NHRA ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE FOR NHRA PRO MOD SERIES, SPECIALTY CLASSES AND LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES AT 2023 NATIONAL EVENTS
INDIANAPOLIS (Dec. 7, 2022) – NHRA has released the 2023 schedule for the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, as well as specialty classes and all Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series categories competing at NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series national events next year.
The NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series will open in Gainesville, the first of 10 races in the 2023 campaign. The action-packed class will race at the four-wide event in Charlotte and make its debut at both Route 66 Raceway in Chicago and also New England Dragway in Epping.
Those two first-time appearances are part of a five-race stretch that also includes a return trip to Bristol and an event in Norwalk, before a break until Brainerd. After a race in St. Louis, the season finale will also move back to Las Vegas in late October.
Top Fuel Motorcycle, which includes the record-breaking Larry “Spiderman” McBride, thrilled fans at two stops in 2022 and will race at Chicago and Topeka next season.
The Mountain Motor Pro Stock class, featuring exciting and powerful 800-plus cubic-inch engines, will compete at six events in 2022, starting at Chicago and also races at Epping, Denver, Topeka, either the fall Charlotte race or St. Louis, and Dallas.
In the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, both Top Alcohol Funny Car and Top Alcohol Dragster will compete at 14 national events, with Top Dragster and Top Sportsman racing at 18 races apiece. Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp and Super Gas will be contested at all 21 national events, with Comp taking place at 17 races and Super Street taking part at seven events on the national scene in 2023.
The full category schedule at national events for Pro Mod, Mountain Motor Pro Stock, Top Fuel Motorcycle, and the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series is shown below. For more information about NHRA, please visit www.NHRA.com.
Jackie Cannon from USA (Comp Number: 295) 2025 - Category: NOSTPS, Type: UN, Class: Nostalgia Pro Stock, Div: 3 "Cotton Pony" Owned by Jackie Cannon from USA 1977 Ford Pinto by Highspeed Welding | Powered by a Unknown cubic inch Ford with automatic transmission 1/4 Mile ET: 7.995 at Union Grove WI 5/24/25 | 1/4 […]
Jim Parks from Columbus, Ohio USA (Comp Number: 3012) 2025 - Category: NOSTPS, Type: UN, Class: Nostalgia Pro Stock, Div: 3 "Sam Brown Dodge" Owned by Jim Parks from Columbus, Ohio USA 1973 Dodge Colt by Highspeed Welding | Powered by a 517 cubic inch B-1 with automatic transmission 1/4 Mile ET: 7.202 at Union […]
Josh Parks from Columbus, Ohio USA (Comp Number: 264) 2025 - Category: NOSTPS, Type: UN, Class: Nostalgia Pro Stock, Div: 3 "STP" Owned by Jim Parks from Columbus, Ohio USA 1986 Pontiac Firebird by Folk | Powered by a 583 cubic inch Chevrolet by Reher Morrison with automatic transmission 1/4 Mile ET: 7.623 at Union […]
Troy Ohlson from Sandwich, Illinois USA 2025 - Category: NOSTPS, Type: UN, Class: Nostalgia Pro Stock, Div: 3 "Motorcraft Quality Parts" Owned by Troy Ohlson from Sandwich, Illinois USA 1990 Ford Probe by Jerry Haas Race Cars | Powered by a Unknown cubic inch Ford with 5 speed manual transmission 1/4 Mile ET: 7.771 at […]
Ray Dunlap from USA (Comp Number: 346N) 2025 - Category: NOSTPS, Type: UN, Class: Nostalgia Pro Stock, Div: 3 "War Horse" Owned by Ray Dunlap from USA Ford Mustang by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by a Unknown cubic inch Ford with 5 speed manual transmission 1/4 Mile ET: 8.146 at Union Grove WI […]
Tyler Shenuk from Chicago, Illinois USA (Comp Number: 6) 2025 - Category: NOSTPS, Type: UN, Class: Nostalgia Pro Stock, Div: 4 "Pennzoil" Owned by Chris Shenuk from Chicago, Illinois USA 1991 Pontiac Trans Am by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by a Unknown cubic inch Pontiac with 4 speed manual transmission 1/4 Mile ET: […]
Michael Roppo from Demonte, Indiana USA 2025 - Category: NOSTPS, Type: UN, Class: Nostalgia Pro Stock, Div: 3 "Castrol GTX- Nationwise" Owned by Michael Roppo from Demonte, Indiana USA 1984 Pontiac Trans Am by Willie Rells | Powered by a 500 cubic inch Pontiac with 4 speed manual transmission 1/4 Mile ET: 7.524 at Byron […]
Stan Bowman from Canton, Ohio USA (Comp Number: 316) 1973 - Category: FUELFC, Type: FN, Class: AA/FC, Div: 3 "Flying Dutchman" Owned by Mike Fleischer & Stan Bowman from Canton, Ohio USA '71 Chevrolet Vega by Sikora Bros. | Powered by a 417 cubic inch Donovan Hemi with 2 speed manual transmission 1/4 Mile ET: […]
Mike Robbins from Ringgold, Georgia USA (Comp Number: 398) 2025 - Category: NOSTPS, Type: UN, Class: Nostalgia Pro Stock, Div: 2 "Mopar Parts" Owned by Mike Robbins from Ringgold, Georgia USA 1996 Dodge Avenger by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by a 632 cubic inch Mopar with 5 speed manual transmission 1/4 Mile ET: […]
Chuck Hepler from Champaign, Illinois USA 1965 - Category: TOPFUEL, Type: TN, Class: AA/FD, Div: 3 "Fugitive" Owned by Chuck Hepler, Farnsworth & Chin from Champaign, Illinois USA Dragster by Rod Stuckey | Powered by a 392 cubic inch Chrysler Hemi with direct drive 1/4 Mile ET: 8.210 at Fontana CA 1965 | 1/4 Mile […]