The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) announced today that their Mello Yello Drag Racing Series racing operations have been suspended until the first of June. With this change in their schedule, we at Virginia Motorsports Park are saddened to announce that the 2020 edition of the Virginia NHRA Nationals will not happen on May 29-31. As our valued ticket holders and dedicated race fans, the NHRA looks forward to being back in Virginia next season. If you have purchased tickets or RV campground spots, your entire ticket order will be rolled over to the 2021 season. New tickets will be sent to you 4-6 weeks before the event next season. If you have additional questions about tickets and VIP experiences, you will need to contact NHRA Ticket Services at 800-884-6472 or nto@nhra.com. For RV campground questions, you will need to contact Virginia Motorsports Park at 804-862-3174 or swallace@racevmp.com. NHRA’s press release can be found below, again, we are deeply saddened to not have the world’s quickest and fastest motorsport in the state of Virginia in 2020. The Virginia NHRA Nationals date for the 2021 season is to be determined and we will announce it as soon as possible.
In consideration of the COVID-19 global pandemic, NHRA officials have announced revisions to the 2020 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule. The series is tentatively planned to resume June 5-7 with the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. The season will concede with the crowning of the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series champions on November 13-15 at the Auto Club Finals at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona, California.
The revised schedule will consist of 19 total events with 17 of those being contested when the series resumes in June. Six of these events will be condensed to two-day competition schedules for the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series classes due to economic and logistical factors. As a result of the compressed schedule, points will not be reset after the U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway. NHRA has held two make-up dates on the calendar in case there are further delays.
Tentative schedule announcements for the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Series, Mickey Thompson Tires NHRA Top Fuel Harley Series and Samtech.edu NHRA Factory Stock Showdown Series will be announced soon. All NHRA-sanctioned drag racing series competition is still suspended until further notice.
Revised 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Schedule
| June 5-7 | Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals (PSC/PSM) | Gainesville, FL |
| June 12-14 | Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals | Houston, TX |
| June 19-21 | NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals (PSC/PSM) | Bristol, TN |
| June 26-28 | Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals (PSC/PSM) | Norwalk, OH |
| July 9-12 | Route 66 NHRA Nationals | Joliet, IL |
| July 17-19 | Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals (PSM) | Denver, CO |
| July 24-26 | NHRA Sonoma Nationals (PSC/PSM) | Sonoma, CA |
| July 31-August 2 | NHRA Northwest Nationals (PSC/PSM) | Seattle, WA |
| August 13-16 | Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals | Brainerd, MN |
| August 21-23 | Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals (PSC) | Topeka, KS |
| September 3-7 | NHRA U.S. Nationals (PSC/PSM) | Indianapolis, IN |
| September 11-13 | Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals (PSC/PSM) | Reading, PA |
| September 18-20 | NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals (PSC/PSM) | Charlotte, NC |
| September 25-27 | Make-Up Date If Needed | Gainesville, FL |
| October 2-4 | AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals (PSC/PSM) | St. Louis, MO |
| October 9-11 | Make-Up Date If Needed | Houston, TX |
| October 15-18 | AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals (PSC/PSM) | Dallas, TX |
| October 29-November 1 | Dodge NHRA Nationals (PSC/PSM) | Las Vegas, NV |
| November 12-15 | Auto Club NHRA Finals (PSC/PSM) | Pomona, CA |
