NHRA JR. DRAG RACING WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS BRINGS THE BEST YOUNG DRAG RACERS TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN RACEWAYS
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah – Rocky Mountain Raceways will host the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing Western Conference Finals event, July 16-18. Nearly 300 racers from the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League, ages 6 to 17 years, will compete for team and individual honors and a share of the event purse.
Teams of drivers in eight age categories drive half-scale dragsters powered by five-horsepower engines that may reach speeds up to 85 mph. They can cover the eighth-mile track in as quick as 7.90 seconds. Also in competition is the Jr. Comp class for racers 16 years and older, which run as fast as 110 mph in 6.90 seconds.
Each of the ten members of the Team Champions at the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing Western Conference Finals event will receive the coveted NHRA Wally trophy. Individual champions will each earn $1,500 along with a NHRA Wally trophy and champions jacket.
Gates at Rocky Mountain Raceways open at 8 a.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Each age category will get two time trials on Thursday, starting at 9 a.m. and Friday, starting at 9:00 a.m. Eliminations will start on Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m.
Rocky Mountain Raceways is located at 6555 West 2100 South in West Valley City, Utah. For ticket information contact the track, (801) 252-9557, or visit www.rmrracing.com
NHRA JR. DRAG RACING WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: Fact Sheet
WHAT: NHRA Jr. Drag Racing Western Conference Finals event, where teams of 10 drivers, age 6-17, from tracks across the western United States, compete in eight age classes for individual and team honors. Kids drive half-scale dragsters powered by five-horsepower engines and may run the eighth-mile track as quick as 7.90 seconds.
WHERE: Rocky Mountain Raceways, West Valley City, Utah. Track is located at 6555 West 2100 South.
WHEN: Thursday through Saturday, July 16-18, 2015.
SCHEDULE: THURSDAY, July 16 – Gates open at 8 a.m. Time trials begin at 9 a.m. Each age group will have two time trial runs.
FRIDAY, July 17 – Gates open at 8 a.m. Time trials start at 9:00 a.m. Each age group will have two time trial runs.
SATURDAY, July 18 – Gates open at 8 a.m. Eliminations at 9:00 a.m.
PURSE: Individual winners for the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing Western Conference Finals event will each earn $1,500 along with the champions NHRA Wally trophy and jacket; runners-up will each earn $500; round money starts with Round 2 winners. Each member of the Team Champions will receive the coveted NHRA Wally trophy.
2014 EVENT Kaylee Haabrink, 8-9; Braden Bettis, 10; Jason Horridge, 11; Cadie Del Toro, 12; Jenna Michaud, 13;
WINNERS: Seth Anderson, 14; Shelby Rae Schoenfield, 15; Travis Van Maarion, 16 -17; Joe Harless, Jr. Comp; Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, Team Champion.
TICKETS: Call Rocky Mountain Raceways, (801) 252-9557, for ticketing information.
CONTACT: Rocky Mountain Raceways, (801) 252-9557,
Web address, www.rmrracing.com
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