The historic NHRA Western Swing kicks off with the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals at scenic Bandimere Speedway in Denver, July 21-23. The tour will visit spectacular Route 66 Raceway near Chicago July 6-9 for the Route 66 NHRA Nationals. and followed by the NHRA Summernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J., June 8-11, the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, June 16-18 at Bristol (Tenn.) Dragway on Father’s Day weekend, and the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, June 22-25 at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.Īfter a week off, the NHRA Mello Yello Series will make one more stop before the famed Western Swing. In June, teams will once again navigate the four-race “Eastern Swing,” starting with the NHRA New England Nationals, June 2-4 at New England Dragway in Epping, N.H. The New Heartland Park Topeka, one of the fastest tracks on the tour, hosts the only other race during the month of May, the NHRA Kansas Nationals, May 19-21. (April 28-30) and the NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway in Georgia (May 5-7). Teams will then travel back to the West Coast for the DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals at Las Vegas, March 31-April 2.Īn early season three-race swing will follow: the NHRA SpringNationals at Royal Purple Raceway near Houston (April 21-23) the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway in Charlotte, N.C. Advance Auto Parts, which acquired CARQUEST Auto Parts in a recent merger, will take over the title sponsorship of the popular Arizona event.Īfter the Phoenix race, NHRA teams will traverse the country to make it to the traditional East Coast opener at Florida’s Gainesville Raceway for the fan-favorite Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, March 16-19. 9-12.įollowing the season-opener, the series returns to Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park near Phoenix for the Advance Auto Parts NHRA Nationals, Feb. 9-12, and closes at the highly-revered dragstrip with the final race of the Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship playoffs, the Auto Club NHRA Finals, Nov. The season kicks off with the tradition-rich Circle K NHRA Winternationals, Feb. The season will once again open and close at historic Auto Club Raceway at Pomona in Southern California. Dave Rieff and Tony Pedregon calling the NHRA action on Fox Sports 1 markets than any other major motorsports series and will once again thrill millions of fans with its unique brand of high-horsepower entertainment that features photo finishes by the world’s fastest race cars that dazzle with speeds in the 330-mph zone.įOX Sports, through its national broadcast network and Fox Sports 1, will provide exclusive television coverage in 2017, with live coverage of many of the events, featuring action from Friday and Saturday qualifying rounds and Sunday finals. The 24-race circuit continues to reach more U.S. The 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule was announced today by NHRA officials.
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