NHRA swaps event dates on 2010 schedule
Published 4:53 pm Monday, August 31, 2009
GLENDORA, Calif. — NHRA announced Monday that it has repositioned two events on its 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series schedule.
The O’Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals in Houston has been moved to the April 9-11 weekend, exchanging places with the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which will now be held on April 16-18. The move was necessary due to NASCAR’s anticipated 2010 schedule.
“We certainly want the fans in our area to be able to take advantage of all the great entertainment opportunities that the world of motorsports has to offer in the great state of Texas,” said Seth Angel, general manager of Houston Raceway Park.
Said LVMS President Chris Powell: “Shifting the NHRA Summitracing.com Nationals back one week works well for everyone. Our spring race is one of the marquee stops in drag racing each year, and it’s hard to top Las Vegas weather in mid-April. So we’re happy to accommodate this move by the NHRA.”
Headquartered in Glendora, Calif., NHRA is the primary sanctioning body for the sport of drag racing in the United States. It presents 24 national events through its NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. NHRA has 80,000 members and 140 member tracks. The NHRA-sanctioned sportsman and bracket racing series provide competition opportunities for drivers of all levels. The NHRA develops the stars of tomorrow by offering the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, NHRA Summit Racing Series and the NHRA Drags: Street Legal Style presented by AAA. NHRA also offers the Jr. Drag Racing League for youth ages 8 to 17.
2010 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Schedule
50th annual Kragen O’Reilly NHRA Winternationals, Feb. 11-14 at Pomona, Calif.
26th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals, Feb. 26-28 at Phoenix
41st annual NHRA Gatornationals, March 11-14 at Gainesville, Fla. (PSM)
Inaugural NHRA Nationals, March 25-28 at Concord, N.C.
23rd annual O’Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals, April 9-11 at Houston (PSM)
11th annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals, April 16-18 at Las Vegas
14th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals, April 30 – May 2 at St. Louis (PSM)
30th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals, May 14-16 at Commerce, Ga. (PSM)
22nd annual O’Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals, May 21-23 at Topeka, Kan.
13th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals, June 3-6 at Chicago (PSM)
41st annual United Association NHRA SuperNationals, June 10-13 at Englishtown, N.J. (PSM)
10th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, June 18-20 at Bristol, Tenn.
Fourth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, June 24-27 at Norwalk, Ohio (PSM)
23rd annual NHRA Northwest Nationals, July 9-11 at Pacific Raceways, Kent, Wash.
23rd annual FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals, July 16-18 at Sonoma, Calif. (PSM)
31st annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals, July 23-25 at Denver (PSM)
29th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, Aug. 12-15 at Brainerd, Minn. (PSM)
23rd annual O’Reilly NHRA Mid-South Nationals, Aug. 20-22 at Memphis, Tenn. (PSM)
56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, Sept. 1-6 at Indianapolis (PSM)
Third annual NHRA Carolinas Nationals, Sept. 16-19 at Concord, N.C. (PSM)
25th annual O’Reilly Super Start Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals, Sept. 23-26 at Dallas (PSM)
26th annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals, Oct. 7-10 at Reading, Pa. (PSM)
10th annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals, Oct. 28-31 at Las Vegas (PSM)
46th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals, Nov.11-14 at Pomona, Calif. (PSM)
(PSM) – Event will include Pro Stock Motorcycle
