NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES ON TAP FOR 2009
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GLENDORA, Calif. (Oct. 20, 2008) – NHRA has released the 2009 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series schedule. The Series, which is headlined by the powerful Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car classes, features 44 races across the country throughout NHRA’s seven geographic regions. Competitors in eight classes in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series vie for divisional and national championships and a share of the year-end purse worth more than $560,000.
In addition to the Alcohol-powered categories, the Series also features NHRA’s Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street classes. Each division also runs a Top Sportsman and a Top Dragster series in conjunction with their Lucas Oil events, and a Sportsman Motorcycle Series presented by Harley Davidson is contested in selected divisions.
“It’s hard to believe that the 2009 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series is already around the corner,” said Lucas Oil President and CEO Forrest Lucas. “We are so pleased and excited to continue our involvement with NHRA’s sportsman racers. They really are the backbone of this sport and we know first-hand what it takes to be involved in drag racing at this level and it’s not easy. We truly appreciate every one of those racers who is out there supporting the Lucas Oil Series.”
The NHRA North Central division will kick off its Lucas Oil season at O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis in April. Then, in May the series will head to Norwalk, Ohio, to Summit Motorsports Park before heading to Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill., in June. July will feature two Lucas Oil races, at Mid-Michigan Motorplex in Stanton, Mich., and at National Trail Raceway in Columbus, Ohio. Racers will close out the season in late August at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Ky.
The 2009 schedule also includes three JEGS SPORTSnationals events and the JEGS Allstars Invitational. The SPORTSnationals are designed to highlight NHRA’s sportsman racers and give them a national event all their own. They will be run in Belle Rose, La., Fontana, Calif., and Columbus, Ohio. The JEGS Allstars event is the culmination of a year-long points battle where the top points-earning drivers in each class represent his or her division and square off against each other at the NHRA national event at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill. The JEGS Allstars purse is worth $100,000.
In addition to giving local racers an opportunity to race for championships close to home, the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series has been a training ground for many drivers in NHRA’s POWERade Drag Racing Series. Funny Car racers Jack Beckman and Tony Bartone are among today’s pros who have earned national championships in the Lucas Oil Series. Other former Lucas Oil national champions include Pro Stock drivers Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Jason Line, as well as Top Fuel pilot Steve Torrence. Many other current POWERade racers claim divisional titles on their resumes.
Headquartered in Glendora, Calif., NHRA is the primary sanctioning body for the sport of drag racing in the United States. It presents 24 events through its NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. NHRA has 80,000 members and 140 member tracks. NHRA-sanctioned sportsman and bracket racing series provide competition opportunities for drivers of all levels. NHRA develops the stars of tomorrow by offering the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, NHRA Summit Racing Series and NHRA Street Legal Drags presented by AAA. NHRA also offers the O’Reilly Auto Parts Jr. Drag Racing League for youth ages 8 to 17.
2009 NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES SCHEDULE
NORTHEAST DIVISION
April 24-26
Virginia Motorsports Park
Petersburg, Va.
May 22-24
Maple Grove Raceway
Reading, Pa.
June 19-21
Atco Raceway
Atco, N.J.
July 3-5
Lebanon Valley Dragway
West Lebanon, N.Y.
Aug. 28-30
Cecil County Dragway
Rising Sun, Md.
Sept. 11-13
Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
Englishtown, N.J.
Oct. 2-4
Atco Raceway*
Atco, N.J.
SOUTHEAST DIVISION
Feb. 13-15
Bradenton Motorsports Park
Bradenton, Fla.
Feb. 20-22
Raceway Gainesville
Gainesville, Fla.
March 6-8
Orlando Speed World Dragway*
Orlando, Fla.
April 3-5
South Georgia Motorsports Park
Cecil, Ga.
Sept. 11-13
Atlanta Dragway
Commerce, Ga.
Oct. 23-25
Silver Dollar Raceway
Reynolds, Ga.
NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION
April 24-26
O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis
Indianapolis
May 15-17
Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park
Norwalk, Ohio
June 12-14
Route 66 Raceway
Joliet, Ill.
July 11-12
Mid-Michigan Motorplex*
Stanton, Mich.
July 24-26
National Trail Raceway
Columbus, Ohio
Aug. 28-30
Beech Bend Raceway Park
Bowling Green, Ky.
SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION
April 3-5
Texas Motorplex
Ennis, Texas
April 24-26
Memphis Motorsports Park*
Memphis, Tenn.
May 15-17
Houston Raceway Park
Baytown, Texas
July 17-19
Red River Raceway
Gilliam, La.
Sept.18-20
No Problem Raceway
Belle Rose, La.
Oct. 23-25
Thunder Valley Raceway Park
Noble, Okla.
WEST CENTRAL DIVISION
April 24-26
SRCA Dragstrip
Great Bend, Kan.
May 22-24
Brainerd Int’l Raceway
Brainerd, Minn.
June 19-21
Bandimere Speedway
Morrison, Colo.
Aug. 7-8
Cordova Raceway Park
Cordova, Ill.
Aug. 28-29
Heartland Park Topeka
Topeka, Kan.
Sept. 11-13
Tri-State Raceway
Earlville, Iowa
NORTHWEST DIVISION
May 1-3
Firebird Raceway*
Boise, Idaho
May 22-24
Mission Raceway
Mission, B.C.
June 19-21
Pacific Raceways
Kent, Wash.
July 10-12
Woodburn Dragstrip
Woodburn, Ore.
Aug. 21-23
Yellowstone Dragstrip
Acton, Mont.
Oct. 2-3
Champion Raceway
Eagle Point, Ore.
PACIFIC DIVISION
Feb. 27-Mar. 1
Firebird Int’l Raceway
Chandler, Ariz.
March 6-7
Southwestern Int’l Raceway*
Tucson, Ariz.
April 24-26
Auto Club Dragway at Auto Club Speedway
Fontana, Calif.
June 13-14
Top Gun Raceway
Fallon, Nev.
July 31-Aug. 2
Infineon Raceway
Sonoma, Calif.
Sept. 11-12
Auto Club Famoso Raceway
Bakersfield, Calif.
Nov. 5-8
The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas
NHRA LUCAS OIL SERIES SPECIAL EVENTS
March 20-22
Jegs NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals*
Belle Rose, La.
April 17-19
Jegs NHRA Pacific SPORTSnationals*
Fontana, Calif.
June 6
Jegs Allstars
Joliet, Ill.
Sept. 25-27
Jegs NHRA Northern SPORTSnationals*
Columbus, Ohio
* Top Alcohol classes not contested
Schedule subject to change.
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GLENDORA, Calif. (Oct. 20, 2008) – NHRA has released the 2009 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series schedule. The Series, which is headlined by the powerful Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car classes, features 44 races across the country throughout NHRA’s seven geographic regions. Competitors in eight classes in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series vie for divisional and national championships and a share of the year-end purse worth more than $560,000.
In addition to the Alcohol-powered categories, the Series also features NHRA’s Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street classes. Each division also runs a Top Sportsman and a Top Dragster series in conjunction with their Lucas Oil events, and a Sportsman Motorcycle Series presented by Harley Davidson is contested in selected divisions.
“It’s hard to believe that the 2009 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series is already around the corner,” said Lucas Oil President and CEO Forrest Lucas. “We are so pleased and excited to continue our involvement with NHRA’s sportsman racers. They really are the backbone of this sport and we know first-hand what it takes to be involved in drag racing at this level and it’s not easy. We truly appreciate every one of those racers who is out there supporting the Lucas Oil Series.”
The NHRA North Central division will kick off its Lucas Oil season at O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis in April. Then, in May the series will head to Norwalk, Ohio, to Summit Motorsports Park before heading to Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill., in June. July will feature two Lucas Oil races, at Mid-Michigan Motorplex in Stanton, Mich., and at National Trail Raceway in Columbus, Ohio. Racers will close out the season in late August at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Ky.
The 2009 schedule also includes three JEGS SPORTSnationals events and the JEGS Allstars Invitational. The SPORTSnationals are designed to highlight NHRA’s sportsman racers and give them a national event all their own. They will be run in Belle Rose, La., Fontana, Calif., and Columbus, Ohio. The JEGS Allstars event is the culmination of a year-long points battle where the top points-earning drivers in each class represent his or her division and square off against each other at the NHRA national event at Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill. The JEGS Allstars purse is worth $100,000.
In addition to giving local racers an opportunity to race for championships close to home, the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series has been a training ground for many drivers in NHRA’s POWERade Drag Racing Series. Funny Car racers Jack Beckman and Tony Bartone are among today’s pros who have earned national championships in the Lucas Oil Series. Other former Lucas Oil national champions include Pro Stock drivers Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Jason Line, as well as Top Fuel pilot Steve Torrence. Many other current POWERade racers claim divisional titles on their resumes.
Headquartered in Glendora, Calif., NHRA is the primary sanctioning body for the sport of drag racing in the United States. It presents 24 events through its NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. NHRA has 80,000 members and 140 member tracks. NHRA-sanctioned sportsman and bracket racing series provide competition opportunities for drivers of all levels. NHRA develops the stars of tomorrow by offering the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, NHRA Summit Racing Series and NHRA Street Legal Drags presented by AAA. NHRA also offers the O’Reilly Auto Parts Jr. Drag Racing League for youth ages 8 to 17.
2009 NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES SCHEDULE
NORTHEAST DIVISION
April 24-26
Virginia Motorsports Park
Petersburg, Va.
May 22-24
Maple Grove Raceway
Reading, Pa.
June 19-21
Atco Raceway
Atco, N.J.
July 3-5
Lebanon Valley Dragway
West Lebanon, N.Y.
Aug. 28-30
Cecil County Dragway
Rising Sun, Md.
Sept. 11-13
Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
Englishtown, N.J.
Oct. 2-4
Atco Raceway*
Atco, N.J.
SOUTHEAST DIVISION
Feb. 13-15
Bradenton Motorsports Park
Bradenton, Fla.
Feb. 20-22
Raceway Gainesville
Gainesville, Fla.
March 6-8
Orlando Speed World Dragway*
Orlando, Fla.
April 3-5
South Georgia Motorsports Park
Cecil, Ga.
Sept. 11-13
Atlanta Dragway
Commerce, Ga.
Oct. 23-25
Silver Dollar Raceway
Reynolds, Ga.
NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION
April 24-26
O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis
Indianapolis
May 15-17
Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park
Norwalk, Ohio
June 12-14
Route 66 Raceway
Joliet, Ill.
July 11-12
Mid-Michigan Motorplex*
Stanton, Mich.
July 24-26
National Trail Raceway
Columbus, Ohio
Aug. 28-30
Beech Bend Raceway Park
Bowling Green, Ky.
SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION
April 3-5
Texas Motorplex
Ennis, Texas
April 24-26
Memphis Motorsports Park*
Memphis, Tenn.
May 15-17
Houston Raceway Park
Baytown, Texas
July 17-19
Red River Raceway
Gilliam, La.
Sept.18-20
No Problem Raceway
Belle Rose, La.
Oct. 23-25
Thunder Valley Raceway Park
Noble, Okla.
WEST CENTRAL DIVISION
April 24-26
SRCA Dragstrip
Great Bend, Kan.
May 22-24
Brainerd Int’l Raceway
Brainerd, Minn.
June 19-21
Bandimere Speedway
Morrison, Colo.
Aug. 7-8
Cordova Raceway Park
Cordova, Ill.
Aug. 28-29
Heartland Park Topeka
Topeka, Kan.
Sept. 11-13
Tri-State Raceway
Earlville, Iowa
NORTHWEST DIVISION
May 1-3
Firebird Raceway*
Boise, Idaho
May 22-24
Mission Raceway
Mission, B.C.
June 19-21
Pacific Raceways
Kent, Wash.
July 10-12
Woodburn Dragstrip
Woodburn, Ore.
Aug. 21-23
Yellowstone Dragstrip
Acton, Mont.
Oct. 2-3
Champion Raceway
Eagle Point, Ore.
PACIFIC DIVISION
Feb. 27-Mar. 1
Firebird Int’l Raceway
Chandler, Ariz.
March 6-7
Southwestern Int’l Raceway*
Tucson, Ariz.
April 24-26
Auto Club Dragway at Auto Club Speedway
Fontana, Calif.
June 13-14
Top Gun Raceway
Fallon, Nev.
July 31-Aug. 2
Infineon Raceway
Sonoma, Calif.
Sept. 11-12
Auto Club Famoso Raceway
Bakersfield, Calif.
Nov. 5-8
The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas
NHRA LUCAS OIL SERIES SPECIAL EVENTS
March 20-22
Jegs NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals*
Belle Rose, La.
April 17-19
Jegs NHRA Pacific SPORTSnationals*
Fontana, Calif.
June 6
Jegs Allstars
Joliet, Ill.
Sept. 25-27
Jegs NHRA Northern SPORTSnationals*
Columbus, Ohio
* Top Alcohol classes not contested
Schedule subject to change.
