NHRA National Event schedule released

[Michael Beard]

...and people said they can't run three weeks in a row. Wait til the Divisional schedule is added to four straight national events on the east coast.

http://nhra.com/story/2015/9/5/2016-...ello-schedule/

2016 NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING SERIES SCHEDULE
NHRA Mello Yello Series Regular Season
Feb. 11-14 Circle K NHRA Winternationals Pomona, Calif.
Feb. 26-28 CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals Phoenix
March 17-20 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals (PSM) Gainesville, Fla.
April 1-3 NHRA Nationals Las Vegas
April 22-24 NHRA Four-Wide Nationals (PSM) Charlotte, N.C.
April 29-May 1 NHRA SpringNationals Houston
May 13-15 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals (PSM) Atlanta
June 3-5 NHRA New England Nationals Epping, N.H.
June 9-12 Toyota NHRA Summernationals (PSM) Englishtown, N.J.
June 17-19 NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Bristol, Tenn.
June 23-26 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals (PSM) Norwalk, Ohio
July 7-10 Route 66 NHRA Nationals (PSM) Chicago
July 22-24 Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals (PSM) Denver
July 29-31 NHRA Sonoma Nationals (PSM) Sonoma, Calif.
Aug. 5-7 NHRA Northwest Nationals Seattle
Aug. 18-21 Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals (PSM) Brainerd, Minn.
Aug. 31-Sept. 5 Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals (PSM) Indianapolis
NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship
Sept. 16-18 NHRA Carolina Nationals (PSM) Charlotte, N.C.
Sept. 23-25 AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals (PSM) St. Louis
Sept. 29-Oct. 2 NHRA Keystone Nationals (PSM) Reading, Pa.
Oct. 13-16 AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals (PSM) Dallas
Oct. 27-30 NHRA Toyota Nationals (PSM) Las Vegas
Nov. 10-13 Auto Club NHRA Finals (PSM) Pomona, Calif.
(PSM) - Event will include Pro Stock Motorcycle

[ALMACK]

Wow

June shows 4 national events in a row.
Has that ever happened before ?

Looks like the teams will have most of May to rest up before the "Eastern Swing ".

[Alan Roehrich]

Why they steadfastly refuse to move Bristol back to May where it was, and where the weather is so much better, I'll never know. They evidently feel compelled to continue being stupid.

[FED 387]

Well whoever does the scheduling owns stock in the gas companies Pheonix-Gainesville-Las Vegas-N Carolina-Houston-Atlanta---- lotta miles there guys--FED 387

[HR9121]

Atleast it didn't take them long to figure out racing in Charlotte in March was not a good idea!

[Alan Roehrich]

Originally Posted by HR9121

Atleast it didn't take them long to figure out racing in Charlotte in March was not a good idea!

Yeah, Bruton probably had to take Bristol in June to keep Charlotte out of March.

Charlotte is a really nice facility, but the racing surface is crap, I'd rather go to Bristol. Sadly, Bristol in June or July has a DA of nearly 5,000'. It's a shame, in May it is usually around 2200 or so.

[Sean Marconette]

Topeka is not listed? So much for the rumor that someone has purchased it and bigger and better things were coming!

[Tom Moock]

Sean, click on the link and read it, they are talking to new owners about a Topeka race. Tom

[Sean Marconette]

Thanks Tom!

I just read it, and here it is.

NHRA officials are currently talking with the new ownership group at Heartland Park Topeka, and an additional race could be added to the 2016 schedule pending the outcome of those discussions.

So all is not lost yet.

Thanks again for pointing that out.

Sean

[doglover44]

Kansas is my favorite brings out the best racers