NHRA Division 4 drivers head to No Problem for Cajun Sportsman Challenge.

BELLE ROSE, La. – NHRA South Central division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competitors will head to No Problem Raceway for the Cajun Sportsman Challenge, May 27-29, for the third of six races in the region. The event will feature drivers in eight categories, including Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car, competing for points leading to divisional and national championships. The division's Suburban Chevrolet Top Sportsman Series, TCI Comp Cams Top Dragster Series and NHRA Sportsman Motorcycle Series presented by Harley Davidson will also be run in conjunction with the event.

Gates at No Problem Raceway will open at 8 a.m. each day. Qualifying and time trials start at 9 a.m. Friday and continue Saturday morning at 9 a.m. Racers in Top Dragster, Top Sportsman and Comp Eliminator will qualify at noon and 4 p.m. on Friday and at noon and 4 p.m. Saturday. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car competitors will have one qualifying session on Friday, at 5:30 p.m., and two on Saturday, at 1:30 and 5:30 p.m. Eliminations start Sunday at 9 a.m. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car will run first round at 11 a.m.

Tickets for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at No Problem Raceway are $20 each day. A two-day pass is $35. A three-day pass is $55. Children 10 years old and under are admitted free with a paid adult. All tickets include a Pit Pass.

No Problem Raceway is located at 6470 Highway 996, just north of Highway 70 in Belle Rose. For more information call the track, (985) 369-3692, or visit www.NoProblemRaceway.com.


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WHAT: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Cajun Sportsman Challenge, is the third of six events in the South Central Division where drivers earn points leading to divisional and national championships as well as a chance at a share of the year-end purse of more than $560,000. Categories include Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car, Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. The division's Suburban Chevrolet Top Sportsman Series, TCI Comp Cams Top Dragster Series and NHRA Sportsman Motorcycle Series presented by Harley Davidson will also be run in conjunction with the event.

WHERE: No Problem Raceway Park, Belle Rose, Louisiana. Track is located at 6470 Highway 996, just north of Highway 70 in Belle Rose, La.

WHEN: Friday through Sunday, May 27-29, 2011

SCHEDULE: FRIDAY, May 27 - Gates open at 8 a.m. Time trials and qualifying start at 9 a.m. Top Dragster, Comp Eliminator and Top Sportsman qualify at noon and 4 p.m. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car qualifying session is scheduled at 5:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, May 28 - Gates open at 8 a.m. Time trials and qualifying start at 9 a.m. Top Dragster, Comp Eliminator and Top Sportsman qualifying starts at noon and 4 p.m. Qualifying for Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car scheduled for 1:30 and 5:30 p.m.

SUNDAY, May 29 - Gates open at 8 a.m. Eliminations start at 9 am. Round 1 for Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car begin at 11 a.m.