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The NHRA announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, that the Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals Presented By Pennzoil at Bandimere Speedway in Denver, Colo. (Aug. 7-9) and the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd, Minn. (Aug. 14-16) has been postponed until further notice. NHRA also announced the new NHRA Indy Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis Aug. 6-9. Qualifying for the new Indy event will air on FS1 and final eliminations will air on the FOX Broadcast Network. The NHRA Indy Nationals will feature an extravaganza of professional and sportsman racing over four days, with limited spectators per Indiana guidelines.<\/p>\n
The Bandimere family, owners of Bandimere Speedway, home of the Dodge Mile-High Nationals, stated that, \u201cGiven our long-standing relationship with not only the NHRA and our Chrysler\/Mopar\/Dodge Mile-High Nationals sponsor but also all the racers, fans and additional sponsors who give our event its support, we are dedicated to finding a date for our event to work this year. We recognize that by postponing the event, we stand a much greater chance of having an event with more flexibility for everyone and we look forward to some amazing racing action.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are disappointed that we have to postpone our event,\u201d said Kristi Copham, owner of Brainerd International Raceway, \u201cbut we hope that, by working closely with state and local authorities and NHRA, we can find a way to put on a Nationals race later this season, especially for our fans, who deserve to enjoy a great weekend of NHRA drag racing. We appreciate everyone\u2019s patience \u2013 our fans, vendors, staff and race teams — as we try to work through the issues that would allow us to hold the event, and we\u2019re continuing to work hard on it every day.\u201d<\/p>\n
As of right now, the remainder of NHRA\u2019s 2020 schedule remains the same, but with the pandemic still going all events are subject to change based on state and local guidelines.<\/p>\n
\u201cNHRA has worked to create protocols for a responsible restart of the sport,\u201d said Glen Cromwell, NHRA president. \u201cWe saw those protocols work at the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals last weekend. We appreciate the support of the state of Indiana, our drivers, teams, staff and fans, as we all work together moving forward.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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