08/25/2026
NITRO IS COMING AND WE NEED YOU HERE🗯
🔥 NITROFEST + NHRA NATIONALS AT THE ROCK — YOUR COMPLETE WEEKEND GUIDE 🔥
One unforgettable weekend. Two incredible events. It all begins in downtown Rockingham before history is made at Rockingham Dragway!
THURSDAY • SEPTEMBER 24
🔥NitroFest at The Rock🔥 9-24-26 🎶 C**t Ford📍Downtown Rockingham, NC
📍 Harrington Square • Downtown Rockingham
🕕 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
🎟 FREE ADMISSION
The official kickoff to the inaugural NHRA Nationals at The Rock presented by the City of Rockingham, NC- "A City Looking Forward"
Schedule
6:00 PM
• Vendors Open
• Race Cars on Display
• Kids Zone Opens
• Food Trucks
• Beer Garden
• NHRA & Event Merchandise
• Drag Racing Practice Tree Competition
6:30 PM – 7:15 PM
• NHRA Driver Meet & Greets
• Autograph Sessions
7:45 PM
• FREE C**t Ford Concert
NitroFest Highlights
• NHRA stars in downtown Rockingham
• Race cars on display
• Motorsports vendors and displays
• FREE Kids Zone with bounce houses, inflatable slides, climbing wall & face painting
• Food trucks
• Beer Garden
• Family-friendly activities and interactive experiences
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SEPTEMBER 25–27
NHRA Nationals at The Rock
📍 Rockingham Dragway
Experience the first-ever NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series national points event at historic Rockingham Dragway as the Countdown to the Championship playoffs come to North Carolina!
Featured Professional Classes
• Top Fuel
• Funny Car
• Pro Stock
• Pro Stock Motorcycle
• Pro Mod
NHRA Lucas Oil Series Classes
• Competition Eliminator
• Top Sportsman
• Top Dragster
• Super Stock
• Stock Eliminator
• Super Comp
• Super Gas
Weekend Highlights
Friday
• Sportsman qualifying
• Professional qualifying begins
• The first opportunity to see Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle on track
• Pit access included with every ticket
Saturday
• Final professional qualifying
• Sportsman eliminations
• Driver appearances and activities throughout the pits
Sunday
• Championship eliminations
• Final rounds in all professional and sportsman categories
• Winners crowned at the inaugural NHRA Nationals at The Rock
Every Ticket Includes
✅ Pit Pass Access
✅ FREE Spectator Parking
✅ Kids 12 & Under FREE General Admission
✅ Kids Reserved Seats (Non-Premium) Just $25
✅ Meet your favorite NHRA drivers and teams up close
📖 Official Event Guide:
https://app.nhra.com/2026RockinghamEventGuide
🎟 Tickets:
https://nhra.evenue.net/list/RN1
🇺🇸 Military, Veterans & First Responders Discounts:
https://offers.govx.com/event/offers/
📞 NHRA Ticketing Helpline
(800) 884-6472
From a FREE community celebration featuring C**t Ford in downtown Rockingham on Thursday night to three days of 12,000-horsepower NHRA championship drag racing, this is a weekend you won't want to miss.
September 24–27, 2026... Be there when history is made at The Rock!
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