Wed, 12 Oct 2011, 01:46 PM NHRA Announces Change to 2012 Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Schedule

Courtesy of NHRA Communications

GLENDORA, Calif. (Oct. 12, 2011) – NHRA announced today that the 2012 return of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series to Gateway Motor Sports Park near St. Louis will be moved up one week.  The inaugural NHRA Midwest Nationals will take place Sept. 28-30, 2012.   

As a result, the 28th annual Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway will be held the following week, Oct. 4-7.

Both events remain in the NHRA Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship, NHRA’s six-race playoffs to determine world champions in the Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle categories.   NHRA worked with officials at both tracks to accommodate the request for the date swap, which better suited their individual 2012 season schedules.

2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Schedule

Feb. 9-12          52nd annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals
Pomona, Calif.

Feb. 17-19         28th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals
Phoenix

March 8-11         43rd annual Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals
Gainesville, Fla. (PSM)

March 30-April 1   13th annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals
Las Vegas

April 13-15        Third annual VisitMyrtleBeach.com NHRA Four-Wide Nationals
Charlotte, N.C.

April 27-29        25th annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals
Houston (PSM)

May 4-6            32nd annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals
Commerce, Ga. (PSM)

May 18-20          24th annual NHRA Summer Nationals
Topeka, Kan.

May 31-June 3      43rd annual NHRA SuperNationals
Englishtown, N.J. (PSM)

June 15-17         12th annual Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Bristol, Tenn.      presented by Tri-Cities Area Ford Dealers

June 28-July 1     15th annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals
Chicago (PSM)

July 5-8           Sixth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals
Norwalk, Ohio (PSM)

July 20-22         33rd annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals
Denver (PSM)

July 27-29         25th annual FRAM/Autolite NHRA Nationals
Sonoma, Calif.  (PSM)

Aug. 3-5           25th annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Northwest Nationals
Seattle

Aug. 16-19         31st annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals
Brainerd, Minn.  (PSM)

Aug. 29-Sept. 3    58th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil
Indianapolis (PSM)

NHRA Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship

Sept. 14-16        Fifth annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals
Charlotte, N.C. (PSM)

Sept. 20-23        27th annual AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals
Dallas (PSM)

Sept. 28-30      Inaugural  NHRA Midwest Nationals
St. Louis (PSM)

Oct. 4-7           28th annual Uni-Select Auto Plus NHRA Nationals
Reading, Pa. (PSM) 

Oct. 25-28         12th annual NHRA Nevada Nationals
Las Vegas (PSM)

Nov. 8-11          48th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals
Pomona, Calif. (PSM)

(PSM) - Event will include Pro Stock Motorcycle