The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series returns for a 14th season with premier events taking place across the country in all seven NHRA divisions. The 2015 schedule will feature 45 divisional events with a minimum of six in each of the seven divisions. There will also be 25 regional events featuring the 260-mph Top Alcohol Dragster and Funny Car classes.
The 2015 season will see a return to Auto Club Dragway at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. and Rockingham Dragway in Rockingham, N.C. The 2015 season will begin in Orlando Feb. 13-15, and concludes in Las Vegas, Nov. 5-8.
The new season will also include the addition of two doubleheader weekends at Heartland Park Topeka in Topeka, Kan., Aug. 13-16 and Rocky Mountain Raceways in West Valley, Utah, Sept. 24-27.
The ultra-competitive series will feature three sportsman-focused national events during the season, the JEGS SPORTSnationals events during the course of the racing season. The JEGS Cajun SPORTSnationals will be held at No Problem Raceway, March 20-22; the JEGS Pacific SPORTSnationals, returns to Auto Club Dragway at Auto Club Speedway, May 29-31; and the JEGS Northern SPORTSnationals, Sept. 18-20 at National Trail Raceway. Regional, divisional and national championship points as well as a purse of more than $500,000 in seven categories will be up for grabs during the course of the racing season.
“Having come through the Sportsman ranks myself, I know how important it is to have the support you need to compete,” said Morgan Lucas of Lucas Oil Products. “These are our people, these are our customers. The Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series is the core of our sport. I know I speak for everyone at Lucas Oil when I say that we’re honored to continue title sponsorship of this series.”
Bonus programs available to competitors in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series include the $100,000 JEGS Allstars. Individual divisions may also have additional bonus programs available to racers.
Some prominent graduates of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series who have gone on to successful careers in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series include Brandon Bernstein, Morgan Lucas, Shawn Langdon, Courtney Force, Alexis DeJoria, and Jeg Coughlin.
| 2015 NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES SCHEDULE | ||
| Northeast Division | ||
| April 24-25 | Virginia Motorsports Park | Petersburg, Va. |
| May 22-24 | Maple Grove Raceway | Reading, Pa. |
| June 26-28 | Lebanon Valley Dragway | West Lebanon, N.Y. |
| July 17-19 | New England Dragway | Epping, N.H. |
| July 31-Aug. 2 | Atco Raceway | Atco, N.J. |
| Aug. 14-16 | Cecil County Dragway | Rising Sun, Md. |
| Sept. 11-13 | Old Bridge Twp. Raceway Park | Englishtown, N.J. |
| Southeast Division | ||
| Feb. 13-15 | Orlando Speed World Dragway | Orlando, Fla. |
| Feb. 20-22 | Auto Plus Raceway | Gainesville, Fla. |
| March 6-8 | South Georgia Motorsports Park | Valdosta, Ga. |
| April 17-19 | Montgomery Motorsports Park | Montgomery, Ala. |
| May 29-31 | Rockingham Dragway | Rockingham, N.C. |
| Sept. 25-26 | Bristol Dragway | Bristol, Tenn. |
| Oct. 16-18 | Silver Dollar Raceway | Reynolds, Ga. |
| North Central Division | ||
| May 1-3 | Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis | Brownsburg, Ind. |
| May 15-17 | Summit Motorsports Park | Norwalk, Ohio |
| June 5-7 | Route 66 Raceway | Joliet, Ill. |
| July 24-26 | National Trail Raceway | Columbus, Ohio |
| Aug. 7-8 | Gateway Motorsports Park | St. Louis, Mo. |
| Aug. 28-30 | Beech Bend Raceway Park | Bowling Green, Ky. |
| South Central Division | ||
| March 6-8 | Royal Purple Raceway | Baytown, Texas |
| April 17-19 | Texas Motorplex | Ennis, Texas |
| May 29-31 | No Problem Raceway | Belle Rose, La. |
| June 12-14 | Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park | Tulsa, Okla. |
| Sept. 18-20 | Thunder Road Raceway Park | Gilliam, La. |
| Oct. 9-11 | Thunder Valley Raceway Park | Noble, Okla. |
| West Central Division | ||
| May 15-17 | SRCA Dragstrip | Great Bend, Kan. |
| June 6-7 | Brainerd International Raceway | Brainerd, Minn. |
| June 19-21 | Bandimere Speedway | Denver |
| Aug. 13-14 | Heartland Park Topeka | Topeka, Kan. |
| Aug. 15-16 | Heartland Park Topeka | Topeka, Kan. |
| Sept. 11-13 | Tri-State Raceway | Earlville, Iowa |
| Northwest Division | ||
| May 15-17 | Firebird Raceway | Boise, Idaho |
| June 5-7 | Mission Raceway | Mission, B.C. |
| June 27-28 | Yellowstone Dragstrip | Acton, Mont. |
| July 17-19 | Woodburn Dragstrip | Woodburn, Ore. |
| Aug. 21-23 | Pacific Raceways | Kent, Wash. |
| Sept. 18-20 | Woodburn Dragstrip | Woodburn, Ore. |
| Pacific Division | ||
| Feb. 27-Mar. 1 | Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park | Chandler, Ariz. |
| April 17-19 | The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Las Vegas |
| May 22-24 | Auto Club Dragway at Auto Club Speedway | Fontana, Calif. |
| July 24-26 | Sonoma Raceway | Sonoma, Calif. |
| Sept. 24-25 | Rocky Mountain Raceways | West Valley, Utah |
| Sept. 26-27 | Rocky Mountain Raceways | West Valley, Utah |
| Nov. 5-8 | The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Las Vegas |
| JEGS SPORTSnationals | ||
| March 20-22 | JEGS Cajun SPORTSnationals | Belle Rose, La. |
| May 29-31 | JEGS Pacific SPORTSnationals | Fontana, Calif. |
| Sept. 18-20 | JEGS Northern SPORTSnationals | Columbus, Ohio |
| 2015 NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES REGIONAL SCHEDULE | ||
| East Region | ||
| Feb. 20-22 | Auto Plus Raceway | Gainesville, Fla. |
| April 24-25 | Virginia Motorsports Park | Petersburg, Va. |
| May 22-24 | Maple Grove Raceway | Reading, Pa. |
| June 26-28 | Lebanon Valley Dragway | West Lebanon, N.Y. |
| July 17-19 | New England Dragway | Epping, N.H. |
| July 31-Aug. 2 | Atco Raceway | Atco, N.J. |
| North Central Region | ||
| May 1-3 | Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis | Brownsburg, Ind. |
| May 15-17 | Summit Motorsports Park | Norwalk, Ohio |
| June 5-7 | Route 66 Raceway | Joliet, Ill. |
| July 24-26 | National Trail Raceway | Columbus, Ohio |
| Aug. 7-8 | Gateway Motorsports Park | St. Louis, Mo. |
| Aug. 28-30 | Beech Bend Raceway Park | Bowling Green, Ky. |
| Central Region | ||
| April 17-19 | Texas Motorplex | Ennis, Texas |
| June 12-13 | Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park | Tulsa, Okla. |
| June 19-21 | Bandimere Speedway | Denver |
| Aug. 13-15 | Heartland Park Topeka | Topeka, Kan. |
| Sept. 11-13 | Tri-State Raceway | Earlville, Iowa |
| Oct. 9-11 | Thunder Valley Raceway Park | Noble, Okla. |
| West Region | ||
| Feb. 27-Mar. 1 | Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park | Chandler, Ariz. |
| April 17-19 | The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Las Vegas |
| June 5-7 | Mission Raceway | Mission, B.C. |
| July 17-19 | Woodburn Dragstrip | Woodburn, Ore. |
| Aug. 21-23 | Pacific Raceways | Kent, Wash. |
| Sept. 18-20 | Woodburn Dragstrip | Woodburn, Ore. |
| Nov. 6-8 | The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Las Vegas |
