Earlier this month, our friends at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum and the NHRA announced the Hot Rod Heritage Series race and show schedule for 2010. The official release and schedule is printed below. Look for BangShift.com coverage of the March Meet, the California Hot Rod Reunion, and the National Hot Rod Reunion.

NHRA HOT ROD HERITAGE SERIES SCHEDULE

NHRA has released the 2010 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing schedule,
which includes an additional event at Firebird Raceway in Boise, Idaho.

The NAPA Auto Parts Ignitor has been added to the event schedule for
the 2010 season, and will be held April 30-May 2 at Firebird Raceway.
The event will feature Nostalgia Nitro Top Fuel dragsters.

The event addition brings the schedule to a total of nine races for
the 2010 season, which will begin with the March Meet, March 5-7 at the
famed Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, Calif.

“A fixture at the Ignitor for four decades, we’re looking forward to
the event celebrating its 40th Anniversary next May with the dramatic
sights and sounds of ‘Nitro,’” said Bill New, general manager, Firebird
Raceway. “As the second stop for Top Fuel in the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage
Series, we feel this will further enhance and elevate one of the
premier events on our racing calendar.”

In addition to Boise, the series will make stops at Auto Club
Dragway in Fontana, Calif., The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in
Las Vegas, Sacramento Raceway in Sacramento, Calif., Speedworld
Dragstrip in Wittman, Ariz., and will finish the 2010 season where it
all began at the California Hot Rod Reunion at historic Auto Club
Famoso Raceway.

“We’re looking forward to our third year of the NHRA Hot Rod
Heritage Racing Series and are grateful for the support shown from our
affiliate tracks around the country,” said Steve Gibbs of the NHRA Hot
Rod Heritage Series. “The series combined with the Hot Rod Reunions and
the NHRA Wally Parks Motorsports Museum demonstrates NHRA’s commitment
to maintaining the history of our sport.”

The NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series consists of two nitro
categories: Nostalgia Top Fuel dragsters, Nostalgia Funny Cars, and two
groups of additional classes. Group 1 includes Jr. Fuel, A-Fuel,
AA/Gas, and 7.0 Pro, while Group 2 includes NE I, NE II, NE III, A/Gas,
B/Gas, C/Gas, D/Gas and Hot Rod. Each class will run a combination of
events in which they will score points toward the championship. Groups
1 and 2 will conclude their points earning events at Speedworld
Dragstrip with Champion’s presentations taking place at that event. 
Group 1 cars  will continue race at the CHRR as a non-points event for
them.

The NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series was developed in 2008 to
help preserve NHRA’s rich history and tradition while providing racing
opportunities for those enthusiasts who enjoy nostalgia drag racing
competition.