NHRA confirms all dates for it’s expanded 11-race schedule for the upcoming 2026 season….
The fan-favorite and full 1/4 mile brand of NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series will kick off its season at the NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville on March 5-8, before heading to the NHRA Arizona Nationals, returning to Firebird Motorsports Park on March 20-22. After a successful debut at the track in 2024 and then a return this season, it will mark a third straight year the category will race in Phoenix.
The regular season will continue with the four-wide race in Charlotte on April 24-26, and then NHRA Pro Mod will be part of NHRA’s national-event debut at South Georgia Motorsports Park the following week on May 1-3.
The class returns to Chicago and Route 66 Raceway on May 14-17 before ending its regular season at picturesque Bristol Dragway on June 12-14.
After a summer break, Pro Mod’s four-race “Road to the Championship” playoffs begin during drag racing’s biggest weekend, the prestigious Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals on Labor Day Weekend in Indianapolis.
The newest event (announced for at Pro Mod class tradition-rich Rockingham Dragway) marks the second playoff race, with the NHRA Pro Mod Series finishing its 2026 season with traditional stops at World Wide Technology Raceway in St. Louis on Oct. 2-4 and The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Oct. 29-Nov. 1.
2026 NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series Season Schedule
March 5-8: NHRA Gatornationals, Gainesville Raceway, Gainesville, FL.
March 20-22: NHRA Arizona Nationals, Firebird Motorsports Park, Phoenix AZ
April 24-26: NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, zMAX Dragway, Charlotte NC
May 1-May 3: NHRA Southern Nationals, South Georgia Motorsports Park, Adel, GA.
May 14-17: Route 66 NHRA Nationals, Route 66 Raceway, Chicago, IL
June 12-14: NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, Bristol Dragway, Bristol, TN.
June 25-28: NHRA Summing Equipment Nationals, Norwalk OH
Pro Mod Road to the Championship
Sept. 2-7: Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals, Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Indianapolis IN
Sept. 25-27: NHRA Nationals “At The Rock” – Rockingham NC
Oct. 2-4: NHRA Midwest Nationals, World Wide Technology Raceway, St. Louis MO
Oct. 29-Nov. 1: NHRA Nevada Nationals, The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas NV
For more information and further updates visit: www.nhra.com. Visit DragRaceCanada’s Pro Mod Portal subsection — all coming season– for major Pro Mod circuit racing results.
Posted by NHRA Communications
DragRaceCanada File Photos – Dave DeAngelis
