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Please note: There will not be a Hemi Super Stock Shootout this year

It’s the Lordco B.C. Nationals at Mission Raceway Park Friday May 25 through Sunday May 27, and the biggest NHRA drag race in Canada, also the biggest motorsport event in B.C., will have something for every fan of the world’s fastest form of racing.

Topping the list are the awesome Top Alcohol Dragsters and Funny Cars, 4,000 horsepower monsters that run the quarter mile in 5 seconds at over 260 mph! Over two dozen of these cars are entered, each looking for a spot in their respective 8-car fields.

Canadian drivers should figure prominently, with a few entered in each type of car. This will be Shawn Cowie's first NHRA points-paying race in his new Alcohol Dragster, and already, the Richmond driver is listed as one of the favourites at Mission due to his having run one of the quickest and fastest runs ever for this type of car, in testing earlier. His mechanic is the legendary Bucky Austin, who won't be driving at Mission this time.

At the end of last year, Chilliwack's Tim Nemeth was starting to find some consistent performance in his Funny Car, and he should be the top local contender in that class.

The action will be non-stop at the Lordco B.C. Nationals, and when the dragsters and funny cars take a break, hundreds of the best sportsman racers in B.C. will take on the invaders from Alberta and the West Coast of the U.S. in several different eliminator categories, vying for their share of the nearly $140,000 US in cash and contingency awards posted.

One of those categories features the wild, wheelstanding muscle cars in Super Stock Eliminator, joined as always by their less radical brothers in Stock Eliminator. You'll see a combination of original '60's era favourites here along with newer cars similar to those in showrooms today.

It’s three days packed with racing action, starting each morning, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, at 9:00 am. The feature Alcohol Dragsters and Funny Cars have qualifying sessions at 4:00 pm Friday, and 2:00 and 4:00 pm Saturday, and their first round of eliminations goes Sunday at noon.

Friday’s admission of just $10.00 includes pit pass, while Saturday and Sunday admission is $20.00 each day, plus $5.00 for pit pass. Children 12 and under are admitted for free with a paid adult.

Rumours of the track facility being flooded by next week are completely unfounded, the level of the Fraser River is currently no higher than usual, and the event is expected to proceed as normal.

Mission Raceway Park is located on Highway 11 between the Mission Bridge and the Lougheed Highway.

Speedzone Magazine pre-race info and entry list

NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES: Fact Sheet

WHAT: Lordco BC Nationals, a round of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, where drivers earn points leading to divisional and national championships. Categories include Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car, Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. The event is the second of six in Northwest Division competition. The division’s Top Sportsman and Top Dragster classes as well as the Sportsman Motorcycle Series presented by Harley Davidson will also run in conjunction with the event.

WHERE: Mission Raceway Park, Mission, B.C. Track is located 10 miles north of Sumas, Wash., on Highway 11.

WHEN: Friday through Sunday, May 25-27, 2007

SCHEDULE: Time trials and qualifying schedule for the Lordco BC Nationals:

FRIDAY, May 25 -- Gates open at 7 a.m. Qualifying and time trials begin at 9 a.m. Comp Eliminator qualifying is at 1 and 4 p.m. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car qualifying sessions are scheduled at 3 p.m.

SATURDAY, May 26 -- Gates open at 7 a.m. Final qualifying and time trials are scheduled to begin at

9 a.m. Comp Eliminator qualifying is at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car qualifying sessions are scheduled at 1 and 4 p.m.

SUNDAY, May 27 -- Gates open at 7 a.m. Eliminations begin at 9 a.m. Eliminations for Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car begin at noon.

TICKETS: GENERAL ADMISSION/PIT PASS – Friday: $10 (includes pit pass). Saturday: $20; pit pass, $5. Sunday: $20; pit pass, $5. Children 12 and under are admitted free. For more information please call Mission Raceway, (604) 826-6315.

PURSE: The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competitors will vie for cash and contingency awards of $155,900, as well as a chance at a share of the year-end purse of more than $560,000.

2006 EVENT WINNERS: Duane Shields, Top Alcohol Dragster; Clint Thompson, Top Alcohol Funny Car; Adam Bowdish, Comp Eliminator; Don Thomas, Super Stock; Cory Thompson, Stock Eliminator; Brad Plourd, Super Comp; Rod Andreas, Super Gas; Dick Williams, Super Street

BONUS PROGRAMS:
NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES POINTS FUND -- a $561,000 point fund from Lucas Oil, which will be shared by 2007 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series divisional champions and national champions. Divisional awards include $8,500 each to the Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car champions; $3,000 to the champions in both Competition and Super Stock; $2,000 each to the champions in Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street. The seven national champions will share a bonus of $135,000.

JEGS ALLSTARS: The best of the best from each of NHRA’s seven divisions will compete for a share of the $100,000 point fund from Jegs High Performance. The 2008 Jegs Allstars event will culminate a year-long points battle between drivers in each of NHRA’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series’ eight classes. The top points earner in each category will qualify to represent his/her division at the 2008 Jegs Allstars. Points are based on in-division races only.

The winning division’s team will share $20,000 and individual awards include $7,000 each to the Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car champions, $6,000 to champions in Comp Eliminator and Super Stock, and $4,500 to the Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas, and Super Street champions. Runners-up in all categories will earn $2,000 apiece. Each Allstars competitor will also receive a share of a $20,000 towing fund to get to the event.

Event sponsor, Jegs High Performance, is offering a “double up” bonus to Jegs Allstars participants. Any 2008 Jegs Allstars champion who also wins the national event will have his/her Allstars prize doubled.

NHRA SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE SERIES presented by HARLEY DAVIDSON: The NHRA Sportsman Motorcycle Series presented by Harley Davidson, run in conjunction with the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, is an opportunity for competitors in NHRA’s Sportsman Motorcycle class to earn points toward divisional championships. The $14,000 champions’ purse posted by Harley Davidson will be paid to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place points finishers in NHRA divisions that host Sportsman Motorcycles.

FEATURES: More than 350 drivers in the eight racing categories. Eight-car fields in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car, featuring five-second, 260 mph side-by-side racing.