IHRA Announces 10 Venues for National Event Pro-Am 2025 Schedule – Announces Purchase of Seven Race Tracks!
The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) has been through a lot in the last couple years, including being purchased by two different entities, ceasing to host their popular Nitro Jam / Pro-Am events, and losing sanctioning for several dozen tracks to the new World Drag Racing Alliance (WDRA) and the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA).
But an announcement today about ten events for the IHRA’s Pro-Am 2025 national event schedule signifies a big change in the organization, and a few of the race tracks on the schedule should raise some eyebrows.
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The IHRA schedule includes Galot Motorsports Park and Maryland International Dragway, which are very well known for both sportsman and heads-up action.
But some of the tracks on the schedule, including Darlington Dragway, Milan Dragway and National Trail Raceway, were under NHRA sanctioning at the beginning of the 2024 season.
After the initial rumors circulated on Thursday about the IHRA possibly acquiring four different track, IHRA owner Darryl Cuttell confirmed on Friday that the organization has agreed in principle to purchase seven race tracks.
Those tracks include Maryland International Raceway, Darlington Dragway in South Carolina, Galot Motorsports Park in North Carolina, Milan Dragway in Michigan, and a trio of tracks in Ohio: Dragway 42, Kil-Kare Raceway, and National Trail Raceway.
Could this be the first of several big moves for the IHRA?
Written by Derek Putnam. Photos courtesy of Sick the Magazine and IHRA.
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