NHRA reveals 24-race calendar for 2020

NHRA will compete at 24 venues over the course of the 2020 season, as several events are celebrating significant anniversaries.

The season will begin with the 60th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals on February 6-9, while the 40th annual NHRA Southern Nationals in Atlanta, GA will take place May 15-17.

The 20th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, TN., is set for June 19-21 and the 20th annual Dodge NHRA Nationals will run on October 29-November 1 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Several races are changing dates. The Virginia NHRA Nationals in Richmond, Va. move to the end of the month of May, the Route 66 NHRA Nationals in Chicago will be held July 9-12, and the NHRA New England Nationals are moving to August 21-23.

Two events in the Mello Yello Countdown To The Championship are changing places – the NHRA Carolina Nationals in Charlotte, N.C. September 25-27, followed by the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals October 2-4.

All events will again be aired exclusively on FOX Sports with select events on FOX broadcast network, with over 575 hours of programming including action from Friday and Saturday qualifying rounds as well as Sunday finals.

ROUND	DATE	EVENT	LOCATION
1	Feb. 6-9	Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals	Pomona, CA
2	Feb. 21-23	Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA Arizona Nationals	Phoenix, AZ
3	Mar. 12-15	AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals	Gainesville, FL
4	Apr. 3-5	DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals	Las Vegas, NV
5	Apr. 17-19	Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals,	Houston, TX
6	Apr. 24-26	NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals	Charlotte, NC
7	May 15-17	NHRA Southern Nationals	Atlanta, GA
8	May 29-31	Virginia NHRA Nationals	Richmond, VA
9	Jun. 12-14	Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals	Topeka, KS
10	Jun. 19-21	NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals	Bristol, TN
11	Jun. 25-28	Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals	Norwalk, OH
12	Jul. 9-12	Route 66 NHRA Nationals	Chicago, IL
13	Jul. 17-19	Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals	Denver, CO
14	Jul. 24-26	NHRA Sonoma Nationals	Sonoma, CA
15	Jul. 31-Aug. 2	Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA NorthwestNationals	Seattle, WA
16	Aug. 13-16	Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals	Brainerd, MN
17	Aug. 21-23	NHRA New England Nationals	Epping, NH
18	Sep. 2-7	NHRA U.S. Nationals	Indianapolis, IN
Countdown
19	Sep. 17-20	Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals	Reading, Pa.
20	Sep. 25-27	NHRA Carolina Nationals	Charlotte, NC
21	Oct. 2-4	AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals	St. Louis, MS
22	Oct. 15-18	AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals	Dallas, TX
23	Oct. 29-Nov. 1	Dodge NHRA Nationals	Las Vegas, NV
24	Nov. 12-15	Auto Club NHRA Finals	Pomona, CA