National Hot Rod Association officials on Tuesday unveiled the 2013 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series schedule that features of host of new venues for the popular nostalgia racing circuit, including the Mission Raceway Park in Mission, B.C., and Rocky Mountain Raceways in Salt Lake City. The series, which is entering its sixth season, is headlined by the nitro-burning nostalgia Funny Car and front engine Top Fuel Dragsters.
As is traditional, the 2013 season will kick off with the famous March Meet at the Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, Calif., March 7-10, followed by the Arizona Fuel & Gas Championships on April 13-14 at the Speedworld Dragstrip in Wittmann, Ariz.
The NHRA has added the Holley NHRA Hot Rod Reunion at the Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Ky. as a points-earning stop of the Heritage series schedule for Top Fuel racers. The newest of the reunions, the inaugural New England Hot Rod Reunion, will do the same, bringing the total number of events in which the nostalgia nitro-burners can earn points to five.
“The Holley Hot Rod Reunion has always been an affiliate event but with Top Fuel teams from across the country participating in the series, we felt it was time to include this great event in the points championship,” said Larry Fisher, executive director of the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum. “The two new Funny Car events just show how strong the Funny Car class and the series have become. We are very pleased to have these two great facilities join the series.”
The new stops at Mission and salt Lake City will host the nostalgia Funny Cars, bringing the total number of events at which they can compete to six.
The 2013 schedule features 12 events in all, with the Sacramento Raceway Park, and Firebird Raceway hosting events, in addition to those already mentioned.
The Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series consists of the two nitro categories, and two groups of additional classes. Group 1 includes A-Fuel, Jr. Fuel, and 7.0 Eliminator, while Group 2 includes NE I, NE II, NE III, A/Gas, B/Gas, C/Gas, D/Gas and Hot Rod Eliminator.
2013 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series Schedule
Event Location Date
March Meet Auto Club Famoso March 7-10
Arizona Fuel & Gas Championships Speedworld Dragstrip April 13-14
Napa Auto Parts Ignitor Firebird Raceway April 26-28
Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion Beech Bend Raceway Park June 13-15
Nostalgia Reunion Sacramento Raceway July 12-13
NHRA National Open Mission Raceway Park July 19-21
Pepsi Nightfire Nationals Firebird Raceway Aug. 8-11
Summer Send-Off Rocky Mtn. Raceways Aug. 23-24
New England Hot Rod Reunion New England Dragway Sept. 12-14
Nostalgia Fall Championships Auto Club Famoso Oct. 5-6
California Hot Rod Reunion Auto Club Famoso Oct. 18-20
*Nostalgia Top Fuel will count their best 4 of 5 events for points
*Nostalgia Funny Car will count their best 5 of 6 events for points
Affiliate Events
Nostalgia Nitro Nationals Reunion Tulsa Raceway Park Sept. 13-14
Key for class descriptions:
TF – Nostalgia Top Fuel
FC – Nostalgia Funny Car
Group 1 – A/Fuel, Jr. Fuel, 7.0 Eliminator
Group 2 – NE 1, NE 2, NE 3, A/Gas, B/Gas, C/Gas, D/Gas, Hot Rod
Schedule subject to change
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