NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Lebanon Valley Dragway, West Lebanon, N.Y.

Attention Media:
Below is a press release and an event fact sheet for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at Lebanon Valley Dragway this weekend, July 1-3.  The release and fact sheet are also attached along with additional information on the event and the series.
Please contact Eric Lotz, NHRA, (626) 250-2287, elotz@nhra.com or Lebanon Valley Dragway, (518) 794-7130 if you are in need of media credentials.
Daily results will be posted at the end of the days racing action at http://sportsman.nhra.com.   The final results story will be emailed out following the event.   If you need me to add anyone to my distribution list, or need any additional information on the event or the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, please reply to this email, or contact Eric Lotz at 626-250-2287.
Thanks in advance
Eric Lotz
Director, NHRA Field Marketing
elotz@nhra.com
626-250-2287
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: NHRA Field Marketing, (626) 914-4761
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES ARRIVES AT LEBANON VALLEY DRAGWAY
            WEST LEBANON, N.Y. - Lebanon Valley Dragway will host the NHRA Northeast Division on July 1-3. 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 also run in conjunction with the event.

            Gates at Lebanon Valley Dragway open at 8 a.m. Friday, 7:30 a.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. on Sunday. Qualifying and time trials start at 9 a.m. Friday and continue Saturday at 8 a.m.
Top Dragster and Top Sportsman qualify Friday at 1 and 7 p.m. and Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Top Dragster and Top Sportsman run round 1 of eliminations at 3 p.m. on Saturday. Comp Eliminator qualify Friday at 2 and 5:30 p.m. and Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Comp Eliminator will run eliminations on Saturday at noon and 2:45 p.m. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car qualify Friday at noon, 3 and 6 p.m. and all three rounds of eliminations on Saturday at 11:30 a.m., 2 and 4 p.m. Eliminations continue Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Top Dragster and Top Sportsman resume eliminations at 10:30 a.m.
Tickets for Lebanon Valley Dragway are $15 Friday, $15 Saturday and $15 Sunday.  Children 6 to 12 years old are $5 each day. Children 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.


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NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES: Fact Sheet

WHAT:                  NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series one of seven events in Northeast Division competition where drivers 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 also run in conjunction with the event.

WHERE:                Lebanon Valley Dragway, West Lebanon, N.Y.  Track is located on Route 20, halfway between Pittsfield, Mass., and Albany, N.Y.

WHEN:                  Friday through Sunday, July 1-3

SCHEDULE:        FRIDAY, July 1 - Gates open at 8 a.m. Qualifying and time trials begin at 9 a.m. Top Dragster and Top Sportsman qualify at 1 and 7 p.m. Comp Eliminator qualify at 2 and 5:30 p.m. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car qualify at noon, 3 and 6 p.m.

SATURDAY, July 2 - Gates open at 7:30 a.m. Qualifying and time trials continue at 8 a.m. Top Dragster and Top Sportsman qualify at 12:30 p.m. with round 1 of eliminations at 3 p.m. Comp Eliminator qualify at 10:30 a.m. with eliminations at noon and 2:45 p.m. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car run eliminations at 11:30 a.m., 2 and 4 p.m.

SUNDAY, July 3 - Gates open at 8 a.m.  Eliminations continue at 9:30 a.m. Round 2 of Top Dragster and Top Sportsman at 10:30 a.m.

TICKETS:             GENERAL ADMISSION/PIT PASS - $15 Friday, $15 Saturday, $15 Sunday. Children 6 to 12 years old are $5 each day. Children 5 and under are admitted free with a paid adult.  For more information please call Lebanon Valley Dragway, (518) 794-7130, or visit www.Dragway.com.

2015 EVENT
WINNERS:            Rich McPhillips, Top Alcohol Dragster; Todd Veney, Top Alcohol Funny Car; Kyle Cultrera, Comp Eliminator; Bryan Worner, Super Stock; Justin Picillo, Stock Eliminator; Tom Stalba, Super Comp; Iggie Boicesco, Super Gas; Shawn Fricke, Super Street; Michael Kaufman, Top Sportsman; Zac Biron, Top Dragster.

BONUS
PROGRAMS:       NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES POINTS FUND: a $519,000 point fund from Lucas Oil, which will be shared by 2016 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series divisional, regional and national champions. Regional awards include $10,000 each to the Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car champions with Divisional awards of  $3,000 to the champions in both Competition and Super Stock; $2,000 each to the champions in Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. The seven national champions will share a bonus of $135,000.

JEGS ALLSTARS: The best of the best from each of NHRA's seven divisions will compete for a share of the $124,000 point fund from Jegs High Performance. The 2016 Jegs Allstars event will culminate a year-long points battle between drivers in each of NHRA's Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series' eight classes as well as Top Sportsman and Top Dragster. The top points earner in each category will qualify to represent his/her division at the 2016 Jegs Allstars. Points are based on in-division races only.

The winning regional and division teams will share $25,000 and individual awards include $7,000 each to the Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car champions, $6,000 to champions in Comp Eliminator and Super Stock, $5,000 to Top Sportsman and Top Dragster champions, and $4,500 to the Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas, and Super Street champions. Runners-up in all categories will earn $2,000 apiece. Each Allstars competitor will also receive a share of a $25,000 towing fund to get to the event.

Event sponsor, Jegs High Performance, is offering a "double up" bonus to Jegs Allstars participants. Any 2016 Jegs Allstars champion who also wins the national event will have his/her Allstars prize doubled.

Magnaflux top Sportsman Shootout presented by select performance: Run in conjunction with the Lucas Oil Series, competitors in the Top Sportsman class are vying for division championships and a share in the year-end purse.

Magnaflux top dragster challenge presented by select performance: Run in conjunction with the Lucas Oil Series, competitors in the Top Dragster class are vying for division championships and a share in the year-end purse

PRO SLED: Run in conjunction with the Lucas Oil Series, competitors in the Pro Sled class are vying for division championships and a share in the year-end purse

CONTACT:          Lebanon Valley Dragway, (518) 794-7130
NHRA Field representative Eric Lotz, (626) 250-2287, cell phone (626) 688-8646
Web address, www.dragway.com or www.nhra.com

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