CONCORD, N.C. – The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division arrives at zMAX Dragway April 15-16, for the first time since 2011. The event is one of 45 scheduled across the country where drivers in the NHRA Lucas Oil Series earn points leading to divisional 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 Davis Golf Carts Top Sportsman Series and Hickory Enclosed Trailer Sales Top Dragster Series will also be run in conjunction with the event.
Gates at zMAX Dragway open at 7:30 a.m. each day. Qualifying and time trials start at 9 a.m. on Friday. Top Dragster, Comp Eliminator and Top Sportsman qualify Friday at 2 and 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. Eliminations for all classes begin on Saturday at 8 a.m. Top Dragster, Comp Eliminator and Top Sportsman start eliminations at noon.
Tickets for zMAX Dragway are $20 Friday and Saturday. Children 12 and under are admitted free with a paid adult.
zMAX Dragway is located on Hwy 29 off I-85 at exit 49 (Speedway Blvd.) in the Concord, N.C. area.. For more information call the track, (704) 445-3205, or visit www.zmaxdragway.com
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NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES: Fact Sheet
WHAT: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, one of seven events in Southeast Division competition where drivers earn points leading to divisional 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 Davis Golf Carts Top Sportsman Series and Hickory Enclosed Trailer Sales Top Dragster Series will also be run in conjunction with the event.
WHERE: zMAX Dragway– Track is located on Hwy 29 off I-85 at exit 49 (Speedway Blvd.) in the Concord, N.C. area.
WHEN: Friday through Saturday, April 15-16
SCHEDULE: Qualifying and time trial schedule for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series:
FRIDAY, April 15 – Gates open at 7:30 a.m. Qualifying and time trials begin at 9 a.m. Top Dragster, Comp Eliminator and Top Sportsman qualifying begins at 2 and 6 p.m.
SATURDAY, April 16 – Gates open at 7:30 a.m. Eliminations start at 8 a.m. Top Dragster, Comp Eliminator and Top Sportsman qualify at 10 a.m. with round 1 of eliminations at noon.
TICKETS: GENERAL ADMISSION – Friday $20, Saturday $20, Children 12 and under are admitted free with a paid adult. For additional information please call zMAX Dragway, (704) 445-3205, or visit www.zmaxdragway.com.
PURSE: The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competitors will vie for cash and contingency awards of more than $150,000, as well as a chance at a share of the year-end purse of more than $560,000.
2015 EVENT
WINNERS Randy Daniels, Comp Eliminator; Jeff Adkinson, Super Stock; Jeff Harrington, Stock; Kevin Brannon, Super Comp; Steven Furr, Super Gas; Travis Bryant, Super Street; Sandy Wilkins, Top Sportsman; Cameron Manuel, Top Dragster. (Did not host an event in 2015; Winners listed from Montgomery, Ala., event)
BONUS
PROGRAMS: NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES POINTS FUND: a $519,000 point fund from Lucas Oil, which will be shared by 2016 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.
Davis Golf Carts Top Sportsman Series: Run in conjunction with the NHRA Lucas Oil Series, competitors in the Top Sportsman class are vying for division championships and a share in the year-end purse. The top points finisher will earn a year-end bonus of $2,500, the runner-up will get $1000 and the third place finisher will receive $500
Hickory Enclosed Trailer Sales Top Dragster Series: Run in conjunction with the NHRA Lucas Oil Series, competitors in the Top Dragster class are vying for division championships and a share in the year-end purse. The top points finisher will earn a year-end bonus of $2,500, the runner-up will get $1000 and the third place finisher will receive $500
MOSER SPORTSMAN SHOOTOUT: Drivers who compete in seven NHRA sportsman classes will be eligible to participate in a new sportsman shootout program sponsored by Moser Engineering. Moser Engineering Sportsman Shootout qualifying points will be earned by competitors in Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas, Super Street, Top Dragster and Top Sportsman at each Southeast Division NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event. The Moser Sportsman Shootout will be held at the 2016 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Rockingham Dragway with a posted purse of $15,000, with the winner taking home up to $5,000.
HUGHES PERFORMANCE No. 1 QUALIFIER: Racers in Comp, Super Stock, Stock, Top Dragster and Top Sportsman will compete for the Hughes Performance No. 1 Qualifier with the top qualifier in each class at each Southeast Divisional events receiving a $100 product certificate.
