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NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Gainesville Raceway, Gainesville, Fla.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: NHRA Field Marketing, (626) 914-4761

NHRA SOUTHEAST DIVISION HAS A PRELUDE TO THE GATORS IN GAINESVILLE

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division arrives at Gainesville Raceway for the Prelude to the Gators as the second of seven events in the NHRA Southeast Division. This Friday through Sunday, March 10-12, 2017, drivers will be racing to earn points leading to divisional 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 Stott's Ford Top Sportsman Series and Hickory Enclosed Trailer Sales Top Dragster Series will also be run in conjunction with the event. Tickets are $15 each day and children 12 and under are admitted free with a paid adult. The schedule is as follows:

FRIDAY, March 10 - Single day ticket $15
Gates open at 8 a.m.
Qualifying and time trials begin at 9 a.m.
Top Alcohol qualifying at noon, 3 and 6:30 p.m.
Qualifying Comp Eliminator, Hickory Enclosed Top Dragster, & Stott's Ford Top Sportsman at 5 p.m.

SATURDAY, March 11 - Single day ticket $15
Gates open at 8 a.m.
Sportsman qualifying and time trials begin at 9:00 a.m.
Qualifying Comp Eliminator, Hickory Enclosed Top Dragster, & Stott's Ford Top Sportsman at 1:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.
Top Alcohol Eliminations at noon, 3 and 6:45 p.m.

SUNDAY, March 12 - Single day ticket $15
Gates open at 8:30 a.m.
JDRL Time Trails 9:30 a.m.
Eliminations continue at 10:00 a.m.
Finals 5 p.m.

For additional information please call Gainesville Raceway, (352) 377-0046, or visit www.gainesvilleraceway.com<http://www.gainesvilleraceway.com> Gainesville Raceway is located 3.5 miles north of the Gainesville Municipal airport at 11211 North County Road 225, Gainesville, Florida 32609

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