Mon, 14 Sep 2015, 14:27 PM NHRA Carolina Nationals Fact Sheet

Courtesy of NHRA Communications

CONCORD, N. C. -- The Eighth annual 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 2015 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.

COURSE: Championship drag strip; Track elevation is 630 feet above sea level. Standard two-lane dragstrip configuration will be used at this event for all categories.

WHEN: Friday through Sunday, Sept. 18-20

SCHEDULE:
FRIDAY, Sept. 18 - LUCAS OIL SERIES qualifying
NHRA J&A SERVICE PRO MOD SERIES qualifying at 2:30 and 5 p.m.
MELLO YELLO SERIES qualifying at 3:15 and 5:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, Sept. 19 - LUCAS OIL SERIES eliminations
NHRA J&A SERVICE PRO MOD SERIES qualifying at 12:15 p.m.; first round of eliminations at 2:30 p.m.
MELLO YELLO SERIES qualifying at 12:45 and 3 p.m.

SUNDAY, Sept. 20 - Pre-race ceremonies, 11 a.m.
MELLO YELLO SERIES eliminations begin at noon

TELEVISION:
Sunday, Sept. 20, ESPN2 will televise 90 minutes of qualifying coverage at 1:30 a.m. (ET).
Sunday, Sept. 20, ESPN2 will re-air one hour of qualifying coverage at 7 a.m. (ET).
Sunday, Sept. 20, ESPN2 will televise three hours of eliminations coverage starting at 8:30 p.m. (ET).

2014 EVENT WINNERS: Tony Schumacher, Top Fuel; Matt Hagan, Funny Car; Jonathan Gray, Pro Stock; Eddie Krawiec, Pro Stock Motorcycle.

TRACK RECORDS:
Top Fuel - 3.713 sec. by J.R. Todd, March '15; 332.18 mph by Spencer Massey, April '12.
Funny Car - 3.980 sec. by Cruz Pedregon, Sept. '13; 322.27 mph by Matt Hagan, Sept. '11.
Pro Stock - 6.455 sec. by Jason Line, March '15; 215.48 mph by Greg Anderson, March '15.
Pro Stock Motorcycle - 6.794 sec. and 199.88 mph by Hector Arana Jr., March '15.

NATIONAL RECORDS:
Top Fuel - 3.680 sec. by Antron Brown, Aug. '15, Brainerd, Minn.; 332.75 mph by Spencer Massey, Aug. '15, Brainerd, Minn.
Funny Car - 3.901 sec. by Jack Beckman, Aug. '15, Brainerd, Minn.; 329.58 mph by Matt Hagan, Aug. '15, Brainerd, Minn.
Pro Stock - 6.455 sec. by Jason Line, March '15, Charlotte, N.C.; 215.55 mph by Erica Enders-Stevens, May '14, Englishtown, N.J.
PS Motorcycle - 6.728 sec. by Andrew Hines, Oct. '12, Reading, Pa.; 199.88 mph by Hector Arana Jr., March '15, Charlotte, N.C.

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