2024 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series
The 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season was announced on August 31, 2023.[1]
| 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season | |
|---|---|
| League | NHRA |
| Sport | Drag racing |
It will be the 69th season of the National Hot Rod Association's top drag racing competition. The NHRA will have 21 Top Fuel and Funny Car events. Events at which Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle will compete are to be determined.[1]
On October 25, 2023, the NHRA announced Mexican food producer Gruma, S.A.B. de C.V. will become the new naming rights sponsor of the series, using their Mission Foods brand[2].
There are two races that have been scheduled, however the location is to be announced at a later date.
Schedule
Schedule released August 31, 2023.
| 2024 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Schedule[1] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Race | Site | TV | Winners | |||||
| Top Fuel | Funny Car | Pro Stock | PS Motorcycle | ||||||
| Mar 7-10 | NHRA Gatornationals | Gainesville, FL | TBA | ||||||
| Mar 21-24 | Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals | Pomona, CA | TBA | ||||||
| Apr 5-7 | NHRA Arizona Nationals | Chandler, AZ | TBA | ||||||
| Apr 12-14 | NHRA Four-Wide Nationals 4 Lanes | Las Vegas, NV | TBA | ||||||
| Apr 26-28 | Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals 4 Lanes | Concord, NC | TBA | ||||||
| May 17-19 | Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK Performance | Elwood, IL | TBA | ||||||
| May 31 - June 2 | NHRA New England Nationals | Epping, NH | TBA | ||||||
| Jun 7-9 | NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals | Bristol, TN | TBA | ||||||
| Jun 21-23 | TBA | TBA | TBA | ||||||
| Jun 27-30 | Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals | Norwalk, OH | TBA | ||||||
| Jul 12-14 | TBA | TBA | TBA | ||||||
| Jul 19-21 | Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals | Kent, WA | TBA | ||||||
| Jul 26-28 | DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals | Sonoma, CA | TBA | ||||||
| Aug 15-18 | Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals | Brainerd, MN | TBA | ||||||
| Aug 28 - Sep 2 | Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals 1.5 | Brownsburg, IN | TBA | ||||||
| Countdown to the Championship | |||||||||
| Sep 12-15 | Pep Boys NHRA Nationals | Mohnton, PA | TBA | ||||||
| Sep 20-22 | betway NHRA Carolina Nationals | Concord, NC | TBA | ||||||
| Sep 27-29 | NHRA Midwest Nationals | Madison, IL | TBA | ||||||
| Oct 10-13 | Texas NHRA FallNationals | Ennis, TX | TBA | ||||||
| Oct 31 - Nov 3 | NHRA Nevada Nationals | Las Vegas, NV | TBA | ||||||
| Nov 14-17 | In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals 1.5 | Pomona, CA | TBA | ||||||
Additional rules for specially marked races
4 Lanes: The Nationals in both Las Vegas and Charlotte in the spring will compete with cars on four lanes.
- All cars will qualify on each lane as all four lanes will be used in qualifying.
- Three rounds with cars using all four lanes.
- In Rounds One and Two, the top two drivers (of four) will advance to the next round.
- The pairings are set as follows:
- Race One: 1, 8, 9, 16
- Race Two: 4, 5, 12, 13
- Race Three: 2, 7, 10, 15
- Race Four: 3, 6, 11, 14
- Semifinal One: Top two in Race One and Race Two
- Semifinal Two: Top two in Race Three and Race Four
- Finals: Top two in Semifinal One and Semifinal Two
- Lane choice determined by times in previous round. In first round, lane choice determined by fastest times.
- Drivers who advance in Rounds One and Two will receive 20 points for each round advancement.
- In Round Three, the winner of the race will be declared the race winner and will collect 40 points. The runner-up will receive 20 points. Third and fourth place drivers will be credited as semifinal losers.
1.5: The U. S. Nationals and In-N-Out Burger Finals will have their race points increased by 50% . Drivers who qualify but are eliminated in the first round receive 30 points, and each round win is worth 30 points. The top four receive 10, 9, 8, and 7 points, respectively, for qualifying positions, with the 5–6 drivers receiving 6 points, 7–8 drivers receiving 5 points, 9–12 receiving 4 points, and 13–16 receiving 3 points. Also, the top four, not three, drivers after each session receive points for fastest times in each round (4-3-2-1).
References
- National Hot Rod Association, "2024 Camping World Series schedule includes returns to Phoenix and Chicago", Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- "Mission Foods enters multiyear deal as title sponsor of NHRA's premier series". NHRA.com. National Hot Rod Association. Retrieved 2023-10-25.