{"id":21418,"date":"2018-08-22T16:00:09","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T21:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=21418"},"modified":"2018-08-25T10:18:56","modified_gmt":"2018-08-25T15:18:56","slug":"nhra-releases-16-race-mello-yello-drag-racing-series-schedule-for-pro-stock-motorcycle-class-for-2019-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2018\/08\/22\/nhra-releases-16-race-mello-yello-drag-racing-series-schedule-for-pro-stock-motorcycle-class-for-2019-season\/","title":{"rendered":"NHRA releases 16-race Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule for Pro Stock Motorcycle class for 2019 season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Courtesy of the NHRA<\/em><\/p>\n<p>GLENDORA, Calif. \u2013 <strong>NHRA<\/strong> officials announced the 16-race 2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhra.com\">NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series<\/a> schedule for the Pro Stock Motorcycle class, which will once again feature exhilarating drag racing at a variety of scenic tracks across the country. The intense racing action features two-wheeled racing at its finest with side-by-side competition where victories are regularly determined by just thousandths of a second.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21379\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21379\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21379\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2018\/08\/19\/billy-torrence-jack-beckman-deric-kramer-and-eddie-krawiec-victorious-at-lucas-oil-nhra-nationals\/307-eddiekrawiec-sunday-brainerd\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/307-EddieKrawiec-Sunday-Brainerd.jpg?fit=2250%2C1500\" data-orig-size=\"2250,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Marc Gewertz \/ NHRA&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1534703846&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2018 NHRA\/NATIONAL DRAGSTER&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"307-EddieKrawiec-Sunday-Brainerd\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Eddie Krawiec. NHRA photo&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/307-EddieKrawiec-Sunday-Brainerd.jpg?fit=640%2C427\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21379\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/307-EddieKrawiec-Sunday-Brainerd.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/307-EddieKrawiec-Sunday-Brainerd.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/307-EddieKrawiec-Sunday-Brainerd.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/307-EddieKrawiec-Sunday-Brainerd.jpg?resize=1024%2C683 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/307-EddieKrawiec-Sunday-Brainerd.jpg?resize=284%2C190 284w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/307-EddieKrawiec-Sunday-Brainerd.jpg?resize=99%2C66 99w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/307-EddieKrawiec-Sunday-Brainerd.jpg?w=1498 1498w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/307-EddieKrawiec-Sunday-Brainerd.jpg?w=2247 2247w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21379\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eddie Krawiec. NHRA photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As in years past, the 2019 season will begin at the 50<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, March 14-17 at historic Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, Fla. and conclude at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, Calif. with the Auto Club NHRA Finals, Nov. 7-10.<\/p>\n<p>New for the coming year, the category will compete at the thrilling DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, April 5-7, in Las Vegas which feature four racers taking to the track for each pass.<\/p>\n<p>The best eight racers in the category will battle for big money during the Mickey Thompson Tires Pro Bike Battle, a non-points paying event taking place at the 32nd annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway. Racers will compete for the $25,000 grand prize, which Matt Smith brought home this past season.<\/p>\n<p>All 16 events in this exciting class will be aired exclusively on FOX Sports with select events on FOX broadcast network. With over 575 hours of programming, fans can tune into action from Friday and Saturday qualifying rounds as well as Sunday finals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2019 NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING SERIES SCHEDULE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>NHRA Mello Yello Series Regular Season<\/em><\/p>\n<p>March 14-17 &#8212; Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, Gainesville, Fla.<\/p>\n<p>April 5-7 &#8212; DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, Las Vegas<\/p>\n<p>April 26-28 &#8212; NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, Charlotte, N.C.<\/p>\n<p>May 3-5 &#8212; NHRA Southern Nationals, Atlanta<\/p>\n<p>May 17-19 &#8212; Virginia NHRA Nationals, Richmond, Va.<\/p>\n<p>May 30-June 2 &#8212; Route 66 NHRA Nationals, Chicago<\/p>\n<p>June 20-23 &#8212; Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, Norwalk, Ohio<\/p>\n<p>July 19-21 &#8212; Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals, Denver<\/p>\n<p>July 26-28 &#8212; NHRA Sonoma Nationals, Sonoma, Calif.<\/p>\n<p>Aug. 28-Sept. 2 &#8212; Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, Indianapolis<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sept. 12-15 &#8212; Dodge NHRA Nationals, Reading, Pa.<\/p>\n<p>Sept. 27-29 &#8212; AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals, St. Louis<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oct. 3-6 &#8212; AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals, Dallas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oct. 11-13 &#8212; NHRA Carolina Nationals, Charlotte<\/p>\n<p>Oct. 24-27 &#8212; NHRA Nevada Nationals, Las Vegas<\/p>\n<p>Nov. 7-10 &#8212; Auto Club NHRA Finals, Pomona, Calif.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtesy of the NHRA GLENDORA, Calif. \u2013 NHRA officials announced the 16-race 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule for the Pro Stock Motorcycle class, which will once again feature exhilarating drag racing at a variety of scenic tracks across the country. 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