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NHRA\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
Now the balance of the schedule, which includes 20 race weekend salutes to \u201c50 Years of Force\u201d 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\u2019t enough, try to duplicate any one of \u2018em!<\/p>\n 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\u2019s 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\u2019s been the past few years.<\/p>\n The final four races of NHRA\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n NHRA\u2019s 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\u2019s dragstyrip September 24-26, Wide World Technology Raceway\u2019s dragstrip October 1-3 before NHRA anchors Texas Motorplex\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n Full details of NHRA\u2019s \u201c50 Years of Force\u201d – 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\u2019s Funny Car GOAT.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2027 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Season Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201c50 Years of Force\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Feb. 18-21:\u00a067th annual NHRA Winternationals, In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, Pomona, Calif.<\/p>\n Feb. 26-28: 42nd annual FMP NHRA Arizona Nationals presented by NGK Spark Plugs, Firebird Motorsports Park, Phoenix<\/p>\n March 11-14:\u00a058th annual NHRA Gatornationals, Gainesville Raceway, Gainesville, Fl.<\/p>\n April 2-4:\u00a017th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, zMAX Dragway, Charlotte<\/p>\n April 30-May 2:\u00a0Second annual NHRA Southern Nationals, South Georgia Motorsports Park, Adel, Ga.<\/p>\n May 21-23:\u00a0Second annual NHRA Potomac Nationals, Maryland International Raceway, Mechanicsville, Md.<\/p>\n June 4-6:\u00a014th annual NHRA New England Nationals, New England Dragway, Epping, N.H.<\/p>\n June 11-13:\u00a026th annual Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, Bristol Dragway, Bristol, Tenn.<\/p>\n June 24-27:\u00a021st annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, Summit Motorsports Park, Norwalk, Ohio<\/p>\n July 9-11:\u00a027th annual Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK, Route 66 Raceway, Chicago<\/p>\n July 23-25:\u00a039th annual Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals, Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, Calif.<\/p>\n July 30-Aug. 1:\u00a038th annual Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals, Pacific Raceways, Seattle<\/p>\n Aug. 19-22:\u00a045th annual NHRA Brainerd Nationals, Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, Minn.<\/p>\n Sept. 1-6:\u00a073rd annual Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals, Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Indianapolis<\/p>\n <\/p>\n NHRA COUNTDOWN TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP<\/strong><\/p>\n Sept. 17-19:\u00a0Second annual NHRA Great Lakes Nationals, U.S. 131 Motorsports Park, Martin, Mich.<\/p>\n Sept. 24-26:\u00a0Second annual NHRA Nationals at The Rock, Rockingham Dragway, Rockingham, N.C.<\/p>\n Oct. 1-3:\u00a016th annual NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals, World Wide Technology Raceway, St. Louis<\/p>\n Oct. 13-17:\u00a042nd annual Texas NHRA FallNationals, Texas Motorplex, Dallas<\/p>\n Oct. 28-31:\u00a027th annual NHRA Las Vegas Nationals, The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas<\/p>\n Nov. 11-14:\u00a062nd annual In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals, In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, Pomona, Calif.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" NHRA\u2019s 76th season of competition features 20 events in the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, with the 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