Sat, 13 Dec 2025, 13:54 PM Summit Motorsports Park Unveils Thrilling 2026 Season Schedule |
Courtesy of Summit Motorsports Park Celebrating NHRA's Historic 75th Anniversary |
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“We are ready to make 2026 our biggest and best season yet,” said Bill Bader, Jr., President of Summit Motorsports Park. “Celebrating 75 years of NHRA history is a tremendous honor, and our schedule is packed with the marquee events our fans have come to love, including some significant anniversaries of our own. Get ready for a year of record-breaking performances and unmatched family fun!”
2026 Season Highlights
The schedule is anchored by several long-standing, tradition-rich events, many of which are celebrating their own major anniversaries:
• The 25th Annual PRW Power Blue Suede Cruise: Celebrating its silver anniversary, this fan-favorite weekend showcases classic cars, nitromethane burning nostalgia dragsters, funny cars and fuel altereds, sixty-four gassers, front motor dragsters, 3000+ street rodders, fun runs, live music and fireworks.
• The 20th Annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals: A crown jewel on the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, this NHRA event features the biggest stars in professional drag racing, competing for glory on the famed Summit Motorsports Park quarter mile.
• The 20th Annual Cavalcade of Stars presented by Budweiser: This highly anticipated NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series double event will include 600+ sportsman racers from all over North America and showcase Top Alcohol Dragsters and Funny Cars.
• The 35th Annual Ames Performance Pontiac Nationals: The premier event for all things Pontiac returns, bringing decades of horsepower and brand history to the track.
• The 49th Annual Cornwell Tools Night Under Fire: The largest single-day drag race in the world is back with more power, more fire, and more excitement than ever before, introducing the all-new King Of Nitro Top Fuel versus Funny Car format, promising an unforgettable spectacle!
Complete 2026 Summit Motorsports Park Season Schedule April 10-12: Spring Testing April 15: Street Warriors April 17: Friday Test & Tune April 18-19: Edelbrock Super Series Opening Day (Flex Date) April 24: Friday Test & Tune April: 25-26: Edelbrock Super Series (Flex Date) May 1: Friday Test & Tune May 2-3: Edelbrock Super Series (Flex Date) May 5-9: TBA May 13: Street Warriors May 15: Friday Test & Tune May 16-17: Edelbrock Super Series (Flex Date) May 20-23: TBA May 27-31: Inaugural Spring Classic June 5: Friday Test & Tune June 6-7: Edelbrock Super Series (Flex Date) June 10: Street Warriors June 12: Friday Test & Tune June 13: Edelbrock Super Series June 16-20: 20th Annual Cavalcade Of Stars presented by Budweiser June 25-28: 20th Annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals July 8: Street Warriors July 10: Friday Test & Tune July 11-12: Edelbrock Super Series Double July 13-16: Frank Hawley Drag Racing School July 17-19: 35th Annual Ames Performance Pontiac Nationals July 23-26: 25th Annual PRW Power Blue Suede Cruise July 31: 49th Annual Cornwell Tools Night Under Fire August 1: 49th Annual Cornwell Tools Night Under Fire August 5: Wed Street Warriors August 7: Friday Test & Tune August 8: Edelbrock Super Series August 13-16: FTI Transmission/Moser Engineering No Box Bonanza 28 August 21: Friday Test & Tune August 22: Edelbrock Super Series Season Championship August 28-30: 33rd Annual Shootout presented by Buschur’s September 2-6: Summit Racing Fling at Norwalk pres. by Total Seal Piston Rings September 9-12: NHRA North Central Division Summit E.T. Finals September 17-20: Thu-Sun Ken Ganley MopowerMania4 September 23: Street Warriors October 2-11: TransTec Halloween Classic LIII presented by Harland Sharp January 22-24: 53rd Annual Edelbrock Banquet Of Champions pres. by Lincoln Electric
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