Fri, 16 Oct 2015, 10:01 AM AAA Texas NHRA Fallnationals Fact Sheet

Courtesy of NHRA Communications

ENNIS, Texas -- The 30th 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 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world championships.

WHERE: Texas Motorplex, Ennis, Texas. The track is located at 7500 W. Highway 287.

COURSE: All-concrete championship drag strip; Track elevation is 500 feet above sea level; Track direction is southwest to northeast.

WHEN: Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 15-18

SCHEDULE:
THURSDAY, Oct. 15
LUCAS OIL SERIES qualifying

FRIDAY, Oct. 16
LUCAS OIL SERIES eliminations
MELLO YELLO SERIES qualifying at 2:45 and 5:45 p.m.

SATURDAY, Oct. 17
LUCAS OIL SERIES eliminations
MELLO YELLO SERIES qualifying at 12:45 a.m. and 3:45 p.m.

SUNDAY, Oct. 18
Pre-race ceremonies, 10 a.m.
MELLO YELLO SERIES eliminations begin at 11 a.m.

TELEVISION:
Sunday, Oct. 18, ESPN2 will televise one hour of qualifying coverage at 4 p.m. (ET).
Sunday, Oct. 18, ESPN2 will televise three hours of eliminations coverage starting at 8 p.m. (ET).

2014 EVENT WINNERS: Tony Schumacher, Top Fuel; Courtney Force, Funny Car; Dave Connolly, Pro Stock; Andrew Hines, 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 - 3.761 sec. by J.R. Todd, Sept. '14; 326.71 mph by Doug Kalitta, Sept. '14
Funny Car - 4.039 sec. and 314.90 mph by Courtney Force, Sept. '14
Pro Stock - 6.550 sec. and 211.99 mph by Allen Johnson, Sept. '12
Pro Stock Motorcycle - 6.828 sec. by Hector Arana Jr., Sept. '11; 197.22 mph by Michael Phillips, Sept. '11

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 - 3.897 sec. by Jack Beckman, Oct. '15, Mohnton, Pa.; 330.47 mph by Matt Hagan, Sept. '15, Madison, Ill.
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.

ICKETS: For tickets call (800) 668-6775. Tickets also are available at www.texasmotorplex.com.