IHRA Buys Frank Hawley’s Drag Racing Schools
Darryl Cuttell’s buying spree isn’t over.
Darryl Cuttell’s buying spree isn’t over.
The IHRA is moving quickly, both in track acquisition and in staff turnover. Regardless, all eyes in the drag racing world are on the organization.
The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) is moving swiftly to consolidate its holdings and to position itself as the sanction that’s working for its participants.
Atlanta Dragway will be in action again, now that the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) has completed its purchase of the facility in Commerce, GA, once the home of NHRA’s Southern Nationals.
At a February 10 meeting, speakers voiced support for a conditional use permit so the dragway could return to its original use as an operating dragstrip.
Is the IHRA’s determination to “make drag racing fun again”, plus the spate of acquisitions, a threat or a complement to NHRA drag racing?
On December 23, 2025, the IHRA announced the acquisition of the historic dragstrip at Millington, TN, formerly known as Memphis International Raceway and Memphis Motorsports Park.
The 2025 Performance Racing Industry Show hosted the year’s end of changes in the race industry, but they kept coming even after the show ended. Check out the round up of upheaval, schedule changes and upcoming anniversaries!!
Schedule changes galore are just the latest drama from the NHRA.
This landmark move further expands the sanctioning body’s presence in grassroots and professional drag racing and strengthens its National footprint.