2009 SCHEDULE & RULEBOOK
Nightly Promotions for Drag Racers and Show Car Participants Adds Excitement
New Drag Racing Divisions to Create Better Competition for Everyone
Atlanta Motor Speedway has announced their plans for the 2009 Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine season. The third full season of family fun will begin in May with the conclusion set for early September. The track has planned many different activities to enhance the fun and competitive spirit of the Friday night event schedule. New classes have also been added creating more divisions in which a drag race competitor can find without making wholesale changes to their street racer.
Fourteen nights are on the season calendar for 2009. Children’s events will take place on several nights including Candy and Coin Scrambles, Power Wheels Drag Races and Fireworks. There will also be events allowing any female drag racer free entry, ride along events for drag racing passengers and double points nights. As always, Atlanta Motor Speedway will bring in some wild additions to the show including the Great Moodini, jet cars, hot rods, nitro bikes and more.
The Show-N-Shine car show portion of Friday Night Drags will once again culminate at the speedway’s second NASCAR event. The best of the best will be invited to be a part of history as they will once again participate in the pre-race activities, but this time prior to the first Atlanta night race. Each night’s winners throughout the season will be eligible to be a part of this nationally televised event. There will also be special event trophies at each weekly scheduled event this season. Show participants can look forward to muscle cars, trucks, classic cars, tuner cars and motorcycles. The Show-N-Shine Speedway Parade and Front Stretch Show will also return every Friday night in 2009.
Drag racers can look forward to more defined division separating the four cylinder ‘tuner’ type vehicles as well as the trucks. The Domestic and Domestic Advanced divisions have new tire rules and improved separation from those competing in Sportsman division. There will be thirteen divisions competing each week at Friday Night Drags. The season will again culminate with a final points night and a championship ladder based on those point finishes.
“Our goal is for our participants to have the best opportunity for close competition without getting super technical,” said Atlanta Motor Speedway event promotions coordinator Ted Austad. “It is street racing, so it has to be as simple as possible. We want everyone who wants to have some fun and drag race somebody to have a fair shot at winning.”
The season begins on Friday, May 15 with a pre-season test and tune. Participants can register for the year, complete the annual tech inspection and practice. The following Friday night is the season opener and will be a full night of drag racing in all thirteen divisions, plus the Show-N-Shine. There will not be any points awarded for the event on Friday, May 22. The points opener is set for the first Friday night of June.
For additional information or to view the 2009 Rulebook, visit
www.atlantamotorspeedway.com and click on the Friday Night Drags icon.
2009 Friday Night Drags Schedule of Events
(Subject to Change)
May 15 Pre-Season Test & Tune (No Show-N-Shine) – grandstand closed
May 22 Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine (No points)
Family Fun: ‘Ride Along Night’ - $20 for a rider (lower divisions only)
June 5 Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine ‘Points Opener’
Family Fun: Kid’s Candy & Coin Scramble
Show-N-Shine Special: 50’s are Forever (special event trophies)
June 12 Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine
Family Fun: Kids Power Wheel Races
Show-N-Shine Special: 60’s Muscle Cars (special event trophies)
June 19 Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine
Family Fun: Backwards Drag Racing
Show-N-Shine Special: Modern Day Tuner Revolution (special event trophies)
June 26 Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine
Family Fun: Lucky Ladies Night – All female drag racers compete for FREE
Show-N-Shine Special: Hot Rod Heaven (special event trophies)
July 3 Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine
Family Fun: FIREWORKS
Show-N-Shine Special: Harley-Davidson Motorcycles (special event trophies)
July 10 Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine
Family Fun: Double Points Night
Show-N-Shine Special: Ford Owners Rally (special event trophies)
July 17 Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine
Family Fun: Kid’s Candy & Coin Scramble
Show-N-Shine Special: Mopar Owners Rally (special event trophies)
July 24 Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine
Family Fun: Ride Along Night - $20 for a rider (lower divisions only)
Show-N-Shine Special: Foreign Car Owners Rally (special event trophies)
July 31 Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine
Family Fun: Kids Power Wheel Races
Show-N-Shine Special: Chevy Car Owners Rally (special event trophies)
Aug. 7 Summer Break – NO RACING OR SHOW-N-SHINE
Aug. 14 Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine
Family Fun: Double Points Night
Show-N-Shine Special: Trucks (special event trophies)
Aug. 21 Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine
Family Fun: The Great Moodini
Show-N-Shine Special: Super Bike Motorcycles (special event trophies)
Aug. 28 Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine
Family Fun: Lucky Ladies 2 – All female drag racers compete for FREE
Show-N-Shine Special: Classic Cars (special event trophies)
Sept. 6 NASCAR Sprint Cup Race ‘Under the Lights’
Summer Show-N-Shine Showcase Event *No Drag Racing this weekend
Sept. 11 Friday Night Drags & Show-N-Shine
Family Fun: Championship Night with Final Ladders
Show-N-Shine Special: Season Winner’s Showcase
Drag Racing Divisional Rules
PRO (P) – Any and All. This is the class that is wide open. If your car does not fit in the rules listed below, this is the class you run.
STREET OUTLAW (SO) – Any car or truck with stock appearing body. Minimal tubbing allowed (full tubbing ‘narrowed up’ is not allowed). Four links, ladder bars and coil over shocks are permitted. Any engine modification is allowed. Maximum 29 x 10.5w size tires. No wheelie bars.
SPORTSMAN (SM) – Foreign and Domestic cars or trucks with stock body and six cylinder powered race cars with power adders. All control arms, shocks and springs must be in stock location. No cutting of inner or rear fender wells (only outside can be rolled). Any engine modification allowed. Maximum tire size is 28 x 10.5. No ‘W’ tires allowed. No wheelie bars allowed.
TRUCK ADVANCED (TA) – All diesel powered or modified gas powered full size trucks only. Ford F-Series, GM C and K Series, Dodge Ram Series, Nissan Titan and Toyota Tundra. Any tire allowed.
TRUCK (TR) – Stock, eight cylinder, gas powered full size trucks only. Ford F-Series, GM C and K Series, Dodge Ram Series, Nissan Titan and Toyota Tundra. No modifications allowed with the exception of bolt-on and exhaust air cleaners. HARD TREADED RADIAL tires only. No drag radials, DOT slicks or bias ply tires. No power adders. No points championship in this division.
DOMESTIC ADVANCED (DA) – Same rules as the Domestic class only nitrous is allowed. DRAG RADIALS ONLY. No E.T. Streets, bias ply or special tires. Maximum tire size of 295/50/15.
DOMESTIC (DM) – American made cars with stock suspension in stock location, stock interior, no cutting of the body, fender wells or floor pan. No nitrous allowed. HARD TREADED RADIAL tires only. No drag radials, soft compound, bias ply or special tires. No points championship in this division.
PRO FOUR (P4) – Foreign and Domestic cars or trucks with three or four cylinders that have anything more than stock along with six cylinder race cars with naturally aspirated engines. Racing slicks, nitrous, modified suspension, rotary engines, power adders (except six cylinders) and drive train modifications are allowed. This is the top class for the Tuner guys.
TUNER (TU) – Any three, four or six cylinder vehicle with power adders. Must have stock body and interior. No aftermarket turbo or superchargers. No race cars or trucks allowed. DRAG RADIALS ONLY. No E.T. Streets, bias ply or special tires.
SPORT COMPACT (SC) – Naturally aspirated foreign and domestic sport compact cars and trucks with three, four or six cylinders (no diesel and no nitrous) with stock suspension in stock location, stock interior and no cutting of the body, fender wells or floor pan. HARD TREADED RADIAL tires only. No drag radials, soft compound, bias ply or special tires. No points championship in this division.
ATV (ATV) – Any four wheeled vehicle that falls outside our car and truck divisions (i.e. ATV, go-kart, Legends Cars, Bandolero Cars).
SUPER BIKE (B) – Any super bike type motorcycle or drag bike. This class is wide open for our two wheel speed fanatics. Atlanta Motor Speedway recommends long sleeves, long denim pants, full finger gloves, full face helmet, above ankle boots and a jacket.
MOTORCYCLES (M) – Harley-Davidsons; Interstate type motorcycles; Dirt Bikes and any other motorcycle not classified as a Super Bike. Atlanta Motor Speedway recommends long sleeves, long denim pants, full finger gloves, full face helmet, above ankle boots and a jacket
All competitors must register their vehicle prior to being eligible for competition. Registration takes place at the Drag Race Tech Area located inside the NASCAR Sprint Cup garage. All cars must pass through an annual tech inspection prior to their first competition. Points follow the vehicle registration number and will not be combined. Accumulated points do not transfer divisions.
