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2018 Master Schedule 2018 MASTER SCHEDULE Compiled by Loose Rocker Promotions, LLC www.facebook.com/LooseRocker Warning: Confirm Dates with Tracks/Promoters/Sanctioning Bodies! Not responsible for errors or date changes Updated February 26, 2018 Dec 16, 2017 Christmas Tree Extravaganza, Quality Inn, Bellville, OH Dec 29-31, 2017 New Year Nationals, Gainesville Raceway, Gainesville, FL Dec 29-31, 2017 Hangover Nationals, Tucson Dragway, Tucson, AZ JANUARY January 6-7 Winterfest, Kinston Dragstrip, Kinston, NC Janury 5-7 Hangover Nationals, Montgomery Raceway Park, Montgomery, AL January 6 RMR Practice Tree Shootout, RMR Convention Center, West Valley City, UT January 13 The Original Practice Tree Nationals, Beavercreek, OH January 13 Southern Practice Tree Showdown, Camp Meadowbrook, Cullman, AL January 13 Race Shop Shootout Practice Tree Race, Austin Durham January 20 Dragstersforsale Practice Tree Race, VFW Post 1114, Evansville, IN January 27 Mr. Aruba's Winter Nationals Practice Tree Race, Ostrander, OH January 27 Winter Madness Practice Tree Race, Havana, IL FEBRUARY Feb. 3 Ultimate 64 Shootout Practice Tree Race, American Legion, Franklin, OH Feb. 3 Practice Tree Shootout, Athens, AL Feb. 10 Winter Practice Tree Whackdown, Idaho Pizza, Boise, ID Feb. 8-11 Southern Big Buck Nationals, No Problem Raceway, Belle Rose, LA Feb. 8-11 NHRA Winternationals, Pomona, CA Feb. 16-18 King of the Coast - Event 1, Gulfport Dragway, Gulfport, MS Feb. 23-25 Super 7 Series, Montgomery Raceway Park, Montgomery, AL Feb. 23-24 NHRA Div. 2 LODRS Orlando Speed World Dragway, Orlando, FL Feb. 23-25 NHRA Arizona Nationals, Phoenix, AZ Feb. 24 Practice Tree Hootenanny V, West Salem, OH MARCH March 1-4 Third Bulb Throwdown, Thunder Valley, Noble, OK March 2-4 Door Car Nationals, Huntsville Dragway, Huntsville, AL March 2-4 Arkansas Big Buck Nationals, Prescott Raceway, Prescott, AR March 2-4 NHRA Div. 7 LODRS Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, Chandler, AZ March 2-4 NHRA Div. 4 LODRS No Problem Raceway Park, Belle Rose, LA March 8-11 NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem, Bradenton Motorsports Park, Bradenton, FL March 9-10 NHRA Div. 2 LODRS Gainesville Raceway, Gainesville, FL March 8-11 Southwest Showdown, Tucson Dragway, Tucson, AZ March 8-11 Racer Appreciation Race, Silver Dollar Motorsports Park, Reynolds, GA March 9-11 IHRA Sportsman Spectacular, Xtreme Raceway Park, Ferris, TX March 9-11 IHRA Sportsman Spectacular, Farmington Dragway, Farmington, NC March 9-11 Triple Nickels, Memphis Int'l Raceway, Millington, TN March 16-18 House of Payne ST. PATRICK'S CLASSIC by Calvert Kettle Corn, Virginia Motorsports Park March 16-18 Tenn-Tuck Bracket Bash, Beech Bend Raceway Park, Bowling Green, KY March 15-18 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, Gainesville, FL March 22-25 Top ET Challenge, Rockingham Dragway, Rockingham, NC March 23-25 Footbrake 150, Gulfport Dragway, Gulfport, MS March 23-25 King of the Spring, Huntsville Dragway, Huntsville, AL March 23-25 NHRA Div. 4 LODRS Royal Purple Raceway, Houston, TX March 29-31 (rescheduled date) Southern Big Buck Nationals, No Problem Raceway, Belle Rose, LA APRIL April 1 EASTER April 5-8 North Alabama Springfest, Huntsville Dragway, Huntsville, AL April 6-8 Triple Crown 25's, Darlington Dragway, Darlington, SC April 6-8 Spring Cha-Ching, Pine Valley Raceway, Lufkin, TX April 5-8 NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals, Atlanta Dragway, Commerce GA April 5-7 PDRA East Coast Spring Nat'ls, GALOT Motorsports Park, Benson, NC April 6-8 DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals, Las Vegas, NV April 11-15 Powerball of Bracket Racing, Carolina Dragway, Aiken, SC April 12-13 NHRA Div. 4 LODRS Texas Motorplex, Ennis, TX April 14-15 NHRA Div. 4 LODRS Texas Motorplex, Ennis, TX April 13-14 NHRA Div. 2 LODRS GALOT Motorsports Park, Benson, NC April 13-15 NHRA Div. 7 LODRS The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV April 17-21 Spring Fling Million, The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV April 19-22 ATI BIGFOOT $40K's, Darlington Dragway, Darlington, SC April 20-22 Super 7 Series, Montgomery Raceway Park, Montgomery, AL April 20-22 Sniper Series, Keystone Raceway Park, New Alexandria, PA April 20-22 Kentucky Bracket Nationals, Mt. Park Dragway, Clay City, KY April 20-22 IHRA Sportsman Spectacular, State Capitol Raceway, Port Allen, LA April 21 $5K Top ET, Capitol Raceway, Crofton, MD April 20-22 NHRA Div. 1 LODRS Virginia Motorsports Park, Dinwiddie, VA April 20-22 NHRA SpringNationals, Houston, TX April 27-29 25K Showdowns, Muncie Dragway, Muncie, IN April 28-29 Drive 4 $7500, Huntsville Dragway, Huntsville, AL April 28-29 $10 Grand Slam, Richmond Dragway, Sandston, VA April 27-28 Big Bucks Brackets, Redding Dragstrip, Redding, CA April 28 $5K Top ET, Capitol Raceway, Crofton, MD April 27-29 NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, Charlotte, NC MAY May 1-5 Spring Fling, GALOT Motorsports Park, Benson, NC May 4-6 King of the Coast - Event 2, Gulfport Dragway, Gulfport, MS May 4-6 Little Guy Series, I-64 Motorplex, Owingsville, KY May 4-6 Little Banger, Kil-Kare Raceway, Xenia, OH May 5 $5K Top ET, Capitol Raceway, Crofton, MD May 3-5 PDRA North-South Shootout, Maryland Int'l Raceway, Budds Creek, MD May 4-6 NHRA Div. 1 National Open, Atco Dragway, Atco, NJ May 4-6 NHRA Div. 3 LODRS National Trail Raceway, Hebron, OH May 4-6 NHRA Div. 6 LODRS Firebird Raceway, Boise, ID May 4-6 NHRA Southern Nationals, Atlanta, GA May 14 MOTHER'S DAY May 17-20 Triple Crown 25's, Maryland Int'l Raceway, Budds Creek, MD May 19-20 Let’s Make a Deal, Huntsville Dragway, Huntsville, AL May 18-20 IHRA Sportsman Spectacular, Keystone Raceway Park, New Alexandria, PA May 17-20 No Dragster Nationals, Mooresville Dragway, Mooresville, NC May 17-20 NMCA Bluegrass Nationals, Beech Bend Raceway, Bowling Green, KY May 18-20 NHRA Div. 7 LODRS Auto Club Dragway at Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA May 18-20 NHRA Div. 3 LODRS Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, Norwalk, OH May 19-20 NHRA Div. 2 LODRS South Georgia Motorsports Park, Cecil, GA May 18-20 Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals, Topeka, KS May 25-27 MoneyTree Footbrake Triple 20's, Elk Creek Dragway, Elk Creek, VA May 24-27 West Coast Classic, Auto Club Dragway, Fontana, CA May 24-27 Midwest Bracket Nationals, US 131 Motorsports Park, Martin, MI May 24-27 Great American Dream Team, Memphis Int'l Raceway, Millington, TN May 25-27 IHRA Sportsman Spectacular, Darlington Dragway, Darlington, SC May 25-27 Pocket Change Jackpot, Atco Dragway, Atco, NJ May 26-27 $5,000 Nationals Box and No Box, Kil-Kare Raceway, Xenia, OH May 26-28 Big Bucks Bracket Bash, Byron Dragway, Byron, IL May 26 $5K Top ET, Capitol Raceway, Crofton, MD May 25-27 NHRA Div. 1 LODRS Maple Grove Raceway, Reading, PA May 25-27 NHRA Sportsnationals, Beech Bend Raceway Park, Bowling Green, KY May 31-June 2 PDRA Summer Drags, US131 Motorsports Park, Martin, MI May 31-June 3 Route 66 NHRA Nationals, Chicago, IL JUNE June 1-3 King of the Coast - Event 3, Gulfport Dragway, Gulfport, MS June 1-3 No-Box Bonanza, Summit Motorsports Park, Norwalk, OH June 2-3 Drive 4 $7500, Huntsville Dragway, Huntsville, AL June 1-3 Super 7 Series, Montgomery Raceway Park, Montgomery, AL June 1-3 American Dream Summer Shootout, Dragway 42, West Salem, OH June 2-3 $10K/$5K Top ET, Capitol Raceway, Crofton, MD June 7-10 Ultimate 64 Shootout, Kil-Kare Dragway, Xenia, OH June 8-10 IHRA Sportsman Spectacular, Dragway 42, West Salem, OH June 9-10 Big Bucks Bracket Bash, Byron Dragway, Byron, IL June 9 $5K Top ET, Capitol Raceway, Crofton, MD June 7-10 Junior Dragster Showdown, US43 Dragway, Ethridge, TN June 8-10 NHRA Virginia Nationals, Virginia Motorsports Park, Dinwiddie, VA June 8-10 NHRA Div. 4 LODRS Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park, Tulsa, OK June 14-17 No-Box Nationals, Lyons Raceway Park, Lyons, IN June 15-16 Mutt & Jeff Race, Mason-Dixon Dragway, Frederick, MD June 15-17 Twin 7.5 Hundos, Empire Dragway, Leicester, NY June 15-17 Sniper Series, Keystone Raceway Park, New Alexandria, PA June 16 $5K Top ET, Capitol Raceway, Crofton, MD June 14-15 NHRA Div. 6 LODRS Mission Raceway, Mission, B.C., CAN June 16-17 NHRA Div. 6 LODRS Mission Raceway, Mission, B.C., CAN June 15-16 NHRA Div. 5 LODRS Bandimere Speedway, Denver, CO June 15-17 NHRA Div. 1 LODRS Numidia Dragway, Numidia, PA June 15-17 NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, Bristol, TN June 21-24 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA National, Norwalk, OH June 23-24 Price is Right, Huntsville Dragway, Huntsville, AL June 22-24 Elite 300 Top Bulb Showdown, Rockingham Dragway, Rockingham, NC June 22-24 Lone Star Summer Shootout,Texas Motorplex, Ennis, TX June 28-30 PDRA Firecracker Nationals, Virginia Motorsports Park, Dinwiddie, VA June 30 $5K Top ET, Capitol Raceway, Crofton, MD June 29-July 1 Flatout Gaskets LIBERTY CLASSIC, Kil-Kare Dragway, Xenia, OH June 27-July 1 Summer Jackpot Weekend, Atco Dragway, Atco, NJ June 28-July 1 IHRA Sportsman Spectacular, Wilkesboro Dragway, Wilkesboro, NC June 29-July 1 Triple Nickels, Memphis Int'l Raceway, Millington, TN June 29-July 1 NHRA Div. 1 LODRS Lebanon Valley Dragway, West Lebanon, NY JULY July 5-8 World Footbrake Challenge, Bristol Dragway, Bristol, TN July 5-8 Tenn-Tuck Bracket Bash, Beech Bend Raceway Park, Bowling Green, KY July 6-8 Firecracker Bracket Nationals, Byron Dragway, Byron, IL July 6-8 NHRA Div. 3 LODRS Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, Clermont, IN July 6-8 NHRA New England Nationals, Epping, NH July 7-8 $10K/$5K Top ET, Capitol Raceway, Crofton, MD July 12-15 Summer Shootout, US 131 Motorsports Park, Martin, MI July 14-15 Bottom Bulb Shootout, National Trail Raceway, Hebron, OH July 13-15 Money Maker No-Box Series, Mid-Michigan Motorplex, Stanton, MI July 13-15 IHRA Sportsman Spectacular, Mooresville Dragway, Mooresville, NC July 13-15 Old Dominion Duels, Virginia Motorsports Park, Dinwiddie, VA July 13-15 NHRA Div.
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