ORP Lucas Oil Event Rescheduled
Contact: Jay Hullinger, NHRA (765) 689-8727 Indy NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event postponed to April 17-20 The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event scheduled for this weekend at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis has been postponed until April 17-20, 2008. The original daily event times will remain unchanged for next weekend's event. The event is the North Central Division season opener for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, including the NHRA DART Top Sportsman Racing Series and NHRA Spitzer Race Cars Top Dragster Series. The event is also the final event for points counting toward qualifying for the 2008 JEGS Allstars. EVENT SCHEDULE: Thursday, April 17: Credentials & Parking 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. (All Classes Enter Main Gate) IRP Open Test Day (operated exclusively by track $100 per car) Noon - 8 p.m. NHRA Tech & Registration Noon - 6 p.m. Late Night Credentials & Parking 6 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. (After 11pm rigs will be lined up in the Main Gate or Gate 8 driveways until Friday morning) (24 hr. Re-entry for ticketed participants through Main Gate) Friday, April 18: Pit Gates & Tech Open 7 a.m. (TAD, TAFC, Comp, Top Sportsman, Top Dragster & S/Comp enter Main Gate) (S/Stock, Stock, S/Gas & S/Street enter West Side Gate 8) Time Trials & Qualifying (2) 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. (Session Order: Stock, SST, SG, SS, SC) (S/Stock & Stock Nat'l Record Runs Friday Only in Sessions) Top Dragster Qualifying (1) 2:30 p.m. Top Sportsman Qualifying (1) 3 p.m. Comp Qualifying (1) 3:30 p.m. TAD & TAFC Qualifying (1) 4 p.m. Secure Friday Tech & Credentials 6 p.m. Saturday, April 19: Pit Gates & Tech Open 7 a.m. Tech Closes 12 p.m. Time Trials & Qualifying (STK, SST, SG, SC, SS - 1 Session) 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. Top Dragster Qualifying (2) 11:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. Top Sportsman Qualifying (2) Noon & 4 p.m. Comp Qualifying (2) 12:30 & 4:30 p.m. TAFC & TAD Qualifying (2) 1 & 5 p.m. Eliminations Rd. 1 STK & SG 2 p.m. Eliminations Rd. 1 SC & SS 5 p.m. Secure Track 7 p.m. Sunday, April 20: Pit Gates Open 7 a.m. RFC Chapel Service 7:30 & 9:00 a.m. 1st Rd. Elim. SST 8 a.m. 2nd Rd. Elim. STK, SG, SC, SS 8:30 a.m. 1st Rd. Top Dragster 10 a.m. 1st Rd. Top Sportsman 10:30 a.m. 1st Rd. Comp 11 a.m. 1st Rd. Top Alcohol Dragster & Funny Car 12:00 p.m. - end -
