{"id":32970,"date":"2021-03-22T16:07:28","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T21:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=32970"},"modified":"2021-03-22T16:07:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T21:07:54","slug":"2021-uti-friday-night-drags-summer-series-canceled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/22\/2021-uti-friday-night-drags-summer-series-canceled\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 UTI Friday Night Drags Summer Series canceled"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Courtesy of TMS Media Relations<\/em><\/p>\n<p>FORT WORTH, Texas \u2013 The Universal Technical Institute (UTI) Friday Night Drags summer racing series at Texas Motor Speedway has been canceled for the 2021 season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/UTIdrags.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32971\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/22\/2021-uti-friday-night-drags-summer-series-canceled\/utidrags\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/UTIdrags.jpeg?fit=800%2C546\" data-orig-size=\"800,546\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"UTIdrags\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/UTIdrags.jpeg?fit=640%2C437\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-32971\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/UTIdrags.jpeg?resize=300%2C205\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/UTIdrags.jpeg?resize=300%2C205 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/UTIdrags.jpeg?resize=768%2C524 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/UTIdrags.jpeg?w=800 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The six-week, six-race amateur summer series was held consecutively from 2009 to 2019 before being canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19. Speedway officials plan to restart the program in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCanceling the UTI Friday Night Drags program for a second year is the last thing we wanted to do but, despite restrictions in Texas being lifted, we believe it is still in the best interest of our competitors, fans and partners to do so for health and safety reasons,\u201d said Eddie Gossage, President and General Manager of Texas Motor Speedway. \u201cWe appreciate everyone at UTI, Summit Racing Equipment, Snap-on, Texas Born Performance and In-N-Out Burger for their support and understanding and look forward to continuing our successful partnerships in 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The seven racing categories include the Bandit Division, Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Division, Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Modified Division, Snap-on Tools All-Wheel Drive Division, Super Car Division, Texas Born Performance Black Smoke Warrior Division, and the Summit Racing Equipment Outlaw Division.<\/p>\n<p>Texas Motor Speedway opens its 2021 major event season May 1-2 with an NTT INDYCAR SERIES doubleheader. The Genesys 300 will air live May 1 on NBCSN beginning at 6 p.m. CT while the XPEL 375 will air live May 2 on NBCSN beginning at 4 p.m. CT.<\/p>\n<p>TICKETS:<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for Texas Motor Speedway\u2019s 2021 major event season, including the June 13 NASCAR All-Star Race, on are sale now at https:\/\/www.texasmotorspeedway.com\/events\/.<\/p>\n<p>MORE INFO:<\/p>\n<p>Keep track of all of Texas Motor Speedway\u2019s events by following on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Keep up with all the latest news and information on the speedway website and TMS mobile app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtesy of TMS Media Relations FORT WORTH, Texas \u2013 The Universal Technical Institute (UTI) Friday Night Drags summer racing series at Texas Motor Speedway has been canceled for the 2021 season. The six-week, six-race amateur summer series was held consecutively from 2009 to 2019 before being canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19. 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