on the front windshield reading, “No Muscle Left Behind,” was impounded for 30 days.

During the chase, CHP officers noticed that two other vehicles, an Audi A6 and a Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck, had been trailing the pursuit and showed up at the scene of Sakhizada’s arrest, Wilkenfeld.

The Audi driver, Paiman Nasiri, 21, of Tracy, was arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting in a speed contest, aiding and abetting in a sideshow, misuse of dealer plates and habitual violations of driving on a suspended license. The Audi was impounded for 30 days.

The driver of the truck, 19-year-old Howard Schroyer of Castro Valley, was arrested on suspicion of carrying a concealed dirk or dagger and possession of drug paraphernalia. Schroyer was previously arrested for sideshow activity and evading police in September, the CHP said. The truck was also impounded.

About two hours later, CHP officers spotted a Chevrolet Camaro racing a Ford Mustang and a Chevrolet Corvette at up to 108 mph on eastbound I-80 near Powell Street in Emeryville.

Officers cited the driver of the Camaro, Jose Huerta-Lara, 20, for participating in a speed contest, driving on a suspended license and various other traffic offenses. The Camaro was impounded.

Henry K. Lee is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: hlee@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @henryklee