2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series
| 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season | |
|---|---|
| League | NHRA |
| Sport | Drag racing |
| Champions | TBD |
The 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Season was announced on September 5, 2015.[1]
There are 24 Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock car events, and 16 Pro Stock Motorcycle events scheduled.
Schedule
| 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Schedule | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Race | Site | TV | Winners | |||
| Top Fuel | Funny Car | Pro Stock | PS Motorcycle | ||||
| February 11–14 | Circle K NHRA Winternationals | Pomona, Calif. | FS1 | TBD | TBD | TBD | N/A |
| February 26–28 | CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Arizona Nationals | Phoenix, AZ | FS1 | TBD | TBD | TBD | N/A |
| March 17–20 | Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals | Gainesville, Fla. | FS1 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| April 1–3 | Denso Spark Plug Nationals | Las Vegas, Nev. | FS1 | TBD | TBD | TBD | N/A |
| April 22–24 | NHRA Four-Wide Nationals | Concord, N.C. | FS1* | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| April 29–May 1 | O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA SpringNationals presented by Super Start Batteries | Houston, Texas | FS1 | TBD | TBD | TBD | N/A |
| May 13–15 | Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals | Atlanta, Ga. | FS1* | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| May 20-22 | NHRA Kansas Nationals | Topeka, KS | FS1 | TBD | TBD | TBD | N/A |
| June 3–5 | NHRA New England Nationals | Epping, N.H. | FS1* | TBD | TBD | TBD | N/A |
| June 9–12 | Toyota NHRA Summernationals | Englishtown, N.J. | FS1* | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| June 17–19 | NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals | Bristol, Tenn. | FS1* | TBD | TBD | TBD | N/A |
| June 23–26 | Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals | Norwalk, Ohio | FS1* | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| July 7–10 | Route 66 NHRA Nationals | Chicago, Ill. | FS1 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| July 22–24 | Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals | Denver, Colo. | Fox | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| July 29-31 | NHRA Sonoma Nationals | Sonoma, Calif. | Fox | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| August 5–7 | NHRA Northwest Nationals | Seattle, Wash. | Fox | TBD | TBD | TBD | N/A |
| August 18–21 | Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals | Brainerd, Minn. | FS1 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| August 31-September 5 | Chevrolet Performance NHRA U.S. Nationals | Indianapolis, Ind. | Fox | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2016 Countdown to One | |||||||
| September 16–18 | NHRA Carolina Nationals | Concord, N.C. | FS1 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| September 23–25 | AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals | St. Louis, MO | FS1 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| September 29-October 2 | NHRA Keystone Nationals | Reading, Pa. | FS1 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| October 13–16 | AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals | Dallas, Texas | FS1 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| October 27-30 | NHRA Toyota Nationals | Las Vegas, Nev. | FS1 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| November 10–13 | Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals | Pomona, Calif. | FS1 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
1 The rules for the 4-Wide Nationals differ from other races:
- All cars will qualify on each lane as all four lanes will be used in qualifying.
- Three rounds with cars using all four lanes.
- In Rounds One and Two, the top two drivers (of four) will advance to the next round.
- The pairings are set as follows:
- Race One: 1, 8, 9, 16
- Race Two: 4, 5, 12, 13
- Race Three: 2, 7, 10, 15
- Race Four: 3, 6, 11, 14
- Semifinal One: Top two in Race One and Race Two
- Semifinal Two: Top two in Race Three and Race Four
- Finals: Top two in Semifinal One and Semifinal Two
- Lane choice determined by times in previous round. In first round, lane choice determined by fastest times.
- Drivers who advance in Rounds One and Two will receive 20 points for each round advancement.
- In Round Three, the winner of the race will be declared the race winner and will collect 40 points. The runner-up will receive 20 points. Third and fourth place drivers will be credited as semifinal losers.
- * Finals televised on tape delay. Otherwise, finals will be televised live.[2]
Notable events
- NHRA and ESPN mutually agreed to end their television coverage agreement following the 2015 season. The 2016 season was to be the final year of a five-year rights extension deal that took effect in 2012. [3]
- NHRA and Fox Sports jointly announced that starting in 2016 the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will be televised by Fox Sports 1 (FS1). The channel will provide coverage of Friday and Saturday qualifying and Sunday eliminations for each NHRA Mello Yello Series event, with a minimum of 16 Sunday eliminations shows to be presented in a live coverage format. The Western Swing and the U. S. Nationals will be broadcast live on the Fox broadcast network, whose broadcasts will be labeled as Fox NHRA. All tape-delayed races will air as same-day delays after FS1 NASCAR coverage.[4]
- NHRA and Fox Sports jointly announced the TV schedule for 2016, although with the addition of the Topeka race in December (the NHRA was legally unable to announce the Topeka race until new ownership group was confirmed), the television schedule for the Kansas round, which does not have a NASCAR conflict, it is expected to be live. [5]
- The NHRA will cease offering points for setting a national record elapsed time, and will no longer require a run to be backed up within one percent in order to set the record, as points are not offered for such records. [6]
Standings
TBD
References
- ↑ "NHRA unveils 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule". NHRA.com. National Hot Rod Association. September 5, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- ↑ "FOX NHRA TV schedule". NHRA.com. National Hot Rod Association. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ↑ "NHRA and ESPN announce television changes". NHRA.com. National Hot Rod Association. July 14, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- ↑ "NHRA enters long-term partnership with FOX Sports". NHRA.com. National Hot Rod Association. July 14, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
- ↑ "NHRA on FOX television schedule headlined by 17 live Sunday finals shows; four on Fox broadcast network". NHRA.com. National Hot Rod Association. November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Back-up Run Certifications No Longer Required". NHRA.com. National Hot Rod Association. January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Official NHRA Drag Racing Podcasts
- Drag Race Central The Latest NHRA News and Analysis
| ||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, January 27, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.