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2008 Bakersfield Fuel & Gas Championships May 30- June 1

Bakersfield Fuel & Gas Championships May 30- June 1
Gates 7am each day

2008 Fuel & Gas Championships

Nostalgia Drags

WHAT: Fuel and Gas Championships will feature nostalgia drag racers competing in 13 categories such as Top Fuel, Junior Fuel and Supercharged Gassers, as well as Hot Rods and Nostalgia Eliminator classes. The event is also race #4 of the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series. The weekend will include qualifying on Friday and Saturday and Eliminations on Sunday.

WHEN: Friday through Sunday May 30-June 1, 2008

WHERE: Auto Club Famoso Raceway, Bakersfield, CA (33559 Famoso Rd, McFarland, CA. 93250)

SCHEDULE:

FRI., May 30 – Gates open at 8a.m. Qualifying, time trials 9a.m. Top Fuel Qualifying 3p.m.

SAT., May 31 – Gates open at 8a.m. Qualifying, time trials and exhibition runs begin at 8a.m. Top Fuel Qualifying at 12:30 and 4:30p.m.

SUN., June 1 – Gates open at 8a.m. Eliminations begin at 9a.m. Opening ceremonies begin at 10:45a.m. Top Fuel Eliminations begin at 11a.m.

TICKETS:

GENERAL ADMISSION - $25 each day. AAA members receive a $2 daily admission discount when they show a current AAA membership card while purchasing daily tickets.

Juniors 7-12 are $10 and children six and under are admitted free with a paid adult.

CONTACT:

Auto Club Famoso Raceway 661/399-2210
Produced by the Kern County Racing Association

RACE WEEKEND SCHEDULE

Race Shcedule
(Subject to change)

Friday May 30
Bracket Time Trials….9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. (Hot Rod)
Index Session………...10:30 a.m. (Includes N1, N2, N3, AG, BG, CG, DG)
Run Order will be determined by car count.
Heads-up Session……12:30 p.m. (Includes AF, AAG, JRFA & JRFB)
Bracket Time Trials…1:30p.m.-3:00 p.m. (Hot Rod)
Nitro Qualifying……..3 p.m.
Secure Track following Nitro

Saturday May 31
Bracket Time Trials….8 a.m.-9:30 a.m. (Hot Rod)
Index Session………...9:30 a.m. (Includes N1, N2, N3, AG, BG, CG, DG)
Run order will be determined by car count.
Heads-up Session……11:30 a.m. (Includes AF, AAG, JRFA & JRFB)
Nitro Qualifying……..12:30 p.m.
Index Session………...1:30 p.m. (Includes N1, N2, N3, AG, BG, CG, DG)
Run Order will be determined by car count.
Heads-up Session……3:30 a.m. (Includes AF, AAG, JRFA & JRFB)
Nitro Qualifying……..4:30 p.m.
Secure Track

Sunday June 1
Eliminations………… 9 a.m. (Hot Rod, DG, CG and N1)
Opening Ceremonies...10:45 a.m.
Final Eliminations…...11:00 a.m. (TF- HR)

Parking, Tech and Registration Schedule

Wednesday May 28
Racer, Vendor and Motor home parking 2 p.m.-5 p.m.

Thursday May 29
Racer, Vendor and Motor home parking 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tech Inspection 11a.m.-5 p.m.
Racer Registration 12 p.m.-7 p.m.

Friday May 30
Tech Inspection 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Racer Registration 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Saturday May 31
Tech Inspection 8 a.m.-10 a.m.
Racer Registration 8 a.m.-12 p.m.

NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series Rules

The following is a link to the rules that the NHRA will be running the HRH series under.

NHRA HRH rules

 
 
 


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