Pacific Division News

Tom Elliot made a pass during qualifying in his Top Dragster entry below the 6.00 second limit during the Division 3 LODRs event at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, held May 20-22, 2022. As a result, he was disqualified and will receive 0 points from the event, which will be charged as 1 of the driver’s 8 eligible divisional or 5 national scored events for the current season. 72548

May 25, 2022 The NHRA Technical Department recently made changes to the Class Guide. Pont 455 215/315 change to 455 215/310 73-74 GT Pont 400 230/300 change to 400 230/275 1973 GT Pont 400 225/290 change to 400 225/275 1974 GT Pont 455 215/325 change to 455 215/315 73-74 Fullsize Stock Pont 455 215/315 change to 455 215/310 73-74 Fullsize SS Pont 400 230/300 change to 400 230/275 1973 Fullsize Stock Pont 400 230/300 change to 400 230/275 1973 Fullsize SS Pont 400 225/300

5/24/2022 As the result of runs under the Automatic Horsepower Factoring System (AHFS) 1.20-second under policy at the NHRA Divisional event, the following changes have been made. The horsepower rating for 1979 Ford Fairmont, entries with the 302 cubic inch engine and a factory rating of 140 currently rated at 149, has been increased by seven horsepower, to 156 horsepower: for Stock Eliminator. The horsepower rating for 2019 Ford Cobra Jet, entries with the 315 cubic in

The NHRA Technical Department has released additional 2022 Rule Amendments. Unless otherwise noted in this document, these additional amendments will come into effect immediately. The 2022 NHRA Rulebook Amendments can be found under the Rules section of NHRARacer.com. 72542

Based on Pro Stock Motorcycle performance data, the NHRA Technical Department is reducing the minimum weight of the 2-valve Suzuki up to 107 CID entries from 590 pounds to 580 pounds and the 2-valve Suzuki up to 113 CID from 600 pounds to 590 pounds. All other minimum weights will remain the same. This rule change will go into effect immediately. NHRA reserves the right in the future to make additional rule changes to control performance and maintain parity in the category.

Based on NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series performance numbers from the first 3 races of 2022, the NHRA Technical Department is reducing the minimum weight of Turbo assisted entries from 2,615 pounds to 2,590 pounds. And increasing the minimum weight of the Centrifugal supercharged entires from 2,735 pounds to 2,775 pounds. All other minimum weights will remain the same. This rule change will go into effect immediately. NHRA reserves the right in the future to make additional r

Based on the Constant Aviation NHRA Factory Stock Showdown performance numbers from the first 3 races of the 2022 season, the NHRA Technical Department is reducing the minimum weight for the 2019-2022 Chevrolet COPO 350 by 50 pounds, from 3575 to 3525. These rule changes will go into effect immediately. NHRA reserves the right in the future to make additional rule changes to control performance and maintain parity in the category. 72540

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The NHRA Technical Department has released additional 2022 Rule Amendments. Unless otherwise noted in this document, these additional amendments will come into effect immediately. The 2022 NHRA Rulebook Amendments can be found under the Rules section of NHRARacer.com. 72534

Based on Pro Stock Motorcycle performance data, the NHRA Technical Department is increasing the minimum weight of the Suzuki 4 valve up to 107 CID entries from 610 pounds to 620 pounds, and on 4 valve up to 113 CID entries from 620 pounds to 630 pounds. All other minimum weights will remain the same. This rule change will go into effect immediately. NHRA reserves the right in the future to make additional rule changes to control performance and maintain parity in the category

May 5, 2022 The NHRA Technical Department recently made changes to the Class Guide. Pont added 400 345 Trans Am 1969 Pont added 400 366 GTO 1969 Pont added 400 370 GTO 1969 72532

NOTICE OF RECALL Dear Customer, Our quality control efforts have discovered that all fire bottle head assemblies sold after January 1, 2021, have a component that was not manufactured to our rigid specifications. As a result, the fire suppression, if activated, will not be as robust as designed, and may fail totally. The effected head assemblies were component parts of the following items and will bear a label with a manufactured date of 2021. · 9302 – 5-pound Fire Su

Already the world’s largest motorsports program when it comes to racer participation, the NHRA Summit Racing Series is set to grow even more during the 2022 season with the addition of the new electric vehicle (EV) class.

NHRA has updated the electronic version of the 2022 NHRA Rulebook to reflect all of the rule amendments made through 4/27/2022. The 2022 NHRA Rulebook can be found under the Rules section of NHRARacer.com 72525

The NHRA Technical Department has released additional 2022 Rule Amendments. Unless otherwise noted in this document, these additional amendments will come into effect immediately. The 2022 NHRA Rulebook Amendments can be found under the Rules section of NHRARacer.com. 72521

Based on Pro Stock Motorcycle performance data, the NHRA Technical Department is reducing the minimum weight of the V-twin entries from 640 pounds to 630 pounds. All other minimum weights will remain the same. This rule change will go into effect immediately. NHRA reserves the right in the future to make additional rule changes to control performance and maintain parity in the category. 72518

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April 19, 2022 The NHRA Technical Department recently made changes to the Class Guide. PLY 440 375/380 change to 440 375/366 1969 Barracuda 72511