Chandler, Arizona (March 1, 2016) – Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park will host the Pacific division season opener March 4 - 6, 2016 with the NHRA Pacific Division Points Race.
The event is one of 45 events scheduled across the country where drivers earn points leading to divisional, regional and national championships as well as a chance at a share of the year-end purse of more than $519,000.
Categories include Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car, Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. The division’s Pacific Division Top Sportsman Series, Top Dragster Series and Sportsman Motorcycle Series presented by Harley-Davidson will also run in conjunction with the event.
Gates at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park open at 7 a.m. each day. Qualifying and time trials start at 8 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Top Dragster, Comp Eliminator and Top Sportsman qualify Friday at noon and 4 p.m. and Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car qualify at 3 p.m. on Friday and at noon and 4 p.m. on Saturday. Eliminations begin on Sunday at 8 a.m. with Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car running round 1 at noon.
Tickets for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park are $30 each day and children 12 and under are admitted free with a paid adult. For more information call the track, (520) 796-5601, or visit www.racewildhorse.com.
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES: Fact Sheet
WHAT: NHRA Pacific Division Points Race, one of seven events in Pacific Division competition where drivers earn points leading to divisional, regional and national championships as well as a chance at a share of the year-end purse of more than $519,000. Categories include Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car, Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. The division’s Pacific Division Top Sportsman Series, Top Dragster Series and Sportsman Motorcycle Series presented by Harley-Davidson will also run in conjunction with the event.
WHERE: Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, Chandler, Ariz. Track is located at 20000 S. Maricopa Road. Take I-10 to Maricopa Road exit.
WHEN: Friday through Sunday, March 4-6
SCHEDULE: FRIDAY, March 4 - Gates open at 7 a.m. Qualifying and time trials begin at 8 a.m. Top Dragster, Comp Eliminator, and Top Sportsman qualify at noon & 4 p.m. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car qualify at 3 p.m.
SATURDAY, March 5 - Gates open at 7 a.m. Qualifying and time trials begin at 8 a.m. Top Dragster, Comp Eliminator, and Top Sportsman qualify at 10:30 a.m. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car qualify at noon & 4 p.m.
SUNDAY, March 6 - Gates open at 7 a.m. Eliminations begin at 8 a.m. First round of eliminations for Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car are at noon.
TICKETS: GENERAL ADMISSION/PIT PASS -- $30 Friday, $30 Saturday, $30 Sunday. Children 12 and under FREE with paid adult. For more information please call Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, (520) 796-5601 or visit www.racewildhorse.com
2015 EVENT WINNERS: Joey Severance, Top Alcohol Dragster; Shane Westerfield, Top Alcohol Funny Car; Jeff Lane, Comp Eliminator; Andrew Durham, Super Stock: Jimmy DeFrank, Stock Eliminator; Bobby Mirizio, Super Comp; Peter Zak, Super Gas; David Kiesel, Super Street; Ed Olpin, Top Sportsman; Jesse Adams, Top Dragster; Mike Burkhart, Sportsman Motorcycle.
BONUS PROGRAMS: NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES POINTS FUND: a $519,000 point fund from Lucas Oil, which will be shared by 2016 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series divisional, regional and national champions. Regional awards include $10,000 each to the Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car champions with Divisional awards of $3,000 to the champions in both Competition and Super Stock; $2,000 each to the champions in Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. The seven national champions will share a bonus of $135,000.
JEGS ALLSTARS: The best of the best from each of NHRA’s seven divisions will compete for a share of the $124,000 point fund from Jegs High Performance. The 2016 Jegs Allstars event will culminate a year-long points battle between drivers in each of NHRA’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series’ eight classes as well as Top Sportsman and Top Dragster. The top points earner in each category will qualify to represent his/her division at the 2016 Jegs Allstars. Points are based on in-division races only.
The winning regional and division teams will share $25,000 and individual awards include $7,000 each to the Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car champions, $6,000 to champions in Comp Eliminator and Super Stock, $5,000 to Top Sportsman and Top Dragster champions, and $4,500 to the Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas, and Super Street champions. Runners-up in all categories will earn $2,000 apiece. Each Allstars competitor will also receive a share of a $25,000 towing fund to get to the event.
Event sponsor, Jegs High Performance, is offering a “double up” bonus to Jegs Allstars participants. Any 2016 Jegs Allstars champion who also wins the national event will have his/her Allstars prize doubled.
NHRA SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE SERIES presented by HARLEY-DAVIDSON: The NHRA Sportsman Motorcycle Series presented by Harley-Davidson, run in conjunction with the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, is an opportunity for competitors in NHRA’s Sportsman Motorcycle class to earn points toward divisional championships. The $14,000 champions’ purse posted by Harley-Davidson will be paid to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place points finishers in NHRA divisions that host Sportsman Motorcycles.
PACIFIC DIVISION TOP SPORTSMAN SERIES: The Pacific Division Top Sportsman Series, runs in conjunction with the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, is an opportunity for competitors in the Pacific division’s Top Sportsman class to earn points toward divisional championships. The $3,500 champions’ purse will be paid to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place points finishers.
PACIFIC DIVISION TOP DRAGSTER SERIES: The Pacific Top Dragster Series, run in conjunction with the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, is an opportunity for competitors in the Pacific division’s Top Dragster class to earn points toward divisional championships. The $3,500 champions’ purse will be paid to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place points finishers.
CONTACT: Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, (520) 796-5601, www.racewildhorse.com
