NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES ARRIVES AT LEBANON VALLEY DRAGWAY

WEST LEBANON, NY – Lebanon Valley Dragway will host the NHRA Northeast Division, June 30-July 2. The event is one of 45 scheduled across the country where drivers in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series 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 MXI/Magnaflux Top Dragster and Top Sportsman Series’ presented by Select Performance will run in conjunction with the event along with Pro Stock Snowmobile.

Saturday’s racing will be highlighted by all three rounds of eliminations for Top Alcohol Dragster and Funny Car along with a firework show to conclude the day’s action.

Tickets for Lebanon Valley Dragway are $15 each day, children 6 to 12 years old are $5 each day and kids 5 and under are admitted free with paid adult.  Lebanon Valley Dragway is located on Route 20 halfway between Pittsfield, Mass., and Albany, N.Y.  For more information call the track, (518) 794-7130, or visit www.dragway.com.

FRIDAY, June 30

Gates open at 8 a.m.

Time trials begin at 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Pro Stock Snowmobile qualifying at 12:30 and 2:30 followed by eliminations

Top Dragster and Top Sportsman qualifying is at 1 and 7 p.m.

Comp Eliminator qualifying at 1:30 and 5:30 p.m.

Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car qualify noon, 3 and 6 p.m.

SATURDAY, July 1

Gates open at 7:30 a.m.

Time trials continue at 8 a.m.

Comp Eliminator qualify at 10:30 with Rounds 1 & 2 at 12:30 and 2:45 p.m.

Top Dragster and Top Sportsman qualify at noon with Round 1 at 3 p.m.

TAD and TAFC Eliminations at 11:30 a.m., 2 and 4 p.m.

Fireworks to end the day

SUNDAY, July 2

Gates open at 8 a.m.

Eliminations continue at 9:30 a.m.

Top Dragster, Top Sportsman and Comp Eliminator resume at 10:30 a.m.