Edmonton Mayor declares “Nitro Jam Day’

In anticipation of the single largest drag race in all of Canada this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Edmonton mayor Stephen Mandel has officially declared Thursday to be “Edmonton Nitro Jam Day”…..

 The important announcement came in advance of the Mopar Rocky Mountain Nitro Jam Nationals this weekend (June 23-25^th) at Castrol Raceway.

 After nearly a decade of providing championship drag racing and great motorsports entertainment to the Edmonton area, the International Hot Rod Association and Castrol Raceway are gearing up for the biggest event yet this weekend and it will all get underway this Thursday when city officials make the official proclamation and kickoff the weekend at the IHRA Nitro Jam Media Day and fan celebration from 4-7 p.m. at the Canadian Brewhouse in Edmonton.

Castrol Raceway's Nitro Jam collects the largest crowd of the season in Canadian Drag Racing

“We are thrilled to have the city of Edmonton involved in what we are doing and recognizing the magnitude of this event and how important it is to the IHRA and to the Edmonton area,” said IHRA Nitro Jam President Aaron Polburn. “Over the past few years this event has grown into the largest drag race in all of Canada and the involvement of the city will only help it grow larger in the future.”

The Nitro Jam event in Edmonton is currently the largest drag race held in Canada.

In the official proclamation, Mayor Mandel describes what a positive impact it is to have fans and drivers from all corners of the country in attendance at the Edmonton facility and what it means to have such a high-caliber motorsports event come to the city year after year.

City representatives will be on hand this Thursday at the IHRA Nitro Jam Media Day and fan celebration at the Canadian Brewhouse in Edmonton to make the official announcement declaring that day “Edmonton Nitro Jam Day” in the city.

Others in attendance at the media day will include representatives from Castrol Raceway, the International Hot Rod Association and other local speakers, along with several professional drivers.

The Edmonton Nitro Jam event features the world’s quickest and fastest cars

Following the press conference at 4 p.m., race fans and media members will be able to enjoy an evening with the stars of Nitro Jam and see some of the cars that will be in action this weekend including the world famous Grave Digger monster truck which will make its Canadian drag racing debut this weekend.

Castrol Raceway

The Rocky Mountain Nitro Jam Nationals, featuring the world’s quickest and fastest race machines, will get underway this Friday with local sportsman racing throughout the afternoon followed by two rounds of Nitro Jam beginning at 6 p.m. The same schedule will apply to Saturday’s action as fans can come meet the stars and see their favorite cars up close beginning at 4:30 p.m. with the FanFest Pit Party followed by the SMS “Night of Fire” beginning at 6 p.m. Sunday’s action will get underway in the morning with FanFest at noon and the weekend finals getting underway at 1:30 p.m.

This year’s Mopar Rocky Mountain Nitro jam Nationals will be the biggest yet with dozens of professional classes, including 320 mile-per-hour Top Fuel Dragsters, championship Prostalgia Nitro Funny Cars, Nostalgia Fuel Altereds, Pro Fuel Dragsters, Nitro Harleys, Alcohol Funny Cars, Pro Modifieds and Nostalgia Alcohol Funny Cars, along with a full evening of entertainment capped off with the “battle of the monster trucks” each day between the world famous Grave Digger monster truck driven by former Monster Jam world champion Randy Brown and the 30,000 horsepower flame-throwing Super Shockwave jet truck.

For more information about the Mopar Rocky Mountain Nitro Jam Nationals visit www.nitrojam.com or call Castrol Raceway at (780) 468-3278.

(Bruce Biegler Photos)