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It will be the 69th season of the [[National Hot Rod Association]]'s top drag racing competition. The NHRA will have 20 Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock events, marking the first time since 2018 that Pro Stock car will compete the full season.<ref>https://www.nhra.com/news/2023/pro-stock-compete-all-21-races-during-2024-mission-foods-series-season</ref> There are typically 15 Pro Stock Motorcycle, ten [[Pro Modified]], and ten Factory Stock Showdown races during the season, and the rounds which all three will compete will be announced at a later date.<ref name="NHRA_schedule_announce"></ref> There will be All-Star Call Out races, which are based on a format used by the Discovery television program ''[[Street Outlaws]]: No Prep Kings'', where the drivers select their opponents in early rounds.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wade |first1=Susan |title=How NHRA Is Thinking Outside the Box for Big-Money Callout Specialty Race |url=https://www.autoweek.com/racing/nhra/a39381199/nhra-thinking-outside-box-callout/ |website=AutoWeek |publisher=Hearst Publications |access-date=2023-11-01 |ref=AutoWeek}}</ref>
It will be the 69th season of the [[National Hot Rod Association]]'s top drag racing competition. The NHRA will have 20 Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock events, marking the first time since 2018 that Pro Stock car will compete the full season.<ref>https://www.nhra.com/news/2023/pro-stock-compete-all-21-races-during-2024-mission-foods-series-season</ref> There are typically 15 Pro Stock Motorcycle, ten [[Pro Modified]], and ten Factory Stock Showdown races during the season, and the rounds which all three will compete will be announced at a later date.<ref name="NHRA_schedule_announce"></ref> There will be All-Star Call Out races, which are based on a format used by the Discovery television program ''[[Street Outlaws]]: No Prep Kings'', where the drivers select their opponents in early rounds.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wade |first1=Susan |title=How NHRA Is Thinking Outside the Box for Big-Money Callout Specialty Race |url=https://www.autoweek.com/racing/nhra/a39381199/nhra-thinking-outside-box-callout/ |website=AutoWeek |publisher=Hearst Publications |access-date=2023-11-01 |ref=AutoWeek}}</ref>


On October 25, 2023, [[Camping World]], which had been the title sponsor of the series since late 2020 in a four and a half year contract, and the NHRA agreed to relinquish naming rights sponsorship in renewing its NHRA professional category sponsorship while expanding to premier partner status that includes professional and sportsman series sponsorship for the next three seasons through 2026.<ref>https://www.nhra.com/news/2023/camping-world-and-nhra-announce-partnership-extension-through-2026</ref> That allowed the NHRA that day to announce Mexican food producer [[Gruma|Gruma, S.A.B. de C.V.]] will become the new naming rights sponsor of the series.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mission Foods enters multiyear deal as title sponsor of NHRA’s premier series |url=https://www.nhra.com/news/2023/mission-foods-enters-multiyear-deal-title-sponsor-nhra-s-premier-series |website=NHRA.com |publisher=National Hot Rod Association |access-date=2023-10-25 |ref=Gruma}}</ref> Gruma will promote their [[Mission Foods]] brand, which also expands their Mission Foods Challenge to all 14 regular season rounds in 2024, unlike 2023 when the event was not scheduled for the two four-wide rounds.
On October 25, 2023, [[Camping World]], which had been the title sponsor of the series since late 2020 in a four-and-a-half-year contract, and the NHRA agreed to relinquish naming rights sponsorship in renewing its NHRA professional category sponsorship while expanding to premier partner status that includes professional and sportsman series sponsorship for the next three seasons through 2026.<ref>https://www.nhra.com/news/2023/camping-world-and-nhra-announce-partnership-extension-through-2026</ref> That allowed the NHRA that day to announce Mexican food producer [[Gruma|Gruma, S.A.B. de C.V.]] will become the new naming rights sponsor of the series.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mission Foods enters multiyear deal as title sponsor of NHRA’s premier series |url=https://www.nhra.com/news/2023/mission-foods-enters-multiyear-deal-title-sponsor-nhra-s-premier-series |website=NHRA.com |publisher=National Hot Rod Association |access-date=2023-10-25 |ref=Gruma}}</ref> Gruma will promote their [[Mission Foods]] brand, which also expands their Mission Foods Challenge to all 14 regular season rounds in 2024, unlike 2023 when the event was not scheduled for the two four-wide rounds.


On November 9, 2023, the NHRA announced [[Virginia Motorsports Park]] in [[Dinwiddie, Virginia]] will return to the schedule to fill the June unannounced date that replaces Denver on the schedule.
On November 9, 2023, the NHRA announced [[Virginia Motorsports Park]] in [[Dinwiddie, Virginia]] will return to the schedule to fill the June unannounced date that replaces Denver on the schedule. Originally planned to be a three-day event, the NHRA announced on April 2, 2024 that the event would be modified to a two-day format with three qualifying sessions taking place on Saturday. <ref>{{cite web |last1=staff |first1=Posted by NHRA com |title=Virginia NHRA Nationals to feature three qualifying sessions on Saturday in shift to two-day event |url=https://www.nhra.com/news/2024/virginia-nhra-nationals-feature-three-qualifying-sessions-saturday-shift-two-day-event |website=NHRA |access-date=7 April 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

Originally scheduled for 21 races with one unannounced date tentatively set for [[I-70 Motorsports Park]] in [[Odessa, Missouri]] to host the Heartland Nationals, which moves from Heartland Motorsports Park in [[Shawnee County, Kansas]], which closed because of land and tax disputes between circuit ownership and the local government, the NHRA announced on March 10, 2024 that the planned Odessa round will not take place in 2024. The Odessa round was announced on July 27, 2023, but was not officially announced on the 2024 Mission Foods Drag Racing Series schedule because the drag strip, which during development was called the new Kansas City International Raceway and later Central Power Raceway, is still under construction.<ref>{{cite web |title=NHRA Adds Flying H Dragstrip to 2024 National Schedule |url=https://www.speedsport.com/drag-racing/nhra/nhra-adds-flying-h-dragstrip-to-2024-national-schedule/ |website=Speed Sport |publisher=Turn 3 Media/NASCAR Digital Network |access-date=2023-11-01 |ref=I70Speedway}}</ref> The circuit is still pending homologation.


The season was originally scheduled for 21 races with one unannounced date. The unannounced date was anticipated to be held at [[I-70 Motorsports Park]] in [[Odessa, Missouri]] and would replace the Heartland Nationals event, held at Heartland Motorsports Park in [[Shawnee County, Kansas]], which closed because of land and tax disputes between circuit ownership and the local government. The NHRA announced on March 10, 2024 that the planned Odessa round will not take place in 2024 because the drag strip, which during development was called the new Kansas City International Raceway and later Central Power Raceway, is still under construction.<ref>{{cite web |title=NHRA Adds Flying H Dragstrip to 2024 National Schedule |url=https://www.speedsport.com/drag-racing/nhra/nhra-adds-flying-h-dragstrip-to-2024-national-schedule/ |website=Speed Sport |publisher=Turn 3 Media/NASCAR Digital Network |access-date=2023-11-01 |ref=I70Speedway}}</ref> That circuit opened April 11, 2024 for club competition, with national event suites and towers still under construction.


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
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|-
|Mar 7-10
|Mar 7-10
|[[Gainesville Raceway|Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals]] <SUP> FX PM TFCO</SUP>
|[[Gainesville Raceway|Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals]] <SUP>TFCO</SUP>
|Gainesville, FL
|Gainesville, FL
|FS1
|FS1
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|Mar 21-24
|Mar 21-24
|[[NHRA Winternationals|Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals]]
|[[NHRA Winternationals|Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals]]
|Pomona, CA {{efn|The Final round of the Winternationals was postponed and held at Phoenix due to inclement weather.<ref>{{cite web |last1=staff |first1=Posted by NHRA com |title=Schedule set for Winternationals conclusion, Mission Challenge in Phoenix |url=https://www.nhra.com/news/2024/schedule-set-winternationals-conclusion-mission-challenge-phoenix |website=NHRA |language=en}}</ref>}}
|Pomona, CA
|FS1
|FS1
|Justin Ashley (1)
!colspan="3"|Races abandoned after semifinals
|John Force (1)
|Dallas Glenn (1)
|style="background:#b0b0b0;"|N/A
|style="background:#b0b0b0;"|N/A
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|Apr 5-7
|Apr 5-7
|rowspan=2|[[Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park|NHRA Arizona Nationals]] <SUP>PM</SUP>
|[[Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park|NHRA Arizona Nationals]]
|rowspan=2|Chandler, AZ
|Chandler, AZ
|rowspan=2|FS1
|FS1
|Shawn Langdon (2)
|T. Schumacher vs J. Ashley (Sat)
|Austin Prock (1)
|J. Force vs M. Hagan (Sat)
|Greg Anderson (1)
|E. Enders vs D. Glenn (Sat)
|style="background:#b0b0b0;"|N/A
|-
|(Sun)
|(Sun)
|(Sun)
|style="background:#b0b0b0;"|N/A
|style="background:#b0b0b0;"|N/A
|-
|-
|Apr 12-14
|Apr 12-14
|[[Las Vegas Motor Speedway|NHRA Four-Wide Nationals]] <Sup>4 Lanes</SUP> <SUP>FX</SUP>
|[[Las Vegas Motor Speedway|NHRA Four-Wide Nationals]] <Sup>4 Lanes</SUP>
|Las Vegas, NV
|Las Vegas, NV
|FS1
|FS1
|Doug Kalitta (1)
|
|Bob Tasca III (1)
|
|Jeg Coughlin Jr. (1)
|
|style="background:#b0b0b0;"|N/A
|style="background:#b0b0b0;"|N/A
|-
|-
|Apr 26-28
|Apr 26-28
|[[Charlotte Motor Speedway#zMAX Dragway|Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals]] <Sup>4 Lanes</SUP> <SUP>FX MM</SUP>
|[[Charlotte Motor Speedway#zMAX Dragway|NHRA Four-Wide Nationals]] <Sup>4 Lanes</SUP>
|Concord, NC
|Concord, NC
|FS1
|FS1
|Justin Ashley (2)
|
|Matt Hagan (1)
|
|Greg Anderson (2)
|
|Gaige Herrera (2)
|
|-
|-
|May 17-19
|May 17-19
|[[Route 66 Raceway|Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK Performance]] <SUP>FX PSCO </SUP>
|[[Route 66 Raceway|Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by PEAK Performance]] <SUP>PSCO </SUP>
|Elwood, IL
|Joliet, IL
|FS1
|FS1
|Antron Brown (1)
|
|Matt Hagan (2)
|
|Dallas Glenn (2)
|
|Gaige Herrera (3)
|
|-
|-
|May 31 - June 2
|May 31 - June 2
|[[New England Dragway|NHRA New England Nationals]] <SUP>PM</SUP>
|[[New England Dragway|NHRA New England Nationals]]
|Epping, NH
|Epping, NH
|FS1
|FS1
|Doug Kalitta (2)
|
|John Force (2)
|
|Troy Coughlin Jr. (1)
|
|style="background:#b0b0b0;"|N/A
|style="background:#b0b0b0;"|N/A
|-
|-
|Jun 7-9
|Jun 7-9
|[[Bristol Dragway|NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals]] <SUP>MM</SUP>
|[[Bristol Dragway|Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals]]
|Bristol, TN
|Bristol, TN
|FS1
|FS1
|Tony Schumacher (1)
|
|Austin Prock (2)
|
|Jeg Coughlin Jr. (2)
|
|Gaige Herrera (4)
|
|-
|-
|Jun 21-23
|Jun 22-23
|[[Virginia Motorsports Park|Virginia Nationals]] <SUP>PM MM</SUP>
|[[Virginia Motorsports Park|Virginia NHRA Nationals]]
|Dinwiddie, VA
|Dinwiddie, VA
|TBA
|FS1
|Doug Kalitta (3)
|
|Austin Prock (3)
|
|Aaron Stanfield (1)
|
|Gaige Herrera (5)
|
|-
|-
|Jun 27-30
|Jun 27-30
|[[Summit Motorsports Park|Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals]] <SUP>FX</SUP>
|[[Summit Motorsports Park|Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals]]
|Norwalk, OH
|Norwalk, OH
|FS1/FOX
|Fox
|Antron Brown (2)
|
|Bob Tasca III (2)
|
|Aaron Stanfield (2)
|
|Gaige Herrera (6)
|
|-
|-
|Jul 19-21
|Jul 19-21
|[[Pacific Raceways|Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals]]
|[[Pacific Raceways|NHRA Northwest Nationals]]
|Kent, WA
|Kent, WA
|Fox
|FOX
|
|
|
|
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|[[Sonoma Raceway|DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals]] <SUP>PSMCO</SUP>
|[[Sonoma Raceway|DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals]] <SUP>PSMCO</SUP>
|Sonoma, CA
|Sonoma, CA
|Fox
|FOX
|
|
|
|
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|-
|Aug 15-18
|Aug 15-18
|[[Brainerd International Raceway|Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals]] <SUP>MM</SUP>
|[[Brainerd International Raceway|Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals]]
|Brainerd, MN
|Brainerd, MN
|Fox
|FOX
|
|
|
|
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|-
|Aug 28 - Sep 2
|Aug 28 - Sep 2
|[[Lucas Oil Raceway|Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals]] <SUP>1.5</SUP> <SUP>FCCO FX PM</SUP>
|[[Lucas Oil Raceway|NHRA U.S. Nationals]] <SUP>1.5</SUP> <SUP>FCCO</SUP>
|Brownsburg, IN
|Brownsburg, IN
|FS1/FOX
|Fox
|
|
|
|
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|-
|Sep 12-15
|Sep 12-15
|[[Maple Grove Raceway|Pep Boys NHRA Nationals]] <SUP>MM</SUP>
|[[Maple Grove Raceway|Pep Boys NHRA Nationals]]
|Mohnton, PA
|Mohnton, PA
|TBA
|FOX
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|
|
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|-
|Sep 20-22
|Sep 20-22
|[[Charlotte Motor Speedway#zMax Dragway|betway NHRA Carolina Nationals]] <SUP>PM</SUP>
|[[Charlotte Motor Speedway#zMax Dragway|betway NHRA Carolina Nationals]]
|Concord, NC
|Concord, NC
|TBA
|FS1
|
|
|
|
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|-
|Sep 27-29
|Sep 27-29
|[[World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway|NHRA Midwest Nationals]] <SUP>FX PM </SUP>
|[[World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway|NHRA Midwest Nationals]]
|Madison, IL
|Madison, IL
|FS1
|FS1
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|-
|Oct 10-13
|Oct 10-13
|[[Texas Motorplex|Texas NHRA FallNationals]] <SUP>FX</SUP>
|[[Texas Motorplex|Texas NHRA FallNationals]]
|Ennis, TX
|Ennis, TX
|TBA {{efn|The Texas NHRA FallNationals television coverage will be based on the 2024 National League Division Series, if a Game 5 is necessary. FS1 or FS2 will be based if an early Game 5 is necessary.}}
|TBD
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|
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|-
|Oct 31 - Nov 3
|Oct 31 - Nov 3
|[[Las Vegas Motor Speedway|NHRA Nevada Nationals]] <SUP>PM MM</SUP>
|[[Las Vegas Motor Speedway|NHRA Nevada Nationals]]
|Las Vegas, NV
|Las Vegas, NV
|FS1
|FS1
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|align="center" colspan="8" style="font-size: 10pt"|{{noteslist}}
|}
|}


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''1.5'': The U. S. Nationals and In-N-Out Burger Finals will have their race points increased by 50% . Drivers who qualify but are eliminated in the first round receive 30 points, and each round win is worth 30 points. The top four receive 10, 9, 8, and 7 points, respectively, for qualifying positions, with the 5–6 drivers receiving 6 points, 7–8 drivers receiving 5 points, 9–12 receiving 4 points, and 13–16 receiving 3 points. Also, the top four, not three, drivers after each session receive points for fastest times in each round (4-3-2-1).
''1.5'': The U. S. Nationals and In-N-Out Burger Finals will have their race points increased by 50% . Drivers who qualify but are eliminated in the first round receive 30 points, and each round win is worth 30 points. The top four receive 10, 9, 8, and 7 points, respectively, for qualifying positions, with the 5–6 drivers receiving 6 points, 7–8 drivers receiving 5 points, 9–12 receiving 4 points, and 13–16 receiving 3 points. Also, the top four, not three, drivers after each session receive points for fastest times in each round (4-3-2-1).


''TF/FC/PS/PSM CO'': All-Star Call Out competition for that category.
''Special Categories'':
** FX: Factory Experimental
** PM: [[Pro Modified]]
** MM: Mountain Motor Pro Stock
** TF/FC/PS/PSM CO: Call Out for that category.


==Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge==
''Chandler'': There will be two races in Chandler, one on Saturday and one on Sunday.
The Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge is a collaboration between NHRA and [[Mission Foods]], introduced in the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series.<ref>{{cite web
|title = "Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge to debut during 2023 regular season"
|date = 19 January 2023
|url = https://www.nhra.com/news/2023/mission-%232fast2tasty-nhra-challenge-debut-during-2023-regular-season
|publisher = NHRA
|access-date = 18 August 2023
}}</ref> The challenge spices up Saturday qualifying schedule at regular-season events. Semifinalists from the previous race compete anew, culminating in a final during the last qualifying session. Winners gain a purse, as well as bonus points.


Bonus points are awarded as follows:
''Reading/Charlotte'': The Reading and Charlotte race television coverage will be determined after the {{nfly|2024}} NFL season is announced. The weekend where [[Fox NFL|Fox]] has the single game week will have Fox coverage, while the week with the doubleheader will have FS1 coverage.
* Winner (3)
* Runner-up (2)
* Quickest losing semifinalist (1)


Bonus points earned from the challenge will be added to a driver’s total points at the start of the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.
''Ennis''': The Ennis race television coverage will be based on the 2024 National League Division Series if a Game 5 is necessary.

{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="6"|2024 Mission #2FAST2TASTY Challenge Schedule<ref>{{cite web
|title = "Mission Tortillas Partnership NHRA"
|url = https://www.nhra.com/Mission-NHRA-Challenge
|publisher = NHRA
|access-date = 8 April 2024
}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Date ||rowspan="2"|Race ||colspan="4"|Winners
|-
!Top Fuel || Funny Car || Pro Stock || Pro Stock Motorcycle
|-
| Mar 23 || Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals || colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#b0b0b0;"|N/A{{efn|Only one round of the challenge was completed in Pomona due to weather. The semifinal winners will share the final round purse in each category, with no bonus championship points being awarded. In Top Fuel, Shawn Langdon and Steve Torrence advanced to the final, while J.R. Todd and Austin Prock both won their matchups in Funny Car. The Pro Stock winners were Erica Enders and Dallas Glenn.}} || style="background:#b0b0b0;"|N/A{{efn|name=psm-np}}
|-
| Apr 6 || NHRA Arizona Nationals || Tony Schumacher (1) || J.R. Todd (1) || Erica Enders (1) || style="background:#b0b0b0;"|N/A{{efn|name=psm-np|Vehicle class did not compete at this event.}}
|-
| Apr 13 || NHRA Four-Wide Nationals (Las Vegas) || Antron Brown (1) || Austin Prock (1) || Jeg Coughlin Jr. (1) || style="background:#b0b0b0;"|N/A{{efn|name=psm-np}}
|-
| Apr 27 || NHRA Four-Wide Nationals (Concord) || Justin Ashley (1) || Bob Tasca (1) || Erica Enders (2) || Gaige Herrera (1)
|-
| May 18 || Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by PEAK Performance || Justin Ashley (2) || J.R. Todd (2) || style="background:#b0b0b0;"|N/A{{efn|Pro Stock Car will not participate in the Challenge at Route 66 due to the Pro Stock All-Star Call Out taking place}} || Gaige Herrera (2)
|-
| Jun 1 || NHRA New England Nationals ||Steve Torrence (1) ||John Force (1) ||Dallas Glenn (1) || style="background:#b0b0b0;"|N/A{{efn|name=psm-np}}
|-
| Jun 8 || Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals ||Clay Millican (1) ||Austin Prock (2) ||Erica Enders (3) ||Matt Smith (1)
|-
| Jun 22 || Virginia NHRA Nationals || Brittany Force (1) || Austin Prock (3) || Greg Anderson (1) || Matt Smith (2)
|-
| Jun 29 || Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals ||Doug Kalitta (1) || Austin Prock (4)||Greg Anderson (2) ||Richard Gadson (1)
|-
| Jul 20 || NHRA Northwest Nationals || || || ||
|-
| Jul 27 || DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals || || || || style="background:#b0b0b0;"|N/A{{efn|Pro Stock Motorcycle will not participate in the Challenge at Sonoma due to the Pro Stock Motorcycle All-Star Call Out taking place}}
|-
| Aug 17 || Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals || || || || style="background:#b0b0b0;"|N/A{{efn|name=psm-np}}
|-
| Sep 1 || NHRA U.S. Nationals || || || ||
|-
!align="center" colspan="2"| Overall Winners || || || ||
|-
|align="center" colspan="6" style="font-size: 10pt"|{{noteslist}}
|}


==Notes==
==Notes==

Revision as of 01:36, 17 July 2024

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The 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season was announced on August 31, 2023.[1]

It will be the 69th season of the National Hot Rod Association's top drag racing competition. The NHRA will have 20 Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock events, marking the first time since 2018 that Pro Stock car will compete the full season.[2] There are typically 15 Pro Stock Motorcycle, ten Pro Modified, and ten Factory Stock Showdown races during the season, and the rounds which all three will compete will be announced at a later date.[1] There will be All-Star Call Out races, which are based on a format used by the Discovery television program Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings, where the drivers select their opponents in early rounds.[3]

On October 25, 2023, Camping World, which had been the title sponsor of the series since late 2020 in a four-and-a-half-year contract, and the NHRA agreed to relinquish naming rights sponsorship in renewing its NHRA professional category sponsorship while expanding to premier partner status that includes professional and sportsman series sponsorship for the next three seasons through 2026.[4] That allowed the NHRA that day to announce Mexican food producer Gruma, S.A.B. de C.V. will become the new naming rights sponsor of the series.[5] Gruma will promote their Mission Foods brand, which also expands their Mission Foods Challenge to all 14 regular season rounds in 2024, unlike 2023 when the event was not scheduled for the two four-wide rounds.

On November 9, 2023, the NHRA announced Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie, Virginia will return to the schedule to fill the June unannounced date that replaces Denver on the schedule. Originally planned to be a three-day event, the NHRA announced on April 2, 2024 that the event would be modified to a two-day format with three qualifying sessions taking place on Saturday. [6]

The season was originally scheduled for 21 races with one unannounced date. The unannounced date was anticipated to be held at I-70 Motorsports Park in Odessa, Missouri and would replace the Heartland Nationals event, held at Heartland Motorsports Park in Shawnee County, Kansas, which closed because of land and tax disputes between circuit ownership and the local government. The NHRA announced on March 10, 2024 that the planned Odessa round will not take place in 2024 because the drag strip, which during development was called the new Kansas City International Raceway and later Central Power Raceway, is still under construction.[7] That circuit opened April 11, 2024 for club competition, with national event suites and towers still under construction.

Schedule

Schedule released August 31, 2023. Last revision March 10, 2024

2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Schedule[1]
Date Race Site TV Winners
Top Fuel Funny Car Pro Stock Pro Stock Motorcycle
Mar 7-10 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals TFCO Gainesville, FL FS1 Shawn Langdon (1) J.R. Todd (1) Erica Enders (1) Gaige Herrera (1)
Mar 21-24 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Pomona, CA [a] FS1 Justin Ashley (1) John Force (1) Dallas Glenn (1) N/A
Apr 5-7 NHRA Arizona Nationals Chandler, AZ FS1 Shawn Langdon (2) Austin Prock (1) Greg Anderson (1) N/A
Apr 12-14 NHRA Four-Wide Nationals 4 Lanes Las Vegas, NV FS1 Doug Kalitta (1) Bob Tasca III (1) Jeg Coughlin Jr. (1) N/A
Apr 26-28 NHRA Four-Wide Nationals 4 Lanes Concord, NC FS1 Justin Ashley (2) Matt Hagan (1) Greg Anderson (2) Gaige Herrera (2)
May 17-19 Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by PEAK Performance PSCO Joliet, IL FS1 Antron Brown (1) Matt Hagan (2) Dallas Glenn (2) Gaige Herrera (3)
May 31 - June 2 NHRA New England Nationals Epping, NH FS1 Doug Kalitta (2) John Force (2) Troy Coughlin Jr. (1) N/A
Jun 7-9 Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Bristol, TN FS1 Tony Schumacher (1) Austin Prock (2) Jeg Coughlin Jr. (2) Gaige Herrera (4)
Jun 22-23 Virginia NHRA Nationals Dinwiddie, VA FS1 Doug Kalitta (3) Austin Prock (3) Aaron Stanfield (1) Gaige Herrera (5)
Jun 27-30 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Norwalk, OH FS1/FOX Antron Brown (2) Bob Tasca III (2) Aaron Stanfield (2) Gaige Herrera (6)
Jul 19-21 NHRA Northwest Nationals Kent, WA FOX
Jul 26-28 DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals PSMCO Sonoma, CA FOX
Aug 15-18 Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Brainerd, MN FOX N/A
Aug 28 - Sep 2 NHRA U.S. Nationals 1.5 FCCO Brownsburg, IN FS1/FOX
Countdown to the Championship
Sep 12-15 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals Mohnton, PA FOX
Sep 20-22 betway NHRA Carolina Nationals Concord, NC FS1
Sep 27-29 NHRA Midwest Nationals Madison, IL FS1
Oct 10-13 Texas NHRA FallNationals Ennis, TX TBA [b]
Oct 31 - Nov 3 NHRA Nevada Nationals Las Vegas, NV FS1
Nov 14-17 In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals 1.5 Pomona, CA FS1
  1. ^ The Final round of the Winternationals was postponed and held at Phoenix due to inclement weather.[8]
  2. ^ The Texas NHRA FallNationals television coverage will be based on the 2024 National League Division Series, if a Game 5 is necessary. FS1 or FS2 will be based if an early Game 5 is necessary.

Additional rules for specially marked races

4 Lanes: The Nationals in both Las Vegas and Charlotte in the spring will compete with cars on four lanes.

  • All cars will qualify on each lane as all four lanes will be used in qualifying.
  • Three rounds with cars using all four lanes.
  • In Rounds One and Two, the top two drivers (of four) will advance to the next round.
  • The pairings are set as follows:
    • Race One: 1, 8, 9, 16
    • Race Two: 4, 5, 12, 13
    • Race Three: 2, 7, 10, 15
    • Race Four: 3, 6, 11, 14
    • Semifinal One: Top two in Race One and Race Two
    • Semifinal Two: Top two in Race Three and Race Four
    • Finals: Top two in Semifinal One and Semifinal Two
  • Lane choice determined by times in previous round. In first round, lane choice determined by fastest times.
  • Drivers who advance in Rounds One and Two will receive 20 points for each round advancement.
  • In Round Three, the winner of the race will be declared the race winner and will collect 40 points. The runner-up will receive 20 points. Third and fourth place drivers will be credited as semifinal losers.

1.5: The U. S. Nationals and In-N-Out Burger Finals will have their race points increased by 50% . Drivers who qualify but are eliminated in the first round receive 30 points, and each round win is worth 30 points. The top four receive 10, 9, 8, and 7 points, respectively, for qualifying positions, with the 5–6 drivers receiving 6 points, 7–8 drivers receiving 5 points, 9–12 receiving 4 points, and 13–16 receiving 3 points. Also, the top four, not three, drivers after each session receive points for fastest times in each round (4-3-2-1).

TF/FC/PS/PSM CO: All-Star Call Out competition for that category.

Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge

The Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge is a collaboration between NHRA and Mission Foods, introduced in the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series.[9] The challenge spices up Saturday qualifying schedule at regular-season events. Semifinalists from the previous race compete anew, culminating in a final during the last qualifying session. Winners gain a purse, as well as bonus points.

Bonus points are awarded as follows:

  • Winner (3)
  • Runner-up (2)
  • Quickest losing semifinalist (1)

Bonus points earned from the challenge will be added to a driver’s total points at the start of the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.

2024 Mission #2FAST2TASTY Challenge Schedule[10]
Date Race Winners
Top Fuel Funny Car Pro Stock Pro Stock Motorcycle
Mar 23 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals N/A[a] N/A[b]
Apr 6 NHRA Arizona Nationals Tony Schumacher (1) J.R. Todd (1) Erica Enders (1) N/A[b]
Apr 13 NHRA Four-Wide Nationals (Las Vegas) Antron Brown (1) Austin Prock (1) Jeg Coughlin Jr. (1) N/A[b]
Apr 27 NHRA Four-Wide Nationals (Concord) Justin Ashley (1) Bob Tasca (1) Erica Enders (2) Gaige Herrera (1)
May 18 Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by PEAK Performance Justin Ashley (2) J.R. Todd (2) N/A[c] Gaige Herrera (2)
Jun 1 NHRA New England Nationals Steve Torrence (1) John Force (1) Dallas Glenn (1) N/A[b]
Jun 8 Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Clay Millican (1) Austin Prock (2) Erica Enders (3) Matt Smith (1)
Jun 22 Virginia NHRA Nationals Brittany Force (1) Austin Prock (3) Greg Anderson (1) Matt Smith (2)
Jun 29 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Doug Kalitta (1) Austin Prock (4) Greg Anderson (2) Richard Gadson (1)
Jul 20 NHRA Northwest Nationals
Jul 27 DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals N/A[d]
Aug 17 Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals N/A[b]
Sep 1 NHRA U.S. Nationals
Overall Winners
  1. ^ Only one round of the challenge was completed in Pomona due to weather. The semifinal winners will share the final round purse in each category, with no bonus championship points being awarded. In Top Fuel, Shawn Langdon and Steve Torrence advanced to the final, while J.R. Todd and Austin Prock both won their matchups in Funny Car. The Pro Stock winners were Erica Enders and Dallas Glenn.
  2. ^ a b c d e Vehicle class did not compete at this event.
  3. ^ Pro Stock Car will not participate in the Challenge at Route 66 due to the Pro Stock All-Star Call Out taking place
  4. ^ Pro Stock Motorcycle will not participate in the Challenge at Sonoma due to the Pro Stock Motorcycle All-Star Call Out taking place

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b c National Hot Rod Association, "2024 Camping World Series schedule includes returns to Phoenix and Chicago", Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  2. ^ https://www.nhra.com/news/2023/pro-stock-compete-all-21-races-during-2024-mission-foods-series-season
  3. ^ Wade, Susan. "How NHRA Is Thinking Outside the Box for Big-Money Callout Specialty Race". AutoWeek. Hearst Publications. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  4. ^ https://www.nhra.com/news/2023/camping-world-and-nhra-announce-partnership-extension-through-2026
  5. ^ "Mission Foods enters multiyear deal as title sponsor of NHRA's premier series". NHRA.com. National Hot Rod Association. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  6. ^ staff, Posted by NHRA com. "Virginia NHRA Nationals to feature three qualifying sessions on Saturday in shift to two-day event". NHRA. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  7. ^ "NHRA Adds Flying H Dragstrip to 2024 National Schedule". Speed Sport. Turn 3 Media/NASCAR Digital Network. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  8. ^ staff, Posted by NHRA com. "Schedule set for Winternationals conclusion, Mission Challenge in Phoenix". NHRA.
  9. ^ ""Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge to debut during 2023 regular season"". NHRA. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  10. ^ ""Mission Tortillas Partnership NHRA"". NHRA. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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