NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series coming to Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park

OSAGE CASINO TULSA RACEWAY PARK HOST NHRA SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION

TULSA, Okla. – NHRA South Central Division arrives at Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park on June 10-12. The event is one of 45 scheduled across the country where drivers in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series 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 Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car, 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 Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park open at 8 a.m. each day. Time trials are 10 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Top Dragster, Top Sportsman and Comp Eliminator qualify Friday at 2 and 6 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m. Top Dragster, Top Sportsman and Comp Eliminator start eliminations on Saturday at 3 p.m. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car qualify twice on Friday at 5 and 8 p.m. and eliminations Saturday at 4, 7 and 9 p.m. Eliminations resume Sunday for the remaining classes.

Tickets for Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park are $20 Friday, $20 Saturday and $20 Sunday. Children 12 and under are free with paid adult.

For more information call the track, (918) 437-7223, or visit www.TulsaRacewayPark.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 Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car, 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: Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park, 3101 N. Garnett Rd., Tulsa, Okla. (Northeast of downtown Tulsa)

WHEN: Friday through Sunday, June 10-12

SCHEDULE: FRIDAY, June 10 – Gates open at 8 a.m. Time Trials start at 10 a.m. Top Dragster, Top Sportsman and Comp Eliminator qualifies at 2 and 6 p.m. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car qualify at 5 and 8 p.m.

SATURDAY, June 11 – Gates open at 8 a.m. Time Trials continue at 10 a.m. Top Dragster, Top Sportsman and Comp Eliminator qualify at 2 p.m., eliminations begin at 3 p.m. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car run eliminations at 4, 7 and 9 p.m.

SUNDAY, June 12 – Gates open at 8 a.m. Eliminations continue.

TICKETS: GENERAL ADMISSION/PIT PASS – $20 Friday, $20 Saturday and $20 Sunday. Children 12 and under are free with paid adult. For more information call Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park, (918) 437-7223 or visit www.TulsaRacewayPark.com.

2015 EVENT

WINNERS: James Thompson, Top Alcohol Dragster; John Lombardo, Top Alcohol Funny Car; Kevin Self, Comp Eliminator; Vic Penrod, Super Stock; Jimmy Hidalgo, Stock Eliminator; Cody Moore, Super Comp; Craig Anderson, Super Gas; Greg Parsons, Super Street, Kamron Wright, Top Sportsman; Larry Piper, Top Dragster; Michael Nash, 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 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.

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.

MOSER SPORTSMAN SHOOTOUT: Drivers who compete in seven NHRA sportsman classes will be eligible to participate in the Moser Sportsman Shootout. 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 South Central Division NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event. The South Central Division Moser Sportsman Shootout will be held at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Texas Motorplex in Dallas, with a posted purse of $15,000, with the winner taking home up to $5,000.

NHRA SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE SERIES presented by HARLEY-DAVIDSON: The NHRA Sportsman Motorcycle Series presented by Harley-Davidson, run in conjunction with the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, is an opportunity for competitors in NHRA’s Sportsman Motorcycle class to earn points toward divisional championships. The $14,000 champions’ purse posted by Harley-Davidson will be paid to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place points finishers in NHRA divisions that host Sportsman Motorcycles.