MATS, the Moparty at the Strip, features the richest payout at a brand-specific drag race in the west. Our goal is to present a race program that fans will be interested in watching and racers will want to race. We are committed to putting as much money back into the race purse as we can.
All NHRA Drag Race Participants racing the Las Vegas National Event April 1st weekend, and the MATS event April 8-10th. Contact Nitro Joe Jackson at nitrojoe@neo.rr.com or by cell at 419-512-1677 to make your reservation to leave your race rig between events. Joe will be coming around the National Event to confirm with each racer.
Indy Cylinder Head Quick 16
Open to the quickest 16 entries into the event with a Chrysler/Mopar engine. Payout will be $5,000 to win.
This class will be open to the quickest 16 cars running under an 9.25 cut-off. In the event that a 16-car field cannot be met, based on a cut-off of 9.25, the field will be reduced to the quickest 16 entries. Run cards will have designated lanes for each qualifying run (R,L,R, or L,R,L) to keep one lane from being better than the other.
The remaining non-qualifying entries will be moved to the Super Pro or Pro class and will receive a refund. The quick class purse will remain the same in either case.
The remaining non-qualifying entries will be moved to the Super Pro or Pro class and will receive a refund. The quick class purse will remain the same in either case.
Winner: $5,000
Runner-up: $1,500
Semi: $500
Quarters: $250
Entry fee: $250 (16 car minimum)Electronics will be permitted. Cars must run quicker than 9.25; a .500 Tree will be used laddered on a NHRA 16-car sportsman ladder. Cars cannot dial outside of the class parameter (9.25) or slower than .1 tenth off their qualified time.
Bounty will be paid based on Saturday's qualifying. Quickest Door and Open car will receive $250 each at the conclusion of qualifying on Saturday.
Super Pro Class
For those cars that use electronics and run between 6.49 and 12.50.
Winner: $1,500
Runner-up: $1,000
Semi: $500
Quarters: $150
Entry fee: $150 (16 car minimum)
Buy backs are available in the Super Pro Class during the first and second rounds of eliminations for $50.
Bounty: Super Pro Door Car and Open Car low e.t. bounty of $250 each will be paid at the conclusion of qualifying on Saturday.
Pro Class
For those cars running 8.49 e.t.'s and slower, and not equipped with electronics.
Winner: $1,250
Runner-up: $750
Semi: $300
Quarters: $200
Entry fee: $150 (16 car minimum)
Buy backs are available in the Pro Class during the first and second rounds of eliminations for $50.
If total Pro Class entries exceed 150 qualified entries, Eights will be paid $150 each.
Mancini Stock/Super Stock Class
Stock/Super Stock Class combines both NHRA SS & Stock Eliminators and Nostalgia SS (5 tenths full tree cars, no A/FX cars allowed). Class will follow all NHRA rules & safety rules (driving pants, coat, helmets, etc.) will be enforced. The combos will qualify off of reaction times during time trails for a ladder.
Payout
Winner: $1,250.00
Runner Up: $750.00
Semi’s: $250.0
TTI Nostalgia Super Stock/AFX
Open to all makes and Models of NSS.
Click here for the RulesPayout
Winner: $1,000.00
Runner Up: $750.00
Semi's: $250.00
Entry fee: $150 (16 car minimum)
Foot Brake Class
To run this class the following items are not allowed. No electronics, no two step, no air or electric shifters. Driver skill is on display here. Pre-1968 models only
Payout: 100% payback. Class Minimum 16 Cars. If less than 16 Cars, competitors can still run the class. Payout is adjusted to $50.00 per rounds won during eliminations on Sunday. At 17 cars and above a payout will be posted and announced at the event.
Bounty: $500.00 for a perfect light during Sunday's eliminations. 1 Bounty only, to the first successful competitor.
Entry Fee: $150.00 (16 car minimum)
SS/AH Hemi Super Stock Shootout
NHRA SS/AH Rules and Tech apply. All cars must pass NHRA tech.
Qualifying will be on Friday, April 8th, for qualifying ladder and the Motor.Com Cup.
Motor.com Hemi Super Stock Shoot-Out is for all '68 Hemi Dart and '68 Cudas. To have your name on the MCG Cup, you must out run everyone else and post an e.t. quicker than last year's winner (Charlie Westcott Jr 8.512) If you can accomplish this while staying within NHRA SS/AH rules, your name goes on the MCG/Painter Dodge Cup. The Cup will be on display at the Cannery Hotel and Casino until next year's event.
Run cards will have designated lanes on them for each qualifying run (R,L,R or L,R,L) to keep one lane from being better than the other.
Elimination and final rounds will be on Saturday, April 9th, 2011.
Competition will be set on a sportsman ladder based on Friday's qualifying passes, racing heads up, no breakouts on a .500 tenths full tree.
Consultation bracket for those who have lost a round you are invited to participate in a continual grudge match race until an eventual winner is declared in the winner's bracket (Chicago style).
MCG/Painter Quickest Super Stock Shootout is for all '68 Hemi Dart and '68 Cudas. To have your name on the MCG Cup, you must out run everyone else and post an e.t. quicker than last year's winner (Charlie Westcott Jr 8.521). If you can accomplish this while staying within NHRA SS/AH rules, your name goes on the MCG/Painter Cup. The Cup will be on display at the Cannery Hotel and Casino until next year's event.
Qualifying will be on April 8th, for qualifying ladder and the MCG/Painter Dodge Cup.
Run cards will have designated lanes on them for each qualifying run (R,L,R or L,R,L) to keep one lane from being better than the other.
Elimination and final rounds will be on April 9th.
*Competition will be set on a sportsman ladder based on Friday's qualifying passes, racing heads up, no breakouts on a .500 tenths full tree.
Consolation bracket for those who have lost a round you are invited to participate in a continual grudge match race until an eventual winner is declared in the winner's bracket (Chicago style).
Entry fee: TBA
E-mail moparsatthestrip@hotmail.com your race confirmation April 1,2011. Or call 702-256-8254.
Purse: Based on 16 Cars Field, All entry must run under 9.53 (Current NHRA SS/AH index for alt adjusted track)
Winner: TBD
Runner Up: TBD
Semi's: TBD
Low ET: TBD
Driver, Engine Builder and Chassis builders name on Cannery Cup and will be displayed at the Cannery Hotel all year. Low ET in 2010 Charlie Westcott Jr. 8.512
Contact Information: Joe Jackson, nitrojoe@neo.rr.com, 419-994-4993; Phil Painter, moparsatthestrip@hotmail.com, 702-256-8254.
5.7 and 6.1 New Hemi Challenge
The 5.7 and 6.1 New Hemi Challenge is for all 5.7 and 6.1 Hemi-equipped vehicles.
Full bodied cars and trucks only.
Winner: $700
Runner-up: $400
Semi: $200
Low e.t.: $75
All Truck Class
The All Truck Class is for full-size Rams, Dakota's, Durango's, race trucks, and street trucks. Diesels, Hemis, Superchargers, Etc. "Run what ya brung". Pass the tech inspection, set your dial, and don't run under 11.50 without a cage.
Winner: $500
Runner-up: $125
Semi: $75
Low e.t.: $75
Entry fee: $75 (16 car minimum)
Slant Six Class
The Slant Six Class is open to all entries with a Slant 6 motor.
$50.00 dollars for each round won during eliminations.
Entry fee: $75 (8 car minimum)
Sport Compact Class is for all those vehicles that came from the factory equipped with front-wheel drive.
Winner: $300
Runner-up: $150
Semi: $75
Low e.t.: $75
New!!!Pony Car Wars - It's been 38 years in the making. Class is open to late model Challengers, Mustangs and Camaros. All power adders are legal. This class is for street legal 2007-2010 models. All entries must run on a dial.
Winner: $500
Runner-up: $200
Semi's: $75
Entry fee: $75 (16 car minimum)Bounty: If winner of this class is a Dodge Challenger, Winner receive an additional $500.00 paid by Promoter. If winner of this class is Chevy Camaro Bounty is additional $750.00 paid by www.gms4less.com Painter Chevrolet. If the winner of this class is a Ford Mustang the bounty is an additional $550.00 paid by Henson Ford.
The Street Class is a fun class that everybody should be entered in. This is where beginners can have a blast in their Mopars.
The top five places will each be awarded trophies. D.O.T. approved tires only.
Top five: Trophies
Entry fee: $75 (16 car minimum)
Viper Class
The Viper Class is for all Vipers.
The top five places will each be awarded trophies.
Top five: Trophies
Low e.t.: $75
Entry fee: $75 (8 car minimum)
Time Only
Time only passes: The class name says it all. Race and get a time slip, repeat the process.
General Race Information:
Class minimums are set at 16 vehicles.
If a class does not meet the class minimums,(except for Slant 6, Foot Brake and Viper), and the participants want to continue in a group, the advertised payout will be void, and participants will be paid on a $50.00 per round won during eliminations.
Class size: If total qualified class entries exceed 150 qualified entries, Eights will be paid $150 each.
Additional Race Information
Pro, Super Pro, Sport Compact, Street, Truck, Viper, Slant Six, Nostalgia Super Stock, New Hemi Challenge will be run as an e.t. Bracket.
.500 Full tree for all classes. Except NSS/FX. NSS/FX run on a .400 tree as stated at www.anwracing.com.
Compulink Cross-Talk will be used for Quick 16 and Super Pro. If you do not wish to see your opponent's top bulb, please place an "N" after the dial-in on your window.
Classes will be randomly paired until the semifinals before being placed on a qualified ladder based on closest to dial-in.
Best reaction time on a winning run will determine the provisional bye.
First or second round buybacks will be offered in all bracket classes (time permitting).
Please display all car numbers and dial-ins on the left (driver's side) of the car.
All race entries include one weekend pass.
Low e.t. is determined in those classes that have a bounty attached for low e.t. Low e.t.’s are determined by the quickest elapsed time during Saturday’s qualifying. Low e.t. bounties will be paid at the conclusion of qualifying on Saturday evening.
Low E.T Bounties
Quick 16 Door Car: $250
Quick 16 Open Car: $250
Super Pro Door Car: $150
Super Pro Open car: $150
Sport Compact: $75
New Hemi: $75
All Truck: $75
Viper: $75
Punch cards will be handed out to all race participants after they pass tech. These punch cards will be used to ensure that every participant will receive equal passes. To ensure your equal number of passes, please be at LVMS early on Friday morning.
Optional bonus rounds may be available if time permits on Friday evening. To be announced. Schedule is greatly affected by car count, oil downs; please check your vehicle for leaks before leaving home.
Synthetics oil products are popular as lubricants. The chemical compositions of these lubricants also make them very costly and difficult to remove from a race surface. The race rule concerning synthetic oil products: If you have an oil down during the event and are using synthetic oil products, you will be given a warning on the first occurrence. If you oil down the track a second time during the event, you will be disqualified from any further competition at this event. This comes from the staff at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and JP Motorsports. Synthetic are costing everyone valuable track time. If you have a problem, please pull to the side and stop the vehicle as soon as possible, eliminating further damage and down time.
Trailer parking is available at the strip for all race contestants at no additional cost. Any others (show car participants, vendors, and so on) wanting to leave their trailer during the event can leave their trailers for the entire weekend for an additional fee of $75.
Motorized scooters, golf carts, and so on are permitted as long as they are operated by an adult, who is at least 16 years old and has a valid driver's license. Any minors operating these vehicles will be warned once; a second warning will result in the vehicle confiscated until the event concludes.
Tech will be open on Thursday, April 7th starting at noon. ETI tech will be available. For a complete listing of tech rules and regulations consult our web site, moparsatthestrip.com. If you are a beginner racer, tech is set up to protect you. Tech is there to ensure safety. Give your car a thorough visual inspection. Look for and fix anything that is leaking. Check your tires and brakes. Make sure that you have an overflow bottle for your radiator coolant. If the tech officials find something they don't like, they will address it with you and suggest remedies. You should have time to correct the problem before the racing begins. These are NHRA and LVMS Rules, we (JP Motorsports will not waive any safety rules, they are there for your protection). Double check your dates on your safety belts, change them before you leave home. They have to be correct to run.
Roll bars, if your vehicle runs faster than 11.49 seconds, you have to have a certified roll bar in your vehicle.
Roll cage certification is required for vehicles 9.99 seconds or quicker and/or for vehicles 135 mph or faster. Each second quicker you run, there are specific qualifications that are necessary to compete. Consult an official NHRA rule book.
Non-racer trailer parking and RV parking at the strip during the weekend. A $75 fee will apply for non-racers for trailer or RV parking.
Racer Parking is included with your entry fee.
Trailer drop off prior to or after the event contact Las Vegas Motor Speedway Security at 702-632-8029.
No trailers will be accepted inside the drag race facility until move in on Thursday, April 7th. Secured storage is available before and after the event by contacting LVMS Security at 702-632-8029.
Race Radio Frequency: the track radio frequency is 103.9 FM. It is your responsibility to tune your radio to this station and listen for information concerning your race class call-ups. They will be announced over the public address system and also broadcasted over the radio at 103.9 FM. Tune your radio to this frequency upon entering Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Please only save a maximum of 4 racer pit parking on Thursday entry. Any questions ask for Sally or Joe.
A 10 mph speed limit in the pit area.
Q) Can I run my generator on my RV at the event?
A) Yes, but it is your responsibility to have an exhaust hose or Stack on your exhaust, or please be a good neighbor and move elsewhere.
For further race information contact Nitro Joe Jackson at e-mail nitrojoe@neo.rr.com.
Gate Information
All spectators and participants are encouraged to use Interstate 15 to exit 54 (Speedway Boulevard). All facility entry gates will be located on the left side of the street. Please follow the signs.
Gate 14: This will be the only entry point for racers, Midway vendors and Jeep Off-Road participants.
Gate 12: Spectators please use Speedway Boulevard Gate 12.
Speedway Blvd - Hollywood Gate: Car Show, Auction, and Swap meet vendors. Follow the loop road to the dirt track pit area at LVMS. This will be the only entry point for the show cars, auction, and swap meet vendors.
NHRA RULES
For all current rules and/or changes please visit the NHRA website: www.nhra.com