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2017 National Qualifier Dates 2017 National Qualifier Dates Asphalt Legend Qualifier Dates: Speedway (State) Date th Texas Motor Speedway, TX – April 8 st Las Vegas Motor Speedway, NV – April 21 th Wiscasset Speedway, ME – May 13 th Carteret County Speedway, NC – May 20 th Lake Erie Speedway, PA – June 10 th I-25 Speedway, CO – June 10 th Elko Speedway, MN – June 17 th Orange Show Speedway, CA – June 17 rd Anderson Speedway, SC – June 23 th Crisp Motorsports Park, GA – June 24 th Hawkeye Downs, IA – June 30 nd Colorado National Speedway, CO – July 2 rd Meridian Speedway, ID July 3 th Meridian Speedway, ID July 4 th Star Speedway, NH – July 8 th Peterborough Speedway, ON – July 8 nd Langley Speedway, VA – July 22 nd Wyant Group Raceway, SK – July 22 rd Spartan Speedway, MI – July 23 th Seekonk Speedway, MA – July 28 th Dells Raceway Park, WI – July 29 st Charlotte Motor Speedway, NC – August 1 th Sunset Speedway, ON – August 5 th Sportsdrome Speedway, IN – August 5 th Wake County Speedway, NC – August 5 th Holland International Speedway, NY – August 12 th Lonesome Pine Raceway, VA – August 12 th Texas Motor Speedway, TX – August 12 th Elko Speedway, MN – August 19 th Southern National Motorsports Park, NC – August 19 th Indianapolis Speedrome, IN – August 20 th Hi-Way 92, NE – August 25 th Bethel Motor Speedway, NY – August 26 th Big Country Speedway, WY – August 26 nd Bronson Speedway, FL – September 2 nd I-44 Speedway, MO – September 2 nd Tucson Speedway, AZ – September 2 nd South Sound, WA – September 2 rd South Sound, WA – September 3 rd Chemung Speedrome, NY – September 3 th Atlanta Motor Speedway, GA – September 9 th Barberton Speedway, OH – September 9 th Edmonton International Raceway, AB – September 9 th Evans Mills, NY – September 10 th Southside Speedway, VA – September 15 th Jefferson Speedway, WI – September 16 th Scotia Speedworld, NS CAN – September 15 th New Hampshire Motor Speedway, NH – September 17 rd Irwindale Speedway, CA – September 23 th Fairgrounds Speedway, TN – September 30 th Shenandoah Speedway, VA – September 30 th Sunny South Raceway, AL – September 30 th Concord Speedway, NC –October 6 Bandolero Qualifier Dates: Speedway (State) Date th Texas Motor Speedway, TX – April 8 st Las Vegas Motor Speedway, NV – April 21 th Lake Erie Speedway, PA – June 10 th Orange Show Speedway, CA – June 17 th Crisp Motorsports Park, GA – June 24 st East Carolina Motor Speedway – July 1 nd Langley Speedway, VA – July 22 st Charlotte Motor Speedway, NC – August 1 th Seekonk Speedway, MA – August 4 th Lonesome Pine Raceway, VA – August 12 th Texas Motor Speedway, TX – August 12 th Southern National Motorsports Park, NC – August 19 th Bethel Motor Speedway, NY – August 26 nd Bronson Speedway, FL – September 2 nd Tucson Speedway, AZ – September 2 rd Chemung Speedrome, NY – September 3 th Atlanta Motor Speedway, GA – September 9 th Barberton Speedway, OH – September 9 th Evans Mills, NY – September 10 th Scotia Speedworld, NS CAN – September 15 th Southside Speedway, VA – September 15 th Jefferson Speedway, WI – September 16 th New Hampshire Motor Speedway, NH – September 17 rd Irwindale Speedway, CA – September 23 th Shenandoah Speedway, VA – September 30 th Sunny South Raceway, AL – September 30 th Concord Speedway, NC – October 6 Dirt Legend Qualifier Dates: Speedway (State) Date th Hi Tec Oils Speedway Toowoomba, AUS – November 5 , 2016 th Brobenah Speedway, AUS – December 10 , 2016 nd Southern New Mexico Speedway, NM – April 22 th Valvoline Raceway, AUS – May 6 th Lockyer Valley Speedway, AUS – May 20 th Lincoln Speedway, PA – May 27 th Beaver Dam Raceway, WI – June 10 th Path Valley Speedway, PA – June 24 th Linda’s Speedway, PA – July 7 th Red River Valley Speedway, ND – July 16 th Angell Park, WI – July 9 th Dakotah Speedway, ND – July 28 th Lee County Speedway, IA – August 4 th Norman County Raceway, MN – August 24 th Springfield Raceway, MO – August 29 st Farley Speedway, IA – August 31 th Tri-County Speedway, ND – September 9 th Buffalo River Race Park, MN – September 17 st Susquehanna Speedway, PA – September 21 rd Trail-Way Speedway, PA – September 23 th 141 Speedway, WI – September 30 Thunder Roadster Qualifier Dates: Speedway (State) Date st Las Vegas Motor Speedway, NV – April 21 th Sonoma Speedway, CA – July 15 th Indianapolis Speedrome, IN – August 20 th Anderson Speedway, IN – August 26 Road Course Qualifier Dates: Speedway (State) Date th Charlotte Motor Speedway, NC – February 4 nd Thompson Speedway, CT – April 22 th Sonoma Speedway, CA – July 15 th Thompson Speedway, CT – August 27 **DRIVERS: If you are interested in your local track hosting a National Qualifier, please have your local track indicate what dates they are interested in on their sanctioning agreement **If your local track has already submitted their sanctioning agreement, and they are interested in hosting, please have them contact John Haggan - [email protected] More Qualifier dates will be added as they become available (Dates are subject to change).
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