Clear skies and cool weather projected for action-packed Saturday schedule at Rockingham Dragway  

Professional IHRA drivers have waited a month to get things started at the IHRA World Finals as four of five 2008 world championships will be settled this weekend at Rockingham Dragway. After a weather front blew into the region, bringing heavy rain with it, they will have to wait one more day.

All Friday professional qualifying sessions were washed away at the IHRA World Finals. Racing will pick up as scheduled Saturday, with the first professional qualifying session slated to commence at 2pm. The pros will get another shot at the track during the Wendy’s Night of Fire starting at 6pm, after which the pro fields will finalize. Clear skies and cool weather projected for action-packed Saturday schedule at Rockingham Dragway  

Professional IHRA drivers have waited a month to get things started at the IHRA World Finals as four of five 2008 world championships will be settled this weekend at Rockingham Dragway. After a weather front blew into the region, bringing heavy rain with it, they will have to wait one more day.

All Friday professional qualifying sessions were washed away at the IHRA World Finals. Racing will pick up as scheduled Saturday, with the first professional qualifying session slated to commence at 2pm. The pros will get another shot at the track during the Wendy’s Night of Fire starting at 6pm, after which the pro fields will finalize.

“We tried to wait the weather out, but the radar did not look good at all so we decided not to wait around,” IHRA Media Relations Director Mike Perry said. “The rest of the weekend looks amazing with clear skies and cooler weather, so we’re looking forward to an incredible show. We’ll get the track dried and prepared overnight and are set for a great race weekend.”

Single-day paid general admission tickets will be honored for the Sunday, Oct. 19th Championship Sunday. There will be no refunds or Saturday exchanges.