NHRA EXTENDS CONTRACT WITH MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY


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August 18, 2009

 

GLENDORA, Calif. (Aug. 18, 2009) – NHRA announced today it has extended its long-term relationship with Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pa., ensuring that a full complement of NHRA Drag Racing series programs, including the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, will be conducted at the historic facility well into the future.

Maple Grove Raceway will celebrate its 25th anniversary as host of an NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event with the running of the Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals, Aug. 20-23.   

“The ownership of Maple Grove Raceway, the Stauffer Family, is proud of the relationship that has been built with NHRA over the years and we’re looking forward to partnering with NHRA for years to come,” said Lex Dudas, vice president and general manager of Maple Grove Raceway.

The facility has a long and illustrious history in drag racing, hosting its first NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series divisional race in 1964.    Maple Grove has hosted a divisional event every year since 1969.   The only other tracks in the NHRA Member Track network to have continuously hosted divisional events as long as Maple Grove are O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J., Bandimere Speedway in Denver and Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Ky.    For 29 straight years, Maple Grove has hosted the famed Pennsylvania Dutch Classic, an NHRA National Open.

For ticket information about the Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals, Aug. 20-23, call Maple Grove Raceway at (610) 856-7200 or go to www.maplegroveraceway.com.  

Headquartered in Glendora, Calif., NHRA is the primary sanctioning body for the sport of drag racing in the United States. It presents 24 national events through its NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. NHRA has 80,000 members and 140 member tracks. The NHRA-sanctioned sportsman and bracket racing series provide competition opportunities for drivers of all levels. The NHRA develops the stars of tomorrow by offering the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, NHRA Summit Racing Series and the NHRA Drags: Street Legal Style presented by AAA. NHRA also offers the Jr. Drag Racing League for youth ages 8 to 17.

 

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