Legendary Bristol Dragway set for a season of high-performance enjoyable in 2026 | Information

NHRA is celebrating its milestone seventy fifth season in 2026 and iconic Bristol Dragway, which is within the strategy of receiving a brand-new monitor floor throughout the low season, will showcase one of many crown jewel occasions for the Southern California-based drag racing sanctioning physique as host of the fan-favorite Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, June 12-14, because the legendary quarter-mile dragstrip is about for a full season of high-performance enjoyable in 2026.

The new monitor floor, which is predicted to be accomplished earlier than the season kicks off in April, is a full alternative of the concrete on the historic facility from the beginning line to the eighth-mile mark.  

A fan-favorite occasion within the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, the twenty fifth version of the high-horsepower competition of pace will as soon as once more entertain large crowds with 330 mph Top Fuel dragsters and Funny Cars, as effectively 200 mph Pro Stocks and Pro Stock Motorcycles and the all the time wild and unpredictable Pro Modifieds.

Continuing with an ideal NHRA custom, each ticket is a pit move on the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, offering company with unparalleled entry to drivers and groups all through the weekend. Single day tickets begin at simply $30 and youngsters (12-under) tickets are free for all three days in the principle grandstand areas with a paid grownup.

You can stand up shut and private with all the highest stars of the NHRA, together with multi-time champ Antron Brown, two-time Bristol winner Justin Ashley, three-time Bristol winner Doug Kalitta, 2017 Bristol winner Clay Millican, Tony Schumacher, Leah Pruett and NASCAR Hall of Famer turned NHRA racer-owner Tony Stewart in Top Fuel; Austin Prock, eight-time Bristol winner Ron Capps, 2015 Bristol winner and Virginia cattle rancher Matt Hagan, Alexis DeJoria and Bob Tasca III in Funny Car; Greg Anderson, Erica Enders and Jeg Coughlin Jr. in Pro Stock; and Gaige Herrera, Matt Smith and Steve Johnson in Pro Stock Motorcycle.

While the NHRA’s extremely quick race vehicles and each ticket is a pit move coverage are certain to seize your consideration, that occasion alone isn’t the one cause for a high-performance fanatic to be tremendous enthusiastic about what Bristol Dragway has in retailer in 2026.

Back for its second 12 months on the Dragway, the Large Cars and Guitars Truck Show, involves Bristol Dragway May 8-9. The one-of-a-kind occasion is an enormous Truck Show that brings collectively the most effective in music, meals and leisure throughout one enjoyable weekend. 

In August, the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) will return to historic Bristol Dragway for the PDRA Thunder Valley Throwdown, Aug. 6-8. Featuring 12 lessons of high-horsepower divisions, together with a number of wheel-standing doorslammer lessons, with nearly each competitors mixture coated, the race is certainly one of seven stops within the PDRA’s season-long Million Dollar Tour.

The sport’s subsequent technology of stars (ages 6 to 17) will proceed to take heart stage at Bristol Dragway in July for certainly one of their largest occasions of the season. The area will welcome greater than 500 younger racers and their households for per week filled with racing actions starting July 10 with the Jr. Dragster Nationals offered by Mike Bos Chassis Craft, and culminating July 13-18 with the NHRA JDRL Eastern Conference Finals.

The BTE World Footbrake Challenge returns for its twentieth anniversary on July 1-5, whereas the BTE Labor Day Footbrake Challenge can be held Sept. 3-6. Racers in each occasions will duel for the biggest payouts in Thunder Valley historical past. These two races will function among the greatest sportsman and bracket racers within the nation.

One of the most well-liked bracket racing occasions within the nation, the Rad Torque Systems Fall Fling offered by Optima Batteries returns to the Thunder Valley schedule for the seventeenth time, Sept. 29-Oct. 3. The most profitable Super Pro racers within the nation will converge at Bristol Dragway for the chance to win profitable purses.

The fashionable Summit Racing Equipment Street Fights, the place individuals are capable of run their registered avenue vehicles down the historic Bristol Dragway strip, can be held throughout seven nights in 2026, together with April 18, May 16, May 30, June 27, August 1, August 15 and August 29.

The DER Series, Bristol Dragway’s NHRA Summit Racing Series, the place native racers compete for the possibility to race on the NHRA nationwide stage, are scheduled for seven large weekends, together with April 24-26, May 1-3, May 22-24, June 19-21, July 24-26, Aug. 21-23 and Sept. 25-27.

“Bristol Dragway continues to be one of the busiest drag strips in the nation and this year with an updated track surface the action is expected to be faster than ever,” stated Jerry Caldwell, president and basic supervisor of Bristol Motor Speedway & Dragway. “In June we look forward to crowning our 25th anniversary race winners during a very special Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals as we are proud to be a part of NHRA’s milestone 75th anniversary season. We can’t wait to see all of you at the track enjoying the fun.”

In addition to the entire drag racing motion, simply throughout campus on the legendary Bristol Motor Speedway there are additionally a number of main occasions taking place in 2026.

A brand-new occasion is coming to Bristol Motor Speedway & Dragway in 2026, the forty fourth annual Shell SuperRigs, June 25-27. The premier trucking showcase options 20 classes of competitors, together with Best Chrome, Best Lights and the coveted Best of Show. More than $25,000 in money and prizes is on the market to the occasion’s 12 winners. Those 12 additionally will earn a spot within the prestigious 2027 Shell Rotella SuperRigs Calendar, a badge of honor throughout the business. The occasion provides interactive displays and family-friendly leisure.

As a reminder, the NASCAR motion can be intense all season at Bristol Motor Speedway beginning with the Food City 500 weekend April 10-12; and the Bass Pro Shops Night Race NASCAR weekend, Sept. 17-19, which is able to showcase the NASCAR Chase in all three of NASCAR’s marquee divisions.

The tradition-rich Food City 500 Cup race can be held on Sunday afternoon, April 12; the 300-lap O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race and Bush’s Beans Qualifying can be featured on Saturday, April 11; and the Tennessee Army National Guard 250 Truck Race can be showcased below the lights on Friday, April 10 within the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.   

In September, the crown jewel Bass Pro Shops Night Race on Saturday, Sept. 19 can be race 3 of 10 within the NASCAR Chase; The Food City 300 on Friday, Sept. 18, will function the third of 9 Chase races within the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series; and within the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the favored UNOH 250 offered by Ohio Logistics on Thursday, Sept. 17 will function the kick-off for the 7-race Chase. The Bush’s Beans 200 ARCA Menards Series race can be contested as a part of an exciting Thursday doubleheader.

To sustain with the most recent info on Bristol Dragway and Bristol Motor Speedway and to buy tickets, please go to the Bristol Motor Speedway web site or name 423-BRISTOL.

2026 Bristol Motor Speedway & Dragway Schedule

April 10                        Tennessee Army National Guard 250 Truck Race (speedway)

April 11                        NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series 300 & Bush’s Beans Qualifying (speedway)

April 12                        Food City 500 NASCAR Cup Series (speedway)

April 18                        Summit Racing Equipment Street Fights 1

April 24-26                   DER Series Race 1

May 1-3                       DER Series Race 2   

May 8-9                       Large Cars and Guitars Truck Show

May 16                        Summit Racing Equipment Street Fights 2

May 22-24                   DER Series Race 3

May 30                        Summit Racing Equipment Street Fights 3

June 12-14                  Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals (NHRA Mission Foods Series)

June 19-21                  DER Series Race 4

June 25-27                  Shell Super Rigs

June 27                       Summit Racing Equipment Street Fights 4

July 1-5                       twentieth anniversary BTE World Footbrake Challenge

July 10-12                   Junior Drag Week: Jr. Dragster Nationals offered by Mike Bos Chassis Craft

July 13-18                   Junior Drag Week: NHRA JDRL Eastern Conference Finals

July 24-26                   DER Series Race 5

Aug. 1                          Summit Racing Equipment Street Fights 5

Aug. 6-8                      Professional Drag Racers Association Series Thunder Valley Throwdown

Aug. 15                        Summit Racing Equipment Street Fights 6   

Aug. 21-23                  DER Series Race 6   

Aug. 29                        Summit Racing Equipment Street Fights 7

Sept. 3-6                     BTE Labor Day Footbrake Challenge

Sept. 17                       UNOH 250 offered by Ohio Logistics Craftsman Truck Chase Race (speedway)

Sept. 17                       Bush’s Beans 200 ARCA Menards Series (speedway)

Sept. 18                       Food City 300 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Chase Race (speedway)

Sept. 19                       Bass Pro Shops Night Race NASCAR Cup Series Chase Race (speedway)

Sept. 25-27                 DER Series Race 7

Sept. 29-Oct. 3            Rad Torque Systems Fall Fling offered by Strange Engineering