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IHRA Division 8 to Feature Great Natural Rivalries
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IHRA Division 8 to Feature Great Natural Rivalries

HOUSE SPRINGS, MO, USA — It’s the second Saturday instead of the third, and the race track instead of the football field where the Tennessee-Alabama rivalry first ignites in October 2025.

The newly restructured IHRA Division 8 features tracks from Tennessee and Alabama. Rocket City Dragway in Harvest, AL is scheduled to host the IHRA D8 Team Finals on Oct. 9-11, 2025.

This realignment of tracks is the perfect example of making more even divisions with less travel for the racers with the #IHRAReturnToGlory.

Music City Raceway moves nearly two hours closer to its IHRA Division Team Finals. It also gives a more even distribution of tracks. Knoxville Dragway has the longest trip of any track to Rocket City and even they are just 240 miles away.

Other Tennessee tracks are Crossville Dragway and Ethridge Motorsports Park. Alabama International Dragway and Lassiter Mountain Dragway represent the Yellowhammer State.

Knoxville Dragway was the 2024 IHRA Division 8 Team Champion. Steve Breeding (Top), Chris Blair (Mod), Chester Lay (Sportsman), Corey Lee (Motorcycle) and CJ Handy (Junior Dragster) were individual champions.

Two IHRA SuperSeries World Champions came from the Division 8 tracks. Jordan Johnson from Music City was the Sportsman champion and Grady Lee, who was runner-up at the D8 Team Finals, went on to win the Motorcycle championship.

That concludes our look at the new IHRA division realignment. We can’t wait to see you participate at these great IHRA partner tracks throughout the 2025 season.


Submitted By: Amanda Wesler

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