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Rockingham Dragway announces eclectic 2019 schedule

Rockingham Dragway's 2019 schedule includes multiple drag racing events, as well as the annual Smokeout bike rally and the inaugural Epicenter Festival.
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ROCKINGHAM — Anchored by the inaugural Epicenter Festival, a three-day musical extravaganza featuring more than 40 different rock bands, Rockingham Dragway on Wednesday announced a 2019 schedule that also features not one, but two of the big money bracket races produced by SFG Promotions, the 28th annual AMRA All-Harley World Finals and the return of the NHRA Lucas Oil Series/National Open combo event that proved so popular in its debut a year ago.

Diversity once again is the theme for track owner Steve Earwood whose eclectic facility will host events on 35 weekends beginning with an all-bike grudge race on March 2 and concluding with an MXA Street Drags event on Dec. 14.

“Every year we try to expose our fans to a wide variety of events,” Earwood said.  “Our primary business is drag racing, but we also have events that feature no vehicles at all (the Rugged Maniacs Series) and those that are more social than competitive (the Smokeout Bike Rally, Apple Chill Car and Bike Show and the East Coast Bike Rally).”

This year, in addition to the April 11-14 Super Bowl of Bracket Racing, an event that last year paid $100,000 to winning drivers Marshall Grooms of Washington, D.C., Jason Lynch of Pleasantview, Tenn., and Shane Carr of White House, Tenn., SFG has added a Fall Frenzy race (Oct. 5-6) with the promise of even more big money payouts.

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In fact, the schedule again is top heavy with opportunities for bracket racers starting with the annual Racers Appreciation free entry event on March 23-24 and including Twin 5s in both the spring (April 27-28) and fall (Nov. 9-10), the annual “Big John” Memorial Bracket Nationals (May 24-26), Power Fest 7 featuring the Blue Light Special (August 17-18) and the Bottom Bulb Third Amber Showdown (Nov. 2-3).

Other feature events on the 2019 calendar include the Super Chevy Show Series featuring the Carolina Extreme Pro Mods (Sept. 27-29), the Modern Hemi Shootout (April 5-6), MOPARS at the Rock featuring Chrysler, Jeep, Plymouth and Dodge vehicles (April 20), VWs at the Rock (March 17), the Man Cup Motorcycle Series (Oct. 25-27) and a pair of major Jr. Dragster events including the return of last year’s highly successful Holiday Junior Jam (Nov. 29-31).

 The Epicenter Festival, scheduled May 10-12, will include performances by Foo Fighters, Bush, Korn, Rob Zombie, Tool, The Cult, Evanescence and Judas Priest, among others. 

For the full schedule, visit rockinghamdragway.com.



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