Rain Postpones Lucas Oil Nationals
Written by Josh Katinger · September 18, 2004
MOHNTON, Pa. - Two days of heavy rain showers from the remnants of Hurricane Ivan completely saturated the grounds of Maple Grove Raceway Saturday, including the racer pit areas and spectator parking lots, forcing NHRA officials to postpone the 20th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals until Oct. 8-10.
Two rounds of professional qualifying for all four categories will be held on Oct. 8 at 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. and two more qualifying sessions are set for Oct. 9 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Eliminations will begin at 11 a.m. on Oct. 10.
The completed qualifying session for Pro Stock and Pro Stock Bike will be carried over until the rescheduled event. Andrew Hines leads Pro Stock Bike with a 7.137 at 186.51 on a Harley-Davidson, while Ron Krisher is atop the 16-car Pro Stock field with a 6.850 at 201.37 in a Chevy Cavalier.
The NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series moves on to the Texas Motorplex near Dallas for the O’Reilly Fall Nationals next weekend (Sept. 23-26) before heading to Chicago for the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals (Sept. 30-Oct. 3) at Route 66 Raceway.
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