Sat, 11 Nov 2006, 07:23 PM NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series to Feature 44 Events, Two New Venues in 2007

Courtesy of NHRA Field Marketing

GLENDORA, Calif. -- NHRA officials released the 2007 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series schedule today during a press conference at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.

The 44-event series features at least five races in each of NHRA's seven divisions where drivers in eight categories compete for valuable points leading to divisional and national championships and a share of the $561,000 purse. The series also includes three sportsman-focused national events: the Jegs.com NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals in Belle Rose, La.; the Jeg's NHRA Northern SPORTSnationals in Columbus, Ohio; and the NHRA Pacific SPORTSnationals in Fontana, Calif.

The 2007 season marks the sixth year of Lucas Oil's support of NHRA sportsman racers in a partnership that extends through 2009. The growing series will reach two new markets in 2007. The North Central division has added Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio, to the calendar and the West Central division is slated to run at Cordova (Ill.) Dragway Park.

"With 44 races, the NHRA Lucas Oil Series divisional program remains one of the most competitive championship series in motorsports," said Graham Light, senior vice president of racing operations, NHRA. "Each NHRA Division presents a great challenge to determine the 2007 NHRA Lucas Oil Series champions. We look forward to an exciting season."

Headlined by the powerful Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car classes, the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series allows racers to compete for a championship close to home. Other categories that compete in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series are Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. Some divisions also opt to run additional categories, including Top Sportsman, Top Comp, Top Dragster and Sportsman Motorcycle.

"We are very proud to be involved with the dedicated racers of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series," said Forest Lucas, owner and CEO of Lucas Oil Products. "And we're eager to start another successful and memorable racing season."

Bonus programs available to competitors in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series include the $100,000 Jeg's Allstars, the NHRA Perfectly Strange Performance Award, in which a total of $45,000 is up for grabs throughout, and the Sportsman Motorcycle Series presented by Harley Davidson. Individual divisions may also have additional bonus programs available to racers.

2007 NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES SCHEDULE

NORTHEAST DIVISION

May 4-6     Virginia Motorsports Park         Petersburg, Va.
May 25-27   Maple Grove Raceway               Reading, Pa.
June 15-17  Atco Raceway                      Atco, N.J.
July 6-8    Lebanon Valley Dragway            West Lebanon, N.Y.
Sept. 7-9   Old Bridge Township Raceway Park  Englishtown, N.J.

SOUTHEAST DIVISION

Feb. 16-18     Bradenton Motorsports Park        Bradenton, Fla.
Feb. 23-25     Gainesville Raceway               Gainesville, Fla.
March 9-11     Orlando Speed World Dragway *     Orlando, Fla.
April 13-15    South Georgia Motorsports Park    Cecil, Ga.
Sept. 28-30    Atlanta Dragway                   Commerce, Ga.
Oct. 19-21     Silver Dollar Raceway             Reynolds, Ga.

NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION

April 13-15   O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis      Indianapolis
May 18-20     Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park   Norwalk, Ohio
June 15-17    Route 66 Raceway                           Joliet, Ill.
June 23-24    Mid-Michigan Motorplex *                   Stanton, Mich.
July 13-15    Gateway International Raceway              Madison, Ill.
July 27-29    National Trail Raceway                     Columbus, Ohio
Aug. 24-26    Beech Bend Raceway Park                    Bowling Green, Ky.

SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION

Feb. 16-18    Houston Raceway Park                   Baytown, Texas
March 2-4     No Problem Raceway                     Belle Rose, La.
March 23-25   Memphis Motorsports Park               Memphis, Tenn.
April 13-15   Texas Motorplex                        Ennis, Texas
May 18-20     Cherokee County Motorsports Park       Rusk, Texas
Sept. 7-9     Red River Raceway                      Gilliam, La.
Oct. 12-14    Thunder Valley Raceway Park            Noble, Okla.

WEST CENTRAL DIVISION

April 27-29   SRCA Dragstrip                      Great Bend, Kan.
May 25-27     Brainerd International Raceway      Brainerd, Minn.
June 15-17    Bandimere Speedway                  Morrison, Colo.
Aug. 3-4      Cordova Raceway Park                Cordova, Ill.
Aug. 24- 25   Heartland Park Topeka               Topeka, Kan.
Sept. 7-9     Tri-State Raceway                   Earlville, Iowa

NORTHWEST DIVISION

May 11-13     Firebird Raceway *                Boise, Idaho
May 25-27     Mission Raceway                   Mission, B.C.
June 15-17    Pacific Raceways                  Kent, Wash.
June 29-30    Champion Raceway                  Eagle Point, Ore.
July 6-8      Woodburn Dragstrip                Woodburn, Ore.
Aug. 17-19    Yellowstone Dragstrip             Acton, Mont.

PACIFIC DIVISION

March 2-4     Firebird International Raceway                  Chandler, Ariz.
March 9-11    Southwestern International Raceway              Tucson, Ariz.
April 20-22   The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway           Las Vegas
May 4-6       Auto Club Dragway at California Speedway        Fontana, Calif.
June 1-3      Top Gun Raceway                                 Fallon, Nev.
Aug. 3-5      Infineon Raceway                                Sonoma, Calif.
Sept. 8-9     Auto Club Famoso Raceway                        Bakersfield, Calif.
 

NHRA LUCAS OIL SERIES SPECIAL EVENTS

April 20-22   Jegs.com NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals *     Belle Rose, La.
June 9        Jeg's Allstars                            Joliet, Ill.
Sept. 28-30   Jeg's NHRA Northern SPORTSnationals *     Columbus, Ohio
Oct. 5-7      NHRA Pacific SPORTSnationals *            Fontana, Calif.

* Top Alcohol classes not contested

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