Friday, February 05, 2010

OSCEOLA DRAGWAY JOINS NHRA MEMBER TRACK LISTING

GLENDORA, Calif. (Feb. 5, 2010) - NHRA officials have announced that Osceola Dragway in Osceola, Ind., has switched to NHRA affiliation for the upcoming 2010 season. This is the first time that the quarter-mile facility, originally built in 1957, has operated under the NHRA banner.

Osceola Dragway will participate in the North Central Division’s NHRA Summit Racing Series culminating with the track sending a team of their season’s top qualifiers to the Summit Racing Series Finals at O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, Sept. 17-19. Division champions from that event will advance to the Summit Racing Series National Championships held in conjunction with the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif., Nov. 11-14.

The track will also offer racers the special National DRAGSTER Challenge, the Aerospace Components King of the Track, the NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League Challenge and NHRA Drags: Street Legal Style presented by AAA. The National DRAGSTER Challenge and the King of the Track events give local racers the opportunity to earn a coveted Wally trophy at their home track. And new this year the Jr. Drag Racing League Challenge will offer its own unique Wally.

“We are excited to be a part of NHRA and to offer our racers the opportunity to get to race for a Wally and to participate in the NHRA Summit Racing Series,” said Osceola Dragway race director Tim Medich.

For more information on Osceola Dragway and their 2010 schedule check out their website www.osceoladragway.com .

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