Don Garlits Celebrates His 93 ½ Birthday with a Sweet Surprise Submitted by tylers on Wed, 07/16/2025 - 17:46 Drag racing icon Don "Big Daddy" Garlits got a surprise celebration for his 93 ½ birthday - an inside joke that was started by Ted Wolf! Wolf, who used to compete against Garlits in Top Fuel in the ‘70s, started celebrating half birthdays when his father turned 90 1/2. It’s a tradition that he’s kept up until this day, and he shared the story with IHRA owner Darryl Cuttel at the season opener at Darana Raceway - Hebron.
Quaker City Motorsports Park to Host IHRA Sportsman Spectacular in July Submitted by tylers on Tue, 07/15/2025 - 11:48 SALEM, Ohio — Quaker City Motorsports Park will host the IHRA Sportsman Spectacular this Saturday, July 19. Racers in Top (Box), Mod (No Box), Sportsman, Motorcycle and Junior Dragster classes will compete for prestigious IHRA Ironman trophies and the very popular oversized championship checks. They can gain entry to the 2025 IHRA Summit SuperSeries World Finals by winning Saturday’s main event. Current IHRA membership is required to qualify for the World Finals. Click here to get your membership up to date.
Pro-Am Finals Close Out Huge Weekend at IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series Opener Submitted by tylers on Sun, 07/13/2025 - 22:31 HEBRON, Ohio — Pro-Am final rounds capped off an amazing weekend at the debut of the new IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series at Darana Raceway. The races were live streamed on IHRA.tv via YouTube. Jimmy Fallon finished off a huge week for himself in Top Sportsman with a 6.393-second winning run in his 1968 Chevrolet Camaro. Final-round opponent Chris Osborn finished in 6.686 seconds. Fallon also enjoyed a .023 to .028 advantage at the starting tree.
Palmer, McIntire and Others Make History at IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series Opener Submitted by tylers on Sun, 07/13/2025 - 13:19 HEBRON, Ohio — Scott Palmer and Mike McIntire made history as the first Top Fuel and Funny Car winners in the new IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series at Darana Raceway. Both of them earned the $50,000 prize and the prestigious IHRA Ironman trophies as the races at the beautiful Ohio track were live streamed on IHRA.TV.
July 13 2025 | Day 5 IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series - Results Submitted by tylers on Sun, 07/13/2025 - 11:43 Results from most current to oldest. Day 5 Closeout Finals/Semi-Finals
Palmer, Baldwin, Worsham, McIntire Advance to IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series Finals Submitted by tylers on Sun, 07/13/2025 - 11:03 HEBRON, Ohio — Scott Palmer and Krista Baldwin advanced to the Top Fuel final on Saturday night at the IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series season opener at Darana Raceway. A long rain delay halted action earlier in the day meant final rounds will be contested Sunday. Action fires up at 10 a.m. with the races live streamed on IHRA.TV. Palmer, the No. 1 qualifier, defeated Chuck Loftin in the quarterfinal, and then defeated veteran Doug Foley in the semifinal.
Palmer, McIntire Rocket to Top of Friday IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series Qualifying Submitted by tylers on Sat, 07/12/2025 - 14:45 HEBRON, Ohio — Scott Palmer and Mike McIntire were the No. 1 qualifiers in the Top Fuel and Funny Car classes at the IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series debut Friday night at Darana Raceway. Palmer posted quick time in Top Fuel with a 3.955-second elapsed time at 267.37 mph with the event streamed live on IHRA.TV. He will face No. 8 Chuck Loftin in the first round of eliminations.
July 12 2025 | Day 4 IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series - Results Submitted by tylers on Sat, 07/12/2025 - 14:08 Results from most current to oldest. Racing Starts @ 10AM Tomorrow End of Day Round Up MMPS Semi / Pro-am Final Pro Mod Pro Nitrous Final Top Fuel Harley/Snowmobile Final
Deeznutz Lug Nuts Becomes Contingency Partner of the IHRA for 2025 Submitted by tylers on Fri, 07/11/2025 - 16:48 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Deeznutz Lug Nuts Becomes Contingency Partner of the IHRA for 2025 HEBRON, Ohio — Beginning with the first race of the 2025 IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series, held July 9–12 at Darana Raceway, the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) proudly welcomes Deeznutz Lug Nuts as an official Contingency Partner.
VP Racing Named ‘Official Fuels of IHRA’ Submitted by tylers on Fri, 07/11/2025 - 14:59 Fairfield, OH (July 8, 2025) - The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) is proud to announce a new partnership with VP Racing, naming the company as the “Official Fuel of the IHRA.”