Glendora, Calif. - The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
returns for the 13th season with premier events taking place across the country
in all seven NHRA divisions. The 2014 schedule will feature 42 divisional
events with a minimum of five in each of the seven divisions. There will also
be 26 regional events featuring the 250-mph Top Alcohol Dragster and Funny Car
classes.
The 2014 season will see a return to
Orlando Speed World Dragway in Orlando, Fla., Gateway Motorsports Park in St.
Louis and Thunder Road Raceway Park in Gilliam, La. The 2014 season will begin
in Orlando Feb. 7-9, and concludes in Las Vegas, Nov. 6-9.
The ultra-competitive series will
feature three sportsman-focused national events during the season, the JEGS
SPORTSNational events during the course of the racing season. The JEGS Cajun
SPORTSNationals will be held at No Problem Raceway, March 21-23; JEGS Northern
SPORTSNationals returns to National Trail Raceway, Nov. 9-21; and the JEGS
Pacific SPORTSNationals, Oct. 3-5 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Regional, divisional and national
championship points as well as a purse of more than $500,000 in seven
categories will be up for grabs during the course of the racing season.
"Racers and teams competing in the
Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series are such an integral part of our sport," said
Morgan Lucas of Lucas Oil Products. "We will never lose sight of the fact
they helped build Lucas Oil into the worldwide brand it has become. These
people are like family to us and we're honored to continue our support."
Bonus programs available to competitors
in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series include the $100,000 JEGS Allstars,
and the NHRA Perfectly Strange Performance Award, in which a total of $45,000
is on the table for racers too grab during the season. Individual divisions may
also have additional bonus programs available to racers.
Some prominent graduates of the NHRA
Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series who have gone on to successful careers in the NHRA
Mello Yello Drag Racing Series include Brandon Bernstein, Morgan Lucas, Shawn
Langdon, Courtney Force, Alexis DeJoria, and Jeg Coughlin.
2014 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
Regional Schedule
East Region
April 4-6 Virginia Motorsports Park Petersburg, Va.
May 23-25 Maple Grove Raceway Reading, Pa.
June 13-15 Lebanon Valley Dragway West Lebanon, N.Y.
July 18-20 New England Dragway Epping, N.H.
Aug. 1-3 Atco Raceway Atco, N.J.
Oct. 10-12 Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville Gainesville, Fla.
North Central Region
April 25-27 Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis Brownsburg, Ind.
May 16-18 Summit Motorsports Park Norwalk, Ohio
June 6-8 Route 66 Raceway Joliet, Ill.
July 18-20 National Trail Raceway Columbus, Ohio
Aug. 8-9 Gateway Motorsports Park St. Louis
Aug. 22-24 Beech Bend Raceway Park Bowling Green, Ky.
Central Region
March 7-9 Royal Purple Raceway Baytown, Texas
June 20-22 Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park Tulsa, Okla.
June 13-15 Bandimere Speedway Denver
July 25-26 Cordova Dragway Park Cordova, Ill.
Aug. 22-23 Heartland Park Topeka Topeka, Kan.
Sept. 5-7 Tri-State Raceway Earlville, Iowa
West Region
Feb. 28-Mar. 2 Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park Chandler, Ariz.
March 21-23 The Strip at Las Vegas Motor
Speedway Las Vegas
June 6-8 Mission Raceway Mission, B.C.
June 20-22 TBA TBA
July 11-13 Woodburn Dragstrip Woodburn, Ore.
Aug. 15-17 Pacific Raceways Kent, Wash.
Nov. 6-9 The Strip at Las Vegas Motor
Speedway Las Vegas
No comments:
Post a Comment