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EIGHT RACES TO DETERMINE ROCKINGHAM TRACK CHAMPS
$50
in VP Racing Fuel for Every Rock Racer in 2018
NHRA Summit Bracket Series
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ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – (Feb. 16, 2018) The 25 racers
Rockingham Dragway will send to the 2018 NHRA
Southeast Division Summit ET Finals in Reynolds,
Ga., will be determined this year in a series of
eight races beginning with the track’s annual
Racers Appreciation event on March 17-18.
In addition to Top Eliminator, Footbrake and Jr.
Dragster, The Rock team for the first time will
include representatives from a newly-added
Motorcycle class.
The eight events that decide who will race for
Team Rock at the ET Finals (Oct. 5-7) also will
determine track champions in the four
previously-mentioned categories. Defending
champions are Barry Nall of Eagle Springs in Top
Eliminator and Mark Soles of Delco in Footbrake
and co-champions in Jr. Dragster, Kaylee Creech
and Kimberly Ann Messer.
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“It’s going to be an exciting bracket season,” said track owner Steve
Earwood, “and we’ve added some incentives to make it even better
including a $50 credit for the purchase of VP Racing Fuel to every
racer who signs up to run for points this year. That’s $50 in free
fuel to everyone who runs for the track championship. We are able to
make this great offer to our bracket racers courtesy of our VP Racing
Fuel distributor, the Bobby Taylor Oil Company and VP Racing Fuels.”
Racers competing for the track championship also are entitled to other
benefits including discounted tickets to feature events. Furthermore,
the track will assist with team members’ travel expenses to and from
the ET Finals.
The participant fee is $50 in Top Eliminator and Footbrake, $25 in Jr.
Dragster and Motorcycle.
Races 1 and 2 will be contested with the upcoming Racers Appreciation
event. Race 3 will be run in conjunction with a Pro Mod and jet-car
feature on May 12. Races 4-5-6 will be run in conjunction with the Big
John Memorial Weekend event, May 25-27 and the final two races will be
run in conjunction with the Hoosier Tires Carolina Coalition event,
Sept. 8-9.
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