NHRA WEST CENTRAL DIVISION PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE PATTERSON ELITE AS TOP QUALIFIER SPONSOR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NHRA WEST CENTRAL DIVISION

Contact: Travis Hilton: thilton@nhra.com

NHRA WEST CENTRAL DIVISION PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE PATTERSON ELITE AS TOP QUALIFIER SPONSOR

Independence, Mo. (March 30, 2017) – The NHRA’s West Central Division is proud to welcome Patterson Elite Performance as the title sponsor to the NHRA West Central Top Qualifier Bonus Award. The Patterson Elite Performance Top Qualifier Bonus is awarded to racers who earn the #1 qualifier position in Competition Eliminator and Super Stock ($200 each), and Stock Eliminator ($100). The overall season Top Qualifier will earn a champion’s style jacket at season’s end.The Patterson Elite Performance Top Qualifier Bonus will be awarded at every NHRA West Central Division 5 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event in 2017.

Patterson Elite Performance, hailing from Augusta, Kan., is well known for providing high-powered, reliable performance to Sportsman racers across the country and around the globe. The Patterson’s have been building winning engines for top drag racers since 1979. During this time, Patterson power has propelled Sportsman racers to win over 100 NHRA, European FIA, and Australian ANDRA events.

In early 2016, Patterson Racing merged with another giant in the drag racing world, Elite Motorsports, to form the powerhouse combination of racing talent at Patterson Elite Performance. Not only does Patterson Elite Performance sell complete engines but supplies a wide range of rotating assembly parts to any Sportsman racers looking to add more trophies to the mantle. The Patterson’s know what works because they are racers themselves and they are proud to support the race teams who have made Patterson Elite Performance what it is today. Look for Patterson Elite Performance at Division V tracks this racing season.

The NHRA West Central Division’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series kicks off June 2-4 at SRCA Dragstrip in Great Bend, Kan.