A free NHRA driver autograph session will kick off the April 10-13 NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.  The event will take place from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, at The Palms Resort Casino at 4321 W. Flamingo Road in Las Vegas. The autograph session will be held in the Key West Ballroom near the theaters.

Drag racing fans will have the opportunity to meet their favorite drivers, including 2007 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series champions Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel Dragster), Tony Pedregon (Funny Car) and Jeg Coughlin Jr. (Pro Stock) -- as well as Cruz Pedregon, Jack Beckman, J.R. Todd, Morgan Lucas, Warren Johnson, Kurt Johnson, Antron Brown, Rod Fuller, Bob Bode, Melanie Troxel, Hillary Will, David Grubnic, Jim Yates, Allen Johnson, Alan Bradshaw, Urs Erbacher, Justin Humphreys and Kenny Koretsky.

The event at The Palms also will feature the unveiling of Tony Pedregon's Palms Funny Car and several fan-interactive attractions.

The biggest names in professional drag racing - including 14-time champion John Force, Gary Scelzi, Brandon Bernstein, Greg Anderson, Hillary Will, Ashley Force and hometown hero Rod Fuller - will converge on The Strip at LVMS at nitro-burning speeds in excess of 320 mph for the NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals. Spectator gates will open at 7:30 a.m. each day.

To purchase tickets for the event, please call the LVMS ticket office at (702) 644-4444 or visit www.lvms.com.

On Saturday night, action switches to the Bullring - LVMS' 3/8-mile paved oval - for short-track stock car racing action, featuring NHRA stars driving Thunder Roadsters.

NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals schedule:

Listen to the announcers on 103.9 FM.

For bus transportation information, contact: www.catride.com or (702) 228-7433.

Tuesday, April 8
Noon-6 p.m. - Pit parking (midway only).
Wednesday, April 9
8 a.m.-6 p.m. - Parking, registration, tech inspection (all categories).
Thursday, April 10
7:30 a.m. - Spectator gates open.
8 a.m.-6 p.m. - Registration and tech inspection opens (all categories).
9 a.m. - Sportsman qualifying.
4 p.m. - Comp Eliminator qualifying session.
6 p.m. - Track closed.
6:30-7:30 p.m. - Free NHRA autograph session at The Palms Resort Casino (4321 W. Flamingo Rd.)

Friday, April 11
7:30 a.m. - Spectator gates open.
7:30 a.m.-Noon - Final registration and tech inspection (pro teams, Top Alcohol teams and Comp only).
8 a.m. - Sportsman eliminations.
10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. - Two Comp Eliminator qualifying sessions.
1 p.m. - Pro Stock qualifying.
1:30 p.m. - Top Fuel Dragster, Funny Car qualifying.
2:30 p.m. - Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car qualifying.
4 p.m. - Pro Stock qualifying.
4:30 p.m. - Top Fuel Dragster, Funny Car qualifying.
5:30 p.m. - Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car qualifying.
6:30 p.m. - Track closed.

Saturday, April 12
7:30 a.m. - Spectator gates open.
8 a.m. - Sportsman eliminations.
9:45 a.m. - First round of Comp eliminations.
10:15 a.m. - Sportsman eliminations continue.
11:30 a.m. - Second round of Comp eliminations.
Noon - Pro Stock qualifying.
12:30 p.m. - Top Fuel Dragster, Funny Car qualifying.
1:30 p.m. - Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car qualifying.
3 p.m. - Pro Stock qualifying.
3:30 p.m. - Top Fuel Dragster, Funny Car qualifying.
4:30 p.m. - Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny Car qualifying.
6:30 p.m. - Track closed; Short-track stock car racing at the Bullring, featuring NHRA drivers in Thunder Roadsters.

Sunday, April 13
7:30 a.m. - Spectator gates open.
10 a.m. - Pre-race ceremonies.
11 a.m. - Final eliminations.
4:30 p.m. - Track closed.