NHRA RELEASES 2025 SCHEDULE FOR 11-RACE HOT ROD HERITAGE RACING SERIES
INDIANAPOLIS (Dec. 14, 2024) – With two additional events on the season, the NHRA has announced its 11-race schedule for the 2025 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series, which will also include a Wally Parks Nostalgia Nationals event and the California Hot Rod Reunion.
The thrilling racing action of the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series, featuring both Nostalgia Top Fuel dragsters and Nostalgia Funny Cars, will kick off at the Good Vibrations Motorsports March Meet at Famoso Dragstrip, March 6-9. The series then continues to Tucson Dragway for the Tucson Dragway Reunion, April 5-6, before traveling to the Nitro Nationals at Osage Casino Hotel Tulsa Raceway Park, April 24-26.
Next up is the NAPA Auto Parts Ignitor Nitro Opener presented by The Blower Shop, May 16-18, at Firebird Raceway in Boise, continuing to the Funny Car Fever event, May 23-24, at Redding Motorsports Park. The Wally Parks Nostalgia Nationals, a fan-favorite event for enthusiasts, will be June 12-14 at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Ky.
The series will travel to Canada for the Rocky Mountain Nationals, July 11-13, at RAD Torque Raceway in Edmonton, AB. It will return to the U.S. for the Nightfire Nationals presented by BI-MART at Firebird Raceway in Boise, Aug. 1-3, before the Nostalgia Summer Nationals at Woodburn Dragstrip. The Thunder Under the Lights will be held Sept. 19-20 at Redding Motorsports Park and finally the famed California Hot Rod Reunion will return to Famoso Dragstrip, Oct. 24-26.
In addition to Nostalgia Top Fuel dragster and Nostalgia Funny Car, there are two groups of other classes. Group 1 includes A/Fuel, Jr. Fuel, and 7.0 Eliminator, while Group 2 includes Nostalgia Eliminator l, Nostalgia Eliminator ll, Nostalgia Eliminator lll, A/Gas, B/Gas, C/Gas, D/Gas, and Hot Rod Eliminator.
The NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series was developed in 2008 to help preserve NHRA’s rich history and tradition while providing racing opportunities for enthusiasts who enjoy nostalgia drag racing competition.
For more information about the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series, please visit www.nhrahotrodheritage.com. For more information about NHRA, please visit www.NHRA.com.
2025 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series Schedule
March 6-9: Good Vibrations Motorsports March Meet, Famoso Dragstrip – Bakersfield, CA (TF, FC, Groups 1-2)
April 5-6: Tucson Dragway Reunion, Tucson Dragway – Tucson, AZ (Groups 1-2)
April 24-26: Nitro Nationals, Osage Casino Hotel Tulsa Raceway Park – Tulsa, OK (TF)
May 16-18: NAPA Auto Parts Ignitor Nitro Opener presented by The Blower Shop, Firebird Raceway – Boise, ID (FC)
May 23-24: Funny Car Fever, Redding Motorsports Park – Redding, CA (Groups 1-2)
June 19-21: Wally Parks NHRA Nostalgia Nationals, Beech Bend Raceway Park – Bowling Green, KY (TF)
July 11-13: Rocky Mountain Nationals, RAD Torque Raceway – Edmonton, AB (FC)
August 1-3: Nightfire Nationals presented by BI-MART, Firebird Raceway – Boise, ID (TF, FC)
August 21-23: Nostalgia Summer Nationals, Woodburn Dragstrip – Woodburn, OR (FC, Groups 1-2)
September 19-20: Thunder Under the Lights, Redding Motorsports Park – Redding, CA (TF, Groups 1-2)
October 24-26: California Hot Rod Reunion, Famoso Dragstrip – Bakersfield, CA (TF, FC, Groups 1-2)
Greg Kozera from Monroe, Connecticut USA (Comp Number: 180) 1999 - Category: COMPDRAG, Type: PN, Class: D/ED, Div: 1 "JK Motorsports / Grasmere Inc." Owned by Jerry Kozera from Fairfield, Connecticut USA '98 Dragster by Mike Spitzer | Powered by a Unknown cubic inch Chevrolet by JK Motorsports - Jenkins Competition with automatic transmission 1/4 […]
WR Buck from La Plata, Missouri USA (Comp Number: 5338) 1997 - Category: PM-OUTLAW, Type: ZN, Class: Quick 8, Div: 5 "David Jones" Owned by David Jones from La Plata, Missouri USA '96 Pontiac Firebird by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by a 615 cubic inch Pontiac with 4 speed manual transmission 1/4 Mile […]
Aaron Leyda from Independence, Missouri USA 2001 - Category: NOSTBAD, Type: VN, Class: AA/D, Div: 5 "Dale Wilkens" Owned by Dale Wilkens from Kansas USA Dragster by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by a 468 cubic inch Chevrolet with automatic transmission 1/4 Mile ET: 7.220 at Unknown | 1/4 Mile MPH: 193.00 at Unknown […]
Ron Stokes from Columbus, Mississippi USA 2006 - Category: PM-OUTLAW, Type: ZN, Class: Pro Extreme, Div: 4 "Kyptonite" Owned by Ron Stokes from Columbus, Mississippi USA '53 Chevrolet Corvette by Kilby Chassis Design | Powered by a 526 cubic inch Oldsmobile with 3 speed manual transmission 1/4 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown | 1/4 Mile […]
Troy Critchley from Wylie, Texas USA 2006 - Category: PM-OUTLAW, Type: ZN, Class: TOPMA, Div: 4 "AMS Racing Second Hammer" Owned by Millennium Motorsports from Addison, Texas USA '94 Chevrolet Corvette by Jerry Haas | Powered by a 526 cubic inch BAE Keith Black Hemi with 3 speed manual transmission 1/4 Mile ET: Unknown at […]
Scotty Cannon from Lyman, South Carolina USA (Comp Number: 3057) 1987 - Category: PM-OUTLAW, Type: ZN, Class: Quick 8, Div: 2 "Cannonball" Owned by Scotty Cannon from Lyman, South Carolina USA '40 Willys by Quain Stott | Powered by a 512 cubic inch Chevrolet by Gene Fulton with 4 speed manual transmission 1/4 Mile ET: […]
David McDowell from Georgia USA 1974 - Category: PS-MOUNTAIN, Type: UN, Class: Pro Stock, Div: 2 "Rat" Owned by Doug McDowell from Georgia USA '73 Chevrolet Vega by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by a 427 cubic inch Chevrolet with 4 speed manual transmission 1/4 Mile ET: 9.140 at Aiken SC 1974 | 1/4 […]
Tommy Mauney from Shelby, North Carolina USA (Comp Number: 1002) 1990 - Category: PM-OUTLAW, Type: ZN, Class: Quick 8, Div: 2 "TM Race Cars" Owned by Tommy Mauney from Shelby, North Carolina USA '85 Chevrolet Camaro by Tommy Mauney | Powered by a 632 cubic inch Pontiac with 4 speed manual transmission 1/4 Mile ET: […]
Lou Tosci from California USA 1969 - Category: GASDRAG, Type: MN, Class: AA/D, Div: 7 "Lou Tosci" Owned by Lou Tosci from California USA '59 Dragster by an Unknown chassis builder | Powered by a Unknown cubic inch Pontiac with direct drive 1/4 Mile ET: Unknown at Unknown | 1/4 Mile MPH: Unknown at Unknown […]
Larry Reep from Austin, Texas USA (Comp Number: 437) 2000 - Category: ALKYALT, Type: GN, Class: AA/A, Div: 4 "Grim Reeper" Owned by Larry Reep from Austin, Texas USA '48 Fiat Topolino by Steve Plueger | Powered by a 525 cubic inch BAE Keith Black Hemi with 3 speed manual transmission 1/4 Mile ET: Unknown […]