NHRA has announced its 2027 schedule for the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, featuring first-time events, returns to popular facilities and an increase of double-divisional events.

The upcoming year will be a showcase for the category, NHRA representatives said, which features many of the sport's most successful drivers competing at tracks across North America. Among highlights for the 2027 campaign are:

• Fifty divisional events, including 16 double-divisional events, up from the previous season.
• Three SPORTSnationals races for the second straight year, featuring events at Mission Raceway Park in Canada, which will hold the Canadian SPORTSnationals after a successful debut in 2026, No Problem Raceway for the Laris Motorsports Insurance Cajun NHRA SPORTSnationals, and the JEGS SPORTSnationals at Beech Bend Raceway. 
• The event commonly known as the Baby Gators at Gainesville Raceway will host a double-divisional for the first time. Cordova Dragway and Qlispé Raceway Park return to the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series schedule, with Qlispé holding a double-divisional in September. 
• A total of 24 regional events. Summit Motorsports Park's regional event, which will consist of Top Alcohol Funny Car and Dragster only, will be run in conjunction with the Night Under Fire, August 6-7, and will count towards the East and Central regional, while regional events in Indianapolis and at Texas Motorplex will count towards three regions (East, Central and West).
• The return of the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip Snyder Sportsman Classic, which debuted this season as a stand-alone divisional event in Pomona.

"It's always exciting to announce the schedule for the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, which continues to grow and thrive, thanks in a big way to the amazing support from Lucas Oil and the Lucas family," NHRA President Glen Cromwell said. "We've enjoyed a banner year in the series during NHRA's 75th Anniversary season in 2026, showcasing all the talented drivers and race teams across the country and Canada. As we look towards 2027, we're thrilled with the variety of new opportunities, the chance to return to tracks and an impressive list of overall events next year."

The 2027 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series season is set to begin on the regional level on February 18-21 with the NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, concluding in Pomona on November 11-14 at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals. The divisional season begins at Orlando Speed World Dragway on February 27, concluding at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on November 4-7.

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