IHRA News: Series Revamps Division Realignments to help teams

“Shortly after we announced plans to realign and consolidate some of our divisions for 2025, I received several e-mails, messages and phone calls from racers and track partners alike. As President of the IHRA, I will always strive to do what’s best for our racers, track partners and marketing partners regardless of the outside noise. We were able to make changes to have a solid division lineup and a solid schedule for our Team Finals and World Finals for 2025,” said IHRA President Kenny Nowling.

The biggest changes occur in Division 1 which now includes neighboring tracks from Division 9. In fact, the IHRA Division 1 Team Finals are scheduled at Darlington Dragway from Oct. 2-4, 2025.

We appreciate how closely some tracks and racers identify with certain divisions. That was the case with Division 2.  The IHRA D2 Team Finals will be held Sept. 11-13 at Holly Springs Motorsports Park, which will again serve as host for the IHRA World Finals a month later.

For other tracks, it’s better to be in new divisions. It cuts down on travel time and costs for I57 Dragstrip which joins Division 2.

IHRA Division 3 Team Finals will remain at Quaker City Motorsports Park on Sept. 18-20. A couple of former Division 1 tracks — Capitol Raceway in Maryland and Custom T’s Motorsports Park in Virginia — are now a part of the Division 3 roster.

Also, the Southwestern tracks will retain the Division 4 name. Many of you have shared your passion for this division and its rich history. The IHRA Division 4 Team Finals are scheduled Sept. 25-27 at Xtreme Raceway Park in Ferris, Texas.

We addressed concerns with Division 5 as the lineup remains close to last season. A notable exception is Kentucky Dragway now moving to this division. It’s an example of making things better for the racers. The Team Finals site Sept. 4-6 at Muncie Dragway is two hours closer to Kentucky Dragway than where racers traveled in 2024.

There was simply no way to avoid a couple of smaller divisions. An overarching goal was to make it easier to attend an IHRA Team Finals event. Division 6 will have just three tracks with the Team Finals on Aug. 21-23 at Humboldt County Dragway. Division 7 features three California drag strips and our Hawaiian track partner with Team Finals at Mendota Raceway Park on dates to be determined.

We wrap up with Division 8 where Rocket City Dragway will serve as the host for the IHRA Team Finals on Oct. 9-11. Again, the realignment creates better travel and a more even distribution of tracks. For example, Music City Raceway is nearly two hours closer to its Team Finals site than 2024 when it was in a huge division with 12 other tracks.

Thank you again for your passion as we work towards the IHRA’s Return To Glory. The lineups for each division are below. More detailed looks at each division will be on IHRA.com and our Facebook page over the coming days.

IHRA DIVISION 1 (8 Track Partners)
(IHRA D1 Team Finals / Darlington Dragway / October 2-4, 2025)
710 Dragway – Rowland, NC
Darlington Dragway – Hartsville, SC
Elk Creek Dragway – Elk Creek, VA
Pageland Dragway – Pageland, SC
Piedmont Dragway – Julian, NC
Roxboro Motorsports Park – Timberlake, NC
Shadyside Dragway – Shelby, NC
Wilkesboro Dragway – Wilkesboro, NC

IHRA DIVISION 2 (9 Track Partners)
(IHRA D2 Team Finals / Holly Springs Motorsports Park / September 11-13, 2025)
Beacon Dragway – Paducah, KY
Bonne Terre Drag Strip – Bonne Terre, MO
Centerville Dragway – Centerville, AR
Holly Springs Motorsports – Holly Springs, MS
I 57 Dragstrip – Benton, IL
Jackson Dragway, – Jackson, TN
Newport Raceway – Newport, AR
Ozark Raceway Park – Rogersville, MO
Skelton Raceway – Sikeston, MO

IHRA DIVISION 3 (6 Track Partners)
(IHRA D3 Team Finals / Quaker City Motorsports Park / September 18-20, 2025)
Capitol Raceway – Crofton, MD
Custom T’s Motorsports Park – Colonial Beach, VA
Dragway 42 – West Salem, OH
Kuhnle Motorsports Park – Thompson, OH
Pacemakers Outlaw Motorsports Park – Mt Vernon, OH
Quaker City Motorsports Park – Salem, OH

IHRA DIVISION 4 (9 Track Partners)
(IHRA D4 Team Finals / Xtreme Raceway Park September / 25-27, 2025)
Albuquerque Dragway – Albuquerque, NM
Amarillo Dragway – Amarillo, TX
Edinburg Motorsports Park – Edinburg, TX
Little River Dragway – Holland, TX
Paris Dragstrip – Paris, TX
Penwell Knights Raceway – Odessa, TX
State Capitol Raceway – Port Allen, LA
Wichita Raceway Park – Iowa Park, TX
Xtreme Raceway Park – Ferris, TX

IHRA DIVISION 5 (8 Track Partners)
(IHRA D5 Team Finals / Muncie Dragway / September 4-6, 2025)
Bunker Hill Dragstrip – Bunker Hill, IN
Great Lakes Dragaway – Union Grove, WI
Kentucky Dragway – Clay City, KY
Kil-Kare Raceway – Xenia, OH
Midstate Dragway – Havana, IL
Muncie Dragway – Albany, IN
US41 Dragstrip – Morocco, IN
Wisconsin International Raceway – Kaukauna, WI

IHRA DIVISION 6 (3 Track Partners)
(IHRA D6 Team Finals / Humbolt County Dragway / August 21-23, 2025)
Humboldt County Dragway – Humbolt, IA
Interlake Dragway – Aspen Park, MB, Canada
Thunder Valley Dragways – Parker, SD

IHRA DIVISION 7 (4 Track Partners)
(IHRA D7 Team Finals / Mendota Raceway Park / Date TBA)
Eagle Field Drags – Firebaugh, CA
Hilo Drag Strip – Hilo, HI
Kingdon Drags – Lodi, CA
Mendota Raceway Park – Mendota, CA

IHRA DIVISION 8 (7 Track Partners)
(IHRA D8 Team Finals / Rocket City Dragway / October 9-11, 2025)
Alabama International Dragway – Steele, AL
Crossville Dragway – Crossville, TN
Ethridge Motorsports Park – Ethridge, TN
Knoxville Dragway – Maynardville, TN
Lassiter Mountain Dragway – Mt Olive, AL
Music City Raceway – Goodlettsville, TN
Rocket City Dragway – Harvest, AL