Gateway
Motorsports Park's NHRA-sanctioned Dragplex in Madison,
Illinois has announced its full calendar for 2017.
The
main event of the 2017 season is the annual AAA Insurance
NHRA Midwest Nationals for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing
Series. The event draws the world's biggest names in professional
drag racing and will be held September 29 to October 1.
A
number of high-profile special events are on tap for 2017,
including the signature throwback meet known as the St.
Louis Nostalgia Rendezvous. The May 12-13 Rendezvous will
feature many classes of nostalgia drag racing (including
Gassers and Super Stocks), a traditional car show, DJs,
rockabilly bands and a pin-up girl contest.
The
prestigious Protect the Harvest Midwest Junior Super Series
presented by Lucas Oil for Jr. Dragsters will make its
way twice to GMP in 2017, on April 7-9 and October 6-8.
The long-running United Black Drag Racers Association
meet -- a St. Louis drag racing tradition -- takes place
September 8-10. The Mid-America Super Chevy Show -- the
annual celebration of all things Chevrolet -- will converge
on the Dragplex October 13-14.
The
Dragplex has scheduled nine points races for local, non-professional
drivers with the Gateway Bracket Series and NHRA Jr. Dragster
Series.
GATEWAY
MOTORSPORTS PARK DRAGPLEX 2017 SCHEDULE (Publisher's
note: non-dragracing events have been omitted)
MARCH
10 Midnight Madness (street-legal-only special edition).
18 Test ‘n’ Tune.
24 Midnight Madness.
25 Test ‘n’ Tune.
APRIL
1 Bracket points race No. 1, Jr. Dragster points race
No. 1.
2 Bracket points race No. 2, Jr. Dragster points race
No. 2, Heads-Up Street Cars.
7-9 Protect the Harvest Midwest Junior Super Series presented
by Lucas Oil.
14 Midnight Madness.
21 JEGS Super Quick Test ‘n’ Tune (noon-5
p.m.).
21 PSCA Heads-Up Hootenanny qualifying (5-11 p.m.).
22 JEGS Super Quick qualifying, Bracket points race No.
3, Jr. Dragster points race No. 3.
22 PSCA Heads-Up Hootenanny eliminations (5-11 p.m.).
23 JEGS Super Quick, Bracket points race No. 4, Jr. Dragster
points race No. 4.
26 Wide Open Wednesday.
29 Bracket points race No. 5, Jr. Dragster points race
No. 5.
30 Import Face-off (track rental).
MAY
3 Wide Open Wednesday.
5 Midnight Madness.
10 Wide Open Wednesday.
12 St. Louis Nostalgia Rendezvous qualifying and time
trials.
13 St. Louis Nostalgia Rendezvous (nostalgia drag racing,
bands, DJs, traditional car show, pin-up contest) and
Brew Bash.
17 Wide Open Wednesday.
19 Midnight Madness.
24 Wide Open Wednesday.
27 Street Car Takeover (track rental).
JUNE
1 ADRL Test ‘n’ Tune (track rental).
2-3 ADRL (track rental).
4 Bracket points race No. 6, Jr. Dragster points race
No. 6, Heads-Up Street Cars.
7 Wide Open Wednesday.
9-11 NHDRO Motorcycle Drags (track rental).
21 Wide Open Wednesday.
23 Midnight Madness.
24 National Hot Rod Diesel Association (NHRDA) (track
rental).
25 BimmerFest: Drags, Heads-Up Street Cars, drifting and
car show.
28 Wide Open Wednesday.
30 Bracket points race No. 7: Holiday weekend late-night
special.
JULY
1 Bracket points race No. 8, Jr. Dragster points race
No. 7.
5 Wide Open Wednesday.
7 Friday Night Gambler and Fun Ford time trials.
8 Fun Ford event and Jr. Dragster points race No. 8 (8
a.m.-3 p.m.).
8 Bracket points race No. 9 (begins at 3 p.m.).
12 Wide Open Wednesday.
14 Midnight Madness.
19 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series (LODRS) move-in and set-up.
20 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Test ‘n’ Tune.
21 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series qualifying.
22 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series: Hot Rod Showdown (Admission:
$20 per car load).
26 Wide Open Wednesday.
28 Friday Night Gambler, Heads-Up Shootout.
29 Bracket points race No. 10, Street Driven Tour drags.
AUGUST
3 Nostalgia and Street Car Super Nationals Test ‘n’
Tune.
4 Nostalgia time trials and qualifying (1-6 p.m.).
4 Street Car Super Nationals qualifying (6 p.m.-1 a.m.).
5 Cavalcade of Speed Spectacular, Nostalgia eliminations
(11 a.m.-6 p.m.), Street Car Super Nationals Eliminations
(6 p.m.-1 a.m.).
9 Wide Open Wednesday.
11 Midnight Madness.
12 Doug Foley Racing Experience (track rental, 8 a.m.-4
p.m.).
12 Bracket points race No. 11: Late-night special (4 p.m.-1
a.m.).
16 Wide Open Wednesday.
28-30 NHRA testing.
30 Wide Open Wednesday.
SEPTEMBER
1 Midnight Madness End-of-Summer Special.
2 Bracket points race No. 12: NHRA King of the Track Qualifier,
Late-night special.
3 Final Bracket points race, Final Jr. Dragster points
race, NHRA King of the Track Eliminations.
6 Wide Open Wednesday.
8 UBDRA Test ‘n’ Tune (track rental).
9-10 United Black Drag Racers Association (UBDRA) (track
rental).
13 Wide Open Wednesday.
17 Import Face-off (track rental).
20 Wide Open Wednesday.
22 Midnight Madness.
September 29-October 1: AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals
– NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series national event.
OCTOBER
2 Professional team testing.
4 Wide Open Wednesday.
6-8 Protect the Harvest Midwest Junior Super Series presented
by Lucas Oil.
11 Wide Open Wednesday.
13 Mid-America Chevy Dealers Super Chevy Show Test ‘n’
Tune (noon-5 p.m.).
13 Box and No-box Bracket Shootout (5-10 p.m.).
14 Mid-America Chevy Dealers Super Chevy Show.
15 National Dragster Challenge bracket race, Street Heads-Up
championship.
18 Wide Open Wednesday.
20 Friday night grudge racing and Test ‘n’
Tune.
21 Great American Truck Rally: drags, show, pull (8 a.m.-4
p.m.). SloptoberFest mud bogs and truck obstacles at the
Gateway Dirtplex.
Concert in the Corn at the Dragplex (4 p.m.-10 p.m.).
27 Midnight Madness.
NOVEMBER
2 ADRL Dragstock test session (track rental).
3-4 ADRL Dragstock (track rental).
10 Midnight Madness street-legal special.
Please
note: Schedule is subject to change; consult website (www.gatewaymsp.com)
and Facebook page for updates and additions.
