NHRA has announced that the Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Bandimere Speedway in Denver, Colorado (August 7-9) and the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd, Minnesota (August 14-16) )) have been postponed until further notice, for reasons related to the pandemic, but new NHRA Indy nationals were also announced at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis from August 6 to 9. The qualification for the new Indy event will air on FS1 and the final eliminations will air on FOX Broadcast Network. NHRA Indy Nationals will present a four-day pro and sports racing extravaganza, with limited viewers per Indiana guidelines.
The Bandimere family, owners of Bandimere Speedway, home of the Dodge Mile-High Nationals, stated that “given our long relationship not only with NHRA and our sponsor of Chrysler / Mopar / Dodge Mile-High Nationals but also with all racers , fans and additional sponsors who support our event, we are dedicated to finding a date for our event to work this year. We recognize that by postponing the event, we are much more likely to have an event with more flexibility for everyone and look forward to a incredible racing action. “
“We are disappointed that we have to postpone our event,” said Kristi Copham, owner of Brainerd International Raceway, “but we hope that, working closely with state and local authorities and NHRA, we can find a way to put nationals ” Compete later this season, especially for our fans, who deserve to enjoy a great NHRA endurance racing weekend. We appreciate the patience of everyone, our fans, vendors, staff, and race teams, as we try to solve the issues that would allow us to hold the event, and we continue to work hard at it every day. ”
The rest of the NHRA 2020 calendar remains the same, but is subject to change based on state and local guidelines.
“NHRA has worked to create protocols for a responsible restart of sport,” said NHRA President Glen Cromwell. “We saw those protocols working at the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals last weekend. We appreciate the support of the state of Indiana, our drivers, teams, staff and fans, as we all work together to move forward. ”
Event ticket holders will receive more information from Bandimere Speedway and Brainerd International Raceway via email soon, and are encouraged to visit bandimere.com and brainerdraceway.com to learn about their options.
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