Pittsburgh Nitro Jam Fact Sheet
Fourth race of Nitro Jam season gets underway June 1-2 at Pittsburgh Raceway Park
NEW ALEXANDRIA, Pa. (May 29, 2012)
– The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Nitro Jam series returns
to Pittsburgh Raceway Park in Pittsburgh, Pa. on June 1-2 for the
Pittsburgh Nitro Jam.
This
year's Pittsburgh Nitro Jam features multiple professional and
sportsman classes spread over the two-day weekend. The 2012 Pittsburgh
Nitro Jam will feature professional competition in Pro Fuel Dragster,
AMSOIL Prostalgia™ Nitro Funny Car, Nitro Harley and Fuel Altered. The
event will also feature multiple exhibitions including the 30,000
horsepower Shockwave jet-powered semi and the return of the legendary
Grave Digger monster truck.
The
weekend will also include a double Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am Tour
presented by AMSOIL event with competition in Top Sportsman, Top
Dragster, Super Stock, Stock, Quick Rod, Super Rod and Hot Rod. Pro-Am
points will be awarded Saturday and Sunday and winners during Saturday's
Nitro Jam portion of the weekend will earn a spot in the year-end
Summit Racing Equipment Tournament of Champions presented by AMSOIL.
This
is the fourth race of the 2012 IHRA Nitro Jam season with championship
points on the line in all professional classes. A spot in the year-end
Summit Racing Equipment Tournament of Champions is on the line for
racers in the sportsman classes on Saturday.
WHAT: The Pittsburgh Nitro Jam is the fourth race of the 2012 IHRA Nitro Jam season.
The
event will include four professional classes including Pro Fuel
Dragster, AMSOIL Prostalgia™ Nitro Funny Car, Fuel Altered and Nitro
Harley, multiple sportsman classes including Top Sportsman, Top
Dragster, Super Stock, Stock, Quick Rod, Super Rod and Hot Rod and
thrilling exhibitions including Grave Digger, the Shockwave jet-powered
semi and more.
WHEN: Friday-Saturday, June 1-2
WHERE: Pittsburgh Raceway Park – 538 Stone Jug Road, New Alexandria, PA 15670
TICKETS: Available at the gate day of show or in advance at www.nitrojam.com. Tickets are $25 for adults day of show ($5 off in advance) and $10 for kids ages 6-12. Children 5 and under are free.
CONTACT: Call Pittsburgh Raceway Park at (724) 668-7600 or visit www.nitrojam.com or www.pittsburghracewaypark.com. For media requests, contact Larry Crum with IHRA Communications at (304) 812-0104 or at lcrum@feldinc.com.
SCHEDULE (Subject to change; all times local)
FRIDAY: Spectator gates open @ 2 p.m.; FanFest Pit Party @ 6:30 p.m.; Nitro Jam @ 8 p.m.
SATURDAY: Sportsman Racing @ 9 a.m.; Spectator gates open @ 2 p.m.; FanFest Pit Party @ 5:30 p.m.; Nitro Jam @ 7 p.m.
SUNDAY: Sportsman Racing @ 9 p.m.
2011 PITTSBURGH NITRO JAM WINNERS:
Pro Fuel – Robin Samsel (Fri) & Mike Manners (Sat); Prostalgia
Nitro Funny Car – Peter Gallen (Fri) & Mike McIntire (Sat); Nitro
Harley – Jay Turner (Fri) & Mike Scott (Sun)
2011 PITTSBURGH PRO-AM WINNERS:
Top Sportsman – Mike Sowards & Doug Gbur; Top Dragster – Will
Crawford & Josh Rietscha; Super Stock – Pete D'Agnolo & Craig
Marshall; Stock – Jim Boburka & Brent Darroch; Quick Rod – Kathy
Fisher & Jeremy Mason; Super Rod – David Moore (2); Hot Rod – Ricky
Roe & Greg Fowler
IMPORTANT LINKS: PITTSBURGH NITRO JAM PREVIEW PITTSBURGH NITRO JAM EVENT PAGE PITTSBURGH NITRO JAM TICKETS
