And Im like, Guys, to do this right, it costs way more money than that qualifying money will ever generate. The biggest payout in the NHRA is $500,000 each to the Top Fuel and Funny Car champions. 24 Feb 2023 Posted by NHRA.com staff We all need to work together.. Some classes will see an increase for payouts in Rounds 5-6-7 where applicable. I just need to fire up and go race and wear my mask and complain about it behind the mask and go on, he said. Racers and fans see firsthand what products work and win. Top Fuel owner-driver Terry McMillen said he expects to hear more of his peers say they have no interest in incurring much higher costs to travel outside the Indianapolis bubble to Gainesville (Fla.), St. Louis, Dallas, Houston, and Las Vegas. Divisional Championship:Each driver in TD and TS is eligible to compete for home-division points at up to eight division events and will be credited with their best five finishes (including up to two out-of-division races - A minimum of three home region events must apply in the final total) counting toward the Series division championship. 12-5 Test-N-Tune. Theres a lot of people out there that are depending on that qualifying money thats what it takes to do it. Its corporate sponsorships that provide the money. Racers install decals on both sides of their race car that display the products they are running. It was nice when you used to get $5,000 to qualify in Pro Stock and maybe win a round here or there and break even for the weekend on expenses. (More dates will be added when they become available) Division 1. Were not going to haul all the way to Seattle. Cutting the No. ATTENTION Super Street, Super Gas, Super Comp, Top Sportsman & Top Dragster: Your classes will be contested to the 1000' finish line. But guys like me dont have that machine in place to go get you that type of sponsorship. He owns a tire store in Central Point, Oregon, and he said, I have 80 hours a week of something else to do. TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR:Kyle Smith, Valley Center, Kan., '09 Mustang, 5.513, 258.92 def. Lucas Oil Event Schedules. If you have decals only you can earn $100 product certificate. Theres a lot more people involved. Points will not be awarded for qualifying positions in any NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series categories. #lswssp-logo-carousel-1 .lswssp-logo-img-wrap .lswssp-logo-img{max-height:200px}. We all have a bigger problem: Whos going to around next year? If we are confident that we can qualify, then it's only a $500 difference. I said, Ive got to put my selfishness aside. William Tharpe, Director PO Box 34300 Indianapolis, IN 46234 Ph: (317) 969-8890 [email protected] The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division Nitro on the Bayou. New Year Nationals - LIVE COVERAGE 12/28/2022 Bradenton, FL - Thursday, Friday and Saturday - $10,000 to Win for Box & No Box along with $2,000 to Win for Junior Dragsters at the RT Promotions New Year Nationals in Bradenton, Florida. We spend so much money that a couple thousand dollars difference for first-round loser money doesn't make a significant difference. Copyright 1995-2011, NHRA. The big cuts were at the top of the purse, but that also diminishes the value of winning: 70% cut to win, 30% cut to qualify.. Hard cards are only valid for events in which competitor is entered. NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series. The 2021 NHRA Lucas Oil Divisional Series Contingency ProgramSee all the postings here! NHRA and national media show racers with decals and products winning on TV, online, through social media, and in magazines. Instead of getting rid of so many good employees, why dont they say, Well take a 20% cut in salary so we can pay you this much to stay with us until this (situation) works out? or something like that? When youre throwing money at moving guys across the country, buying diesel, airfare. Contestants in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series categories (Super Street is division only) compete for NHRA Sportsman championship titles on the basis of total points earned at NHRA national, regional, and divisional events. This is an NHRA grading event for Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas, and Super Street classes. Lucas Oil Division Schedule. Regional and Divisional Events Information, Competition Number/License Applications & Forms, Camping World Series Event Contingency Posting, Stock & Super Stock Class Elimination Schedule, Summit King of the Track Championship Program, Regional/Divisional Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Championship Points Structure, Regional/Divisional Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Championship Tie Breakers. If youre depending on that to do this, you need to pull the plug and quit now, because you aint got the money to be doing it. And it had better be what they say it is or Im going to call bulls. In all NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series categories (including Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car), points are awarded at national, regional, and divisional events as follows: All remaining event non-qualifiers or no-shows in eliminations will automatically receive 10 points. Although the respective marquee races for their sanctioning bodies played out at venues separated by just seven miles, the organizations are light years apart. The breakdown was $18,000 to the semifinalists, $14,000 to second-place finishers, and $10,000 to first-round losers. You MUST have series decals to earn points. One talks in millions, the other low-thousands. For home region or home division events, whether you elect to claim or not claim the points toward the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Championship, points will still be earned toward the JEGS Allstars program. In the esports market space, a 16-year-old claimed $3 million last year for winning a Fortnight league tournament without breaking a sweat or putting his life in danger in a race car. $15,000 SPORTSMAN SHOOTOUT. Without corporate backing, I am better off working at Menards, scanning Rust-Oleum products at the checkout. It is, and today many drag racers are questioning their own choices and the choices of the NHRA. We promise not to use your email address for anything but exclusive updates from the Power Automedia Network. I brought in nearly $60,000 from those two races, just from qualifying and winning. Entry for EV Bracket competitors will be $35, and buybacks will be available ONLY if there are more than 7 cars in a field for that given day - the buyback price will be $15. Theres people depending on us, and this is how theyre feeding their families, some of them., He said hes well aware that Pro Stocks got the [reputation] that it aint nothin but a bunch of rich guys racing. Matt DeYoung, Director 140 Via Verde Suite 100 San Dimas, CA 91773 Ph: (626) 250-2232 Fax (626) 466-9089 [email protected] But its also borrowed time. For 2017, Junior Dragsters have been added to all NHRA Southeast Division Luas Oil Drag Racing Series Events. Matt Levonas, Director 3702 West Valley Highway N Suite 104 Auburn, WA 98001 Ph: (253) 446-6594 Fax (253) 446-6683 [email protected] 5:30Stock-Super Stock Gamblers Race (1/8th mile format), 5:30 Super Pro Gamblers Race (1000' format), $100FRIDAY Gamblers Races ($50 Buyback), $160 Car + Driver Entry Fee (Lucas, Stotts, Hickory Categories), $100 Car+Driver (Junior Class 10-12 and Junior Class 13+), $50 Car + Driver (Junior Class 6-9) Wally only. All fees listed are inclusive of mandatory license & membership dues. JEGS ALLSTARS Road To Chicago. Meanwhile, the NHRA has been letting staff members go, leaving only the titled personnel to hold down the fort at Glendora, Calif., headquarters. And thats how you make it work., That all sounds fine and dandy, U.S. Nationals Pro Stock Motorcycle winner Scotty Pollacheck said matter-of-factly, but that depends on your ability to acquire sponsorship. In 2015, when I won those two races on the Western Swing, I qualified No. Ill put it in perspective. In all NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series categories (including Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car), points are awarded at national, regional, and divisional events as follows: All. If the Division Director has not been notified prior to your respective first qualifying session, the event will count towards your championship points total. I dont have the availability of time to find a big corporate sponsor that would pay you enough not to worry about the purse money. NHRA Releases 2023 Rulebook Amendment . I put all this together and originally, yes, it was all about me and going racing, but it has become something bigger than that. 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Itconnects racers who buy parts with manufacturers looking to sell and market performance products. February 23 - 24. Two-time Funny Car champion Cruz Pedregon was disturbed by all the criticism, calling it hating on NHRA and bashing the sanctioning body. 5:30 Stock-Super Stock Gamblers Race (1/8th mile format) 5:30 Super Pro Gamblers Race (1000' format) Saturday, March 11th. NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series. April 14 - 16. Two-day Restricted area crew pass (Sat/Sun only)is $50. I get it, and I respect it. NHRA officials have announced that the previously announced TBA event on the 2017 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series schedule will be held at National Trail Raceway outside Columbus, Ohio. Glossed-over in Petersons message was the fact that two or three weeks before last weekends U.S. Nationals, according to at least three team owners, the NHRA proposed this second payout reduction of the summerand racers rejected it. Earn prodcut certificate in Stock, Super Stock, Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, and Comp Eliminator by qualfying 1#. Thats a bit of a sore subject with Foley. If the racers which bring in spectators take a purse cut, then they better take money out of their salaries, as well. You have to rip them off to make your quota so you can get your check. Classes will be contested in an 1/8th mile format due to NHRA indexes, CIC and AHFS parameters. So the reward for winning in the nitro ranks dwindled from an already embarrassing $50,000 in February to $15,000. So now (the NHRA has) to take race teams that (it owns) no part of and technically rip (racers) off for lack of a better term. Dakin spoke for a handful of racers and an army of fans when he said, I think John was the smart one. But at some point, youve got to stop the bleeding., to do this right, it costs way more money than that qualifying money will ever generate. Racers buy and install the products that are posted. I am not privy to NHRAs financial situation, nor is any racer that I know of. You pretty much have to force me to put a mask on. WILKINS TRIPLE-O CHALLENGE BONUS CASH PROGRAM. Click HERE to see which parts pay in each class at the 45 LODRS Divisional races this year. Its $15,000 to win in the nitro classes. Anybody can say what they want, but its instant death. Divisional Championship (includes SUPER STREET):Each driver in Comp, SS, STK, SC, SG, and SST is eligible to compete for home-division NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series points at up to eight division events and will be credited with their best five finishes (including up to two out-of-division races - A minimum of three home region events must apply in the final total) counting toward the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series division championship. And every one of them expects to get paid, as do the 12 runner-ups, and dozens of round winners. You'll see everything from. We can't be divided. I can assure you, weve run every model. Entry fee includes one (1) full-event credentials (includes admittance to b) special racer/VIP sponsor grandstand). The race is the eighth of 22 in the. Purse Structure for Northeast Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Events. SUPER STOCKMonty Bogan, Boiling Springs, S.C., '92 Camaro, SS/BS, 9.019, 150.52 def. NHRA South Central Division 4 1121 Dallas Drive Suite #2 Denton, TX 76205 P: 469-248-0014 "I believe the NHRA is doing all they can to salvage the year under these unprecedented and challenging times. NHRA has announced the details of the full 2023 Camping World Drag Racing Series schedule, which will include a pair of Pep Boys NHRA All-Star Callout races in Gainesville and Indianapolis, as. A minimum of 10 points will be awarded to all contestants upon completion of event tech inspection and registration. Robert Sanders, Cypress, Texas, '12 Hayabusa, 8.310, 158.60. How can you not pay them? tickets and schedule QUICK LINKS Al. Most of us can afford to take a loss like this for only so long., In the end, just about everyone is echoing McGahas feelings: I hate it that its been a broken year and things are so fouled up.. One-day Restricted area crew pass (Sunday only) is $40. NHRA Chassis Cert ~ Friday, March 3rd and Saturday, March 4th Limited Space each day, make an appointment. So this notion that NHRA is killing the sport no, thats not how it is. 2023 NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES REGIONAL SCHEDULE. Yeah, its going to cost me a little more to go, but why do I have all this if Im not going to go? Division 1. 17 qualifier money by $1,250 and eliminating No. Please complete W-9 with class & car # then bring it with you for payout. Life is messy. Thats below a reasonably estimated market value, but racers tolerated it. I love this sport, and you can bet I'll be doing everything I can to help it get through this time and thrive on the other side.. 1# QUALIFIER BONUS PROGRAM. TOP DRAGSTERDavid Bills, Marion, Texas, '04 Dragster, 7.562, 131.69 def. My focus is to put on a great show for those fans and go out there and race to win within our budget and capabilities. Featuring JEGS Super Quick and additional classes of racing, the October 20-22 event showcases a stout lineup of action across the weekend. COMPETITION ELIMINATORMonty Bogan, Boiling SpringsS.C., '92 Camaro, H/SMA, 8.919, 151.51 def. What's interesting about these current cost-cutting measures, Morrison said, is that in some ways, they can hurt the smaller teams like us and in others it's not much of a change. He and the other three drivers under his umbrella have been idle since February. First thing I thought about was them.. The Quick series will close out it's 2022 points series and crown it's yearly champion also on that Sunday. This entire organization and everybody involved with it are putting their heart and soul basically into a bunch of guys hobby. Copyright 1996-2023, NHRA. There are people who are losing their businesses, their jobs. After every race, the NHRA alerts participating manufacturers with a list of the racers whove won or runner-upped with their product. Its $15,000 to win in the nitro classes. NHRA Competition License Applications 1. 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CONTACTS, REQUIREMENTS, and DECAL SOURCES. Must have series decals to be eligible. for Top Alcohol Regional Events 2/13/2023. To put our purse into perspective, independent Top Fuel racer T.J. Zizzo said, NHRA will pay us $15,000 to win an event. The fact that going to Round 2 only nets an additional $1,500 will hurt a smaller team that relies on round money to offset costs. The NHRA Contingency program runs at all NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series national events, all NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series divisional and regional events, plus the NHRA Summit Racing Seriesand the JEGS Allstars. Which sponsors are going to be around who didnt terminate contracts? Open Position - Northwest Division Director 2/7/2023. Drag racers shrugged it all off as coronavirus-pandemic-related collateral damage. (SST went up even more as we try to improve consistency between class payouts.). Dakin said something many have said through the years: The deeper into a race a team goes, the more money it loses. Live Timing. It never was about the money, because there never was enough. Phone in orders are not accepted. Autoweek participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. Review and sign the Online Tech Card Agreement Complete "Competitor & Entry Information" in its entirety. But the drivers also had a choice to make, and they continued to race. Theyre letting good people go, and its hard to find those good people. 18 qualifier money will likely hurt small teams like us. No one said NHRA drag racing is a democracy, and vice president of Racing Operations Josh Petersons memo to pro teams Tuesday proved it. The NHRA Contingency program is thelargest and most successful grassroots marketing partnership in motorsports. Please be prepared to provide the NHRA membership number & category for each race entry purchased. Susan Wade has lived in the Seattle area for 40 years, but motorsports is in the Indianapolis natives DNA. Monty Bogan won in both Comp and Super Stock as the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division was in action at No Problem Raceway. PAYOUT. Three smaller Top Fuel teamsthose of Doug Foley, Lex Joon, and T.J. Zizzowere among those not invited to share their opinions. ($2,500 Winner / $1,000 Runner-up / $500 Third) Open to all Division 2 Top Dragster racers. That qualifying money is all you get for many teams. I am very much looking forward to Gainesville and the rest of the races on the NHRA schedule," he said. Im pretty anti-mask. No matter who else might travel to Gainesville later this month for the Gatornationals, Pedregon will be there. There were more spectators at the US Nationals and I still don't know what we were paid at the biggest race of the year, he said. NHRA provides the platform for drag racing at the highest level, along with a tremendous TV package. . Best Appearing and Best Engineered Awards. Please notify the Division Office via phone or e-mail prior to the event opening should you need to cancel your pre-entry. Its three days driving there and three days driving back. permanent annual credential are required to have NHRA Membership. But the beat seemed to go on after the U.S. Nationals. 2021 South Cental Division Championship Results. You're getting checks based on our commitment (to the NHRA). So it's our checkbook that is filling that commitment. Juniors will be running for a points championship, counting their best 5 events of the schedule. Sportsman-class racers must be dues-paying members of NHRA before they are allowed to enter and participate in any NHRA event. All rights reserved. If the payouts from top to bottom were doubled, they still wouldn't be what they should, but they'd go a long way toward getting more cars to show up. I know first hand that it is entertaining, because I sat in the stands for three rounds of competition at the U.S. Nationals, and I was riveted to my seat with the thrill of ground-pounding action., What worries me most is what is our purse going to be in the future? If your chassis was certified in 2020, you will need to get recertified. Go to the registration trailer to get series decals. It just helps to take the sting out of what you are spending, McGaha said. Granted, even the well-heeled Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IndyCar Series, and their owner Roger Penske trimmed its budget by half for the recent Indianapolis 500. But I said, Wait a minute theres a lot of people [team members] depending on me to do this, and Im paying all these guys. Reactions: Cliff Morgan, Tony Ahr and Allan Kean. 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Each of the nitro fields at Gainesville was a racer short. That is the irony of the state of racing Top Fuel. The following is a summary of the purse structure for the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Events for 2023. You have to make a minimum of five runs. Purse is based on cars running first round and will be adjusted as shown below. Just for perspective, Colton Herta finished 33rd in the 2019 Indianapolis 500 and pocketed more than $350,000. Its going to come down to the teams that are well-financed.. I have to go racing. Thats easy to say if youve got that kind of a budget [like Pedregon has], Creasy said. It's not their checkbook. Right Trailers to sponsor NHRA Jr. Once again, my only hope are racers, track owners and NHRA are in this together. A drivers best five divisional and best three national finishes from their eligible points-earning events will constitute their NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series national championship points total. 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