Feb 7-10
Pomona National – A,C
Feb 22-24
Phoenix National - C
Feb 29-Mar 2
NHRA Div. 2 LODRS Valdosta, Ga
NHRA Div. 7 LODRS Las Vegas, Nev
We wait until March to kick off the divisional season. This gives teams all over the country a little more time to prepare, and lets things warm up around the country. Cold weather usually equals wrecked parts in the alky classes and wrecked indexes in Comp. Not to mention more wrecks in general on colder tracks. In keeping with our policy to not stack divisionals and nationals on top of each other at the same track, we’ve started the year in Vegas on the West Coast and Valdosta on the East Coast.
Mar 7-9
NHRA Div. 4 LODRS Belle Rose, La.
The Division 4 Party starts in Belle Rose, La. Great track, great atmosphere. Only track with a bar in the bottom floor of the tower! The track name is “No Problem Raceway” and the slogan is ‘We’re going to have a party and a drag race might break out.’
Mar 13-16
Gainesville National 1 – A,C
NHRA Div. 7 LODRS Tucson, Ariz.
Mar 21-23
EASTER WEEKEND
Mar 28-30
Houston National – A,C
Apr 4-6
NHRA Div. 2 LODRS Bradenton, Fla.
Should be nicer weather and un-cramp the D2 schedule a bit.
Apr 10-13
Las Vegas National 1 – A,C
Apr 18-20
NHRA Div. 4 LODRS Shreveport, La.
Getting this race out of the heat should make it much more favorable to all involved.
Apr 24-27
Atlanta National – A,C
May 2-4
St. Louis National - C
NHRA Div. 7 LODRS Fontana, Calif.
Should be a good weekend for racing in SoCal.
May 9-12
NHRA Div. 2 Orlando, Fl
NHRA Div. 6 Boise, Id
NHRA Div. 5 Great Bend, Ks.
We fire Div. 5 & 6 off here. Orlando & Boise are "O’Douls" races, non-alcoholic.
May 16-18
Bristol National - C
NHRA Div. 4 LODRS Dallas, Tex
May comes to the south and so does the heat. So, move the racing to when it was meant to be: at night. This event would be a Friday-Saturday night affair.
May 23-25
NHRA Div. 3 LODRS Indianapolis, In.
NHRA Div. 6 LODRS Seattle, Wash.
Division 3 kicks off in Indy. Should be warm enough by now to go racing.
May 30 – Jun 1
Topeka National – A, C
NHRA Div. 1 LODRS Reading, Pa
Division 1 kicks the year off on Memorial Day at the Grove.
Jun 5-8
Chicago National – A, C
Jeg’s All-Stars, all eyes on Rt. 66.
Jun 13-15
NHRA Div. 2 LODRS Gainesville, Fla.
NHRA Div. 3 LODRS Columbus, Ohio
NHRA Div. 6 LODRS Woodburn, Ore.
Division 2 goes back to its roots with a night race Friday and Saturday in Gainesville.
Jun 19-22
Englishtown National – A, C
NHRA Div. 5 LODRS Denver, Colo
NHRA Div. 7 LODRS Bakersfield, Calif.
We generally try to keep divisionals and nationals separated, but Denver has no problems packing the house, so no need to change a good thing here. Bakersfield under the lights, should bring back some memories. |
Jun 26-29
Norwalk National – A, C
NHRA Div. 6 LODRS Medford, Ore
Jul 4-6
NHRA Div. 1 LODRS West Lebanon, N.Y.
NHRA Div. 4 LODRS Houston, Texas
NHRA Div. 5 LODRS Brainerd, Minn
July 4th, drag racing and fireworks. With the 4th falling on a Friday, maybe a track could experiment with a Thursday night – Friday night show.
Jul 11-13
Denver National - C
NHRA Div. 3 LODRS Madison, Ill.
Night race for the Div. 3 guys.
Jul 18-20
Seattle National – A, C
NHRA Div. 1 LODRS Atco, N.J.
Night race.
Jul 25-27
Sonoma National – A, C
NHRA Div. 3 LODRS Stanton, Mich.
NHRA Div. 5 LODRS Cordova, Ill.
Night race in Cordova.
Aug 1-3
NHRA Div. 1 LODRS Richmond, Va.
NHRA Div. 4 LODRS Memphis, Tenn
Two more night races.
Aug 7-10
Brainerd National – A, C
NHRA Div. 2 LODRS Atlanta, Ga.
NHRA Div. 6 LODRS Acton, Mont.
Two more night races.
Aug 14-17
Reading National – A, C
Aug 22-24
NHRA Div. 3 LODRS Bowling Green, Ky.
NHRA Div. 5 LODRS Topeka, Ks.
Topeka’s event has been a night race for the past two years. This year’s event had a solid crowd on Saturday night for eliminations.
Aug 27-Sept 1
Indy National – A, C
Sept 5-7
NHRA Div. 1 LODRS Rising Sun, Md
NHRA Div. 4 LODRS Rusk, Texas
NHRA Div. 7 LODRS Fallon, Nev.
Lighting may not allow these facilities to run at night. We move Earlville from its traditional date to give the racers a much needed week off.
Sept 11-14
Gainesville National 2 (??)
NHRA Div. 3 LODRS Norwalk, Ohio
NHRA Div. 5 LODRS Earlville, Iowa
Should be cool enough to go back to the traditional day schedule.
Sept 18-21
Dallas National – A, C
NHRA Div. 1 LODRS Atco, N.J.
NHRA Div. 6 LODRS Mission, B.C.
Mission closing out D 6 in September could be a barn-burner.
Sept 26-28
Memphis National
NHRA Div. 7 LODRS Sonoma, Calif.
Sonoma in September should be fast!
Oct. 3-5
NHRA Div. 1 LODRS Englishtown, N.J.
NHRA Div. 2 LODRS Reynolds, Ga.
NHRA Div. 3 LODRS Chicago, Ill.
Oct 10-12
Richmond National
NHRA Div. 4 LODRS Noble, Okla.
Oct 17-19
NHRA Div. 7 LODRS Phoenix, Ariz.
Phoenix moves back to its traditional spot at the end of the year, and so should the championship battles.
Oct 30-Nov 2
Las Vegas National 2 - C
Nov 6-9
Pomona National 2 – A, C |
