NHRA releases 20-race 2027 Mission Foods Drag Racing Series schedule

• Anne Proffit


• 28 Aug 2026

NHRA’s 76th season of competition features 20 events in the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, with the season starter, as earlier revealed, beginning in mid-February at its ancestral home, In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip in Pomona, CA. In that earlier reveal of the first four events on its 2027 calendar, NHRA stated its 20-race schedule begins in Pomona, goes to Phoenix, Gainesville and zMAX Dragway outside Charlotte.

Now the balance of the schedule, which includes 20 race weekend salutes to “50 Years of Force” as NHRA celebrates John Force and his unquenchable need for speed, No. 1 qualifiers, race wins and championships. The Southern California native has 16 championships, 157 national event race wins and, if those stats aren’t enough, try to duplicate any one of ‘em!

After the first four events of 2027, NHRA takes a modest break from the first week of April until the final weekend of that month, going from zMAX to Valdosta for a second straight year, April 30-May 2. From there it’s off to Maryland for a May 21-23 race date, to Epping, NH June 4-6, Bristol June 11-13, then to Norwalk and the traditional end-of-June race meeting, June 24-27. If you were wondering what happened to Route 66 Raceway, it gets its race July 9-11, rather than mid-May, where it’s been the past few years.

The final four races of NHRA’s regular season have fairly traditional dates: Sonoma July 23-25, Seattle July 30-August 1, Brainerd August 19-22, while the regular season crowns are bestowed at the 73rd annual Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis, September 1-6.

NHRA’s Countdown to the Championship has, again, six playoff races to decide year-long championship titles, with three consecutive events starting at US 131 Motorsports Park in Michigan, September 17-19, a second straight visit to Rockingham’s dragstyrip September 24-26, Wide World Technology Raceway’s dragstrip October 1-3 before NHRA anchors Texas Motorplex’s 10 Days of Speed October 13-17. The final two events of next season are in their traditional slots: The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, October 28-31 and In-N-Out Burger Dragstrip November 11-14.

Full details of NHRA’s “50 Years of Force” – and events taking place at every venue on the schedule – are being collated and will be released within the next few weeks and months as tracks, promoters, fans and participants prepare to honor NHRA’s Funny Car GOAT.

 

2027 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Season Schedule

“50 Years of Force”

 

Feb. 18-21: 67th annual NHRA Winternationals, In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, Pomona, Calif.

Feb. 26-28: 42nd annual FMP NHRA Arizona Nationals presented by NGK Spark Plugs, Firebird Motorsports Park, Phoenix

March 11-14: 58th annual NHRA Gatornationals, Gainesville Raceway, Gainesville, Fl.

April 2-4: 17th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, zMAX Dragway, Charlotte

April 30-May 2: Second annual NHRA Southern Nationals, South Georgia Motorsports Park, Adel, Ga.

May 21-23: Second annual NHRA Potomac Nationals, Maryland International Raceway, Mechanicsville, Md.

June 4-6: 14th annual NHRA New England Nationals, New England Dragway, Epping, N.H.

June 11-13: 26th annual Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, Bristol Dragway, Bristol, Tenn.

June 24-27: 21st annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, Summit Motorsports Park, Norwalk, Ohio

July 9-11: 27th annual Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK, Route 66 Raceway, Chicago

July 23-25: 39th annual Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals, Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, Calif.

July 30-Aug. 1: 38th annual Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals, Pacific Raceways, Seattle

Aug. 19-22: 45th annual NHRA Brainerd Nationals, Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, Minn.

Sept. 1-6: 73rd annual Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals, Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Indianapolis

 

NHRA COUNTDOWN TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP

Sept. 17-19: Second annual NHRA Great Lakes Nationals, U.S. 131 Motorsports Park, Martin, Mich.

Sept. 24-26: Second annual NHRA Nationals at The Rock, Rockingham Dragway, Rockingham, N.C.

Oct. 1-3: 16th annual NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals, World Wide Technology Raceway, St. Louis

Oct. 13-17: 42nd annual Texas NHRA FallNationals, Texas Motorplex, Dallas

Oct. 28-31: 27th annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals, The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas

Nov. 11-14: 62nd annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals, In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, Pomona, Calif.