Ground-pounding drag action at Mission Raceway

Top alcohol dragsters and funny cars among the high-powered field

  • Sep. 6, 2014 8:00 p.m.
Top Alcohol Funny Car machines, including Greg Hunter from Sheridan, Wyoming, are among the cars competing at Mission Raceway this weekend.

Top Alcohol Funny Car machines, including Greg Hunter from Sheridan, Wyoming, are among the cars competing at Mission Raceway this weekend.



The Lordco Auto Parts B.C. Nationals is underway at Mission Raceway Park this weekend.

The event is one of 44 scheduled across the country where drivers earn points leading to divisional, regional and national championships as well as a chance at a share of the year-end purse of more than $519,000. The NHRA Harley-Davidson Drag Racing Series featuring the top fuel Harleys will run in conjunction with the event.

Gates open at 7 a.m. Eliminations start Sunday at 9 a.m. Top alcohol dragster and top alcohol funny car will run first round at noon.

Qualifying action on Saturday saw the top alcohol classes setting times under six seconds on the quarter-mile track.

Tickets are $25 Sunday. Children 12 and under are admitted free with paid adult. For more information, call the track at 604-826-6315, or visit MissionRaceway.com.

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