NHRA NEWS: SCION VIP PROGRAM TO APPEAR AT SEVERAL NHRA
XPLOD SPORT COMPACT RACING SERIES EVENTS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: NHRA Communications Dept., (626) 914-4761
SCION VIP PROGRAM TO APPEAR AT SEVERAL
NHRA XPLOD SPORT COMPACT RACING SERIES EVENTS IN 2006
GLENDORA, Calif. (June 14, 2006) – NHRA has announced that it will partner with Scion, the popular line of vehicles that include the stylish xA, the edgy xB, and the sporty tC, to present the Scion VIP program at six NHRA Xplod Sport Compact Racing Series events in 2006.
The Scion VIP program is an opportunity for Scion owners to take part in race day events of the NHRA Xplod Sport Compact Racing Series. Owners of Scion vehicles, who enter online at ScionVIP.com for a limited number of spots at each event, will be eligible to receive free entry for two to the event, special gifts, and an automatic entry of their customized Scion vehicle into the Scion class of the NHRA Tuner Car Show. In addition to the prize package, Scion owners will have the opportunity to meet and talk with NHRA Xplod Sport Compact Racing Series Scion drivers Leslie Durst-Armendariz, Chris Rado, and Pro RWD NHRA World Champion Brad Personett.
“This partnership of NHRA with Scion, and its car owners, will make race-day participation fun for all, “said Josh Peterson, general manager of the NHRA Xplod Sport Compact Racing Series. “Scion owners are known for their enthusiasm of customizing their cars, so bringing them out to an event to show off their cars at the NHRA Tuner Show is a perfect opportunity.”
The Scion VIP program will be at these six NHRA Xplod Sport Compact Racing Series events:
April 22-34 NHRA VIRGINIA SPORT COMPACT NATIONALS
Virginia Motorsports Park, Dinwiddie, Va.
May 6-7 NITTO NHRA SPORT COMPACT SPRINGNATIONALS
Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Englishtown, N.J.
June 10-11 MOUNTAIN MADNESS NHRA SPORT COMPACT NATIONALS
Bandimere Speedway, Morrison, Colo.
July 14-15 NHRA LAS VEGAS SPORT COMPACT NATIONALS
The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nev.
Sept. 30-Oct. 1 NHRA SPORT COMPACT FALLNATIONALS
Raceway Park, Englishtown, N.J.
Oct. 21-22 NHRA SPORT COMPACT WORLD FINALS
Pomona Raceway, Pomona, Calif.
“Scion is happy to have the opportunity to thank our owners by hosting the Scion VIP event at the NHRA events,” said Shelia Swanson, auto show and special events manager of Scion. “It’s great to be able to bring the owner community together at the NHRA Xplod Sport Compact series races.”
NHRA is the premier sanctioning body for sport compact drag racing. It is presenting the 11-race, $2.5 million NHRA Xplôd Sport Compact Racing Series at nine tracks across the country from April through October. The series features the largest guaranteed sport compact event purse of more than $27,000 paid out per event. In addition, the series offers a year-end championship fund of $144,000, bonus program payouts near $20,000, along with the most lucrative contingency payout program in the sport at more than $2.5 million.
The series is highlighted by its five championship classes (Pro RWD, Pro FWD, Modified, Hot Rod and Honda Tuning All Motor). In addition, and at all nine of the stand-alone NHRA Xplôd Sport Compact Racing Series events, the NHRA Xplôd Stylefest showcases a compliment of the lifestyle and entertainment elements synonymous with today’s sport compact scene. More information is available at nhrasportcompact.com.
Headquartered in Glendora, Calif., the NHRA is the primary sanctioning body for the sport of drag racing in the United States. It presents 23 national events through its POWERade Drag Racing Series. The NHRA has 80,000 members and 140 member tracks. The NHRA-sanctioned sportsman and bracket racing series’ provide competition opportunities for drivers of all levels. The NHRA develops the stars of tomorrow by offering the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, NHRA Xplôd Sport Compact Racing Series, NHRA Summit Racing Series and the NHRA Street Legal Program presented by AAA. The NHRA also offers the O’Reilly Auto Parts Jr. Drag Racing League for youth ages 8 to 17.
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Brian Hacker
NHRA, Media Relations Manager
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