

NHRA is a governing body, aimed at staging drag races. This weekend in Indy, they will also serve up a reminder that they are in the entertainment business as well.

At the Chevrolet Performance NHRA U.S. Nationals, NHRA will unveil the “Pro Stock Battle Of The Burnouts: Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em” initiative.

Inspired by Shane Gray's nearly 600-foot burnouts during the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, NHRA will stage a burnout competition amongst all Pro Stock cars during the five qualifying sessions.

NHRA, in cooperation with Goodyear Tires, has created the program which they believe can create a fun-filled competition for the Pro Stock class.

The Battle Of The Burnouts challenges drivers to smoke the hides just like in the days of “old school” pro stock drivers like Bob Glidden, Warren Johnson and the late Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins.

The winner will be determined by race fans at the event, instrumental in selecting which driver will win a set of Goodyear racing slicks after the completion of each Pro Stock qualifying session.

In addition to the set of Goodyear slicks, the winner of each round will receive 200 points toward the Grand Prize. The runner up of each round will receive 100 points toward the Grand Prize. Fans will track progress throughout each Pro Stock qualifying session as the points rack up.

After the fifth and final round of pro stock qualifying, all points will be tabulated, and the driver with the most points will receive the Grand Prize of $5,000.

The contest will be hyped by NHRA announcers Alan Reinhart, Brian Lohnes and Joe Costello, who will discuss and compare the drivers’ burnouts, ultimately selecting the top two burnouts of the session. The fans then get to relive these two burnouts on the Sunoco Vision screen via Papa John’s Instant Replay. Crowd participation and applause will determine the winner.