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This weekend's Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals preview

Drag racing stars return to Brainerd once more for the 40th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals from Thursday to Sunday.

By Star Tribune staff

August 17, 2022 at 10:13PM
In this photo provided by the NHRA, Robert Hight drives during Funny Car on the final day of the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals drag races at Pacific Raceways on Sunday, July 31, 2022, in Kent, Wash. Hight defeated JR Todd in the final. (Marc Gewertz/NHRA via AP)
Robert Hight currently leads the NHRA’s funny car division in points. (Marc Gewertz, NHRA via AP/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

LUCAS OIL NHRA NATIONALS

Where: Brainerd International Speedway

What: The penultimate race of the regular season on the Camping World Drag Racing series.

Schedule: Thursday and Friday, qualifying; Saturday, qualifying and eliminations; Sunday, semifinals and finals.

TV: FS1 and FS2, with Sunday's finals televised by Fox from 2:30-5:30 p.m.

Points leaders: Brittany Force, top fuel; Robert Hight, funny car; Erica Enders, pro stock; Joey Gladstone, pro stock motorcycle.

Website: https://www.nhra.com/schedule/2022/nhra-camping-world-drag-racing-series/lucas-oil-nhra-nationals

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