ROCKINGHAM DRAGWAY 2008 SCHEDULE
Tue, 2008-01-22 07:08
Rockingham Dragway owner Steve Earwood has announced the most ambitious
schedule in his track’s 36-year history with competition on 123 days
encompassing 78 different events.
The track unofficially opened on Jan. 5 for a test-and-tune session and will play host to its fourth such event this Saturday. First major spectator race at the Carolinas’ fastest track will be the third annual nitrojam.com Spring Blast featuring Pro Modifieds, Pro Stocks, Top Fuel Dragsters and Funny Cars in pre-season testing, Feb. 21-24.
“I think the 2008 schedule has more variety than ever,” Earwood said. “We’ve got feature events like the the ADRL’s Dragstock V Pro Mod race, the AHDRA’s Screamin’ Eagle Nationals for the Harley-Davidson motorcycle fans and the two IHRA events (the Spring Nationals and the Knoll Gas World Finals), but we’ve also got races for the weekend racer. Rockingham Dragway owner Steve Earwood has announced the most ambitious schedule in his track’s 36-year history with competition on 123 days encompassing 78 different events.
The track unofficially opened on Jan. 5 for a test-and-tune session and will play host to its fourth such event this Saturday. First major spectator race at the Carolinas’ fastest track will be the third annual nitrojam.com Spring Blast featuring Pro Modifieds, Pro Stocks, Top Fuel Dragsters and Funny Cars in pre-season testing, Feb. 21-24.
“I think the 2008 schedule has more variety than ever,” Earwood said. “We’ve got feature events like the the ADRL’s Dragstock V Pro Mod race, the AHDRA’s Screamin’ Eagle Nationals for the Harley-Davidson motorcycle fans and the two IHRA events (the Spring Nationals and the Knoll Gas World Finals), but we’ve also got races for the weekend racer.
“In fact, we’ve got special events for Volkswagen, Ford, Dodge and Nissan owners; a new race, 1320X, from the producers of PINKS and PINKS ALL Out; four races in the Phantasm Motorsports Street Wars Series; two events with Drop Jaw Magazine; a variety of bracket races and the Carolina Family Bikers Reunion, which is another new event for us, and new heads-up Real Street class sponsored by Insane Performance.”
The IHRA Spring Nationals is scheduled April 18-20 and the Knoll Gas World Finals, Oct. 17-19. Rockingham Dragway is the only track to host multiple events in the Knoll Gas NitroJam Series which crowns champions in Top Fuel, Nitro Funny Car, Pro Modified, Pro Stock and Alcohol Funny Car classes.
Earwood just signed a contract with the ADRL to host Dragstock for the next 10 years. The Pro Mod race annually attracts more than 100 race cars and has drawn the two largest one-day crowds in the track’s history. This year’s renewal is scheduled Sept. 12-13.
Rockingham Dragway 2008 Schedule
Jan. 5 Street Drags Test and Tune
Jan. 12 Street Drags Test and Tune
Jan. 19 Street Drags Test and Tune
Jan. 26 Street Drags Test and Tune
Feb. 2 Street Drags Test and Tune
Feb. 9 Street Drags Test and Tune
Feb. 16 Street Drags Test and Tune
Feb. 21-24 nitrojam.com Spring Blast
Feb. 23-24 Free Entry Bracket Race and Rockingham Track Championship bracket races #1 and #2
Feb. 24 Insane Performance 7.99 Real Street
Feb. 29-March 2 IHRA Summit Pro-Am Tour
March 8-9 Twin $5,000 Bracket Race
March 15 Holcomb Motorsports Fastest Street Cars & Wheelstand Contest
March 16 Phantasm Motorsports Street Wars featuring INSANE Performance 7.99 Real Street
March 21 Friday Nite Lites Street Drags
March 22 SVT Cobra Mustang Club/Street Drags Test and Tune
March 28-30 MIRock Superbike Series Spring Open
April 5 Street Drags Test and Tune
April 6 TBA
April 11 Friday Nite Lites Street Drags
April 12 Griffin Chrysler “Mopars at The Rock”
April 13 Phantasm Motorsports Street Wars featuring INSANE Performance 7.99 Real Street
April 18-20 IHRA Spring Nationals presented by Advance Auto Parts & Castrol
April 25-27 Holcomb Motorsports Spring Civil Wars featuring Outlaw Limited Street
May 2-4 MIRock Superbike Series FBR Shop Nationals
May 10 Street Drags Test and Tune
May 17 Carolina Rides’ Day at The Rock
Street Drags Test and Tune – INSANE Performance 7.99 Real Street
May 18 Spring North vs. South VWs at The Rock
May 24-26 IHRA Iron Man Big Money Brackets and Rockingham Track Championship bracket races #3, #4 and #5.
May 31-June 1 dropjawmag.com’s “The Big Show “
June 7 NISSAN Titan Trucks
June 13 Super ‘Stang Fest/Street Drags Test and Tune
June 14 Super ‘Stang Fest/Street Drags Test and Tune
INSANE Performance 7.99 Real Street
June 21 Street Drags Test and Tune
June 28 Street Drags Test and Tune
July 4 1320X – By the Producers of PINKS-Street Drags and Bands
July 5 Street Drags Test and Tune
July 12 Street Drags Test and Tune
July 19 Street Drags Test and Tune
July 26 Street Drags Test and Tune
August 2 Street Drags Test and Tune
August 9-10 The Draggin’ Nationals with Drop Jaw Magazine
August 15-17 MIRock Superbike Series Schnitz Summer Sizzler
August 23 Youth Day – Music, Jet and exhibition runs plus
` INSANE Performance 7.99 Real Street
Street Drags Test and Tune
August 30-Sept 1 Carolina Family Bikers Reunion
Sept. 6-7 Open Bracket Races and Rockingham Track Championship bracket races #6 and #7
Sept. 12-13 ADRL Dragstock V – 100 Pro Mods!
Sept.14 Fall North vs South VWs at The Rock
Sept. 20 Sandhills Street Rods Nostalgia Drags
Street Drags Test and Tune
Sept. 21 Phantasm Motorsports Street Wars featuring INSANE Performance 7.99 Real Street
Sept. 26-28 Holcomb Motorsports Fall Civil Wars featuring Outlaw Limited Street
Oct. 4 Street Drags Test and Tune
Oct. 10-12 All-Harley Drag Racing Association Screamin’ Eagle Nationals
Oct. 17-19 IHRA Knoll Gas World Finals
Oct. 23-26 IHRA Summit Team Bracket Finals
Nov. 1 Holcomb Fall Fords & Carolina Fastest Street Cars
Street Drags Test and Tune
Nov. 2 Phantasm Motorsports Street Wars featuring INSANE Performance 7.99 Real Street
Nov. 7-9 Big Money Bracket Races
Nov. 14-16 MIRock Superbike Series Lee’s Performance Fall Bike Nationals
Nov. 22 SVT Cobra Mustang Club/Street Drags Test and Tune
Nov. 29 Street Drags Test and Tune
Dec. 6 Street Drags Test and Tune
Dec. 13 Street Drags Test and Tune
Dec. 20 Street Drags Test and Tune
The track unofficially opened on Jan. 5 for a test-and-tune session and will play host to its fourth such event this Saturday. First major spectator race at the Carolinas’ fastest track will be the third annual nitrojam.com Spring Blast featuring Pro Modifieds, Pro Stocks, Top Fuel Dragsters and Funny Cars in pre-season testing, Feb. 21-24.
“I think the 2008 schedule has more variety than ever,” Earwood said. “We’ve got feature events like the the ADRL’s Dragstock V Pro Mod race, the AHDRA’s Screamin’ Eagle Nationals for the Harley-Davidson motorcycle fans and the two IHRA events (the Spring Nationals and the Knoll Gas World Finals), but we’ve also got races for the weekend racer. Rockingham Dragway owner Steve Earwood has announced the most ambitious schedule in his track’s 36-year history with competition on 123 days encompassing 78 different events.
The track unofficially opened on Jan. 5 for a test-and-tune session and will play host to its fourth such event this Saturday. First major spectator race at the Carolinas’ fastest track will be the third annual nitrojam.com Spring Blast featuring Pro Modifieds, Pro Stocks, Top Fuel Dragsters and Funny Cars in pre-season testing, Feb. 21-24.
“I think the 2008 schedule has more variety than ever,” Earwood said. “We’ve got feature events like the the ADRL’s Dragstock V Pro Mod race, the AHDRA’s Screamin’ Eagle Nationals for the Harley-Davidson motorcycle fans and the two IHRA events (the Spring Nationals and the Knoll Gas World Finals), but we’ve also got races for the weekend racer.
“In fact, we’ve got special events for Volkswagen, Ford, Dodge and Nissan owners; a new race, 1320X, from the producers of PINKS and PINKS ALL Out; four races in the Phantasm Motorsports Street Wars Series; two events with Drop Jaw Magazine; a variety of bracket races and the Carolina Family Bikers Reunion, which is another new event for us, and new heads-up Real Street class sponsored by Insane Performance.”
The IHRA Spring Nationals is scheduled April 18-20 and the Knoll Gas World Finals, Oct. 17-19. Rockingham Dragway is the only track to host multiple events in the Knoll Gas NitroJam Series which crowns champions in Top Fuel, Nitro Funny Car, Pro Modified, Pro Stock and Alcohol Funny Car classes.
Earwood just signed a contract with the ADRL to host Dragstock for the next 10 years. The Pro Mod race annually attracts more than 100 race cars and has drawn the two largest one-day crowds in the track’s history. This year’s renewal is scheduled Sept. 12-13.
Rockingham Dragway 2008 Schedule
Jan. 5 Street Drags Test and Tune
Jan. 12 Street Drags Test and Tune
Jan. 19 Street Drags Test and Tune
Jan. 26 Street Drags Test and Tune
Feb. 2 Street Drags Test and Tune
Feb. 9 Street Drags Test and Tune
Feb. 16 Street Drags Test and Tune
Feb. 21-24 nitrojam.com Spring Blast
Feb. 23-24 Free Entry Bracket Race and Rockingham Track Championship bracket races #1 and #2
Feb. 24 Insane Performance 7.99 Real Street
Feb. 29-March 2 IHRA Summit Pro-Am Tour
March 8-9 Twin $5,000 Bracket Race
March 15 Holcomb Motorsports Fastest Street Cars & Wheelstand Contest
March 16 Phantasm Motorsports Street Wars featuring INSANE Performance 7.99 Real Street
March 21 Friday Nite Lites Street Drags
March 22 SVT Cobra Mustang Club/Street Drags Test and Tune
March 28-30 MIRock Superbike Series Spring Open
April 5 Street Drags Test and Tune
April 6 TBA
April 11 Friday Nite Lites Street Drags
April 12 Griffin Chrysler “Mopars at The Rock”
April 13 Phantasm Motorsports Street Wars featuring INSANE Performance 7.99 Real Street
April 18-20 IHRA Spring Nationals presented by Advance Auto Parts & Castrol
April 25-27 Holcomb Motorsports Spring Civil Wars featuring Outlaw Limited Street
May 2-4 MIRock Superbike Series FBR Shop Nationals
May 10 Street Drags Test and Tune
May 17 Carolina Rides’ Day at The Rock
Street Drags Test and Tune – INSANE Performance 7.99 Real Street
May 18 Spring North vs. South VWs at The Rock
May 24-26 IHRA Iron Man Big Money Brackets and Rockingham Track Championship bracket races #3, #4 and #5.
May 31-June 1 dropjawmag.com’s “The Big Show “
June 7 NISSAN Titan Trucks
June 13 Super ‘Stang Fest/Street Drags Test and Tune
June 14 Super ‘Stang Fest/Street Drags Test and Tune
INSANE Performance 7.99 Real Street
June 21 Street Drags Test and Tune
June 28 Street Drags Test and Tune
July 4 1320X – By the Producers of PINKS-Street Drags and Bands
July 5 Street Drags Test and Tune
July 12 Street Drags Test and Tune
July 19 Street Drags Test and Tune
July 26 Street Drags Test and Tune
August 2 Street Drags Test and Tune
August 9-10 The Draggin’ Nationals with Drop Jaw Magazine
August 15-17 MIRock Superbike Series Schnitz Summer Sizzler
August 23 Youth Day – Music, Jet and exhibition runs plus
` INSANE Performance 7.99 Real Street
Street Drags Test and Tune
August 30-Sept 1 Carolina Family Bikers Reunion
Sept. 6-7 Open Bracket Races and Rockingham Track Championship bracket races #6 and #7
Sept. 12-13 ADRL Dragstock V – 100 Pro Mods!
Sept.14 Fall North vs South VWs at The Rock
Sept. 20 Sandhills Street Rods Nostalgia Drags
Street Drags Test and Tune
Sept. 21 Phantasm Motorsports Street Wars featuring INSANE Performance 7.99 Real Street
Sept. 26-28 Holcomb Motorsports Fall Civil Wars featuring Outlaw Limited Street
Oct. 4 Street Drags Test and Tune
Oct. 10-12 All-Harley Drag Racing Association Screamin’ Eagle Nationals
Oct. 17-19 IHRA Knoll Gas World Finals
Oct. 23-26 IHRA Summit Team Bracket Finals
Nov. 1 Holcomb Fall Fords & Carolina Fastest Street Cars
Street Drags Test and Tune
Nov. 2 Phantasm Motorsports Street Wars featuring INSANE Performance 7.99 Real Street
Nov. 7-9 Big Money Bracket Races
Nov. 14-16 MIRock Superbike Series Lee’s Performance Fall Bike Nationals
Nov. 22 SVT Cobra Mustang Club/Street Drags Test and Tune
Nov. 29 Street Drags Test and Tune
Dec. 6 Street Drags Test and Tune
Dec. 13 Street Drags Test and Tune
Dec. 20 Street Drags Test and Tune
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