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1/21/2003

Top Sportsman eliminator will be contested at each of the six 2003 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events in Division 3, as well as at the 29th annual Doorslammer National Open at Ohio Valley Raceway.

The first ever NHRA North Central Division Top Sportsman Champion will be determined by a racer's best five finishes in his or her first eight events including up to two "out of division" races. Point awards will follow the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series as outlined in the NHRA rulebook. Top Sportsman will also be contested in the Southeast (Division 2) and South Central (Division 4) NHRA divisions.

The class will follow current Top Sportsman rules. Each Division 3 event will feature a qualified 32-car field with $1,200 posted for the winner, $600 runner-up, $300 for fourth-round finishers and $200 for third- round finishers. A number of major manufacturers already have signed up for contingency awards with a complete posting to be announced soon. NHRA "Wally" trophies will be presented to each event winner.

A year-end points fund will reward the top three finishers with $2,000, a Top Sportsman Gold Card, NHRA "Wally" Division Champion trophy, and jacket to be presented to the champion at the annual "Land of the Winners" Awards Banquet Jan. 17, 2004 in Indianapolis. The runner-up will pocket $1,000 and third-place will receive $500.

A bonus Top Sportsman Shootout, similar to the specialty races in NHRA's POWERade Drag Racing Series, will be featured at Beech Bend Raceway Park Saturday, Aug. 23. The bonus race-within-a-race will match the season's Top 8 qualifiers based on qualifying points counted up to the Beech Bend event.

Complete details and announcement of Top Sportsman presenting sponsors will be announced soon.

2003 NHRA North Central Division Top Sportsman Schedule
April 25-27	NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Route 66 Raceway – Joliet, Ill.
May 16-18	NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Indianapolis Raceway Park – Clermont, Ind.
June 20-22	NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Mid-Michigan Motorplex – Stanton, Mich.
Aug. 1-3	NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Edgewater Sports Park – Cincinnati, Ohio
Aug. 22-24	NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Beech Bend Raceway Park – Bowling Green, Ky.
Aug. 23	Top Sportsman Shootout Beech Bend Raceway Park – Bowling Green, Ky.
Sept. 19-21	NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series National Trail Raceway – Columbus, Ohio
Oct. 4 -5	Doorslammer National Open (1/8 mile) Valley Raceway – Louisville, Ky.