Mon, 09 Nov 2015, 12:34 PM Auto Club NHRA Finals Fact Sheet

Courtesy of NHRA Communications

POMONA, Calif. -- The 51st annual Auto Club NHRA Finals, the final of 24 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series and the final 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: Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, Pomona, Calif. Track is located off I-10 at Fairplex Drive. From I-10, go north on Fairplex drive and follow the signs to Auto Club Raceway at the Fairplex.

COURSE: Championship drag strip; Track elevation is 1,100 feet above sea level; Track direction is north to south.

WHEN: Thursday through Sunday, Nov. 12-15

SCHEDULE:
THURSDAY, Nov. 12 - LUCAS OIL SERIES qualifying

FRIDAY, Nov. 13 - LUCAS OIL SERIES qualifying
MELLO YELLO SERIES qualifying at noon and 3 p.m.

SATURDAY, Nov. 14 - LUCAS OIL SERIES eliminations
MELLO YELLO SERIES qualifying at noon and 3 p.m.

SUNDAY, Nov. 15 - Pre-race ceremonies, 9:45 a.m.
MELLO YELLO SERIES eliminations begin at 11 a.m.

TELEVISION:
Sunday, Nov. 15, ESPN2 will televise two hours of qualifying coverage at 2:30 a.m. (ET).
Sunday, Nov. 15, ESPN2 will re-air two hours of qualifying coverage at 1 p.m. (ET).
Sunday, Nov. 15, ESPN2 will televise three hours of eliminations coverage starting at 7:30 p.m. (ET).

2014 EVENT WINNERS: Morgan Lucas, Top Fuel; Matt Hagan, Funny Car; Erica Enders, Pro Stock; Hector Arana Jr., Pro Stock Motorcycle.

MOST VICTORIES: John Force, FC, 8; Kenny Bernstein, TF-FC, 6; Greg Anderson, PS, 5; Bob Glidden, PS, 5; John Myers, PSM, 5; Warren Johnson, PS, 4; Dave Schultz, PSM, 4; Tony Schumacher, TF, 4.

TRACK RECORDS:
Top Fuel - 3.700 sec. Shawn Langdon, Feb. '15 and 332.18 mph by Spencer Massey, Feb. '15
Funny Car - 3.965 sec. and 324.12 by John Force, Feb. '14
Pro Stock - 6.480 sec. and 213.67 mph by Erica Enders, Nov. '14
Pro Stock Motorcycle - 6.766 sec. by Andrew Hines, Nov. '14; 198.29 mph by Eddie Krawiec, Nov. '12

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, Reading, 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.

TICKETS: For tickets call (800) 884-NHRA (6472). Tickets also available online at www.NHRA.com/tickets.