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Don, fans have been allowed, albeit with limited numbers for social distancing, at every National event that has been run since the restart of the season. For the 3 events that have been run at Indy, about 2,500 fans have been allowed only in the East side grandstands. To buy tickets for those 3 events, you either had to be an NHRA member or had already bought tickets for the U.S. Nationals. A good friend of mine who lives in Indianapolis attended those 3 events. I printed my U.S. Nationals tickets last week; and fans will be allowed in both the East and West side grandstands in limited numbers for social distancing. Also, a noncontact temperature check is required for everyone before you are allowed to enter and hand sanitizing stations are readily available throughout the facility.

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Bill,
My understanding is that at least at Indy 3 anyone could buy tickets and on NHRA.TV it looked like there were more folks in the stands.

Looking down the road given all of Florida's COVID issues is it realistic that the Gators will be run?

Looking further down the road what is the situation in Las Vegas? Is that a possible venue for several races later in the year?

While I genuinely hope that all the currently scheduled races can be run as scheduled I don't know if that is going to be possible.

Bill

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NHRA needs 12 National events to get the Coca-Cola money. We're currently sitting on 5 events with the US Nationals still to go. So that'll make 6.



NHRA is going to try EVERYTHING they can to get to the 12 events. And by everything, I mean everything. They want that money.



Maple Grove isn't likely to happen.


Charlotte, Gainesville, Denver, St. Louis, Topeka and the two races in TX are all 50/50. Of course things are changing daily but this was as of this past Sunday.


Bristol is 75%. NHRA was actually trying to get 2 events at Bristol but it just won't work. So it'll likely just be the 1 in October.


There's talk that Gainesville will be pushed back to a later date and ran as the season finale since Vegas & Pomona are extremely unlikely to happen.



But of the 8 races left that have a chance at happening, NHRA only needs to have 6 to hit the magic number of 12.

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Matt posted Vegas unlikely.......does anyone know if casinos are open? If so, you'd think Vegas could run

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Thanks Matt; that sounds like a really good assessment of the situation. Bristol having two would have been great; beautiful country there in that Fall. Given all that I feel getting to 12 is going to be a real challenge but trying to be optimistic. The Lucas Oil championships (if they happen) will have an asterisk for sure.

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Casino's are open

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I wish Peter Clifford luck with getting it done.

I believe he will because the drag racing community wants it as bad as he does.

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OK 2001 payout schedule

Comp--
winner--1200
RU--600
4th rd --350

3rd rd 225

2nd rd--200
LOW QUALIFIER 200___________________

Stock
winner--1000

RU--500

6th rd--250

5th rd--200

4th rd--125

3rd rd--100
LOW QUALIFIER 100
_______________________________

Super stock
winner --1200

RU--600

6th rd--300

5th rd--200


4th rd--125

3rd rd--100
LOW QUALIFIER--200
____________________________

Super Gas/Comp
Winner--1000

RU--500

7th rd--300

6th rd--250

5th rd--200

4th rd--125

3rd rd--100
LOW QUALIFIER--100
_____________________________

WINNER/RUNNER UP contingency products posted for the event


119 total Contingency products posted for the event
108 products posted for contingency for Comp Elim.
112 products posted for contingency for super stock
99 products posted for contingency for stock
114 products posted for contingency for super gas/comp

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[QUOTE=340Cuda;620821]Bill,
My understanding is that at least at Indy 3 anyone could buy tickets and on NHRA.TV it looked like there were more folks in the stands.





Correct. Anybody could've purchased a ticket to Indy 3. I had friends purchasing them in the parking lot before heading to the gate.
There's a really good chance the current schedule will get shuffled up again. But as of right now, other than the US Nationals, Bristol has the best shot of happening as scheduled.

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Unfortunately when they set the quotas Bristol was only 50 and it's been full for quite some time. Not much motivation for people to withdraw, unless they're bagging the year in which case they probably don't mind having the credit carried to next year.


Thanks for the 2001 payout; entry was probably $125 which made it a little more reasonable, not bracket racing payouts mind you; $5K payouts were the norm for $125 but it's the choice we've made as Class Racing addicts. Matt, I'm going to follow your future outings more closely, I don't particularly care for any of the DSR cars anyway.