NHRA Chassis Inspection Notice in Regards to COVID-19

In light of the current Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, the NHRA is announcing the following changes to the Chassis Inspection process and our Chassis and Technical Inspector Testing process.

Chassis and Technical Inspectors that had their testing certification expire on December 31, 2019 will be given until June 30, 2020 to take and pass the certification tests. Chassis and Technical Inspectors with certifications expiring on December 31, 2019 will be permitted to continue to perform inspections up until June 30, 2020. Any Chassis or Technical Inspector that had their testing certification expire prior to December 31, 2019 may not perform any inspections before taking and passing the test. The current methodology for supplying tests to the seven (7) NHRA Divisions will continue.

Chassis Inspection date changes can be found below:

  • Any chassis due for inspection prior to January 1, 2020 needs to be re-inspected before they can run their car.
  • Any new chassis will be permitted to use the 90-day chassis inspection form process.
  • Any chassis expiring January 31, 2020 must be re-inspected by June 30, 2020.
  • Any chassis expiring February 29, 2020 must be re-inspected by July 31, 2020.
  • Any chassis expiring March 31, 2020 must be re-inspected by August 31, 2020.
  • Any chassis expiring April 30, 2020 must be re-inspected by September 30, 2020.
  • Any chassis expiring May 31, 2020 must be re-inspected by October 31, 2020.
  • Any chassis expiring June 30, 2020 must be re-inspected by November 30, 2020.
  • Any chassis expiring between July 31, 2020 and December 31, 2020 must be inspected on or before December 31, 2020.
  • Any chassis expiring after December 31, 2020 must be re-inspected by the original expiration date.

Virginia Motorsports Park is a multi-purpose racing facility located just minutes away from Richmond in North Dinwiddie, Virginia. The dragstrip hosts a variety of events, including the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Virginia Nationals, two PDRA national events, an NHRA Lucas Oil Series divisional race and a local bracket racing points series. The dirt park will host truck and tractor pulls, monster truck throwdowns, mud bog events and motocross races. Special events held at VMP include the Dinwiddie Music Fest, the Dinwiddie County Fair and mud run and obstacle course races. For more information on Virginia Motorsports Park, please visit www.VirginiaMotorsports.com.