Tue, 24 Jul 2018, 19:48 PM Heartland Motorsports Park Hosts NHRA Double-Header Weekend

Courtesy of NHRA Field Marketing

TOPEKA, Kan. - The NHRA West Central division's Double-Header Weekend takes place at Heartland Motorsports Park Topeka on July 26-29. The double-header is two of six events in the NHRA West Central division and of the 44 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events scheduled across the country where drivers earn points leading to divisional, regional and national championships, as well as a chance at a share of the year-end purse of more than $519,000. Categories include Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car, Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. The division's Advanced Product Design Top Sportsman, Fineline Graphics & Madcap Racing Top Dragster and NHRA Sportsman Motorcycle Series are also in competition.

Gates at Heartland Park open at 7 a.m. every day. The first race on the double-header starts with qualifying and time trials Thursday at 8 a.m. Top Sportsman, Top Dragster and Comp Eliminator qualify at 11:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. Eliminations begin on Friday at 7:45 a.m.

The second race in the double-header starts on Saturday with qualifying and time trials at 7:45 a.m. Top Sportsman, Top Dragster and Comp Eliminator qualifying at 11:45 a.m. and 3 p.m. Eliminations begin Saturday evening and continue at 8 a.m. on Sunday.

Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car run a single event with qualifying on Thursday at 5 p.m. and Friday at 5:30 and 8 p.m. All three rounds of Eliminations are set for Saturday evening beginning at 5 p.m.

Tickets for Heartland Motorsports Park are $25 per day. Children 6-12 are just $10 per day. Children 5 and under are free.

Heartland Motorsports Park is located at 7530 SW Topeka Blvd., Topeka, KS 66619. For more information contact Heartland Motorsports Park, (844) 200-NHRA (6472) or visit www.HeartlandPark.com