By NHRA - Nov 6, 2018, 2:07 PM ET

NHRA tweaks 2019 Countdown dates

NHRA officials have announced that three dates on its 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule have been changed. The final three events of the season will now take place as follows:

Oct. 17-20: AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals, Dallas

Oct. 31-Nov. 3: NHRA Nevada Nationals, Las Vegas

Nov. 14-17: Auto Club NHRA Finals, Pomona, Calif.

The schedule refinement moves the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals to take place after the NHRA Carolina Nationals in order to streamline travel across the country during the Countdown to the Championship, NHRA’s version of the playoffs. The Countdown still begins in Reading, Pa., and then travels to St. Louis. The final four events will then progress east to west, stopping in Charlotte, N.C., Dallas, Las Vegas, and Pomona, Calif.

These revisions also accommodate the dates of the 2019 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, which traditionally occurs immediately following the NHRA Nevada Nationals. Having the two events in close proximity to each other allows the entire racing community to attend both events.

2019 NHRA Mello Yello Series Regular Season
Feb. 7-10	Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals	Pomona, Calif.
Feb. 22-24	NHRA Arizona Nationals	Phoenix
March 14-17	Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals	Gainesville, Fla.
April 5-7	DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals	Las Vegas
April 12-14	NHRA SpringNationals	Houston
April 26-28	NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals	Charlotte, N.C.
May 3-5	NHRA Southern Nationals	Atlanta
May 17-19	Virginia NHRA Nationals	Richmond, Va.
May 30-June 2	Route 66 NHRA Nationals	Chicago
June 7-9	Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals	Topeka, Kan.
June 14-16	NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals	Bristol, Tenn.
June 20-23	Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals	Norwalk, Ohio
July 5-7	NHRA New England Nationals	Epping, N.H.
July 19-21	Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals	Denver
July 26-28	NHRA Sonoma Nationals	Sonoma, Calif.
Aug. 2-4	NHRA Northwest Nationals	Seattle
Aug. 15-18	Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals	Brainerd, Minn.
Aug. 28-Sept. 2	Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals	Indianapolis
2019 NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship
Sept. 12-15	Dodge NHRA Nationals	Reading, Pa.
Sept. 27-29	AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals	St. Louis
Oct. 11-13	NHRA Carolina Nationals	Charlotte
Oct. 17-20	AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals	Dallas
Oct. 31-Nov. 3	NHRA Nevada Nationals	Las Vegas
Nov. 14-17	Auto Club NHRA Finals	Pomona, Calif.