NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at IRP postponed

NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES RACE CANCELLED
AT IRP

            INDIANAPOLIS (April 6, 2006)  Due to the threat of strong
storms in Indianapolis during the weekend, the North Central Division
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Race has been cancelled.  The race will be
rescheduled for April 20th through the 23rd. 

One of five drag racing facilities owned and operated by the National
Hot Rod Association, IRP was built in 1960 and has presented organized
racing events since 1961.  From March through October, the facility
hosts more than 120 dates of racing on three tracks, a quarter-mile drag
strip, a .686-mile paved oval and a 2.5-mile road course.  Home to drag
racing's biggest event, the NHRA U.S. Nationals over Labor Day weekend,
the drag strip runs more than 50 days of point-to-point action, from
national events to street legal community programs.  The oval track
draws racing's biggest events, including annual visits from the NASCAR
Busch, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and three annual USAC races.  The
road course provides a home for several racing sanctions, such as SCCA,
while providing an ideal resource for driving schools, corporate outings
and open-road tests for professional drivers.