WHAT:           41st annual NHRA SuperNationals, the 11th of 23 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. Drivers in four categories – Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle – earn points leading to 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series world championships.

 

WHERE:         Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Englishtown, N.J. From the North, take N.J. Turnpike South to Exit 9, follow the signs to Rt. 18 South. Go six miles to the Englishtown exit. Take Rt. 527 South five miles. Make a left onto Pension Rd. Go ¼ mile, track entrance on left.

 

WHEN:           Thursday through Sunday, June 10-13

 

SCHEDULE:   THURSDAY, June 10 – LUCAS OIL SERIES qualifying at 10:15 a.m.

 

FRIDAY, June 11 – LUCAS OIL SERIES qualifying at 10:15 a.m.

GET SCREENED AMERICA PRO MOD SERIES qualifying at 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.

                     FULL THROTTLE SERIES qualifying at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.

 

                     SATURDAY, June 12 – LUCAS OIL SERIES eliminations begin at 10:15 a.m.

GET SCREENED AMERICA PRO MOD SERIES qualifying at 2 p.m.; first round of eliminations begins at 5 p.m.

FULL THROTTLE SERIES qualifying at noon and 3 p.m.

 

SUNDAY, June 13 – Pre-race ceremonies, 10 a.m.

FULL THROTTLE SERIES eliminations begin at 11 a.m.

GET SCREENED AMERICA PRO MOD SERIES eliminations continue at approximately 2 p.m.

 

TELEVISION:    Saturday, June 12, ESPN2 and ESPN2HD will televise two hours of qualifying highlights at 11 p.m. (ET).

                     Sunday, June 13 , ESPN2 and ESPN2HD will televise NHRA Race Day, a 30-minute race preview show, at 3:30 p.m. (ET).

                     Sunday, June 13 , ESPN2 and ESPN2HD will televise three hours of coverage starting at 4 p.m. (ET).

 

SATELLITE:   Friday, June 11, 8:30 – 9 p.m. (ET), AMC 9 / Transponder 5K

(Digital SD feed)     Saturday, June 12 , 6:30 – 7 p.m. (ET), AMC 9 / Transponder 5K

                     Sunday, June 13, 7:30 – 8 p.m. (ET), AMC 9 / Transponder 5K      

                     (11800 MHz, horizontal; Data Rate: 18.295441161 Mbp; Symbol Rate: 13.235 Ms; FEC: ¾; Bandwidth: 18 Mhz)

                     Video news release contains race action highlights each day and winners’ interviews on Sunday.

 

2009 EVENT

WINNERS:     Larry Dixon, Top Fuel; Tony Pedregon, Funny Car; Jeg Coughlin, Pro Stock; Craig Treble, Pro Stock Motorcycle.