It’s the newest and most spectacular drag racing venue on the tour, and
in 2010 zMAX Dragway in Concord, N.C. will play host to two NHRA Full
Throttle Drag Racing Series events. The new event is one of several
exciting changes NHRA announced today as the world’s largest
motorsports sanctioning organization revealed its 2010 NHRA Full
Throttle Drag Racing Series schedule. The state-of-the-art dragstrip
in the Charlotte, N.C. metro region will be the setting for two events:
one in the spring and one in the fall, with an inaugural event added to
the schedule on March 25-28, and the third annual NHRA Carolinas
Nationals set for Sept. 16-19.
“Charlotte is quickly becoming a motorsports capital in the United
States, rivaled only by Indianapolis, and the reception we have
received from the fans and the number of major sponsors and teams that
use the area as a base lead us to believe that it will provide the
market foundation for those two races to evolve into among the two
biggest events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series,” said Tom
Compton, president, NHRA. The inaugural race in September last year
featured special guests, packed stands and significant corporate
hospitality.