NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series coming to Atco

THE NHRA NORTHEAST DIVISION ARRIVES AT ATCO RACEWAY

ATCO, N.J. – Atco Raceway hosts the NHRA Lucas Oil Points Series event on August 5-7. 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 MXI/Magnaflux Top Dragster and Top Sportsman Series’ presented by Select Performance will run in conjunction with the event along with the Ultimax Pro Stock Snowmobile.

Gates at Atco open at 7 a.m. every day. Time trials are Friday and Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Comp Eliminator qualify on Friday at 3 and 6 p.m. and Saturday at 10:30 a.m. with eliminations at 12:30 p.m. Top Dragster and Top Sportsman qualify at 5 and 6:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday at 11 a.m. with eliminations at 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car qualify Friday at 4 and 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at noon with eliminations at 5, 7 and 9 p.m. Eliminations will continue Sunday at 9:30 a.m. with Top Dragster and Top Sportsman at 10:30 a.m.

Tickets for Atco Raceway are $15 Friday, $20 Saturday and $20 Sunday. Children 5-10 are $5 Friday, $10 Saturday and $10 Sunday. Children 4 and under are admitted free with a paid adult. For more information please call Atco Raceway, (856) 768-2167 or visit www.AtcoRaceway.com.

Atco Raceway is located at 1000 Jackson Drive in Atco, N.J. For more information call the track, (856) 768-2167, or visit www.AtcoRaceway.com.

NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES: Fact Sheet

WHAT: NHRA Lucas Oil Points Series,one of seven events in Northeast 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 MXI/Magnaflux Top Dragster and Top Sportsman Series’ presented by Select Performance will run in conjunction with the event as well as the Ultimax Snow Mobiles.

WHERE: Atco Raceway, Atco, N.J. Track is located at 1000 Jackson Drive, Atco, N.J.

WHEN: Friday through Sunday, Aug. 5-7

SCHEDULE: FRIDAY, Aug. 5 – Gates open at 7 a.m. Time trials begin at 9:30 a.m. Comp Eliminator qualify at 3 and 6 p.m. Top Dragster and Top Sportsman qualify at 5 and 6:30 p.m. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car qualify at 4 and 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, Aug. 6 – Gates open at 7 a.m. Time trials continue at 9:30 a.m. Comp Eliminator qualify at 10:30 a.m. with eliminations at 12:30 p.m. Top Dragster and Top Sportsman qualify at 11 a.m. and run eliminations at 5:30 and 8:30 p.m. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny qualify at noon with eliminations at 5, 7 and 9 p.m.

SUNDAY, Aug. 7 – Gates open at 7 a.m. Eliminations continue at 9:30 a.m. Top Dragster and Top Sportsman continue eliminations at 10:30 a.m.

TICKETS: GENERAL ADMISSION/PIT PASS – $15 Friday, $20 Saturday, $20 Sunday. Children 5-10 are $5 Friday, $10 Saturday and $10 Sunday. Children 4 and under are admitted free with a paid adult. For more information please call Atco Raceway, (856) 768-2167 or visit www.AtcoRaceway.com.

2015 EVENT

WINNERS: Rich McPhillips, Top Alcohol Dragster; Matt Gill, Top Alcohol Funny Car; Don Eckel, Comp Eliminator; Michael Iacono, Super Stock; Justin Picillo, Stock Eliminator; Jimmy Ditucci, Super Comp; Justin Lopes, Super Gas; Keith Mayers, Super Street; Scott Luken, Top Sportsman; Jeff Brooks, Top Dragster.

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 2017 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 2017 Jegs Allstars to be held at the 2017 K&N Filters NHRA Route 66 Nationals. 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 2017 Jegs Allstars champion who also wins the national event will have his/her Allstars prize doubled.

Magnaflux top Sportsman Shootout presented by select performance: Run in conjunction with the Lucas Oil Series, competitors in the Top Sportsman class are vying for division championships and a share in the year-end purse.

Magnaflux top draGSter challenge presented by select performance: Run in conjunction with the Lucas Oil Series, competitors in the Top Dragster class are vying for division championships and a share in the year-end purse

PRO SLED: Run in conjunction with the Lucas Oil Series, competitors in the Pro Sled class are vying for division championships and a share in the year-end purse