NHRA Releases 16-Race Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Schedule for Pro Stock Motorcycle Class for 2019 Season

NHRA releases schedule for 2019 Pro Stock Motorcycle season

GLENDORA, CA – August 22, 2018 – (Motor Sports Newswire) –  NHRA officials announced the 16-race 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule for the Pro Stock Motorcycle class, which will once again feature exhilarating drag racing at a variety of scenic tracks across the country. The intense racing action features two-wheeled racing at its finest with side-by-side competition where victories are regularly determined by just thousandths of a second.

As in years past, the 2019 season will begin at the 50th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, March 14-17 at historic Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, Fla. and conclude at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, Calif. with the Auto Club NHRA Finals, Nov. 7-10.

New for the coming year, the category will compete at the thrilling DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, April 5-7, in Las Vegas which feature four racers taking to the track for each pass.

The best eight racers in the category will battle for big money during the Mickey Thompson Tires Pro Bike Battle, a non-points paying event taking place at the 32nd annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway. Racers will compete for the $25,000 grand prize, which Matt Smith brought home this past season.

All 16 events in this exciting class will be aired exclusively on FOX Sports with select events on FOX broadcast network. With over 575 hours of programming, fans can tune into action from Friday and Saturday qualifying rounds as well as Sunday finals.

2019 NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING SERIES SCHEDULE

NHRA Mello Yello Series Regular Season

March 14-17Amalie Motor Oil NHRA GatornationalsGainesville, FL
April 5-7DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide NationalsLas Vegas, NV
April 26-28NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide NationalsCharlotte, NC
May 3-5NHRA Southern NationalsAtlanta, GA
May 17-19Virginia NHRA NationalsRichmond, VA
May 30 – June 2Route 66 NHRA NationalsChicago, IL
June 20-23Summit Racing Equipment NHRA NationalsNorwalk, OH
July 19-21Dodge Mile-High NHRA NationalsDenver, CO
July 26-28NHRA Sonoma NationalsSonoma, CA
Aug. 28 – Sept. 2Chevrolet Performance U.S. NationalsIndianapolis, IN

NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship

Sept. 12-15Dodge NHRA NationalsReading, PA
Sept. 27-29AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest NationalsSt. Louis, MO
Oct. 3-6AAA Texas NHRA Fall NationalsDallas, TX
Oct. 11-13NHRA Carolina NationalsCharlotte, NC
Oct. 24-27NHRA Nevada NationalsLas Vegas, NV
Nov. 7-10Auto Club NHRA FinalsPomona, CA

About NHRA

Headquartered in Glendora, Calif., NHRA is the primary sanctioning body for the sport of drag racing in the United States. NHRA presents 24 national events featuring the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, and E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service. NHRA provides competition opportunities for drivers of all levels in the NHRA Summit Racing Series and the NHRA Drags: Street Legal Style presented by AAA. NHRA also offers NHRA Jr. Street program for teens and the Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League for youth ages 5 to 17. In addition, NHRA owns and operates four racing facilities: Atlanta Dragway in Georgia; Gainesville Raceway in Florida; Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis; and Auto Club Raceway at Pomona in Southern California. For more information, log on to NHRA.com, or visit the official NHRA pages on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.

Source: National Hot Rod Association

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