NHRA Revises 2019 Schedule
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NHRA officials have announced that three dates on its NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule have been changed.
The final three events of the season will now take place in this order:
Oct. 17-20 – AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals
Oct. 31-Nov. 3 – NHRA Nevada Nationals
Nov. 14-17 – Auto Club NHRA Finals
The schedule refinement moves the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals to take place after the NHRA Carolina Nationals in order to streamline travel across the country during the Countdown To The Championship, NHRA’s version of the playoffs.
The Countdown still begins in Reading, Pa., and then travels to St. Louis. The final four events will then progress East to West stopping in Charlotte, N.C., Dallas, Texas, Las Vegas, Nev., and Pomona, Calif.
These revisions also accommodate the dates of the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nev., which traditionally occurs immediately following the NHRA Nevada Nationals. Having the two events in close proximity to each other allows the entire racing community – fans, sponsors, teams, track operators and auto enthusiasts – to attend both events.
2019 NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING SERIES SCHEDULE |
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| NHRA Mello Yello Series Regular Season | ||
| Feb. 7-10 | Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals | Pomona, Calif. |
| Feb. 22-24 | NHRA Arizona Nationals | Phoenix |
| March 14-17 | Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals | Gainesville, Fla. |
| April 5-7 | DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals | Las Vegas |
| April 12-14 | NHRA SpringNationals | Houston |
| April 26-28 | NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals | Charlotte, N.C. |
| May 3-5 | NHRA Southern Nationals | Atlanta |
| May 17-19 | Virginia NHRA Nationals | Richmond, Va. |
| May 30-June 2 | Route 66 NHRA Nationals | Chicago |
| June 7-9 | Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals | Topeka, Kan. |
| June 14-16 | NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals | Bristol, Tenn. |
| June 20-23 | Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals | Norwalk, Ohio |
| July 5-7 | NHRA New England Nationals | Epping, N.H. |
| July 19-21 | Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals | Denver |
| July 26-28 | NHRA Sonoma Nationals | Sonoma, Calif. |
| Aug. 2-4 | NHRA Northwest Nationals | Seattle |
| Aug. 15-18 | Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals | Brainerd, Minn. |
| Aug. 28-Sept. 2 | Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals | Indianapolis |
| NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship | ||
| Sept. 12-15 | Dodge NHRA Nationals | Reading, Pa. |
| Sept. 27-29 | AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals | St. Louis |
| Oct. 11-13 | NHRA Carolina Nationals | Charlotte |
| Oct. 17-20 | AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals | Dallas |
| Oct. 31-Nov. 3 | NHRA Nevada Nationals | Las Vegas |
| Nov. 14-17 | Auto Club NHRA Finals | Pomona, Calif. |