NHRA announced today that the 2012 return of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series to Gateway Motor Sports Park near St. Louis will be moved up one week. The inaugural NHRA Midwest Nationals will now take place Sept. 28-30. As a result, the 28th annual Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway will be held the following week, Oct. 4-7.
Both events remain in the NHRA Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship, NHRA's six-race playoffs to determine champions in the Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle categories. NHRA worked with officials at both tracks to accommodate the request for the date swap, which better suited their individual 2012 season schedules.
2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series
52nd annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals Feb. 9-12
Pomona, Calif.
28th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals Feb. 17-19
Phoenix
43rd annual Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals March 8-11
Gainesville, Fla. (PSM)
13th annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals March 30-April 1
Las Vegas
Third annual VisitMyrtleBeach.com NHRA Four-Wide Nationals April 13-15
Charlotte, N.C.
25th annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals April 27-29
Houston (PSM)
32nd annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals May 4-6
Commerce, Ga. (PSM)
24th annual NHRA Summer Nationals May 18-20
Topeka, Kan.
43rd annual NHRA SuperNationals May 31-June 3
Englishtown, N.J.(PSM)
12th annual Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals June 15-17
presented by Tri-Cities Area Ford Dealers
Bristol, Tenn.
15th annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals June 28-July 1
Chicago (PSM)
Sixth annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals July 5-8
Norwalk, Ohio (PSM)
33rd annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals July 20-22
Denver (PSM)
25th annual FRAM/Autolite NHRA Nationals July 27-29
Sonoma, Calif. (PSM)
25th annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Northwest Nationals Aug. 3-5
Seattle
31st annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Aug. 16-19
Brainerd, Minn. (PSM)
58th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil Aug. 29-Sept. 3
Indianapolis (PSM)
NHRA Full Throttle Countdown to the Championship
Fifth annual O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals Sept. 14-16
Charlotte, N.C. (PSM)
27th annual AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals Sept. 20-23
Dallas (PSM)
Inaugural NHRA Midwest Nationals Sept. 28-30
St. Louis (PSM)
28th annual Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals Oct. 4- 7
Reading, Pa. (PSM)
12th annual Big O Tires NHRA Nationals Oct. 25–28
Las Vegas (PSM)
48th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals Nov. 8-11
Pomona, Calif. (PSM)
(PSM) - Event will include Pro Stock Motorcycle