Any news from NHRA About the rest of the season

[Don Kennedy]

Originally Posted by FED 387

Found a points meet payout from 1999 plus all of the Contingencies-- If I can figure how to post a pic I'll post it otherwise I'll email it to someone and they can post it--FED 387

I hope but not 100%positive That NHRA appreciates the sportsman racers especially now that no fans are allowed at their national events . It looks like to me NHRA is depending on the sportsman racers to help pay for the pros purse . Just maybe they will increase the Purse for the sportsman but don't hold your breath INDY may not be the money pit from the sportsman racers especially if no one enters >where will the money come from is a great question to think about just thinking out loud

[Superfan1]

Originally Posted by Don Kennedy

I hope but not 100%positive That NHRA appreciates the sportsman racers especially now that no fans are allowed at their national events . It looks like to me NHRA is depending on the sportsman racers to help pay for the pros purse . Just maybe they will increase the Purse for the sportsman but don't hold your breath INDY may not be the money pit from the sportsman racers especially if no one enters >where will the money come from is a great question to think about just thinking out loud

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.

[340Cuda]

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

[matt82114]

[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.

[jmcarter]

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.

[matt82114]

Matt, I'm going to follow your future outings more closely, I don't particularly care for any of the DSR cars anyway.[/QUOTE]


Anybody, and I mean ANYBODY can come by out pit at any national event and we'll welcome you. Unlike most other teams, we don't require our crew to sign something stating they can't interact/talk with the fans. Yes, it's true. The bigger teams make their crew guys sign something stating they will just work and not really talk with fans unless the car is on the ground.


Screw that. We're there for the fans. We whack the freaking throttle TWICE for the fans. We must've had 20 kids SIT IN the car this past weekend at Indy 3. We plan to have a booster seat at the next national we attend so their parents can get a better picture b/c the kids sit so low.


And nobody is having as much fun as we are.
Oh, and Stock and SS cars rule!


Matt Hanley
Car Chief
Leverich Racing - Top Fuel

[Chip THELEGEND Johnson]

Lots of rumors floating around. Keep hearing season done after Indy because Sponsir obligations will be fulfilled.
Heard Nothing at Bruton tracks without spectators.
Heard Zmax done for year and asked promoters to seek other venues.
Really doubt GVille will happen with all the Covid there.
Didn't Cali Gov cancel everything till 2021.
All are Rumors or are they who knows all we can do for know us hope

[matt82114]

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.

[Randall Klein]

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

[jmcarter]

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.