Mon, 08 Sep 2014, 10:19 AM Pep Boys NHRA Carolina Nationals Fact Sheet

Courtesy of NHRA Communications

CONCORD, N.C. -- The Seventh annual Pep Boys NHRA Carolina Nationals, the 19th of 24 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series and the first 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 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world championships.

WHERE: zMAX Dragway- Track is located on Hwy 29 off I-85 at exit 49 (Speedway Blvd.) in the Concord, N.C. area.

WHEN: Friday through Sunday, Sept. 12-14

SCHEDULE:
FRIDAY, Sept. 12
LUCAS OIL SERIES qualifying 8:00 am
PRO MOD SERIES qualifying at 2:30 and 4:30 p.m.
MELLO YELLO SERIES qualifying at 12:45 and 3:00 p.m.

SATURDAY, Sept. 13
LUCAS OIL SERIES eliminations 8:00 am
PRO MOD SERIES qualifying at 12:15 p.m.; first round of eliminations at 2:30 p.m.
MELLO YELLO SERIES qualifying at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.

SUNDAY, Sept. 14
Pre-race ceremonies, 11 a.m.
MELLO YELLO SERIES eliminations begin at noon.

TELEVISION:
Sunday, Sept. 14, ESPN2 will televise 90 minutes of coverage starting at 3:30 a.m. (ET).
Sunday, Sept. 14, ESPN2 will televise three hours of coverage starting at 8:30 p.m. (ET).

2013 EVENT WINNERS: Morgan Lucas, Top Fuel; Robert Hight, Funny Car; Jeg Coughlin, Pro Stock; Andrew Hines, Pro Stock Motorcycle.

TRACK RECORDS:
Top Fuel - 3.749 seconds by Tony Schumacher, Sept. '12; 332.18 mph by Spencer Massey, April '12.
Funny Car - 3.980 seconds by Cruz Pedregon, Sept. '13; 322.27 mph by Matt Hagan, Sept. '11.
Pro Stock - 6.471 sec. by Mike Edwards, April '13; 213.91 mph by Jason Line, April '12.
Pro Stock Motorcycle - 6.810 sec. by Eddie Krawiec, Sept. '11; 198.3 mph by Matt Smith, April. '14.

NATIONAL RECORDS:
Top Fuel - 3.701 sec. by Antron Brown, Oct. '12, Reading, Pa.; 332.18 mph by Spencer Massey, April '12, Charlotte, N.C.
Funny Car - 3.965 sec. and 324.12 mph by John Force, Feb. '14, Pomona, Calif.
Pro Stock - 6.464 sec. and 215.55 mph by Erica Enders-Stevens, May '14, Englishtown N.J.
PS Motorcycle - 6.728 sec. by Andrew Hines, Oct. '12, Reading, Pa.; 199.26 mph by Eddie Krawiec, March '11, Gainesville, Fla.

TICKETS: Order tickets by phone at (800) 455-FANS. Tickets also are available online at www.zMAXDragway.com.