The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) announced today the 20-race schedule for the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. The forthcoming season promises to be a remarkable one, featuring significant anniversaries and culminating in the historic 60th running of the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals in Pomona.
The 2025 campaign will commence at the Gainesville Raceway for the third consecutive year. The 56th annual Gatornationals, set for March 6-9, will kick off NHRA’s 74th year of existence as a sanctioning body. Notably, the season will celebrate 25 years of racing at both The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Route 66 Raceway in Chicago. Additionally, the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals in Pomona will mark its 65th anniversary, while Firebird Motorsports Park in Phoenix, Texas Motorplex in Dallas, and Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pa., will each commemorate their 40th anniversaries. The state-of-the-art zMAX Dragway in Charlotte will celebrate its 15th anniversary of four-wide racing.
The 2025 schedule includes a total of 20 races across premier facilities nationwide. Apart from the prestigious NHRA U.S. Nationals, scheduled for August 27-September 1 in Indianapolis, and the Virginia NHRA Nationals, every event will feature four qualifying sessions: two on Friday and two on Saturday. The U.S. Nationals will feature five qualifying sessions, while the Virginia event will have three qualifying sessions on Saturday as part of its two-day format.
“It has been a terrific 2024 season, and we’re thrilled to continue to build off that momentum and excitement and reveal our dates for the upcoming 2025 season,” says NHRA President Glen Cromwell. “We visit so many incredible facilities and we’re so thankful for the amazing fan support we receive at these tracks across the country. It takes great teamwork to put together our national event schedule, and we appreciate all the race teams, track partners, and sponsors that play a huge role in this process. We’ve enjoyed a lot of special moments this year, and we look forward to continuing that this year and into our 2025 season as well.”
Following the Gatornationals, the series heads west for three consecutive events, starting with the 40th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park on March 21-23. The following weekend, the 65th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals will take place on March 27-30 at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.
The two four-wide events follow, with the 25th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on April 11-13 and the 15th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals on April 25-27 in Charlotte. Fans will then gather to celebrate 25 years of racing at Route 66 Raceway during the 25th annual Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK Performance from May 16-18 in Chicago.
June kicks off with the New England Nationals at New England Dragway in Epping, N.H., from May 30-June 1, followed by the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway on June 6-8. The month continues with the Virginia NHRA Nationals on June 20-22 at Virginia Motorsports Park and the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals on June 26-29 at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.
July features the NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways from July 18-20 and the DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway from July 25-27. The regular season concludes with the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway on August 14-17.
The NHRA U.S. Nationals, the world’s biggest drag race, will take place from August 27-September 1 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. The Countdown to the Championship playoffs begin with three consecutive race weekends, starting with the NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway on September 11-14, followed by the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway on September 19-21, and the NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway on September 26-28.
The Countdown continues with the Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex from October 9-12, celebrating 40 years of racing in Dallas. The season wraps up with the NHRA Nevada Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway from October 30-November 2, and the 60th annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip from November 13-16.
“The 2025 schedule is packed with special anniversaries and exciting events that will undoubtedly thrill our fans and competitors,” says Cromwell. “We are eager to see who will rise to the occasion and make history in what promises to be an unforgettable season.”
All races during the 2025 NHRA season will be aired exclusively on FOX Sports, with select events broadcast on the FOX network.
2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Season Schedule
March 6-9: 56th annual NHRA Gatornationals, Gainesville Raceway, Gainesville, Fla.
March 21-23: 40th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals, Firebird Motorsports Park, Phoenix
March 27-30: 65th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, Pomona, Calif.
April 11-13: 25th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas
April 25-27: 15th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, zMAX Dragway, Charlotte
May 16-18: 25th annual Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK Performance, Route 66 Raceway, Chicago
May 30-June 1: 12th annual NHRA New England Nationals, New England Dragway, Epping, N.H.
June 6-8: 24th annual Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, Bristol Dragway, Bristol, Tenn.
June 20-22: 5th annual Virginia NHRA Nationals, Virginia Motorsports Park, Richmond, Va. This will be a two-day pro event with three qualifying sessions on Saturday.
June 26-29: 19th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, Summit Motorsports Park, Norwalk, Ohio
July 18-20: 36th annual NHRA Northwest Nationals, Pacific Raceways, Seattle
July 25-27: 37th annual DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals, Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, Calif.
Aug. 14-17: 43rd annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, Minn.
Aug. 27-Sept. 1: 71st annual NHRA U.S. Nationals, Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Indianapolis.
NHRA COUNTDOWN TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP
Sept. 11-14: 40th annual NHRA Nationals, Maple Grove Raceway, Reading, Pa.
Sept. 19-21: 17th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals, zMAX Dragway, Charlotte.
Sept. 26-28: 14th annual NHRA Midwest Nationals, World Wide Technology Raceway, St. Louis
Oct. 9-12: 40th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals, Texas Motorplex, Dallas
Oct. 30-Nov. 2: 25th annual NHRA Nevada Nationals, The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas
Nov. 13-16: 60th annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals, In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, Pomona, Calif.
