2015 Lucas Oil Divisional Schedule

[C and W Racing]

I hope that div 2 schedule works for them. Looks like less racing for me. I just don't think it will improve car counts, if anything, I think they will be down.
Chuck

[sammy pizzolato]

I see They Put Montg. And Dallas The Same Weekend That Hurts Div 4 And Div 2 What Are They Thinking!!!!

[Bobby Fazio]

No divisional/national back to back races on the east coast other than Georgia/Gainesville, assuming South Georgia is still operating. But why is 4-wide so early in the year now? Virginia being the weekend before Zmax probably helped that divisional's car count and the chances of rainy weather at the 4-wide just increased. Why doesn't NHRA just push the Gatornationals and Charlotte until after Las Vegas so the teams don't have to drive from Arizona all the way to Florida and then back to Vegas and then back to Houston and Hotlanta? Al Gore would not appreciate this..

[countrypuppy4865]

Originally Posted by Bobby Fazio

No divisional/national back to back races on the east coast other than Georgia/Gainesville, assuming South Georgia is still operating. But why is 4-wide so early in the year now? Virginia being the weekend before Zmax probably helped that divisional's car count and the chances of rainy weather at the 4-wide just increased. Why doesn't NHRA just push the Gatornationals and Charlotte until after Las Vegas so the teams don't have to drive from Arizona all the way to Florida and then back to Vegas and then back to Houston and Hotlanta? Al Gore would not appreciate this..

Bobby that would make sense. Have you known NHRA to do things that make sense?

[jmcarter]

Bruton cast the deciding vote on which of his tracks host Nationals and when.....NHRA doesn't have a lot to do with that. Follow the $$$.

Relative to the D2 schedule; I have to hand it to D2 for helping out Montgomery and Rockingham and giving up their Atlanta race (although it might help to have Atlanta as a contingency if the SGMP can't happen). They have really stuck with the 10.0/11.0/12.00 index program and think Montgomery and Rockingham will have good car counts in those and the SS and Stk classes.

[Michael Beard]

Complete schedule of all official dates we know so far, in chronological order. Waiting on the national open and IHRA Pro-Am schedules, but could be of some help for the promoters of S/SS Combo series:

Feb. 5-8 NHRA Winternationals Pomona, Calif.
February 6-7 IHRA Nitro Jam Southwestern International Raceway Tucson, AZ
Feb. 13-15 NHRA DIV 2 Orlando Speed World Dragway Orlando, Fla.*
Feb. 20-22 CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals Phoenix
Feb. 20-22 NHRA DIV 2 Auto Plus Raceway Gainesville, Fla. **
Feb. 27-Mar. 1 NHRA DIV 7 Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park Chandler, Ariz. **
March 6-8 NHRA DIV 2 South Georgia Motorsports Park Valdosta, Ga.*
March 6-8 NHRA DIV 4 Royal Purple Raceway Baytown, Texas*
March 12-15 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals (PSM) Gainesville, Fla.
March 13-14 IHRA Nitro Jam San Antonio Raceway San Antonio, TX
March 20-22 NHRA JEGS Cajun SPORTSnationals Belle Rose, La.*
March 27-29 NHRA Four-Wide Nationals (PSM) Charlotte, N.C.
April 5 EASTER
April 10-12 SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals Las Vegas
April 17-19 NHRA DIV 2 Montgomery Motorsports Park Montgomery, Ala.*
April 17-19 NHRA DIV 4 Texas Motorplex Ennis, Texas **
April 17-19 NHRA DIV 7 The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas **
April 17-18 IHRA Nitro Jam Bradenton Motorsports Park Bradenton, FL
April 24-25 NHRA DIV 1 Virginia Motorsports Park Petersburg, Va. **
April 24-26 O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA SpringNationals Houston
April 24-25 IHRA Nitro Jam Palm Beach Int’l Raceway Jupiter, FL
May 1-3 NHRA DIV 3 Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis Brownsburg, Ind. **
May 10 MOTHER'S DAY
May 15-17 NHRA DIV 3 Summit Motorsports Park Norwalk, Ohio **
May 15-17 NHRA DIV 5 SRCA Dragstrip Great Bend, Kan.*
May 15-17 NHRA DIV 6 Firebird Raceway Boise, Idaho*
May 15-17 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals (PSM) Atlanta
May 22-24 NHRA DIV 1 Maple Grove Raceway Reading, Pa. **
May 22-24 NHRA DIV 7 Auto Club Dragway at Auto Club Speedway Fontana, Calif.*
May 22-24 NHRA Kansas Nationals Topeka, Kan.
May 29-31 NHRA DIV 2 Rockingham Dragway Rockingham, N.C.*
May 29-31 NHRA DIV 4 No Problem Raceway Belle Rose, La.*
May 29-31 NHRA JEGS Pacific SPORTSnationals Fontana, Calif.*
May 29-30 IHRA Nitro Jam Cordova Dragway Park Cordova, IL
June 12-14 Auto-Plus NHRA New England Nationals Epping, N.H.
June 12-14 NHRA DIV 4 Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park Tulsa, Okla. **
June 19-21 NHRA DIV 5 Bandimere Speedway Denver **
June 19-21 NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Bristol, Tenn.
June 19-20 IHRA Nitro Jam Maryland Int’l Raceway Budds Creek, MD
June 26-28 NHRA DIV 1 Lebanon Valley Dragway West Lebanon, N.Y. **
June 27-28 NHRA DIV 6 Yellowstone Dragstrip Acton, Mont.*
June 26-28 IHRA Nitro Jam Grand Bend Motorplex Grand Bend, ON
June 4-7 Toyota NHRA Summernationals (PSM) Englishtown, N.J.
June 5-7 NHRA DIV 3 Route 66 Raceway Joliet, Ill. **
June 5-7 NHRA DIV 6 Mission Raceway Mission, B.C. **
June 6-7 NHRA DIV 5 Brainerd International Raceway Brainerd, Minn.*
July 2-5 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals (PSM) Norwalk, Ohio
July 9-12 O'Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals (PSM) Chicago
July 10-11 IHRA Nitro Jam Spokane County Raceway Airway Heights, WA
July 17-19 NHRA DIV 1 New England Dragway Epping, N.H. **
July 17-19 NHRA DIV 6 Woodburn Dragstrip Woodburn, Ore. **
July 17-19 IHRA Nitro Jam Castrol Raceway Edmonton, AB
July 24-26 Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals (PSM) Denver
July 24-26 NHRA DIV 3 National Trail Raceway Columbus, Ohio **
July 24-26 NHRA DIV 7 Sonoma Raceway Sonoma, Calif.*
July 31-Aug. 2 NHRA DIV 1 Atco Raceway Atco, N.J. **
July 31-Aug. 2 NHRA Sonoma Nationals (PSM) Sonoma, Calif.
Aug. 7-8 NHRA DIV 3 Gateway Motorsports Park St. Louis, Mo. **
Aug. 7-9 O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Northwest Nationals Seattle
August 7-8 IHRA Nitro Jam U.S. 131 Motorsports Park Martin, MI
Aug. 13-14 NHRA DIV 5 Heartland Park Topeka Topeka, Kan. **
Aug. 14-16 NHRA DIV 1 Cecil County Dragway Rising Sun, Md.*
Aug. 15-16 NHRA DIV 5 Heartland Park Topeka Topeka, Kan.*
Aug. 20-23 Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Brainerd, Minn.
Aug. 21-23 NHRA DIV 6 Pacific Raceways Kent, Wash. **
Aug 21-23 AUTO METER NORTHERN CLASS NATIONALS Columbus, Ohio
Aug. 28-30 NHRA DIV 3 Beech Bend Raceway Park Bowling Green, Ky. **
Sept. 2-7 Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals (PSM) Indianapolis
Sept. 11-13 NHRA DIV 1 Old Bridge Twp. Raceway Park Englishtown, N.J.*
Sept. 11-13 NHRA DIV 5 Tri-State Raceway Earlville, Iowa **
September 11-12 IHRA Nitro Jam Dragway 42 West Salem, OH
Sept. 18-20 NHRA Carolina Nationals (PSM) Charlotte, N.C.
Sept. 18-20 NHRA DIV 4 Thunder Road Raceway Park Gilliam, La.*
Sept. 18-20 NHRA DIV 6 Woodburn Dragstrip Woodburn, Ore. **
Sept. 18-20 NHRA JEGS Northern SPORTSnationals Columbus, Ohio
Sept. 24-25 NHRA DIV 7 Rocky Mountain Raceways West Valley, Utah*
Sept. 25-26 NHRA DIV 2 Bristol Dragway Bristol, Tenn.*
Sept. 25-27 AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals (PSM) St Louis, MO
Sept. 26-27 NHRA DIV 7 Rocky Mountain Raceways West Valley, Utah*
Oct. 1-4 NHRA Nationals (PSM) Reading, Pa.
Oct. 9-11 NHRA DIV 4 Thunder Valley Raceway Park Noble, Okla. **
October 9-10 IHRA Nitro Jam Memphis International Raceway Millington, TN
Oct. 15-18 AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals (PSM) Dallas, Tx
Oct. 16-18 NHRA DIV 2 Silver Dollar Raceway Reynolds, Ga.*
Oct. 29-Nov. 1 NHRA Toyota Nationals (PSM) Las Vegas
Nov. 5-8 NHRA DIV 7 The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas **
Nov. 12-15 Auto Club NHRA Finals (PSM) Pomona, Calif.

[Jeff Teuton]

Being from the most Southeastern part of Div 4, and only 80 miles from the start of Div 2 presents some problems. Last year running Div 4 did not work well for me. Just had problems getting to the races I needed. So far all the discussion is right on point, and like everyone else, we are just looking for now. At least we got till next year to figure it out. Course Mardi Gras in mixed in there. There are probably about 20 or so of us in the Swamp area that have this issue. Orlando 720 miles, Gainleville 600, Valdosta 530, Montgomery 360, Houston 300, Dallas 500, Shreveport 350, No Problem 40, Oklahoma 3 light years, Bowling Green 625, Indy 900, Diesel Fuel back up in price next year, Lunch now.

[HR9121]

Originally Posted by C and W Racing

I hope that div 2 schedule works for them. Looks like less racing for me. I just don't think it will improve car counts, if anything, I think they will be down.
Chuck

I agree with you.....I had planned to really try to run the D2 schedule but I cant do 3 division races in 4 weeks for about another 20 years. Then through a national in there at the end for 4 races in 5 weeks, not going to happen for me. Then schedule Charlotte in March which is traditionally a cold month for us, I'm disappointed to say the least.

[BKSG1198]

I know the schedule has me hitting my head up against a wall....lol. Trying to schedule the .90 Association in decent weekends is going to be tough. June is a wash, along with September & October and the one weekend that we normally have at Atco for our finale is the Bracket finals at Atco this year.

[Nitro Joe Jackson]

I think Michael is saving me time making a schedule like I do for this site, lol