2009 NHRA LUCAS OIL SCHEDULE
The Series, which is headlined by the powerful Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car classes, features 44 races across the country throughout NHRA's seven geographic regions. Competitors in eight classes in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series vie for divisional and national championships and a share of the year-end purse worth more than $560,000.
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NHRA has released the 2009 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series schedule.
In addition to the alcohol-powered categories, the Series features NHRA's Comp, Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas, and
The Series, which is headlined by the powerful Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car classes, features 44 races across the country throughout NHRA's seven geographic regions. Competitors in eight classes in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series vie for divisional and national championships and a share of the year-end purse worth more than $560,000.
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NHRA has released the 2009 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series schedule.
In addition to the alcohol-powered categories, the Series features NHRA's Comp, Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas, and
"It's hard to believe that the 2009 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series is already around the corner," said Lucas Oil Products President and CEO Forrest Lucas. "We are so pleased and excited to continue our involvement with NHRA's Sportsman racers. They really are the backbone of this sport, and we know firsthand what it takes to be involved in drag racing at this level, and it's not easy. We truly appreciate every one of those racers who is out there supporting the Lucas Oil Series."
The 2009 schedule also includes three Jegs SPORTSnationals events and the Jegs Allstars invitational. The SPORTSnationals are designed to highlight NHRA's Sportsman racers and give them a national event all their own. They will be run in Belle Rose, La.; Fontana, Calif.; and Columbus, Ohio. The
Jegs Allstars event is the culmination of a yearlong points battle
where the top points-earning drivers in each class represent their
divisions and square off against each other at the NHRA national event
at Route 66 Raceway in
In addition to giving local racers an opportunity to race for championships close to home, the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series has been a training ground for many drivers in NHRA's POWERade Drag Racing Series. Funny Car racers Jack Beckman and Tony Bartone are among today's Pros who have earned national championships in the Lucas Oil Series. Other former Lucas Oil national champions include Pro Stock drivers Jeg Coughlin and Jason Line as well as Top Fuel pilot Steve Torrence. Many other current POWERade racers claim divisional titles on their resumes.
2009 NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES SCHEDULE
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NORTHEAST DIVISION |
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April 24-26 |
Virginia Motorsports Park |
Richmond |
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May 22-24 |
Maple Grove Raceway |
Reading |
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June 19-21 |
Atco Raceway |
Atco, N.J. |
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July 3-5 |
Lebanon Valley Dragway |
West Lebanon, N.Y. |
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Aug. 28-30 |
Cecil County Dragway |
Rising Sun, Md. |
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Sept. 11-13 |
Old Bridge Township Raceway Park |
Englishtown |
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Oct. 2-4 |
Atco Raceway* |
Atco, N.J. |
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SOUTHEAST DIVISION |
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Feb. 13-15 |
Bradenton Motorsports Park |
Bradenton, Fla. |
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Feb. 20-22 |
Gainesville Raceway |
Gainesville |
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March 6-8 |
Orlando Speed World Dragway* |
Orlando, Fla. |
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April 3-5 |
South Georgia Motorsports Park |
Cecil, Ga. |
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Sept. 11-13 |
Atlanta Dragway |
Atlanta |
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Oct. 23-25 |
Silver Dollar Raceway |
Reynolds, Ga. |
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NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION |
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April 24-26 |
O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis |
Indianapolis |
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May 15-17 |
Summit Motorsports Park |
Norwalk |
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June 12-14 |
Route 66 Raceway |
Chicago |
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July 11-12 |
Mid-Michigan Motorplex* |
Stanton, Mich. |
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July 24-26 |
National Trail Raceway |
Columbus, Ohio |
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Aug. 28-30 |
Beech Bend Raceway Park |
Bowling Green, Ky. |
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SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION |
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April 3-5 |
Texas Motorplex |
Dallas |
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April 24-26 |
Memphis Motorsports Park* |
Memphis |
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May 15-17 |
Houston Raceway Park |
Houston |
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July 17-19 |
Red River Raceway |
Gilliam, La. |
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Sept.18-20 |
No Problem Raceway Park |
Belle Rose, La. |
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Oct. 23-25 |
Thunder Valley Raceway Park |
Noble, Okla. |
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WEST CENTRAL DIVISION |
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April 24-26 |
SRCA Dragstrip |
Great Bend, Kan. |
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May 22-24 |
Brainerd Int'l Raceway |
Brainerd |
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June 19-21 |
Bandimere Speedway |
Denver |
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Aug. 7-8 |
Cordova Raceway Park |
Cordova, Ill. |
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Aug. 28-29 |
Heartland Park Topeka |
Topeka, Kan. |
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Sept. 11-13 |
Tri-State Raceway |
Earlville, Iowa |
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NORTHWEST DIVISION |
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May 1-3 |
Firebird Raceway* |
Boise, Idaho |
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May 22-24 |
Mission Raceway |
Mission, B.C. |
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June 19-21 |
Pacific Raceways |
Seattle |
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July 10-12 |
Woodburn Dragstrip |
Woodburn, Ore. |
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Aug. 21-23 |
Yellowstone Dragstrip |
Acton, Mont. |
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Oct. 2-3 |
Champion Raceway |
Eagle Point, Ore. |
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PACIFIC DIVISION |
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Feb. 27-March 1 |
Firebird Int'l Raceway |
Phoenix |
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March 6-7 |
Southwestern Int'l Raceway* |
Tucson, Ariz. |
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April 24-26 |
Auto Club Dragway at Auto Club Speedway |
Fontana, Calif. |
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June 13-14 |
Top Gun Raceway |
Fallon, Nev. |
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July 31-Aug. 2 |
Infineon Raceway |
Sonoma |
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Sept. 11-12 |
Auto Club Famoso Raceway |
Bakersfield, Calif. |
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Nov. 5-8 |
The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
Las Vegas |
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March 20-22 |
Jegs NHRA Cajun SPORTSnationals* |
Belle Rose, La. |
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April 17-19 |
Jegs NHRA Pacific SPORTSnationals* |
Fontana, Calif. |
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June 6 |
Jegs Allstars |
Chicago |
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Sept. 25-27 |
Jegs NHRA Northern SPORTSnationals* |
Columbus, Ohio |
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* Top Alcohol classes not contested |
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Schedule subject to change.
