"Live" from the 2012 US Nationals in Indy!

[Stan Perry]

Just sent all SS back to pits,,,, Tower said some people cant get out of their pits !!

[Evan Smith]

Thanks for the updates, it is appreciated.

[Chris1529]

Originally Posted by Stan Perry

Just sent all SS back to pits,,,, Tower said some people cant get out of their pits !!

Time to get out the paddle tires it sounds like.

[Floyd Staggs]

They just pulled the plug. See ya next week.

[Bob Lasko]

Mon, 03 Sep 2012, 08:29 AM

Monday Racing Delayed By Larry Sullivan


BROWNSBURG, Ind. - 8:30 a.m. - Today's overloaded schedule is not getting off to a good start.
The track crew has been busily working to dry the track and Super Stock was called to the lanes.

Track drying is not going as quickly as expected - it's very humid and we got a lot of rain yesterday, over an inch at least.

Thus the second problem, the Sportsman pit areas are very soggy - a lot of the Super Stock racers could not get out of their pits to go to the staging lanes.

Those Super Stock racers that did get to the lanes were sent back to their pits and race officials are working on an alternative schedule.

As soon as that schedule firms up, we'll let you know. Right now, the first thing down the track today will be Top Fuel.

[IvanP]

Originally Posted by Floyd Staggs

They just pulled the plug. See ya next week.

I just heard the same thing down here. Is this official?

[Bob Lasko]

BROWNSBURG, Ind. - 9:45 a.m. - The rain has lifted the rubber on the track and the track will have to be scraped out to the 660-foot mark, even without any more rain - and the rain has not stopped.
The event has been postponed to Saturday, September 8, and Sunday, September 9.

The Saturday and Sunday schedules will be the same as the rained-out Sunday and Monday schedules for this weekend,

The Professional, Pro Modified and Top Alcohol fields are still open and they will make their final qualifying runs Saturday.

The Traxxas Nitro Shootout for Top Fuel will be contested in conjunction with Saturday's Professional qualifying sessions.

That's it for this weekend, additional details will follow.

[D.Johns]

Yes it's official. Today is cancelled.

Next Saturday/Sunday will be run as the Sunday/Monday was suppose to have gone.

[Frank Castros]

Rain postpones 58th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals one week
Monday, September 03, 2012

Persistent rains have forced NHRA officials to postpone the 58th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Auto-Plus at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis to Sept. 8-9.

“The persistent weather has affected the racing surface and we have chosen to make the tough decision to postpone the race until next weekend,” said Graham Light, NHRA senior vice president racing operations. “We are planning to run the remainder of the event next weekend on Saturday and Sunday."

NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing categories — Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle —qualifying will reopen with two sessions on Saturday, Sept. 8, with eliminations will be on Sunday, Sept. 9. The Funny Car NHRA Traxxas Nitro Shootout, the NHRA $100,000 bonus race within a race, will be run on Saturday, Sept. 8.

Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing series and the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Pro Care RX will also continue qualifying on Saturday, Sept. 8, with the rest of sportsman eliminations scheduled for Saturday.

[Larry Hill]

This is one time that I am glad we got beat 1st round and have been home and just watching this fiasco on the internet. I really feel for the super stock people who haven't even gotten in 1 round yet. I had an email from Paula Cotten saying she and Mike have headed for Earlville where they are finishing up the Topeka points race on Thursday. The Earlville race then starts on Friday. It is right at 400 miles in between. I don't know how many will make the trip back to Indy, but will just stay in Earlville. Probably depends on the forecast. Well good luck to all wherever you are!!