TAD/TAFC Schedule Change - D7

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact: Mike Rice, NHRA Pacific Division Director, 626-914-4761

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER AND FUNNY CAR SCHEDULE CHANGE

Officials from NHRA, Auto Club Dragway, and Auto Club Famoso Raceway announced today a change to the 2008 Pacific Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series schedule. Top Alcohol Dragster and Funny Car, which were scheduled to run at the May 2-4 event at Auto Club Dragway in Fontana, CA will now be run at Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, CA on September 12-13. This change applies to TAD and TAFC classes only, all other classes and schedules for both events will remain the same.

In a schedule unique to the Pacific Division, the Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car classes are contested at six of seven annual events, with a rotating schedule of which track is excluded each season. The rotation of events not running these classes in upcoming years is: 2008 – Auto Club Dragway, Fontana, CA; 2009 – Southwestern Int’l Raceway, Tucson, AZ; 2010 – Auto Club Famoso Raceway, Bakersfield, CA; 2011 – Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA; 2012 – Firebird Int’l Raceway, Chandler, AZ; 2013 – The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV.

 

I just felt that this information need to be bumped back up.