Dragsters take over Sonoma Raceway

First of back-to-back drag racing weekends|

Sonoma Raceway will host the NHRA Division 7 Drag Race presented by Korbel on July 21-23.

The event is one of 45 scheduled across the country where drivers in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series earn points leading to divisional and national championships as well as a chance at a share of the year-end purse of more than $519,000.

Division 7 comprises the western United States (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah), but drag racers from all over the country will venture to Sonoma for a chance to compete on the world-class drag strip, which features a 660-foot concrete launch pad. That, combined with the fact that the raceway is 15 feet above sea level, makes the drag strip one of the fastest in the country.

Categories include Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. The division’s Pacific Division Top Sportsman Series, Top Dragster Series will run in conjunction with the event along with Pro Mod and Nostalgia A/Fuel Dragsters.

Friday, July 21: Time trials and qualifying begin at 8:30 a.m.; Pro Mod qualifying at noon and 4:30 p.m.; and Nostalgia A/fuel qualifying at 5 p.m.

Saturday, July 22: Time trials and qualifying continue at 8:30 a.m.; Pro Mod qualifying at 12:30 p.m. and round 1 at 5 p.m.; Nostalgia A/Fuel qualifying at 1 and 5 p.m.

Sunday, July 23: Eliminations at 8:30 a.m.; Pro Mod and Nostalgia A/Fuel eliminations at noon.

Tickets for Sonoma Raceway are $5 Friday, $20 Saturday and $20 Sunday. Children 12 and under are admitted free with a paid adult.

For more information call the track, (800) 870-RACE (7223), or visit SonomaRaceway.com.

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