Pacific Division News

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Frederick Perkins was disqualified in his Top Dragster from (LO11). Perkins made a pass in the first round of Eliminations at 5.996 seconds. His pass below the minimum of 6.00 seconds resulted in his disqualification from the event. This disqualification is not appealable. 72774

Rob Passey was fined $2,500 for having his parachutes pinned on his Top Fuel Dragster entry during his burnout in Q3 at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. The fine will be dedicated to enhancing the capabilities of the Safety Safari. The fine is appealable. 72772

The NHRA Technical Department has released additional 2023 Rule Amendments. Unless otherwise noted in this document, these additional amendments will come into effect immediately. The 2023 NHRA Rulebook Amendments can be found under the Rules section of NHRARacer.com. These amendments include the following changes… Top Fuel/Funny Car Shutoff Updates 72770

NHRA has announced the addition of Qlispé Raceway Park in Spokane, Wash., to the NHRA Member Track Network. After making several improvements, the facility returns to the NHRA Member Track Network with the intent to bring sanctioned NHRA events to the track.

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NHRA has announced that the Automatic Horsepower Factoring system will not be used during this year’s Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals. As a result, runs made by Stock and Super Stock competitors at any time during the event will not count towards class averages, nor will they be used to trigger index or horsepower adjustments. This decision was reached as the result of competitor requests and multiple conversations with members of the Stock and Super Stock Sportsman

The NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championship will return to The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, as the final crowning moment of the season. A recent Wild Card draw recently eas completed to round out the eight-car fields.

NHRA has updated the digital version of the 2023 NHRA Rulebook to reflect all of the rule amendments made through 3/31/2023. The 2023 NHRA Rulebook can be found under the Rules section of NHRARacer.com 72761

The NHRA Technical Department has released additional 2023 Rule Amendments. Unless otherwise noted in this document, these additional amendments will come into effect immediately. The 2023 NHRA Rulebook Amendments can be found under the Rules section of NHRARacer.com. These amendments include the following changes… Division 2 office address updated. Beginning 1/01/2024, Head and Neck Restraint for all cars over 150 MPH or faster, or 7.49 or quicker. Clarification that neck

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The following action has been taken against Tim Wilkerson regarding an incident that occurred during the NHRA Arizona Nationals. A member of Tim Wilkerson Racing shoved an NHRA official during Q1. As a result, Wilkerson has been fined five thousand dollars ($5000) for violation of the Participant Conduct policies outlined in the 2023 NHRA Rulebook. The fine will be dedicated to enhancing the capabilities of the Safety Safari. The fine is appealable. 72758

Pro Stock Competitors; Effective for Pomona, CA Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, March 30, 2023, all Pro Stock entries are required to run Holley coil Part # 556-112 without exceptions. The required coils are of "large body" design and no other coil will be accepted. We understand that during covid there may have been supply chain issues that enabled replacement bodies that are not the large body 556-112. There is plenty of 556-112 "large body" coils available from Holley at t

Mike Eames has been named the NHRA Division Director of the Northwest Division (Division 6), where he will oversee NHRA member tracks in Alaska, Alberta (Can.), British Columbia (Can.), Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington.

The NHRA Technical Department has released additional 2023 Rule Amendments. Unless otherwise noted in this document, these additional amendments will come into effect immediately. The 2023 NHRA Rulebook Amendments can be found under the Rules section of NHRARacer.com. These amendments include the following changes… Beginning 1/1/2024 head and Neck Restraint for all cars over 150 MPH or faster or 7.49 or quicker. Pro Stock Motorcycle Leather Suits must be dated and expire in

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NHRA and SRCA Dragstrip management have made the decision to postpone the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Regional Event at SRCA Dragstrip in Great Bend, Kan. The move was made to allow time for the SRCA Club to complete changes to give the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competitors the best experience possible.

Mike Salinas was the Top Fuel winner at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. Following a post-race evaluation by the NHRA Technical Department, Salinas has been issued a deduction of 20 points for a rules infraction. The penalty is appealable, per the NHRA rulebook. 72750

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Summit Racing Equipment will again be the title sponsor of the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League, a popular racing league for kids ages 5-17, for the upcoming 2023 season, NHRA officials announced today.