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NHRA Releases 2008 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Schedule
NHRA officials released its 2008 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series schedule today, which features 44 events, with a minimum of six races conducted in each of NHRA's seven divisions.
NHRA Lucas Oil Series drivers in eight categories compete for valuable points leading to divisional and national championships and a share of the $561,000 purse. The series also includes three sportsman-focused national events: the Jegs NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals in Belle Rose, La.; the Jegs NHRA Northern SPORTSnationals in Columbus, Ohio; and the Jegs NHRA Pacific SPORTSnationals in Fontana, Calif.
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The 2008 season marks the seventh year of Lucas Oil's support of NHRA sportsman racers in a partnership that extends through 2009.
"Each of the seven NHRA divisions presents a great challenge to determine the 2008 NHRA Lucas Oil Series champions," said Graham Light, NHRA senior vice president of racing operations, NHRA. "We look forward to another very competitive and exciting season."
Headlined by the powerful Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car classes, the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series allows racers to compete for a championship close to home. Other categories that compete in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series are Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. Some divisions also opt to run additional categories, including Top Sportsman, Top Dragster and the Sportsman Motorcycle Series presented by Harley-Davidson.
"We are extremely proud to be involved with the dedicated racers who compete each weekend in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series," said Forest Lucas, owner and CEO of Lucas Oil Products. "We can't wait to start another successful and memorable racing season."
Bonus programs available to competitors in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series include the $100,000 Jegs Allstars, the NHRA Perfectly Strange Performance Award, in which a total of $45,000 is up for grabs throughout, and the Sportsman Motorcycle Series presented by Harley Davidson. Individual divisions may also have additional bonus programs available to racers.
Some prominent graduates of the NHRA Lucas Oil Series who have gone on to successful careers in the NHRA POWERade Series include Gary Scelzi, Brandon Bernstein, Melanie Troxel, Jeg Coughlin, Morgan Lucas, Ashley Force, and Hillary Will.
2008 NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES SCHEDULE
NORTHEAST DIVISION
May 2-4 Virginia Motorsports Park Petersburg, Va.
May 23-25 Maple Grove Raceway Reading, Pa.
June 13-15 Atco Raceway Atco, N.J.
July 4-6 Lebanon Valley Dragway West Lebanon, N.Y.
Aug. 22-24 Cecil County Dragway Rising Sun, Md.
Sept. 5-7 Old Bridge Township Raceway Park Englishtown, N.J.
Oct. 3-5 Atco Raceway* Atco, N.J.
SOUTHEAST DIVISION
Feb. 15-17 Bradenton Motorsports Park Bradenton, Fla.
Feb. 22-24 Gainesville Raceway Gainesville, Fla.
March 7-9 Orlando Speed World Dragway * Orlando, Fla.
April 18-20 South Georgia Motorsports Park Cecil, Ga.
Oct. 3-5 Atlanta Dragway Commerce, Ga.
Oct. 24-26 Silver Dollar Raceway Reynolds, Ga.
NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION
April 11-13 O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis Indianapolis
May 16-18 Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park Norwalk, Ohio
June 13-15 Route 66 Raceway Joliet, Ill.
July 12-13 Mid-Michigan Motorplex * Stanton, Mich.
July 25-27 National Trail Raceway Columbus, Ohio
Aug. 22-24 Beech Bend Raceway Park Bowling Green, Ky.
SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION
Feb. 15-17 No Problem Raceway Belle Rose, La.
March 7-9 Memphis Motorsports Park * Memphis, Tenn.
April 11-13 Texas Motorplex Ennis, Texas
May 16-18 Houston Raceway Park Baytown, Texas
Sept. 12-14 Red River Raceway Gilliam, La.
Oct. 17-19 Thunder Valley Raceway Park Noble, Okla.
WEST CENTRAL DIVISION
April 25-27 SRCA Dragstrip Great Bend, Kan.
May 23-25 Brainerd International Raceway Brainerd, Minn.
June 13-15 Bandimere Speedway Morrison, Colo.
Aug. 1-2 Cordova Raceway Park Cordova, Ill.
Aug. 22-23 Heartland Park Topeka Topeka, Kan.
Sept. 5-7 Tri-State Raceway Earlville, Iowa
NORTHWEST DIVISION
April 25-27 Firebird Raceway * Boise, Idaho
May 23-25 Mission Raceway Mission, B.C.
June 20-22 Pacific Raceways Kent, Wash.
July 11-13 Woodburn Dragstrip Woodburn, Ore.
Aug. 15-17 TBD
Sept. 19-20 Champion Raceway Eagle Point, Ore.
PACIFIC DIVISION
Feb. 29-March 2 Firebird International Raceway Chandler, Ariz.
March 7-8 Southwestern International Raceway Tucson, Ariz.
May 2-4 Auto Club Dragway at California Speedway Fontana, Calif.
June 14-15 Top Gun Raceway Fallon, Nev.
Aug. 1-3 Infineon Raceway Sonoma, Calif.
Sept. 12-13 Auto Club Famoso Raceway * Bakersfield, Calif.
Oct. 24-26 The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas
NHRA LUCAS OIL SERIES SPECIAL EVENTS
April 4-6 Jegs NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals * Belle Rose, La.
June 7 Jegs Allstars Joliet, Ill.
Sept. 19-21 Jegs NHRA Northern SPORTSnationals * Columbus, Ohio
Oct. 3-5 Jegs NHRA Pacific SPORTSnationals * Fontana, Calif.
* Top Alcohol classes not contested
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