{"id":102454,"date":"2025-10-23T17:44:31","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T17:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/summit-motorsports-park-returns-to-nhra-pro-mod-schedule-for-11-race-2026-season\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T17:44:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T17:44:31","slug":"summit-motorsports-park-returns-to-nhra-pro-mod-schedule-for-11-race-2026-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/summit-motorsports-park-returns-to-nhra-pro-mod-schedule-for-11-race-2026-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Summit Motorsports Park Returns to NHRA Pro Mod Schedule For 11-Race 2026 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

NHRA officials announced an additional race in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series for the upcoming 2026 season, pushing the season total to 11 events for the year with a stop at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio.<\/p>\n

The fan-favorite category will be part of the epic weekend at \u201cAmerica\u2019s Racetrack,\u201d joining a loaded lineup for the 20th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals on June 25-28.<\/p>\n

Norwalk has long been a traditional stop for the Pro Mod category and next year\u2019s race at the standout facility will also kick off the \u201cRoad to the Championship\u201d playoffs in the class. After six regular-season events, the five-race playoff race will begin at Summit Motorsports Park next June.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur fans are more than excited to have Pro Mod back in Norwalk for the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals,\u201d Summit Motorsports Park Owner Bill Bader Jr. said. \u201cOur NHRA national event is a premier stop on the tour and our fans deserve to see all the stars of the NHRA Galaxy. I\u2019m pretty excited, too!\u201d<\/p>\n

The 11-race NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series opens the season at the NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville on March 5-8, finishing at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Oct. 29-Nov. 1.<\/p>\n

The final race of the current 2025 season is set for next week in Las Vegas, with an epic showdown set for the finale. Billy Banaka is the current points leader as he seeks his first NHRA Pro Mod world championship, while Michael Stavrinos and Derek Menholt are 11 and 16 points back, respectively. J.R. Gray is 24 points behind in fourth.<\/p>\n

For more information on NHRA, including the 2026 schedule, please visit\u00a0www.nhra.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2026 NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series Season Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n

March 5-8:<\/strong>\u00a057th annual NHRA Gatornationals, Gainesville Raceway, Gainesville, Fla.<\/p>\n

March 20-22:<\/strong>\u00a041st annual NHRA Arizona Nationals, Firebird Motorsports Park, Phoenix<\/p>\n

April 24-26:<\/strong>\u00a016th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals, zMAX Dragway, Charlotte<\/p>\n

May 1-May 3:<\/strong>\u00a0NHRA Southern Nationals, South Georgia Motorsports Park, Adel, Ga.<\/p>\n

May 14-17:<\/strong>\u00a026th annual Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK Performance, Route 66 Raceway, Chicago<\/p>\n

June 12-14:<\/strong>\u00a025th annual Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, Bristol Dragway, Bristol, Tenn.<\/p>\n

Pro Mod Road to the Championship<\/strong><\/p>\n

June 25-28:<\/strong>\u00a020th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, Summit Motorsports Park, Norwalk, Ohio<\/p>\n

Sept. 2-7:<\/strong>\u00a072nd annual Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals, Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Indianapolis<\/p>\n

Sept. 25-27:<\/strong>\u00a0TBD<\/p>\n

Oct. 2-4:<\/strong>\u00a015th annual NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals, World Wide Technology Raceway, St. Louis<\/p>\n

Oct. 29-Nov. 1:<\/strong>\u00a026th annual NHRA Nevada Nationals, The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas<\/p>\n

This story was originally published on October 23, 2025. \"Drag<\/p>\n

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NHRA officials announced an additional race in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series for the upcoming 2026 season, pushing the season total to 11 events for the year with a stop at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio. The fan-favorite category will be part of the epic weekend at \u201cAmerica\u2019s Racetrack,\u201d joining a loaded […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-102454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102454\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}