NHRA JEGS PACIFIC SPORTSNATIONALS – MORE THAN JUST A GOOD DRAG RACE
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The third annual NHRA JEGS Pacific SPORTSnationals at Auto Club Dragway in Fontana, Calif., is fast approaching. The event, which is scheduled for October 3-5, 2008, will get rolling on Friday night with a pre-race party at Dave & Buster’s at Ontario Mills mall. The party at Dave & Buster’s will include a racer autograph session, raffles and much more. Doors will open at 6 p.m.
On-track action will include racing in six NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series categories as well as the division’s Sunset Racecraft Top Sportsman Series and Hughes Performance Top Dragster Series. Super Stock and Stock class eliminations will take place throughout the day on Friday, and on Saturday, the Top Sportsman/Top Dragster Shootout is slated for 1 p.m. Eric “Edub” Whitcomb will entertain crowds throughout the day Saturday with his one-of-a-kind motorcycle stunt show.
Racers in Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp and Super Gas will run for points leading to national championships while competitors in Super Street, Top Sportsman and Top Dragster will vie for point toward divisional titles.
JEGS TAPS RIPES AT GRAND MARSHAL/HONORARY STARTER FOR PACIFIC SPORTSNATIONALS
Marv Ripes, founder of A-1 Automatic Transmissions, has been selected for the dual role of Grand Marshal and Honorary Starter for the NHRA Jegs Pacific SPORTSnationals.
Ripes founded A-1 in 1959 as a 24-year-old racer and is credited with many innovations in racing transmission technology. All these years later, with a new partner on board, Marv is looking to the future of A-1 Automatic Transmissions. He continues to be involved in the company and together with Adam Bowdish is ushering in a new era for A-1.
Known throughout the industry as a friend to all Sportsman racers, Ripes is a fixture in the pits at NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events in the Northwest and Pacific divisions and many NHRA national events.
“Marv is celebrating 50 years in the drag racing industry. That’s an astounding feat,” said Jegs’ Scott “Woody” Woodruff. “He is well-known in drag racing, especially on the West Coast, so we thought making him the Grand Marshal/Honorary Starter for the Jegs Pacific SPORTSnationals was a perfect opportunity to recognize his accomplishments.”
The NHRA Jegs Pacific SPORTSnationals will be October 3-5, 2008 at Auto Club Dragway in Fontana, Calif. As Grand Marshal/Honorary Starter, Ripes will preside over Sunday’s pre-race ceremonies.
NHRA JEGS PACIFIC SPORTSnationals
WHAT: Third annual NHRA JEGS PACIFIC SPORTSnationals presented by K&N, a national event exclusively for NHRA Sportsman competitors in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series. Sportsman competitors in six categories will be featured in competition, while five of those categories will earn points leading to 2008 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series national championships. Featured NHRA Lucas Oil Series categories include Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. The division’s Top Sportsman and Top Dragster classes will also run in conjunction with the event.
WHERE: AUTO CLUB DRAGWAY at Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, Calif. Track is located on the grounds of Auto Club Speedway at 9300 Cherry Avenue, Fontana. The quarter-mile Auto Club Dragway is located in the parking lot on the north side of the Speedway.
WHEN: Friday through Sunday, October 3-5.
PURSE: Posted purse of nearly $65,000, plus more than $400,000 in contingency postings.
SCHEDULE:
FRIDAY, Oct. 3 -- Qualifying and time trials, 8 a.m.
TOP DRAGSTER, COMP ELIMINATOR, TOP SPORTSMAN QUALIFYING at 1 and 5 p.m.
STOCK and SUPER STOCK CLASS ELIMINATIONS throughout the day
SATURDAY, Oct. 4 -- Qualifying and time trials, 8 a.m.
TOP DRAGSTER, COMP ELIMINATOR, TOP SPORTSMAN QUALIFYING at 10:30 a.m.
TOP SPORTSMAN/TOP DRAGSTER SHOOTOUT at 1 p.m.
MOTORCYCLE STUNT SHOW featuring Eric "Edub" Whitcomb throughout the day
SUNDAY, Oct. 5 -- FINAL ELIMINATIONS at 8 a.m.
PRE-RACE CEREMONIES at noon
SPECIAL EVENTS: Stock and Super Stock class eliminations, Friday; Eric “Edub” Whitcomb’s motorcycle stunt show, Saturday.
TICKETS: For tickets contact Auto Club Dragway, (909) 429-5060, or visit Home - Auto Club Speedway.
GENERAL ADMISSION (includes pit pass) – Friday: Adult, $10, Children (12 and under), free with a paid adult; Saturday: Adult, $20, Children (12 and under), free with a paid adult; Sunday: Adult, $20, Children (12 and under), free with a paid adult. Three-day Pass, $45.
ABOUT THE TRACK: In June of 2001, officials from California Speedway, along with NHRA Founder Wally Parks and NHRA President Tom Compton, announced plans to construct a quarter-mile drag strip in parking Lot 1 at the Speedway to host the NHRA's Street Legal Racing program. The strip was dubbed California Dragway.
In October of the same year the first weekend of the Street Legal Racing program at California Dragway was held for a capacity crowd of racers eager for a place to show off their talents in a controlled, safe environment.
California Dragway hosted its first NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event in September of 2005 and had nearly 500 competitors take to the quarter-mile. In 2006, the drag strip was moved from Lot 1 of Auto Club Speedway to a more permanent home on the north side of the oval and was renamed Auto Club Dragway. The Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series made its second stop at the facility in June and increased the car count by more than 100. In October of 2006 NHRA brought the popular SPORTSnationals series to the West Coast and Auto Club Dragway, with its proximity to historic Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, was the perfect venue for the event.
CONTACT: Jerrie Foss, NHRA Field Marketing, (626) 250-2221, office; (626) 278-1956, cell phone.
Beth Rice, Auto Club Dragway, (909) 429-5060
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The third annual NHRA JEGS Pacific SPORTSnationals at Auto Club Dragway in Fontana, Calif., is fast approaching. The event, which is scheduled for October 3-5, 2008, will get rolling on Friday night with a pre-race party at Dave & Buster’s at Ontario Mills mall. The party at Dave & Buster’s will include a racer autograph session, raffles and much more. Doors will open at 6 p.m.
On-track action will include racing in six NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series categories as well as the division’s Sunset Racecraft Top Sportsman Series and Hughes Performance Top Dragster Series. Super Stock and Stock class eliminations will take place throughout the day on Friday, and on Saturday, the Top Sportsman/Top Dragster Shootout is slated for 1 p.m. Eric “Edub” Whitcomb will entertain crowds throughout the day Saturday with his one-of-a-kind motorcycle stunt show.
Racers in Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp and Super Gas will run for points leading to national championships while competitors in Super Street, Top Sportsman and Top Dragster will vie for point toward divisional titles.
JEGS TAPS RIPES AT GRAND MARSHAL/HONORARY STARTER FOR PACIFIC SPORTSNATIONALS
Marv Ripes, founder of A-1 Automatic Transmissions, has been selected for the dual role of Grand Marshal and Honorary Starter for the NHRA Jegs Pacific SPORTSnationals.
Ripes founded A-1 in 1959 as a 24-year-old racer and is credited with many innovations in racing transmission technology. All these years later, with a new partner on board, Marv is looking to the future of A-1 Automatic Transmissions. He continues to be involved in the company and together with Adam Bowdish is ushering in a new era for A-1.
Known throughout the industry as a friend to all Sportsman racers, Ripes is a fixture in the pits at NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events in the Northwest and Pacific divisions and many NHRA national events.
“Marv is celebrating 50 years in the drag racing industry. That’s an astounding feat,” said Jegs’ Scott “Woody” Woodruff. “He is well-known in drag racing, especially on the West Coast, so we thought making him the Grand Marshal/Honorary Starter for the Jegs Pacific SPORTSnationals was a perfect opportunity to recognize his accomplishments.”
The NHRA Jegs Pacific SPORTSnationals will be October 3-5, 2008 at Auto Club Dragway in Fontana, Calif. As Grand Marshal/Honorary Starter, Ripes will preside over Sunday’s pre-race ceremonies.
NHRA JEGS PACIFIC SPORTSnationals
WHAT: Third annual NHRA JEGS PACIFIC SPORTSnationals presented by K&N, a national event exclusively for NHRA Sportsman competitors in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series. Sportsman competitors in six categories will be featured in competition, while five of those categories will earn points leading to 2008 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series national championships. Featured NHRA Lucas Oil Series categories include Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. The division’s Top Sportsman and Top Dragster classes will also run in conjunction with the event.
WHERE: AUTO CLUB DRAGWAY at Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, Calif. Track is located on the grounds of Auto Club Speedway at 9300 Cherry Avenue, Fontana. The quarter-mile Auto Club Dragway is located in the parking lot on the north side of the Speedway.
WHEN: Friday through Sunday, October 3-5.
PURSE: Posted purse of nearly $65,000, plus more than $400,000 in contingency postings.
SCHEDULE:
FRIDAY, Oct. 3 -- Qualifying and time trials, 8 a.m.
TOP DRAGSTER, COMP ELIMINATOR, TOP SPORTSMAN QUALIFYING at 1 and 5 p.m.
STOCK and SUPER STOCK CLASS ELIMINATIONS throughout the day
SATURDAY, Oct. 4 -- Qualifying and time trials, 8 a.m.
TOP DRAGSTER, COMP ELIMINATOR, TOP SPORTSMAN QUALIFYING at 10:30 a.m.
TOP SPORTSMAN/TOP DRAGSTER SHOOTOUT at 1 p.m.
MOTORCYCLE STUNT SHOW featuring Eric "Edub" Whitcomb throughout the day
SUNDAY, Oct. 5 -- FINAL ELIMINATIONS at 8 a.m.
PRE-RACE CEREMONIES at noon
SPECIAL EVENTS: Stock and Super Stock class eliminations, Friday; Eric “Edub” Whitcomb’s motorcycle stunt show, Saturday.
TICKETS: For tickets contact Auto Club Dragway, (909) 429-5060, or visit Home - Auto Club Speedway.
GENERAL ADMISSION (includes pit pass) – Friday: Adult, $10, Children (12 and under), free with a paid adult; Saturday: Adult, $20, Children (12 and under), free with a paid adult; Sunday: Adult, $20, Children (12 and under), free with a paid adult. Three-day Pass, $45.
ABOUT THE TRACK: In June of 2001, officials from California Speedway, along with NHRA Founder Wally Parks and NHRA President Tom Compton, announced plans to construct a quarter-mile drag strip in parking Lot 1 at the Speedway to host the NHRA's Street Legal Racing program. The strip was dubbed California Dragway.
In October of the same year the first weekend of the Street Legal Racing program at California Dragway was held for a capacity crowd of racers eager for a place to show off their talents in a controlled, safe environment.
California Dragway hosted its first NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event in September of 2005 and had nearly 500 competitors take to the quarter-mile. In 2006, the drag strip was moved from Lot 1 of Auto Club Speedway to a more permanent home on the north side of the oval and was renamed Auto Club Dragway. The Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series made its second stop at the facility in June and increased the car count by more than 100. In October of 2006 NHRA brought the popular SPORTSnationals series to the West Coast and Auto Club Dragway, with its proximity to historic Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, was the perfect venue for the event.
CONTACT: Jerrie Foss, NHRA Field Marketing, (626) 250-2221, office; (626) 278-1956, cell phone.
Beth Rice, Auto Club Dragway, (909) 429-5060
