{"id":3516,"date":"2025-08-28T15:22:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T15:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/?p=3516"},"modified":"2025-08-28T15:22:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T15:22:15","slug":"nhra-revives-legacy-of-southern-nationals-at-south-georgia-motorsports-park-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/?p=3516","title":{"rendered":"NHRA REVIVES LEGACY OF SOUTHERN NATIONALS AT SOUTH GEORGIA MOTORSPORTS PARK IN 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The NHRA Southern Nationals, a 40-year staple at Atlanta Dragway, returns in 2025 at South Georgia Motorsports Park (SGMP) in Adel, Georgia, for NHRA\u2019s 75th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_1628.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3514\" width=\"1062\" height=\"1195\"><\/p>\n<p>Atlanta Dragway closed in 2021 due to urban sprawl, rising costs, and redevelopment into industrial and residential space. SGMP, one of our favorite 1\/4-mile tracks, will host the legendary event May 1-3, featuring Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_1629.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3515\" width=\"382\" height=\"261\"><\/p>\n<p>With a history of iconic wins by Shirley Muldowney and Ashley Force Hood, the revived Southern Nationals promises excitement, honoring its legacy while forging a new chapter for Southern drag racing fans.<\/p>\n<p>Owner Raul said \u201cWhat? No way!!!!! NHRA 2026 schedule is out and South Georgia Motorsports Park is hosting the 2026 Southern Nationals May 1 -3, 2026!! The State deserves it and we are proud to bring it to you.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NHRA Southern Nationals, a 40-year staple at Atlanta Dragway, returns in 2025 at South Georgia Motorsports Park (SGMP) in Adel, Georgia, for NHRA\u2019s 75th anniversary. Atlanta Dragway closed in 2021 due to urban sprawl, rising costs, and redevelopment into industrial and residential space. SGMP, one of our favorite 1\/4-mile tracks, will host the legendary [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3514,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[61],"class_list":["post-3516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_1628-600x400.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/img_1628-600x600.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"DC Media","author_link":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/author\/auteejay"},"authors":[{"term_id":61,"user_id":5,"is_guest":0,"slug":"auteejay","display_name":"DC Media","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d51765f05e753046aaf69cf0314e9a0f5c5945d8d9ed498ce027408f7d38abf9?s=96&d=mm&r=g","first_name":"DC","last_name":"Media","user_url":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3516","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3516"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3516\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3516"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/DragCoverage.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fppma_author&post=3516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}