2010 Schedule Today...
 

Supposed to be announced today at ZMAX Dragway...

A source tells us that amongst the schedule changes planned for the 2010 one of the changes not mentioned on the rumor mill is the NHRA event at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pa., could find a new home in October. Reportedly this was the word handed down to sponsors over the course of the weekend. The second Charlotte date (Replacing VMP) is expected to slip into the schedule close to the NHRA's southeastern swing in the spring. The revision of the western swing will reportedly begin in Seattle then move to Sonoma and finish up in Denver.

SCHEDULE UPDATE: A source close to the situation tells CompetitionPlus.com that the 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing schedule will be announced tomorrow, Tuesday, August 25, 2009. Confirming the belief that Charlotte will get their second date, a press conference is scheduled at zMax Dragway tomorrow afternoon.

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2010 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Schedule
50th annual Kragen O'Reilly NHRA Winternationals Feb. 11-14 Pomona
26th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals Feb. 26-28 Phoenix
41st annual NHRA Gatornationals March 11-14 Gainesville (PSM)
Inaugural NHRA Nationals March 25-28 Concord, N.C.
11th annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals April 9-11 Las Vegas
23rd annual O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals April 16-18 Houston (PSM)
14th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals April 30 - May 2 Madison (PSM)
30th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals May 14-16 Atlanta (PSM)
22nd annual O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals May 21-23 Topeka
13th annual United Association Route 66 NHRA Nationals June 3-6 Chicago (PSM)
41st annual United Association NHRA SuperNationals June 10-13 Englishtown (PSM)
10th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals June 18-20 Bristol
Fourth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals June 24-27 Norwalk (PSM)
23rd annual NHRA Northwest Nationals July 9-11 Seattle
23rd annual Fram Autolite NHRA Nationals July 16-18 Sonoma (PSM)
31st annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals July 23-25 Denver (PSM)
29th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Aug. 12-15 Brainerd (PSM)
23rd annual O'Reilly NHRA Mid-South Nationals Aug. 20-22 Memphis (PSM)
56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals Sept. 1-6 Indianapolis (PSM)
Third annual NHRA Carolinas Nationals Sept. 16-19 Concord, N.C. (PSM)
25th annual O'Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals Sept. 23-26 Dallas (PSM)
26th annual Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals Oct. 7-10 Reading (PSM)
10th annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals Oct. 28-31 Las Vegas (PSM)
46th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals Nov.11-14 Pomona (PSM)
(PSM) - Event will include Pro Stock Motorcycle

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Haaaaa....

Now not only will it be rainy at MG for the Nats...it will be cold..woohoo...

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If it doesn't snow :)

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I wonder what the Divisional Schedule will look like? I think we have another 2 months till that comes out, does VMP stay with NHRA and keep a divisional or do they go back to IHRA and who replaces VMP if they go back to IHRA? Numidia, Another Atco, Maple Grove??

Hey Dave I'm looking at buying a snow plow for my Motorhome right now...haha

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I think the MG date is right on. should be dry and fast as , well record setting air

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Record setting air? They don't set Stk/SS records and there are no records as of now for the 1,000-foot fuel car classes. Although... It should be about time they set 1,000-foot records. I'm afraid to say that the Grove might have a monkey on it's back, and it's called Rain. And of course October could bring... Snow. Highly doubtful, but it could be cold.

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They should be OK from a snow standpoint the first week of October, but they'll definitely be playing with fire in the rain department (if that makes any sense). What I don't understand is:

NC, Dallas, Maple Grove, Vegas, and Pomona in that order? How about NC, Maple Grove, Dallas, Vegas, and Pomona? Not only would this move up Maple Grove to a point in the year that it is less likely to get rain, but it would keep the pros from having to zig-zag across the country (again), and would make it easier for those guys from the east coast to head west.

Not to mention that there is another 3 week lag between the MG and Vegas events (there's one after the Western Swing too, which I think is poor planning as it lands right at the end of July to the middle of August - prime summer months). Are they trying to stretch this out as long as possible over the calendar year?

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Jason,
Do they ever make sense with some of their decisions? I do like the fact that after Gainesville their is another East Coast Race in Charlotte. Usually after G-Ville we have to wait 2 months till another race. You think most of the Pro teams are based in Indy anymore so it's a halfway point for any race team. I'm more interested in what the Divisonal Schedule will bring when that is released and what if any sportsman classes will be eliminated or will they run all the classes since NHRA is in "Money Trouble" and could use the push.I really wonder what VMP will do, maybe do what Columbus did and still stay NHRA and have a Divisional and Sportsnational race?? It's just the beginning....

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IT's just a figure of speech John .