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NHRA Pacific Division Lucas Oil Spring Sizzler & Sportsman Shootout at The Strip at LVMS

The NHRA Division 7 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series returns to The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Featuring Top Alcohol Dragsters and Funny Cars, this weekend is the perfect tune-up for the fans and Sportsman racers for the March 30-April 1 NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals.

Qualifying will begin at 8 a.m. Friday with Top Alcohol final eliminations on Sunday at noon. Gates will open each day at 7 a.m.

Thursday, March 22
7 a.m. – Credential sales and pit parking resumes for cars that arrived after 6 p.m. on Wednesday.
8 a.m. – Tech inspection.
10 a.m. – Test ‘n’ Tune ($100, 3-run punch card).
4 p.m. – Sportsman Shootout sign-up begins in control tower ($350 to enter).
5 p.m. – Conclude Test ‘n’ Tune.
7 p.m. – Credential sales and pit parking concludes for the day.

Friday, March 23
7 a.m. – Credential sales, pit parking and tech inspection.
8 a.m. – Time trials and qualifying (2 runs scheduled): Stock, Super Street, Super Comp, Super Gas, Motorcycle, Stock, TD, Comp, TS. Shootouts continue following time trials until done.
7 p.m. – Conclude credential sales and pit parking.

Saturday, March 24
7 a.m. – Gates open.
8 a.m. – Time Trials and qualifying.
Noon – First Top Alcohol regional qualifying session.
2 p.m. – Eliminations begin.
4 p.m. – Second Top Alcohol regional qualifying session.
7 p.m. – Track closed.

Sunday, March 25
7 a.m. – Gates open.
8 a.m. – Eliminations resume.
Noon – First round of Top Alcohol eliminations.
2 p.m. – Second round of Top Alcohol eliminations.
4 p.m. – All final rounds of eliminations.
5 p.m. – Track closed.

All racers staying for the NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals the following weekend will remain in the pit area.
For more information on the Sportsman Shootout please go to www.nhradiv7.com. Entry fee: $350 cash. Cash payout to winners.
For more information, please contact Samantha Rudder at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway at (702) 632-8213 or srudder@lvms.com. Follow LVMS at www.LVMS.com and on Facebook and Twitter.