NHRA Moser Engineering Sportsman Shootout to Offer Bonuses in North Central and South Central Divisions

NHRA Moser Engineering Sportsman Shootout program guidelines have been announced.  NHRA Sportsman racers who compete in Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas, Super Street, Top Dragster and Top Sportsman classes at 2012 North Central Division and South Central Division NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events will earn points toward the all new NHRA Moser Engineering Sportsman Shootouts.

All racers in the seven sportsman classes who attend 2012 North Central Division and South Central Division NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events and display the NHRA Moser Engineering Sportsman Shootout decal will earn points to qualify for the two separate Shootout events.  The North Central Division NHRA Moser Sportsman Shootout will be held at the JEGS Northern SPORTSnationals, September 22, 2012 and the South Central Division NHRA Moser Sportsman Shootout will be held at the 2013 JEGS Cajun SPORTSnationals.  Each Moser Engineering Sportsman Shootout event posts a purse of $15,000, with each winner taking home up to $5,000.

2012 PROGRAM POLICIES & PROCEDURES

Moser Engineering and NHRA will present the “NHRA Moser Engineering Sportsman Shootout” in the NHRA North Central and South Central Divisions beginning with the 2012 season.  The Moser Engineering Sportsman Shootout will consist of a divisional point series that will qualify racers for a season ending race-within-a-race in each of the respective NHRA divisions.

The top two (2) point finishers in Moser Engineering Sportsman Shootout points from Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas, Super Street, Top Dragster and Top Sportsman eliminator classes will make up 14 of the 16-car field.  The remaining two (2) positions will be drawn at random from online program registrants who have participated at a minimum three (3) in division events.  See “Wild Card” below for additional information on random draw.

2012 NHRA North Central Division Qualifying Events:

Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Ind.

April 27-29

Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park

Norwalk, Ohio

May 18-20

Route 66 Raceway

Joliet, Ill.

June 8-10

National Trail Raceway

Columbus, Ohio

July 20-22

Mid-Michigan Motorplex

Stanton, Mich.

July 28-29

Beech Bend Raceway Park

Bowling Green, Ky.

Aug. 24-26

NHRA Moser Engineering Sportsman Shootout – North Central Division

NHRA JEGS Northern Sportsnationals

Columbus, Ohio

Sept. 22, 2012

2012 NHRA South Central Division Qualifying Events:

Royal Purple Raceway Park

Houston, Texas

March 2-4

Texas Motorplex

Dallas, Texas

April 20-22

No Problem Raceway Park

Belle Rose, La.

June 1-3

Tulsa Raceway Park

Tulsa, Okla.

June 22-24

Thunder Valley Raceway Park

Noble, Okla.

Sept. 14-16