A pandemic virus did not prevent the cream from rising to the top in the Dodge NHRA Finals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sunday as Steve Torrence, Matt Hagan, Erica Enders and Matt Smith won season titles.
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Driving a backup car to satisfy sponsor commitments during the coronavirus pandemic, eight-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher hopes to make another strong showing.
The NHRA lost 16 national races and iconic racer John Force during the COVID-19 pandemic but has regrouped to put on a championship race weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Speedway health plan amid COVID-19 hopes to set example for other Southern Nevada sports entities, facilities.
All available tickets for this weekend’s Dodge NHRA Finals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway have been sold. The event will be run in front of 10 percent of the drag strip’s capacity.
The Oct. 31-Nov. 1 drag racing event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway will be open to approximately 3,000 spectators per Nevada COVID-19 protocols.
The DENSO Spark Plugs Four-Wide Nationals will take place from April 9 to 11, and the Dodge NHRA Nationals will return Oct. 29 to 31 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
NHRA drag racing will resume its season in July with back-to-back events at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis with limited spectators allowed.
The Four-Wide Nationals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, scheduled for this weekend, became the latest local sports casualty during the coronavirus shutdown.
