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Bristol Motor Speedway and its longtime partner, Food City, will once again make it super-easy for race fans to purchase tickets to the upcoming Bass Pro Shops Night Race weekend, Sept. 19-21. Tickets for each of the four races during the highly-anticipated NASCAR Playoff race weekend at The World’s Fastest Half-Mile are on sale now at all Food City locations.
With so much going on at historic Bristol Dragway during the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals weekend featuring the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, we offer you a quick five things that you may have missed during the busy weekend of speed and high performance.
Eight-time Top Fuel world champion Tony Schumacher picked up his first win in 37 races on Sunday at Bristol Dragway, defeating reigning world champ Doug Kalitta in the final round of the 23rd annual Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Other winners included Austin Prock (Funny Car), Jeg Coughlin Jr. (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.
In a matchup of last weekend’s Funny Car final round, points leader Austin Prock knocked off John Force in the finals of the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge bonus race, also qualifying No. 1 on Saturday in front of a near-capacity crowd at Bristol Dragway at the 23rd annual Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Meanwhile Matt Smith made a historic run, clocking the first 200-mph speed at Bristol on a Pro Stock Motorcycle.
NHRA and Bristol Dragway officials announced a schedule change for eliminations at the 23rd annual Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals due to pending weather forecast for Sunday.