Back with a Bang: Michigan to Host NHRA National Drag Race Event for First Time Since 1960

Back with a bang: Michigan to host NHRA national drag race event for first time since 1960

For the first time in more than six decades, championship drag racing is set to return to Michigan.

NHRA Announces Great Lakes Nationals At U.S. 131 Motorsports Park!

(Words by Darr Hawthorne) • The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) announced today that U.S. 131 Motorsports Park will host a Mission Foods Drag Racing Series event in 2026, with the inaugural NHRA Great Lakes Nationals opening the Countdown to the Championship playoffs. The new event, scheduled for Sept. 18–20 in Martin, Michigan, will serve as the 15th of 20 races during NHRA’s 75th anniversary season and the first of six playoff rounds. Tick…

NHRA Great Lakes Nationals to Launch 2026 Countdown Playoffs – Motorsports Media & Racing News

The NHRA will begin its 2026 Countdown to the Championship with the inaugural NHRA Great Lakes Nationals at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Mich., scheduled for Sept. 18-20. The event will serve as the 15th of 20 races in NHRA’s 75th anniversary season and the first of six playoff rounds in the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. The Great Lakes Nationals marks the first NHRA national event at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park, expanding NHRA’s reach…

NHRA TO KICK OFF 2026 COUNTDOWN TO CHAMPIONSHIP WITH DEBUT AT U.S. 131 MOTORSPORTS PARK - NHRA officials announced today that U.S. 131 Motorsports Park will have a Mission Foods Drag Racing Series event in 2026, with the inaugural NHRA Great Lakes Nationa

NHRA officials announced today that U.S. 131 Motorsports Park will have a Mission Foods Drag Racing Series event in 2026, with the inaugural NHRA Great Lakes Nationals set to open the 2026 Countdown to the Championship playoffs. The post NHRA TO KICK OFF 2026 COUNTDOWN TO CHAMPIONSHIP WITH DEBUT AT U.S. 131 MOTORSPORTS PARK appeared first on SpeedwayMedia.com.

NHRA to launch 2026 Countdown playoff series at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park

Michigan track gets its first Mission Foods Drag Racing Series event in September with the inaugural NHRA Great Lakes Nationals.