CENTERVILLE, AR — The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) appreciates the hard work of all the track owners and operators to provide the member racers great places to race down the drag strip.

Such is the case with Centerville Dragway in Arkansas where the property was affected by a bad storm last Sunday. There was a lot of damage including trees knocked down, sheds torn up and power knocked out.

AMARILLO, TX — Four racers including 2023 IHRA Summit SuperSeries national runner-up Tyler Janousek captured IHRA Ironman Classic victories last Saturday at Amarillo Dragway.

It was a great day of racing at the West Texas track with Jackie Armstrong (Box), Tammy Drury (No Box) and Bob Nicholson (Sportsman) also taking home the prestigious IHRA Ironman trophies.

ETHRIDGE, TN — Ethridge Motorsports Park is bringing big money and the opportunity to race for the prestigious IHRA Ironman trophy on Saturday night.

The Tennessee drag strip hosts the IHRA Ironman Classic highlighted by a $4,000-to-win Super Pro race. It’s a $100 entry fee, but a guaranteed payout no matter the car count. 

PARKER, SD — Thunder Valley Dragways is set to host the 2024 International Hot Rod Association Division 6 (Midwest) Summit Team Finals this week, August 22-24.

The South Dakota track which opened in 1967 features a 1/4-mile asphalt track, a 300-feet concrete launching pad and 1,430 feet of elevation. There are over 100 camping spaces with electric hook-ups, an unlimited amount of non-electric spaces and full restrooms with showers.

HOLLY SPRINGS, MS — The IHRA Division 2 (Heat Wave) Summit Team Finals will once again be held at Holly Springs Motorsports on September 12-14, 2024.

Competition will take place in five classes — Top ET (Box), Mod (No Box), Sportsman, Motorcycles and Junior Dragsters — at the Division 2 Summit Team Finals. 

ALBANY, IN — Rain has forced IHRA Ironman Classic at Muncie Dragway to be rescheduled for Saturday, August 31. 

It is the second time that inclement weather has forced the postponement of the race which was originally slated for July. In addition to the IHRA Ironman Classic, it will also serve as an IHRA Summit SuperSeries points race. 

DYERSBURG, TN — The IHRA Sportsman Spectacular presented by Moser Engineering has its final race of the season Saturday, August 24 at River Road Raceway, LLC.

It’s the perfect venue for the season finale. The West Tennessee track near the Missouri, Arkansas and Kentucky borders features an all-concrete surface, all-new concrete walls and an all-asphalt pit area. 

The International Hot Rod Association is saddened with the news of the death of another great racing legend, Richard “Dick” Fox, on Tuesday in Michigan. He was 77.

Fox was a multiple-time winner in Quick Rod competition and the runner-up in the 1987 national championship. He won such events as the Summer Nationals at US41 Dragway, the Motorcraft World Nationals at Norwalk Raceway Park and the Motorcraft Northern Nationals at Milan Dragway.

UNION GROVE, WI — Are you ready for the Big Race? It’s time for the IHRA Ironman Classic at Great Lakes Dragaway on Sunday, August 25.

The prestigious IHRA Ironman trophy will be awarded to the following classes: Top (Box), Mod (No Box), Sportsman, Bike/Sled and Junior Dragster.

The International Hot Rod Association remembers Scotty Richardson, considered among the very best bracket racers of all-time. Richardson died Tuesday at age 53.

Richardson, who began his racing career in 1983, was the 2008 IHRA Top Dragster World Champion and a five-time NHRA World Champion. Incredibly consistent at the tree and down the track, he won numerous big races from Florida to California in multiple classes. He won races in different vehicles from dragsters to door cars over a celebrated four-decade career.