GLENDORA, Calif. (July 1, 2010) — NHRA Unleashed presented by Lucas Oil is pleased to announce the addition of new thrilling Heads-Up classes and a new schedule which will feature thrilling Saturday night eliminations. The new classes will be the Aerospace Components 9.0 Heads-Up and Aerospace Components 9.5 Heads-Up class. Entry fees for the Aerospace Components 9.0 Class will be $75, and the Aerospace Components 9.5 Class will be $75.
Also new for the remaining events will be an action packed schedule that will feature one round of qualifying on Friday night with two more qualifying sessions taking place on Saturday during the course of the day. Following the three rounds of qualifying it will be time for the drivers to prove what they have under the lights that will shine brightly during the course of the nights racing activity.
“We listened to the feedback of our racers at the inaugural NHRA Unleashed presented by Lucas Oil and the biggest things they wanted was the inclusion of the two classes and the chance to compete into the night on Saturday,” said Ray Wilkings, general manager of Atlanta Dragway. “The cars in all of our classes always look, perform and react their best during the optimal night time conditions. When you combine the fact that they will be racing for a coveted Wally™ in front of the Disrupt/ive Studio cameras on a Saturday night it will elevate the NHRA Unleashed presented by Lucas Oil events to one of the premiere drag races in the country.”
New dates for the event will be Aug. 6 – 7 for the NHRA Unleashed presented by Lucas Oil event at O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, Sept. 10 – 11 at National Trail Raceway near Columbus and Nov. 5 – 6 at Gainesville Raceway.
With the new schedule will be new tickets prices for the remaining events. Tickets for Friday will be $15, on Saturday they will be $20 with a two day pass being offered for $30. Families with children 12 and under will be able to bring them to the NHRA Unleashed presented by Lucas Oil event for free with paid adult.
Tickets are currently on sale for the NHRA Unleashed presented by Lucas Oil event at O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis and tickets will go on sale for the event at National Trail Raceway on July 6th. Tickets for both events can be purchased at www.NHRAtix.com.
NHRA Unleashed presented by Lucas Oil will be featured nationwide on Fox Sports Net in a series airing on consecutive weeks in November and December 2010. Two half-hour shows will be produced from each of the four NHRA Unleashed presented by Lucas Oil events, at, O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, National Trail Raceway near Columbus, Ohio (Sept. 10-11), Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, Fla. (Nov. 5-6), and the recently completed event at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Ga. The shows will be hosted by Steve Watson and Sarah Karges and produced by Disrupt/ive Studios, producers of PINKS ™, PINKS ALL OUTTAKES™ and PINKS ALL OUT™.
The NHRA Unleashed presented by Lucas Oil events also will provide casting auditions for “Who Wants to be a Race Car Driver?” a new reality television show that will identify America’s next great race car driver. Interested participants attending the event will be ushered through interviews and on-camera auditions for the new show that is currently in the developmental stages. Those selected for the show will prove that they have the drive, ambition and desire to become the next great race car driver. Signage will be clearly posted throughout the event to direct candidates to the staging areas.
