Wednesday, July 06, 2011

Goodguys Friday Night Drags Bring Nitro Funny Cars to National Trail Raceway This Friday

Columbus, OH - Nitro Funny Cars are coming to National Trail Raceway in Columbus, Ohio this Friday night, July 8th for the Goodguys Friday Night Drags! Highlighting the evening is a special, one night only match race between Troy Martin’s “Chi Town Hustler” Dodge Charger and “Bullet Bob” Floch’s Corvette with Laurie Cannister behind the wheel. Cannister and Martin will make two runs during the evening filling the air with nitro fumes and lighting up the night sky with header flames!

The giant evening also features competition in five eliminator classes which include:
Hot Rod I ’54 & Earlier – 7.50-11.99
Hot Rod II ’54 & Earlier – 12.00 & Up
Street Machine I ’55-’72 7.50-11.99
Street Machine II ’55-’72 12.00 & Up
Comp (NOS & Electronics OK) 7.50 & Up

National Trail Raceway event gates open @ 2pm, tech @ 3pm with time trials beginning at 4pm. Final eliminations and the first Nitro Funny Car match race is set for 7pm.

The Friday Night Drags are part of the Goodguys 14th PPG Nationals presented by Bridgestone which brings over 7,000 1972 & earlier hot rods, customs and muscle cars to the Ohio Expo Center July 8-10 in Columbus. For more visit www.goodguysnats.com