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Legacy Nitro Funny Car Series releases 11-race 2026 event schedule

The Legacy Nitro Funny Car Series will bring Nitro Funny Car racing to 11 events during NHRA’s 75th Anniversary season, including four events as a special attraction on the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series and seven dates on the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series.
20 Feb 2026
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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Legacy Nitro Funny Car Series

The Legacy Nitro Funny Car Series will bring Nitro Funny Car racing to 11 events during NHRA’s 75th Anniversary season, including four events as a special attraction on the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series and seven dates on the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series.

“The variety and performance of our style of Nitro Funny Car racing has really drawn attention and resonated with the fans,” said Bill Windham, owner and manager of Legacy Nitro Funny Car Series. “The yearlong 75th anniversary of the National Hot Rod Association gives us a great platform to bridge the past and present in a way that only our series can offer.”

The season will begin at the fabled March Meet at Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, Calif., March 5-8. From there, the series will be featured at back-to-back events on the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, heading to the FMP NHRA Arizona Nationals presented by NGK Spark Plugs in Phoenix March 20-22 and the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip April 9-12.

The remaining dates on the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series will take place in Boise, Idaho May 15-17 and August 7-9 at the respective NAPA Auto Parts Ignitor Nitro Opener and Nightfire Nationals events; the Sunset Drags at Qlispé Raceway in Spokane, Wash., on June 26-27; the Rocky Mountain Nationals in Edmonton on July 10-12; the Nostalgia Summer Nationals in Woodburn, Ore., on August 28-30; and the California Hot Rod Reunion in Bakersfield on October 23-25.

The Legacy Nitro Funny Car Series returns to The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Halloween weekend, where they have been a fixture at the NHRA Las Vegas Nationals since 2022. For the first time, the series will go back to Pomona and crown its champion at the season-ending In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals on November 12-15.

Announcements regarding new and returning series sponsorships are forthcoming as well as events taking place in the Legacy Nitro Front Engine Dragster Series and Legacy Nitro Fuel Altered Series.

2026 Legacy Nitro Funny Car Series schedule

Good Vibrations Motorsports March Meet
March 5-8, Famoso Dragstrip, Bakersfield, Calif.

FMP NHRA Arizona Nationals presented by NGK Spark Plugs
March 20-22, Firebird Motorsports Park, Chandler, Ariz.

Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals
April 9-12, In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, Pomona, Calif.

NAPA Auto Parts Ignitor Nitro Opener
May 15–17, Firebird Raceway, Boise, Idaho

Sunset Drags
June 26-27, Qlispé Raceway, Spokane, Wash.

Rocky Mountain Nationals
July 10–11, RAD Torque Raceway, Edmonton, Alta.

Nightfire Nationals presented by Bi-Mart
Aug. 7–9, Firebird Raceway, Boise, Idaho

Nostalgia Summer Nationals
Aug. 28–30, Woodburn Dragstrip, Woodburn, Ore.

California Hot Rod Reunion
Oct. 23–25, Famoso Dragstrip, Bakersfield, Calif.

NHRA Las Vegas Nationals
Oct. 30-Nov. 1, The Strip at LVMS, Las Vegas

In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals
Nov. 12-15, In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, Pomona, Calif.