Mike Chastain, Race Director of the Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series, has announced that the series will eliminate three races from this year's schedule.

"To ensure the continuing viability of the Lucas Oil Drag Boat series the decision has been made to shorten the 2017 race schedule by three events," Chastain said. "We apologize for the late notice but the economies obtained by the cuts will help us move forward to construct a more robust race series in 2018."
 
The most recent event taken off the schedule is the Augusta Southern Nationals, set for July 21—23 in Augusta, Georgia.

The next event that was removed from the schedule was the Lucas Oil Fall Shootout, which was set for September 30—October 1 in San Angelo, Texas.

Finally, the last event removed from the schedule is the Lucas Oil Thunder on the River event, which was set for October 13–15 in Parker, Arizona.

Future announcements will follow as the restructuring process evolves, according to the series. The remainder of the 2017 schedule is below.
 
August 11-13
Marble Falls, TX; Marble Falls Lakefest 2017
 
September 1-3
Wheatland, MO; 7th Annual Diamond of the Drag Boats Nationals
 
November 3-5
Phoenix, AZ; Lucas Oil Drag Boat Finals