{"id":2900,"date":"2025-04-12T12:35:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T12:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/?p=2900"},"modified":"2025-04-12T12:35:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T12:35:19","slug":"ihra-purchase-of-national-trail-raceway-becomes-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/?p=2900","title":{"rendered":"IHRA Purchase of National Trail Raceway Becomes Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HEBRON, Ohio \u2014 The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) has finalized the purchase of another first-class drag racing facility with National Trail Raceway.<\/p>\n<p>The track located in suburban Columbus, Ohio has a rich history, first opened in 1964, and now a bright future with today\u2019s announcement.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_1623-1.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2896\" width=\"500\" height=\"331\"><\/p>\n<p>National Trail Raceway features a quarter-mile drag strip, which had its concrete ground just last week, and upgraded bleachers to make it more comfortable for spectators. Other amenities include a great variety of foods at concessions along with official merchandise at the National Trail Raceway (Pro Shop).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe IHRA is great. I think (IHRA owner) Darryl Cuttell is taking it to the glory days and making it bigger and better than ever,\u201d said NTR\u2019s Jay Livingston who is staying on as team manager.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_1624-2-1.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2897\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\"><\/p>\n<p>National Trail Raceway is capable of hosting national events as well as being home to a strong bracket racing program. It\u2019s part of the appeal of the IHRA and its commitment to grassroots, Sportsman racing.<\/p>\n<p>The racers have talked about IHRA\u2019s recent announcements of all-time membership coverages and significant purse increases to the IHRA Summit Team Finals and IHRA Summit SuperSeries World Finals.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_1622-1.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2898\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\">\ufffc<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve already had a number of racers reach out to us,\u201d Livingston said. \u201cThey have gone out and looked at the IHRA Team Finals held at Quaker (City Motorsports Park) and they\u2019re excited. They\u2019re really excited about the IHRA World Finals in Alabama that pays $25,000 to win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/img_1629-1.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2899\" width=\"600\" height=\"239\"><\/p>\n<p>Check out the National Track Raceway Facebook page for information about upcoming events. Keep up to date with the latest IHRA news on the IHRA.com website and social media pages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HEBRON, Ohio \u2014 The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) has finalized the purchase of another first-class drag racing facility with National Trail Raceway. The track located in suburban Columbus, Ohio has a rich history, first opened in 1964, and now a bright future with today\u2019s announcement. 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