Wednesday, July 30, 2008

AC Delco Chevrolet Cobalt NHRA Pro Stock to run this Friday at AMS

The wildly popular street drag racing program Friday Night Drags presented by AC Delco at Atlanta Motor Speedway will receive a few extra horsepower this weekend. Kurt Johnson’s AC Delco Chevrolet Cobalt will be on display along with making a couple of runs down the eighth mile drag strip along pit road. The NHRA Pro Stock racer currently sits third in the NHRA Pro Stock Powerade Series point standings.

AC Delco, through local distributor JI Express, will be presenting the 1,200 horsepower land rocket along with a large display unit this Friday night at the speedway. The display unit also includes a Drag Racing Reaction Time game for the fans to test their reaction time launching a simulated drag race. The game opportunity is free for the fans in attendance this weekend.

Friday Night Drags presented by AC Delco features nine exciting divisions of street legal drag racing along the Atlanta Motor Speedway pit road. Competitors are lined up in a heads up format with elimination rounds deciding the night’s divisional winners. Trophies are awarded to each division’s main event winner.

The festivities will also include the motorcycle drag races, the show-n-shine car show and the speedway cruise.

The pit gates open this Friday at 6pm. Drag race practice runs begin at 6:15pm. Tech closes at 9pm when elimination rounds begin. Tickets are $7 for spectators and $20 to enter the drag races.

For more information, visit www.atlantamotorspeedway.com and click on the icon for Friday Night Drags presented by AC Delco.

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