NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Coming to Thunder Road Raceway Park

GILLIAM, La. – Thunder Road Raceway Park host the NHRA South Central Division on September 18-20. The event is one of 44 scheduled across the country where drivers earn points leading to divisional, regional and national championships as well as a chance at a share of the year-end purse of more than $519,000. Categories include Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. The division’s Sunset Performance Top Sportsman Series, KPE Top Dragster Series and NHRA Sportsman Motorcycle Series presented by Harley-Davidson will also be run in conjunction with the event.

Gates at Thunder Road Raceway Park open at 8 a.m. each day. Qualifying and time trials are at 10 a.m. Friday and Saturday. Top Dragster, Top Sportsman and Comp Eliminator qualify at 1:30 and 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Eliminations start Sunday at 9 a.m. Round one for Top Dragster, Top Sportsman and Comp Eliminator is at 10:30 a.m.

Tickets at Thunder Road Raceway Park are $20 each day for adults. Children 13 and 17 are $10 each day. Children 12 years old and under are admitted free with a paid adult. For more information call the track, (318) 299-RACE, or visit www.racetrrp.com.

NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES: Fact Sheet

WHAT: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, one of six events in South Central Division competition where drivers earn points leading to divisional, regional and national championships as well as a chance at a share of the year-end purse of more than $519,000. Categories include Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. The division’s Sunset Performance Top Sportsman Series, KPE Top Dragster Series and NHRA Sportsman Motorcycle Series presented by Harley-Davidson will also be run in conjunction with the event.

WHERE: Thunder Road Raceway Park, Gilliam La. Track is located off US-71 south and I-49 north.

WHEN: Friday through Sunday, Sept. 18-20

SCHEDULE: FRIDAY, Sept. 18 – Gates open at 8 a.m. Time Trials start at 10 a.m. Top Dragster, Comp Eliminator and Top Sportsman qualifies at 1:30 and 4 p.m.

SATURDAY, Sept. 19 – Gates open at 8 a.m. Time Trials start at 10 a.m. Top Dragster, Comp Eliminator and Top Sportsman qualifies at 1:30 and 4 p.m.

SUNDAY, Sept. 20 – Gates open at 8 a.m. Eliminations at 9 am. Round one for Top Dragster, Top Sportsman and Comp Eliminator begin at 10:30 a.m.

TICKETS: GENERAL ADMISSION/PIT PASS – $20 Friday, $20 Saturday, $20 Sunday. Children 13 and 17 are $10 each day. Children 12 and under are admitted free with a paid adult. For more information please call Thunder Road Raceway Park, (318) 299-RACE, or visit www.racetrrp.com.

2014 EVENT

WINNERS: Joey Tanksley, Comp Eliminator; Mike Cotten, Super Stock; Slate Cummings, Stock Eliminator; Jackson Collier, Super Comp; Ross Laris, Super Gas; Val Harmon, Super Street, Daniel Leibham, Top Sportsman; Mike Weaver, Top Dragster; Frederick Quiett, Sportsman Motorcycle.

BONUS

PROGRAMS: NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES POINTS FUND: a $519,000 point fund from Lucas Oil, which will be shared by 2015 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series divisional, regional and national champions. Regional awards include $10,000 each to the Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car champions with Divisional awards of $3,000 to the champions in both Competition and Super Stock; $2,000 each to the champions in Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. The seven national champions will share a bonus of $135,000.

JEGS ALLSTARS: The best of the best from each of NHRA’s seven divisions will compete for a share of the $124,000 point fund from Jegs High Performance. The 2016 Jegs Allstars event will culminate a year-long points battle between drivers in each of NHRA’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series’ eight classes as well as Top Sportsman and Top Dragster. The top points earner in each category will qualify to represent his/her division at the 2016 Jegs Allstars. Points are based on in-division races only.

The winning division and regional teams will share $25,000 and individual awards include $7,000 each to the Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car champions, $6,000 to champions in Comp Eliminator and Super Stock, $5,000 to Top Sportsman and Top Dragster champions, and $4,500 to the Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas, and Super Street champions. Runners-up in all categories will earn $2,000 apiece. Each Allstars competitor will also receive a share of a $25,000 towing fund to get to the event.

Event sponsor, Jegs High Performance, is offering a “double up” bonus to Jegs Allstars participants. Any 2016 Jegs Allstars champion who also wins the national event will have his/her Allstars prize doubled.

Sunset Performance Top Sportsman Series: Run in conjunction with the Lucas Oil Series, competitors in the Top Sportsman class are vying for division championships. The top points finisher will earn a year-end bonus of $1,500, the runner-up will get $1000 and the third place finisher will receive $500. Top Sportsman racers may run the six South Central Division Lucas Oil events as well as three Lucas Oil Series races in the other NHRA divisions.

KPE TOP DRAGSTER SERIES: Run in conjunction with the Lucas Oil Series, competitors in the Top Dragster class are vying for division championships. The top points finisher will earn a year-end bonus of $1,500, the runner-up will get $1000 and the third place finisher will receive $500.