Silly Season Indeed!!! Before 2026 NHRA Season...

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They announced today that IHRA has bought Maple Grove raceway. Wonder what that means for the NHRA race in Sept.

IHRA Acquires Maple Grove Raceway - SPEED SPORT

nhra.com still shows the NHRA Keystone Nationals at Maple Grove scheduled for Sept. 17-20

UPDATE (12/15/25):
Today the 2026 NHRA national event schedule on nhra.com no longer shows the Keystone Nationals at Maple Grove...it's been replaced by the new NHRA Great Lakes Nationals at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park scheduled for Sept. 18-20.
The new Great Lakes Nationals will be the opening event of the 2026 six-race Countdown to determine the 2026 NHRA champions.

Confirming and advising the details of the change is the following article on competitionplus.com...

NHRA ACCELERATES PLAYOFF SHIFT, TAPS U.S. 131 MOTORSPORTS PARK TO OPEN 2026 COUNTDOWN | Competition Plus

 

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nhra.com still shows the NHRA Keystone Nationals at Maple Grove scheduled for Sept. 17-20

UPDATE (12/15/25):
Today the 2026 NHRA national event schedule on nhra.com no longer shows the Keystone Nationals at Maple Grove...it's been replaced by the new NHRA Great Lakes Nationals at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park scheduled for Sept. 18-20.
The new Great Lakes Nationals will be the opening event of the 2026 six-race Countdown to determine the 2026 NHRA champions.

Confirming and advising the details of the change is the following article on competitionplus.com...

NHRA ACCELERATES PLAYOFF SHIFT, TAPS U.S. 131 MOTORSPORTS PARK TO OPEN 2026 COUNTDOWN | Competition Plus

That should be interesting...