There's no doubt that should have been a tough conversation with Sunoco. TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR:Kyle Smith, Valley Center, Kan., '09 Mustang, 5.513, 258.92 def. Therefore there will be no test-n-tune or registration on Thursday. If the payouts from top to bottom were doubled, they still wouldn't be what they should, but they'd go a long way toward getting more cars to show up. Perhaps at the opposite end of the confidence-in-the-NHRA spectrum is long time Funny Car racer and two-time champion Cruz Pedregon. No one said NHRA drag racing is a democracy, and vice president of Racing Operations Josh Petersons memo to pro teams Tuesday proved it. Must have series decals to be eligible. Nick Duty, Director 3720 Arrowhead Ave., Suite 103 Independence, MO 64057 Ph: (816) 795-8055 Fax (816) 795-0515 [email protected] Again, not in every way let me explain. If youre depending on that to do this, you need to pull the plug and quit now, because you aint got the money to be doing it., Were not depending on the qualifying money. All logos and images are reserved. Bob McCosh, Columbia, Mo., '22 Camaro, 5.658, 258.32. I wonder if PRO (Professional Racers Organization) and NHRA had a meeting. They're giving a promise on somebody else's paycheck. Steve Kent, Belle Rose, La., '68 Barracuda, foul. Everybodys like, Oh, theyll race, no matter what, just because they want to race. And thats true to a certain extent. Right Trailers to sponsor NHRA Jr. We all know why. ($2,500 Winner / $1,000 Runner-up / $500 Third) Open to all Division 2 Top Sportsman racers. We have run models for the best-case and worst-case scenarios, both for 2020 and 21. The date will remain as earlier announced, Aug. 4-6, making it the fifth event in the North Central division seven race series. 10-5 NHRA Tech and Registration. I put all this together and originally, yes, it was all about me and going racing, but it has become something bigger than that. After every race, the NHRA alerts participating manufacturers with a list of the racers whove won or runner-upped with their product. He and the other three drivers under his umbrella have been idle since February. Once again, my only hope are racers, track owners and NHRA are in this together. Autoweek participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. EVENT SCHEDULES. I just want to go racing. The fact that going to Round 2 only nets an additional $1,500 will hurt a smaller team that relies on round money to offset costs. Al. But I cant run my car for seven-grand. Statement of Action Against Participant 2/9/2023. I can tell you the (executives) are all getting their salaries. Earn prodcut certificate in Stock, Super Stock, Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, and Comp Eliminator by qualfying 1#. NHRA promotes mainly the Professional classes at national events; however, the majority of its participants are Sportsman Racers. Juniors will be running for a points championship, counting their best 5 events of the schedule. NHRA professional category drivers will compete for a champion's purse of more than $1 million in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series in 2009. Trailer Supplier for NHRA Division 2 Certification Team. While keeping Round 1 money basically the same (only a $500 reduction) is good news. Yeah, its going to cost me a little more to go, but why do I have all this if Im not going to go? Until last weekend, the NHRA had mitigating circumstances, to be sure. Regional Championship:Each driver in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car is eligible to compete for home-region NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series points at up to seven regional events and will be credited with their best five finishes (including up to two out-of-region races - A minimum of three home region events must apply in final total) counting toward the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series regional championship. Zizzo, owner-driver of the Rust-Oleum Rocket Dragster, has been understanding, saying, In the beginning, our pay cut was justified because the first two "COVID races" at Indy were supposed to have no spectators. Maybe theyve taken a salary cut I dont know. One talks in millions, the other low-thousands. Payout will go only to the winner if there are 7 or less cars entered for that given day, and the payout will be $100. Hard cards are only valid for events in which competitor is entered. Problems displaying the site? Cody Savage, Director 2470 Windy Hill Rd Suite 434 Marietta, GA 30067 Ph: (626) 250-2249 Fax (352) 371-4212 [email protected] Its more than the entire Pro Stock top-10 receives altogether at the end-of-the-year awards ceremony and nearly three-times more than the whole Pro Stock Motorcycle top-10 contenders get. The following is a summary of the purse structure for the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Events for 2023. 164 were here. Rising Sun, Md. TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER1) Julie Nataas, Brownsburg, Ind., 5.231 seconds, 281.11 mph2) Aaron Cooper, Wichita, Kan., 5.251, 283.863) Cody Krohn, Port Charlotte, Fla., 5.320, 269.154) Jackie Fricke, Flemington, N.J., 5.412, 269.125) Prescott Dean, DeSoto, Kan., 5.782, 269.17, TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR1) Kyle Smith, Valley Center, Kan., '09 Mustang, 5.506 seconds, 251.06 mph2) Bob McCosh, Columbia, Mo., '22 Camaro, 5.564, 261.453) Christine Foster, Davenport, Iowa, '17 Camaro, 5.738, 217.72, COMPETITION ELIMINATOR1) Brad Brewer, Shingle Springs, Calif., '10 Cobalt, B/A, 6.898 seconds, -0.762 (under index)2) Roger Brogdon, , , '20 Camaro, B/AA, 6.903, -0.7073) Craig Bourgeois, Metairie, La., '15 Dragster, A/ND, 6.766, -0.6844) Rick Brown, Weatherford, Texas, '00 S-10, B/TA, 8.155, -0.6755) Scott Cashio, Ventress, La., '09 Cobalt, A/SMA, 7.851, -0.6696) Kevin Duet, Raceland, La., '05 Hasse, A/ND, 6.831, -0.6697) Brad Plourd, Holly Pond, Ala., '23 23-t, AA/AM, 6.292, -0.6688) Jeff Taylor, Sellersburg, Ind., '08 Cobalt, B/AA, 6.952, -0.6589) Duane Robison, Olathe, Kan., '15 Camaro, C/A, 7.281, -0.64910) Keith Mawhee, Carrollton, Texas, '02 Cavalier, F/A, 7.983, -0.647, SUPER STOCK1) Dale Hulquist, Crosby, Texas, '08 Cobalt, GT/J, 0.000 seconds, -10.600 (under index)2) Brett Candies, Thibodaux, La., '10 Cobra Jet, FSS/G, 9.274, -0.9763) Pete Peery, Bowie, Texas, '05 Sunfire, FGT/E, 9.041, -0.9594) Stan Holt, Houston, Texas, '66 II, GT/K, 9.799, -0.9515) Korey Mawhee, Frisco, Texas, '95 Achieva, GT/IA, 9.745, -0.9056) Michael Bryant, New Orleans, La., '15 Camaro, FSS/D, 9.007, -0.8937) Larry Schmidt, Grand Island, Neb., '55 BelAir, SS/OA, 11.418, -0.8828) Brittany Blackmon, San Antonio, Texas, '08 Cobalt, GT/GA, 9.547, -0.8539) Jb Clegg, Victoria, Texas, '73 Firebird, SS/H, 9.649, -0.85110) Amy Faulk, Collierville, Tenn., '99 Firebird, SS/FA, 9.601, -0.849, STOCK ELIMINATOR1) Raymond Smith, Jena, La., '69 Dart, E/S, 0.000 seconds, -11.650 (under index)2) Conner Statler, Bossier City, La., '69 Camaro, A/SA, 9.867, -1.1333) Randy Eakins, Sikeston, Mo., '10 Drag PAK, FS/G, 10.238, -1.1124) Bobby Brannon, Bossier City, La., '15 SS, B/SA, 10.171, -1.0795) Robert Vogel, Mineola, Texas, '81 Malibu, K/SA, 11.576, -1.0746) Sheilamae Holt, Houston, Texas, '66 II, E/S, 10.616, -1.0347) Sam Pourciau, Walker, La., '99 Camaro, B/SA, 10.255, -0.9958) Ralph Porpora, New Windsor, N.Y., '69 Camaro, E/SA, 10.718, -0.9829) Bryce Granier, Labadieville, La., '99 Transam, B/SA, 10.268, -0.98210) Parker Devore, Blanchard, Okla., '77 Volare, I/SA, 11.332, -0.968, TOP SPORTSMAN1) Bengt Blomberg, Cypress, Texas, '97 Firebird, TS, 11.177 seconds, -65.783 (over index)2) Mark Buehring, Navasota, Texas, '07 Cobalt, TS, 7.248, -134.2123) Brian Heath, Annetta, Texas, '09 GTO, TS, 8.339, -169.6714) Ricky Vedros, Belle Rose, La., '02 Firebird, TS, 7.483, -172.4275) David Bills, Marion, Texas, '02 Cavalier, TS, 7.346, -180.9346) Cole Prejean, St. Amant, La., '05 GTO, TS, 7.105, -186.7657) Jim Thorp, Mertzon, Texas, '20 Camaro, TS, 6.827, -190.9338) Chris Arnold, Mt. With the purse the way it is, theres so much other kind of racing we could go do for way more money than what were getting paid now. Im pretty anti-mask. I understand the situation were in right now. We spend so much money that a couple thousand dollars difference for first-round loser money doesn't make a significant difference. Some people reading this article might wonder how can we leave the shop and not know what we are getting paid. (More dates will be added when they become available) Division 1. The current season underway includes events at Galot (June 2016), Silver Dollar (October 2016), Rockingham (2016), Orlando (2017), Gainesville (2017), Valdosta (2017), and Galot (2017). Bid Publication Date/Time: 2/27/2023 8:00 AM; Closing Date/Time: 3/23/2023 11:30 AM I think we all are hanging on and hoping for a better year next year. Single-car team Top Fuel racer T.J. Zizzo said, That also diminishes the value of winning: 70-percent cut to win, 30-percent cut to qualify.. A minimum of 10 points will be awarded to all contestants upon completion of event tech inspection and registration. Racers buy and install the products that are posted. Competition Number/License Applications & Forms, Camping World Series Event Contingency Posting. Competition Eliminator, Top Sportsman, and Top Dragster will be subject to the same purse reductions, based on car count. To take advantage of this option, teams will need notify the Division Director via filing a points waiver form prior to the first pair of cars starting for the first qualifying session for their category if they elect to not claim the event points. There's a difference between other series events and payouts and NHRA. Top Fuel owner-driver Terry McMillen said he expects to hear more of his peers say they have no interest in incurring much higher costs to travel outside the Indianapolis bubble to Gainesville (Fla.), St. Louis, Dallas, Houston, and Las Vegas. In the esports market space, a 16-year-old claimed $3 million last year for winning a Fortnight league tournament without breaking a sweat or putting his life in danger in a race car. I have to go racing. But the beat seemed to go on after the U.S. Nationals. The following are Saturday's final results for TAD and TAFC and final qualifying results for the competition from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division Nitro on the Bayou: TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER:Aaron Cooper, Wichita, Kan., 5.302, 283.25 def. Regional and Divisional Events Information, Competition Number/License Applications & Forms, Camping World Series Event Contingency Posting, Stock & Super Stock Class Elimination Schedule, Summit King of the Track Championship Program, Regional/Divisional Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Championship Points Structure, Regional/Divisional Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Championship Tie Breakers. Were very comfortable with where we are.. This time the slash was brutal: pro winners payouts dropped to $15,000 in Top Fuel and Funny Car and to $6,000 in Pro Stock. When youre throwing money at moving guys across the country, buying diesel, airfare. Stop by the NHRA Registration trailer to get series decals for your Top Dragster entry. Please notify the Division Office via phone or e-mail prior to the event opening should you need to cancel your pre-entry. In 2015, when I won those two races on the Western Swing, I qualified No. In 2020, the event winner checks will be increased in SST, SG, SC, Stk, SS by at least $500. Cutting the No. I raced a top fuel car in the division races for years, when the cost of running the cars went out of site and the division tracks could not afford to pay more the division top fuel and other classes went away. This is about all these guys at this point. With everything that has happened to reduce fans in the stands and reduce the number of events, the NHRA has to act in order to survive and I want them to remain viable. National Championship:Each driver in TD and TS is eligible to compete for points at eight divisional and five national events. Our car experts choose every product we feature. A big portion of it is opening a dialogue, talking: How do we fix this? My focus is to put on a great show for those fans and go out there and race to win within our budget and capabilities. At some point, youve got to go, It was dumb beforehow much dumber is it going to get?. Copyright 1996-2023, NHRA. What NHRA provides is the TV package to create the value. Entry for EV Bracket competitors will be $35, and buybacks will be available ONLY if there are more than 7 cars in a field for that given day - the buyback price will be $15. In all NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series categories (including Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car), points are awarded at national, regional, and divisional events as follows: All. The NHRA Contingency program runs at all NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series national events, all NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series divisional and regional events, plus the NHRA Summit Racing Seriesand the JEGS Allstars. ($2,500 Winner / $1,000 Runner-up / $500 Third) Open to all Division 2 Top Dragster racers. Dakin said something many have said through the years: The deeper into a race a team goes, the more money it loses. New Year Nationals - LIVE COVERAGE 12/28/2022 Bradenton, FL - Thursday, Friday and Saturday - $10,000 to Win for Box & No Box along with $2,000 to Win for Junior Dragsters at the RT Promotions New Year Nationals in Bradenton, Florida. There are people who are losing their businesses, their jobs. Entry fee includes one (1) full-event credentials (includes admittance to b) special racer/VIP sponsor grandstand). 2/2/2023, NHRA Updates Electronic Versions of the 2023 NHRA and JDRL Rulebooks2/1/2023, Laris Motorsports Insurance Partners with NHRA for Sportsman Bonus Programs, NHRA Tech Department clarifies EFI rule in Top Alcohol1/30/2023, NHRA Tech Department makes corrections/updates to the Stock Car Classification Guide 1/24/2023, NHRA.com|Sportsman.NHRA.com| Tech Inspectors | Privacy Policy|Contact Us. Some classes will see an increase for payouts in Rounds 5-6-7 where applicable. And Im like, Guys, to do this right, it costs way more money than that qualifying money will ever generate. I said, Ive got to put my selfishness aside. I wouldnt go to a match race for that money., Pollacheck said, I cant believe it has come to this., McGaha agreed with Pedregon: Hes 100-percent right. Ill put it in perspective. Theres a lot of people out there that are depending on that qualifying money thats what it takes to do it. Entry $200 WIN* RU SEMI 1/4's $ 2,000 $ 750 $ 400 $ 250 Entry $200 WIN* RU SEMI 1/4's $ 2,000 $ 750 $ 400 $ 250 All fees listed are inclusive of mandatory license & membership dues. SUPER GASJohn Salter, Hockley, Texas, '02 Grandam, 9.904, 171.57 def. But neither party announced restored or increased purses this year or next. Its just impossible. He refused to sound an alarm: My sponsors Snap-On Tools, Dodge, Petroff Towing, Powers Solar, Baja Carports, Fatheadz Eyewear, KICKER & Origin USA are all on board for years to come. I am not privy to NHRAs financial situation, nor is any racer that I know of. If they didn't, then shame on them and all they care about is themselves. Stop by the NHRA Registration trailer to get series decals for your Top Sportsman entry. If the racers which bring in spectators take a purse cut, then they better take money out of their salaries, as well. Open Position - Northwest Division Director 2/7/2023. Live Timing. Itconnects racers who buy parts with manufacturers looking to sell and market performance products. Regional and divisional race dates and locations are determined by NHRA in cooperation with host tracks and are announced upon finalization in National Dragster, on NHRARacer.com, and in other publications. And there are some who have lost their lives. permanent annual credential are required to have NHRA Membership. Were not going to haul all the way to Seattle. Sportsman-class racers must be dues-paying members of NHRA before they are allowed to enter and participate in any NHRA event. Dale Creasy, Jr. NHRA Releases 2023 Rulebook Amendment . He makes enough money from every sponsor to break even in a worst-case scenario, whereas teams like us depend on that first-round money to keep us going to the next race. This entire organization and everybody involved with it are putting their heart and soul basically into a bunch of guys hobby. Divisional Championship (includes SUPER STREET):Each driver in Comp, SS, STK, SC, SG, and SST is eligible to compete for home-division NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series points at up to eight division events and will be credited with their best five finishes (including up to two out-of-division races - A minimum of three home region events must apply in the final total) counting toward the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series division championship. The chase for 2018 will begin at Atlanta Dragway in May. Some are simply pragmatic. Without corporate backing, I am better off working at Menards, scanning Rust-Oleum products at the checkout. NHRA Division Offices. 7 were here. First-place prize money at even a World Surf League tour event is $100,000. Morrison said, We are living through some extraordinary times. Points will not be awarded for qualifying positions in any NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series categories. I totally get it, he said. 17-32 Cars R-2 175 - R-3 225 R-4 325 Runner-up 1000 Win 2000, 9-16 cars R-2 100 R-3 150 Runner-up500 Win - 1000, 5-8 cars R-2 100 Runner-up 200 Win 500, Super Street, Super Gas, Super Comp, Stock, Super Stock, 33+ Cars R-3-100 R-4-200 R-5-300 R-6-400 R-7-500 - R/U-1000 Win 2000, 17-32 Cars R-3-100 R-4-200 Runner-up 500 Win 1500, 9-16 Cars R-3-100 Runner-up 300 Win 600, Tommy Tape/Select PerformanceSeries (32 Cars)&PC Richard.com Series (48 Cars)-- $200 Entry, 33+ Cars Qualified R-2- 100 R-3-300 R-4- 400 - R-5-500 - R/U-1000 -Win - 2000, 17-32 Cars Qualified R-2-100 R-3-225 R-4-325 R/U-1000 Win 2000, 9-16 Cars Qualified R-2-50 R-3-150 R/U-500 Win 1000, 5-8 Cars Qualified R-2-50 R/U 150 Win 400, 3-4 Cars Qualified R/U 150 Win 400. JEGS Allstars Schedules. 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