Fri, 07 Oct 2016, 10:52 AM
31st annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Fact Sheet
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Courtesy of NHRA Communications
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ENNIS, Texas -
The 31st annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals, the 22nd of 24 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag
Racing Series and the fourth of six races in the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship
playoffs. Drivers in four categories - Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle -
earn points leading to 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world championships.
WHERE: Texas Motorplex, Ennis, Texas. The track is located at 7500 W. Highway 287.
COURSE: Championship drag strip; Track elevation is 500 feet above sea level; Track
direction is southwest to northeast.
WHEN: Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 13-16
SCHEDULE:
THURSDAY, Oct. 13
LUCAS OIL SERIES qualifying
FRIDAY, Oct. 14
LUCAS OIL SERIES qualifying
MELLO YELLO SERIES qualifying at 4:15 and 7:15 p.m.
SATURDAY, Oct. 15
LUCAS OIL SERIES eliminations
MELLO YELLO SERIES qualifying at 12:45 p.m. and 3:45 p.m.
SUNDAY, Oct. 16 - Pre-race ceremonies, 10 a.m.
MELLO YELLO SERIES eliminations begin at 11 a.m.
TELEVISION:
Friday Oct. 14, FS1 will televise one hour of live qualifying coverage at 7:30 p.m. (ET).
Saturday Oct. 15, FS1 will televise one hour of qualifying coverage at 8 p.m. (ET).
Sunday, Oct. 16, FS1 will televise three hours of live finals coverage starting at 2 p.m.
(ET).
2015 EVENT WINNERS: Richie Crampton, Top Fuel; Del Worsham, Funny Car; Erica Enders, Pro
Stock; Jerry Savoie, Pro Stock Motorcycle.
MOST VICTORIES: John Force, FC, 7; Tony Schumacher, TF, 6; Warren Johnson, PS, 5; Cruz
Pedregon, FC, 4; Greg Anderson, PS, 4.
TRACK RECORDS:
Top Fuel - 3.705 sec. by Richie Crampton, Oct. '15; 329.18 mph by Dave Connolly, Oct. '15
Funny Car - 3.909 sec. and 326.32 mph by Jack Beckman, Oct. '15
Pro Stock - 6.457 sec. and 214.59 mph by Greg Anderson, Oct. '15
Pro Stock Motorcycle - 6.744 sec. and 198.99 mph by Jerry Savoie, Oct. '15
NATIONAL RECORDS:
Top Fuel - 3.671 sec. by Steve Torrence, July '16, Sonoma, Calif.; 332.75 mph by Spencer
Massey, Aug. '15, Brainerd, Minn.
Funny Car - 3.822 by Matt Hagan, Aug. '16, Brainerd, Minn.; 335.57 mph by Hagan, May '16,
Topeka, Kan.
Pro Stock - 6.455 sec. by Jason Line, March '15, Charlotte, N.C.; 215.55 mph by Erica
Enders, May '14, Englishtown N.J.
PS Motorcycle - 6.728 sec. by Andrew Hines, Oct. '12, Reading, Pa.; 199.88 mph by Hector
Arana Jr., March '15, Charlotte, N.C.
TICKETS:
For tickets call (800) 668-6775. Tickets are also available at www.texasmotorplex.com.
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