1997 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series season

1997 NHRA Drag Racing Season
1997 NHRA Drag Racing Season
League	NHRA
Sport	Drag racing
Champions	Gary Scelzi (Top Fuel); John Force (Funny Car); Jim Yates (Pro Stock); Matt Hines (Pro Stock Bike)
NHRA seasons
	← 1996 1998 →

LeagueNHRA

SportDrag racing

ChampionsGary Scelzi (Top Fuel)
John Force (Funny Car)
Jim Yates (Pro Stock)
Matt Hines (Pro Stock Bike)

The NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series was a series of drag racing races which took place from 1975 and 2001. The series is currently known as the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. It is the top competition division that is in the NHRA.

These are the results for the 1997 Season.

1997 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series Schedule ^[1]
Date	Race	Site	Winners
Date	Race	Site	Top Fuel	Funny Car	Pro Stock	Pro Stock Bike
January 30–February 2	Chief Auto Parts Winternationals	Pomona, California	Gary Scelzi	John Force	Warren Johnson	N/A
February 20–23	ATSCO Nationals	Phoenix, Arizona	Gary Scelzi	John Force	Jim Yates	N/A
March 6–9	Mac Tools Gatornationals	Gainesville, Florida	Joe Amato	Al Hofmann	Jim Yates	David Schultz
March 20–23	Slick 50 Nationals Presented By Western Auto	Houston, Texas	Joe Amato	Tony Pedregon	Tom Martino	John Myers
April 4–6	Winston Invitational Non Points Race	Rockingham, North Carolina	Kenny Bernstein	John Force	Warren Johnson	Angelle Seeling
April 10–13	Fram NHRA Nationals	Atlanta, Georgia	Kenny Bernstein	Randy Anderson	Jim Yates	John Myers
April 24–27 Original Weekend /// Finished May 10	Pennzoil Nationals Presented By Trak Auto	Richmond, Virginia	Gary Scelzi	Chuck Etchells	Warren Johnson	Matt Hines
May 1–4	Castrol Lone Star Nationals	Dallas, Texas	Joe Amato	Randy Anderson	Warren Johnson	N/A
May 14–17	Mopar Parts Nationals	Englishtown, New Jersey	Cristen Powell	Kenji Okazaki	Darrell Alderman	Matt Hines
May 29–June 1	Western Auto Parts America Nationals Presented By Slick 50	Topeka, Kansas	Scott Kalitta	Whit Bazemore	Scott Geoffrion	N/A
June 12–15	Pontiac Excitement Nationals Presented By Summit Racing	Columbus, Ohio	Gary Scelzi	Tom Hoover	Tom Martino	Matt Hines
June 26–29	Sears Craftsman NHRA Nationals	Madison, Illinois	Joe Amato	Ron Capps	Warren Johnson	John Smith
July 17–20	Mopar Parts Mile-High NHRA Nationals	Denver, Colorado	Cory McClenathan	Whit Bazemore	Jim Yates	Matt Hines
July 25–27	NHRA Autolite Nationals	Sonoma, California	Cory McClenathan	Ron Capps	Jim Yates	N/A
August 1–3	NHRA Northwest Nationals	Seattle, Washington	Cory McClenathan	Whit Bazemore	Mike Edwards	N/A
August 14–17	NHRA Champion Auto Stores Nationals	Brainerd, Minnesota	Cory McClenathan	John Force	Kurt Johnson	Matt Hines
August 27-September 1	U.S. Nationals	Indianapolis, Indiana	Jim Head	Whit Bazemore	Kurt Johnson	Matt Hines
September 11–14	NHRA Pioneer Keystone Nationals	Reading, Pennsylvania	Cory McClenathan	John Force	Jim Yates	Matt Hines
September 25–28	Sears Craftsman Nationals	Topeka, Kansas	Kenny Bernstein	John Force	Jim Yates	Angelle Seeling
October 2–5	AutoZone NHRA Nationals Presented By Pennzoil	Memphis, Tennessee	Jim Head	John Force	Jim Yates	Matt Hines
October 16–19	NHRA Revell Nationals Presented By HiLo/O'Reilly Auto Parts	Dallas, Texas	Cory McClenathan	Al Hofmann	Jim Yates	N/A
October 23–26	Matco Tools SuperNationals	Houston, Texas	Gary Scelzi	Dean Skuza	Jeg Coughlin	N/A
November 6–9	NHRA Winston Finals	Pomona, California	Joe Amato	Tony Pedregon	Kurt Johnson	Matt Hines

1997 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series season

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