Virginia Motorsports Park is proud to announce a competitive and exciting 2023 schedule, marking the facility’s twenty-ninth year in operation. 2022 was a tough, but grueling fight to the end of the season, capped off with a number of events that left hundreds of thousands of racers and fans enjoying the sports that they love so much. As we look forward to 2023, Virginia Motorsports Park has a number of small changes through the year on some of your favorite races throughout the season, all of which will see minor changes with the class line-ups and event breakdowns, with more details to come on all events through the off season weeks and months.
The winter months of January and February offer autocross, drifting and the return of the Frostbite Car/Truck/Bike Show to start the year off while the dragstrip will kick off on March 4-5 with an opening weekend of Test & Tune. The VP Racing Fuels ET Bracket Series kicks off on the weekend of March 17-19 as the chase for a track championship begins early on in the season.
Celebrating their 10 year anniversary, the PDRA brings the Mid-Atlantic Showdown to Virginia as the first “do not miss” spectator event of the year on April 20-22 which brings the return of heads-up drag racing along with some of Pro Modified’s most colorful stars and cars. PDRA offers Pro Nitrous, Pro Boost, Extreme Pro Stock, the 10.5″ tire Pro Street class, Top Sportsman, Top Dragster and much more, all tied into one exciting weekend of championship doorslammer drag racing. The PDRA also returns in the fall for the Brian Olson Memorial World Finals on October 19-22 to crown season champions and round out their 10 year anniversary season here with us in Virginia.
The Triple Threat Bracket Series brings the nation’s best big money bracket racing action to center stage. Stevie Dustin claimed the first Triple Threat championship in 2021 while perennial powerhouse John Labbous, Jr. took home the $75,000 Mega Bucks victory, claiming the largest single day payout of the season. The series returns on May 4-7, October 12-15 and the pre-entry Mega Bucks event is back on schedule during the summer on July 6-9. Big money bracket racing also continues throughout the year with the new Spring 150 (March 25-26), No Button Nationals III (July 29-30) and Old Dominion Duels (September 1-3).
Fan favorite Shakedown Nationals makes it’s 21st annual stop on a racing calendar in either New Jersey, Ohio or Virginia, after a number of years in the late Spring time slot, we make a change to the date and the event layout, moving it to May 11-13. More details are coming soon about this fan favorite event which will have a different look in 2023, but one that will bring a little more of the historic love for the event back to the forefront and the spotlight.
The XDA series returns in 2023 with two stops on their five race championship tour. The Xtreme Dragbike Association brings motorcycle racing to the forefront with Pro Street, Pro Xtreme, 4.60 Index, Real Street and a number of sportsman categories that usually yields over 600 entries across the weekend! The MTC Engineering Summer Nationals returns on June 2-4 while the FuelTech Bike Bash stays on it’s traditional last week of August on the 25-27.
The star of the season, summer’s greatest spectacle and entertainment value returns on July 22 with the Night of Fire! Live concerts, some of the wildest exhibition acts on the drag strip that you will ever see along with the prestigious PDRA Summit Racing ProStars all-star race, all piled into one wild action packed day that should be marked on your calendar right now. We will have all entertainment line-up and details coming soon along with concert artists and ticket on-sale dates. You will never see another night of entertainment and fun like this one, don’t hear about it, be about it! The Night of Fire returns on July 22!
Drag-N-Drive returns to Virginia Motorsports Park with the Summit Midwest Drags, presented by: Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels on July 10, 11 and 14. Registration is open now at their website, to be apart of the fun that also includes ATCO Dragway and Cecil County Dragway.
The East Coast Chevy Show returns on September 8-9 with a HUGE swap meet, drag racing, car show and more, all centered around the Chevrolet brand. From on-track action to some of the nicest cars you’ll ever lay your eyes on, this show has a little bit of everything!
Quarter-Mile racing takes center stage on September 28-October 1 with the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series. The series best Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car teams will be on hand, blasting through the quarter-mile at 250+ miles per hour in just a tick over 5-seconds! Wheelstanding Super Stockers, Competition Eliminator, Top Sportsman, Top Dragster and more will also be on hand, battling it out for ever-important championship points as the season winds down.
The Dirtplex will be rocking again in 2023 with Monster Truck Throwdown headlining the show on June 30-July 1 for two shows on fourth of July weekend! We’re excited to have two mud bogs back on schedule with the Easter Bash Mud Bog (April 1) and Summer Slam Mud Bog (August 5) back on schedule for next season. Rugged Maniac also returns for two 5K runs through some of the toughest obstacles around on April 29 and October 7.
While you will see a number of dates TBA’d on the calendar, we still have a number of things working behind the scenes to continue to create a one of a kind experience for all ages throughout the year here at Virginia Motorsports Park. Keep a look out on RaceVMP.com for more in-depth dives into each event, along with detailed event information coming throughout the winter break along with following our social media channels on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
Virginia Motorsports Park | Event Schedule for 2023
Jan. 7 – USDrift
Jan. 14-15 – NASA Mid-Atlantic Autocross
Feb. 11 – USDrift
Feb. 18 – NASA Mid-Atlantic Autocross
Feb. 25 – Frostbite, Vol. 3: Car, Truck and Bike Show
Mar. 4-5 – Test & Tune
Mar. 11-12 – Test & Tune (Drag & Drift on Saturday)
Mar. 17-19 – VP Racing Fuels ET Bracket Series, ft. Friday Warm-Up
Mar. 25-26 – Inaugural Spring 200
Apr. 1 – Easter Bash Mud Bog
Apr. 7 – Take It Off The Streets
Apr. 8 – Test & Tune
Apr. 14-16 – VP Racing Fuels ET Bracket Series
Apr. 20-22 – PDRA Mid-Atlantic Showdown
Apr. 27 – Pro Test Session
Apr. 28-29 – Capital Punishment III, presented by: Payso Productions & G-Body Mafia
Apr. 29 – Rugged Maniac (Dirtplex)
May 4-7 – Triple Threat Bracket Series
May 11-13 – Shakedown Nationals XXI
May 19-21 – VP Racing Fuels ET Bracket Series (SO Top Sportsman on Saturday)
May 26-27 – Brown Racing’s Memorial Day Weekend Showdown
Jun. 2-4 – XDA MTC Engineering Summer Nationals
Jun. 9-10 – TBA
Jun. 16-18 – TBA
Jun. 20-22 – Frank Hawley’s Drag Racing School
Jun. 23-25 – VP Racing Fuels ET Bracket Series
Jun. 30-Jul. 1 – Monster Truck Throwdown
Jul. 6-9 – Triple Threat Bracket Series: Mega Bucks
Jul. 10, 11, 14 – Midwest Drags
Jul. 15-16 – VP Racing Fuels ET Bracket Series
Jul. 21-22 – Night of Fire + PDRA ProStars
Jul. 28 – Ladies Night
Jul. 29-30 – No Button Nationals III
Aug. 5 – Summer Slam Mud Bog
Aug. 11-13 – VP Racing Fuels ET Bracket Series
Aug. 18-20 – TBA
Aug. 25-27 – XDA FuelTech Bike Bash
Sept. 1-3 – Old Dominion Duels
Sept. 8-9 – East Coast Chevy Show
Sept. 15-17 – TBA
Sept. 21 – Pro Test Session
Sept. 22-24 – VP Racing Fuels ET Bracket Series
Sept. 28-Oct. 1 – NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
Oct. 7 – Rugged Maniac
Oct. 12-15 – Triple Threat Bracket Series
Oct. 19-22 – PDRA Brian Olson Memorial World Finals
Oct. 27-Nov. 26 – TBA
