Fri, 28 Oct 2016, 14:19 PM
NHRA Toyota Nationals Fact Sheet
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Courtesy of NHRA Communications
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LAS VEGAS --
The 16th annual NHRA Toyota Nationals, the 23rd of 24 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing
Series and the fifth of six playoff races in the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship.
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: The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas. Track is located approximately 15
miles north of Las Vegas off I-15.
COURSE: Championship drag strip; Track elevation is 2,100 feet above sea level; Track
direction is south to north.
WHEN: Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 27-30
SCHEDULE:
THURSDAY, Oct. 27 - LUCAS OIL SERIES qualifying
FRIDAY, Oct. 28
LUCAS OIL SERIES eliminations and qualifying
NHRA J&A SERVICE PRO MOD SERIES qualifying at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
MELLO YELLO SERIES qualifying at 11:45 a.m. and 3:45 p.m.
SATURDAY, Oct. 29
LUCAS OIL SERIES eliminations
NHRA J&A SERVICE PRO MOD SERIES qualifying at 1:30 p.m. Round 1 of eliminations at 5:30 p.m.
MELLO YELLO SERIES qualifying at 11:45 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
SUNDAY, Nov. 1 - Pre-race ceremonies, 10:15 a.m.
MELLO YELLO SERIES eliminations begin at 11 a.m.
TELEVISION:
Friday, Oct. 28, FOX Sports 1 (FS1) will televise one hour of live qualifying coverage at 6
p.m. (ET).
Sunday, Oct. 30, FS1 will air one hour of qualifying coverage at 10 a.m. (ET).
Sunday, Oct. 30, FS1 will televise three hours of live finals coverage starting at 4 p.m.
(ET).
2015 EVENT WINNERS: Doug Kalitta, Top Fuel; Robert Hight, Funny Car; Erica Enders, Pro
Stock; Andrew Hines, Pro Stock Motorcycle.
MOST VICTORIES: Andrew Hines, PSM, 5; Greg Anderson, PS, 4; Ron Capps, FC, 4; Tony
Schumacher, TF, 4; John Force, FC, 3.
TRACK RECORDS:
Top Fuel - 3.722 sec. by Antron Brown, Oct. '15 and 332.67 mph by Shawn Langdon, Oct. '15.
Funny Car - 3.931 sec. by Tommy Johnson Jr., Oct. '15 and 325.92 mph by Del Worsham, Oct.
'15.
Pro Stock - 6.559 sec. and 210.28 mph by Erica Enders, Oct. '15.
Pro Stock Motorcycle - 6.852 sec. by Jerry Savoie, Oct. '15; 196.56 mph by Eddie Krawiec,
Oct. '11
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) 644-4444, or visit www.LVMS.com.
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