TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE AAA TEXAS NHRA FALL NATIONALS

ENNIS, Texas (March 1, 2013) – Sit back, close your eyes and imagine it: You and thousands of your closest friends inhaling the smell of nitro while the 8,000-horsepower monsters of the quickest and fastest sport blaze past you at unbelievable speeds.

Top Fuel dragsters gunning for valuable playoff points.

Funny Car demons battling for the championship crown.

Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycles running full throttle to conquer the all-concrete quarter-mile Motorplex.

Tickets for the 28th annual AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals are now on sale and fans of the historic event can pick and choose the exact seats where they can be witness to the fastest race in Texas.

The AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals has the most loyal fans in all of motorsports and by picking the exact seats they can watch the nitro-gulping machines has become just one more way to make the ultimate race fan weekend event better.

“We have fans who have been sitting in the same two seats for 27 years,” Texas Motorplex owner Billy Meyer said. “Drag racing offers so many unique perspectives for each race. Some people want to feel the cars launch and they sit near the starting line. Other fans want to be closer to the finish line to see the explosive end to each side-by-side race. Everyone knows where they want to sit and it makes for even more exciting fan experience.”

Gates open at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19, as sportsman qualifying runs between 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Gates open at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 20, with sportsman qualifying starting at 8:30 a.m. and professional qualifying at 2 and 5 p.m.; Gates open at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, with sportsman eliminations starting at 8 a.m. and final professional qualifying at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Gates open at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22, with pre-race ceremonies at 10 a.m. and final professional eliminations at 11 a.m.

Tickets and merchandise are available 24 hours a day at www.texasmotorplex.com. Adult tickets range from $10-$380. Youth tickets (12 years old and under) range from $5-$33. Call (800) MOTORPLEX for more information. Click here to buy tickets.

Texas Motorplex: (972) 878-2641, (800) MOTORPLEX or www.texasmotorplex.com

Texas Motorplex was the first all-concrete stadium-style drag racing facility ever constructed. Built in 1986, Texas Motorplex has been the place of many drag racing milestones and world record performances. The Billy Meyer-owned facility hosts a number of racing and car show events between March and November each year and also features the Champion’s Club – an 11,000 square-foot facility – that serves fully catered events throughout the year.

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NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES RETURNS TO ESPN2 IN 2013

NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES RETURNS TO ESPN2 IN 2013

GLENDORA, Calif. (Feb. 20, 2013) – The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series will again be televised in 16 one-hour shows on ESPN2 and ESPN2HD, with coverage from select NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series national events, it was announced today by the world’s largest motorsports sanctioning organization.  The popular NHRA Sportsman Spotlights, focusing on NHRA’s Member Track network, will be showcased as part of the race-coverage telecasts.

The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series coverage will air on ESPN2 and ESPN2HD on a tape-delay basis as part of NHRA’s relationship with ESPN, in its second decade as the exclusive home of NHRA Drag Racing.  All 16 telecasts will air on Saturday or Sunday.  The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series has a long-standing tradition of serving as a highly-competitive developmental arena for the future stars of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.

Returning as anchor of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series telecasts will be long-time NHRA announcer Dave Rieff.  Rieff has been involved for many years with NHRA coverage on ESPN2 and ESPN2HD.   The color analyst role for the shows will be filled by a rotation of two veteran NHRA announcers, Alan Reinhart and Bill Stephens.  Reinhart, whose announcing career spans more than two decades, has been the lead public address announcer of Lucas Oil Series racing at national events and brings extensive knowledge of the series and its competitors.   Stephens has been involved with NHRA on the ESPN telecasts for many years and returns to the sport in 2013 both on-site as a public address announcer and in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series telecasts. ESPN2 is now available in nearly 100 million households.

The popular NHRA Sportsman Spotlight segments will continue in 2013. The segments will showcase unique and interesting stories from NHRA Member Tracks in each of the sanctioning body’s seven divisions as well as focus on the different racing programs available for the weekly NHRA enthusiast.  Two new faces will be a part of the special feature in 2013.  Lewis Bloom, currently involved in the NHRA Mello Yello telecasts on ESPN and best known as “Stat Guy,” will split duties with Reinhart, as they will visit the member tracks and share their reports with viewers during the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series telecasts on ESPN2.

Headquartered in Glendora, Calif., NHRA is the primary sanctioning body for the sport of drag racing in the United States. NHRA presents 24 national events featuring the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series. NHRA provides competition opportunities for drivers of all levels in the NHRA Summit Racing Series and the NHRA Drags: Street Legal Style presented by AAA. NHRA also offers the Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League for youth ages 8 to 17. In addition, NHRA owns and operates five racing facilities: Atlanta Dragway in Georgia; Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville in Florida; National Trail Raceway in Ohio; Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis; and Auto Club Raceway at Pomona in Southern California. For more information, log on to NHRA.com, or visit the official NHRA pages on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.

 

2013 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Television Schedule

 

Event                                                                                                    Air Date, Time

O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals                            Saturday, March 2; 8-9 a.m.
Pomona, Calif.

Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals                                                Saturday, March 23; 11 p.m.-Midnight
Gainesville, Fla.

SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals                                        Saturday, April 14; 11 a.m.-Noon
Las Vegas

Dollar General NHRA Four-Wide Nationals                           Sunday, April 28; 5-6 p.m.
Fueled by Full Throttle
Charlotte, N.C.

O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA SpringNationals                             Sunday, May 5; 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Houston

NHRA Kansas Nationals                                                                 Sunday, May 26: 11 a.m.-Noon
Topeka, Kan.

O’Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals                      Sunday, July 7; 6-7 p.m.
Chicago

Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals                          Sunday, July 14; 11 a.m.-Noon
Norwalk, Ohio

O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Northwest Nationals                  Sunday, Aug. 11; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Seattle

Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals                                                              Sunday, Aug. 25: 11 p.m.-Midnight
Brainerd, Minn.

NHRA U.S. Nationals                                                                       Sunday, Sept. 8; 10-11 a.m.
Indianapolis

NHRA Nationals                                                                                Saturday, Sept. 21; 9-10 a.m.
Charlotte, N.C.

AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals                                                  Sunday, Sept. 29; 2-3 p.m.
Dallas

Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals                                                           Sunday, Oct. 13: 3–4 p.m.
Reading, Pa.

NHRA Nationals                                                                                Sunday, Nov. 3; 1-2 p.m.
Las Vegas

Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals       Sunday, Nov. 17; 1-2 p.m.
Pomona, Calif.

* All times Eastern. Schedule subject to change. Please check local listings.

 

 

TICKET RENEWAL TIME EXTENDED FOR THE 28TH ANNUAL AAA TEXAS NHRA FALL NATIONALS AT TEXAS MOTORPLEX

ENNIS, Texas (Feb. 19, 2013) – The deadline for all renewal orders for the 28th annual AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex has been extended through Friday to give the most loyal fans a few more days to reserve their seats for the fastest race in Texas.

Anyone wanting to renew their ticket orders must do so before Friday at 5 p.m. Once the deadline passes, all seats will be opened for the public ticket sale launch on March 1, 2013.

The AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals is not only one of the highlights of the NHRA professional season, but it’s also the second of six playoff events. Racers who win at the Motorplex have a knack of moving on to the series championship. Two of the event winners in 2012 earned the category championship titles.

The 2012 defending champions are Antron Brown (Top Fueler went on to win the NHRA Full Throttle world championship), Bob Tasca III (Funny Car), Allen Johnson (Pro Stock event champion also went on to claim the world category title), and Michael Ray (Pro Stock Motorcycle).

Call (800) MOTORPLEX for more information or to order tickets.

Texas Motorplex was the first all-concrete stadium-style drag racing facility ever constructed. Built in 1986, Texas Motorplex has been the place of many drag racing milestones and world record performances. The Billy Meyer-owned facility hosts a number of racing and car show events between March and November each year and also features the Champion’s Club – an 11,000 square-foot facility – that serves fully catered events throughout the year.

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