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GAIGE HERRERA RETURNS TO GAINESVILLE RACEWAY WITH HOPES TO CONTINUE HIS NHRA PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE DOMINANCE
GAINESVILLE, FL – After his incredible showing in the 2023 NHRA season, reigning Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Gaige Herrera returns 
to where his dominance started last season: the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.
The NHRA returns to the famed Gainesville Raceway for its season kick-off this weekend for a new era as the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series begins its multi-year partnership as the new title sponsor of the pro classes.
Herrera, rider of the RevZilla/Mission Foods/Vance & Hines Suzuki, kicked off his 2023 season with an impressive win in Gainesville. From there, he continued to impress fans and reign supreme over the Pro Stock Motorcycle field.
“Coming back to Gainesville as now the defending champion, I feel like there’s more pressure now than there was last year,” Herrera said. “I raised the bar for myself very high last year. I have a lot I have to live up to. All in all, I’m very excited. I have a new teammate (Richard Gadson) and a new primary sponsor in RevZilla. There’s going to be a lot of awesome things to happen in the offseason, so it’s definitely every exciting to get back to Gainesville.”
NUMEROUS NEW ADDITIONS TO AMALIE MOTOR OIL NHRA GATORNATIONALS HIGHLIGHT 55TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT
Special “Golden Gator” trophy unveiled, along with testing dates leading into Gatornationals and special events taking place during race weekend
GAINESVILLE, FL – The countdown to the start of the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season is on, with the NHRA 
announcing a number of exciting additions leading up to and during the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals on March 7-10 at legendary Gainesville Raceway.
The historic race will celebrate its 55th anniversary to open a highly-anticipated 2024 campaign and a special “Golden Gator” will be awarded to the winners, along with the coveted Wally trophy. The “Golden Gator” highlights the magnitude of the kickoff event, as the Gatornationals represent one of the major events on the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series and has been hallowed grounds for NHRA drag racing for more than five decades.
“We can’t wait to start the first race of the Mission Foods era in the NHRA with a historic Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals and we’re thrilled to add a number of special attractions,” said Evan Jonat, NHRA Vice President of Live Events. “Winning the Gatornationals represents a major moment in any driver’s career, and we wanted to make sure that is celebrated, especially during the 55th anniversary of the race, with the ‘Golden Gator’ trophy. It will be an incredible atmosphere all weekend and we’re excited to announce even more special events leading into this first race of 2024.”
HOST OF NEW AND RETURNING DRIVERS COMING TO HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED 2024 SEASON IN NHRA MISSION FOODS DRAG RACING SERIES
INDIANAPOLIS – The start of the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series is more than two months away, but excitement for the 55th NHRA Gatornationals at historic Gainesville Raceway on March 7-10 is already brewing, in part thanks to several drivers set to make their 2024 debut, as well as a host of competitors returning to NHRA drag racing.
After an incredible, record-setting year of side-by-side racing across the professional ranks in 2023, these drivers add even more talent to the loaded fields, setting the stage for what will be an epic season of competition in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle in 2024.
Here’s a look at some of the new drivers, familiar faces returning to the professional ranks, big moves and who is switching classes for the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season:
NHRA AND FOX SPORTS RELEASE TV SCHEDULE FOR 2024 NHRA MISSION FOODS DRAG RACING SERIES SEASON
INDIANAPOLIS – The NHRA and FOX Sports today announced the television schedule for the upcoming 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag 
Racing Series season, which includes eight broadcasts on the FOX broadcast network.
All 21 races, plus the Pep Boys NHRA All-Star Callout events in Top Fuel and Funny Car, and the GETTRX NHRA All-Star Callout events in Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle, will be broadcast on either FOX or FS1. The 2024 season in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series opens on March 7-10 with the 55th annual NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway, with the Pep Boys NHRA Top Fuel All-Star Callout being showcased at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 9 on FS1 and eliminations following the next day.
For the fourth consecutive season, a race in September in the Countdown to the Championship will also air on FOX adjacent to a FOX NFL broadcast, allowing NHRA to enjoy a huge platform during its playoffs. That opportunity has continually led to huge audiences, including an average of more than 1.5 million viewers on FOX last year during the broadcast from Maple Grove Raceway.
TICKETS ON SALE FOR GERBER COLLISION & GLASS NHRA ROUTE 66 NATIONALS PRESENTED BY PEAK PERFORMANCE IN CHICAGO
JOLIET, IL – After a triumphant return in 2023, the NHRA will head back to Chicago during the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing 
Series season, with tickets now on sale for the 24th annual Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by PEAK Performance.
The highly-anticipated race takes place on May 17-19 at Route 66 Raceway, where fans packed the standout facility this season for the NHRA’s first race in the area since 2019. That paved the way for a return in 2024, where fans will be treated to a loaded, adrenaline-filled show from start to finish in all four NHRA professional categories.
The sixth race of the 2024 campaign will include the GETTRX NHRA Pro Stock All-Star Callout, pitting eight standouts against each other in a one-day shootout, as well as the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge in Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock Motorcycle, bringing a wealth of competitive racing to a packed schedule in what will be a huge weekend during the regular season.
TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF DODGE POWER BROKERS NHRA U.S. NATIONALS
INDIANAPOLIS – The world’s biggest drag race turns 70 in 2024 and tickets are now on sale for the prestigious 70th annual Dodge Power 
Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, which takes place on the sport’s grandest stage on Aug. 28-Sept. 2 at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
Loaded with special events, a massive event payout and an illustrious history that spans seven decades, the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals is an event that can’t be missed. Commemorating the 70th anniversary in 2024 will make for an even more memorable weekend, with plenty of special celebrations in store to close out the regular season in the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.
Next year’s race will include everything from the Pep Boys NHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout to the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge and so much more, and it’s an event every competitor wants to win. From qualifying under the lights, to non-stop action from drivers in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and all the superstars in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle, the 70th annual Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals will include the very best drag racing has to offer.
FUNNY CAR’S MATT HAGAN JOINS ELITE COMPANY BY EARNING FOURTH NHRA FUNNY CAR WORLD TITLE
INDIANAPOLIS – It wasn’t the exact way Matt Hagan had planned to win his fourth NHRA Funny Car world championship, but it was the 
final point that showed his championship was about an overall impressive body of work and not just one particular run.
The strong season from start to finish proved to be pivotal, as Hagan took the points lead into the final event of the NHRA season, the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals. It proved to be the difference, too, in a tightly-contested points battle between Hagan, Robert Hight and Bob Tasca III.
The trio was only separated by 17 points heading into the finale, but in a wild turn of events, each lost in the second round on Sunday at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip. That meant the championship belonged to Hagan and his 11,000-horsepower Dodge Direct Connection Charger SRT Hellcat, securing a distinct honor for the longtime standout.
TICKETS ON SALE FOR LUCAS OIL NHRA WINTERNATIONALS, WHICH FEATURES FIRST MISSION #2FAST2TASTY CHALLENGE OF 2024
POMONA, CA – Tickets are now on sale for the 64th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals, which takes place March 21-24, 2024 at 
legendary In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.
One of the most historic races on the NHRA tour, the NHRA Winternationals will be the second race of the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season. It also will mark the 2024 debut for the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge, a specialty program that started in 2023 and brought competitive racing to the Saturday schedule.
Fans in Pomona got a taste of that event specialty race last year – one with championship bonus points and a bonus purse on the line – and it returns with great fanfare in 2024 to a track steeped in history. A year ago, the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals also marked the first official race with the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip name, a change that brought noteworthy updates to the facility.
NHRA RELEASES NATIONAL EVENT CLASS SCHEDULE FOR 2024 NHRA MISSION FOODS DRAG RACING SERIES SEASON
PSM to race at 16 events; Callouts for all four classes; NHRA Pro Mod to debut in Phoenix; full schedule for Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage Mountain Motor Pro Stock and Factory X presented by Holley
INDIANAPOLIS – The NHRA has released the category schedule for all racing classes that will compete at NHRA Mission Foods Drag 
Racing Series events during the 2024 season.
The 2024 season opens with the 55th annual NHRA Gatornationals, kicking off what will be the 73rd season of racing in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. Top Fuel, Funny Car and, as previously announced last week, Pro Stock will race at all 21 events.
Pro Stock Motorcycle will compete at 16 events during the 2024 campaign, beginning with the category’s traditional opener in Gainesville. Pro Stock Motorcycle will also race at the four-wide race in Charlotte and return to Chicago for the second straight year. After a successful debut 2023, Pro Stock Motorcycle will also return to Seattle, part of a stretch where the two-wheeled category will compete at six straight races beginning in Bristol and finishing in Sonoma. After a one-race break, Pro Stock Motorcycle will then return at Indy, finishing the season at the final seven events.
All four professional categories will also race in all six events in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs. Callout races for all four classes will return next year as well, with the Pep Boys NHRA Top Fuel All-Star Callout taking place in Gainesville and the Pep Boys NHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout thrilling fans in Indy. The Pro Stock All-Star Callout will again happen in Chicago, with the Pro Stock Motorcycle All-Star Callout taking place for the second straight year in Sonoma. The Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge will return in 2024, taking place at 14 regular-season events.
MISSION FOODS ENTERS MULTI-YEAR DEAL AS TITLE SPONSOR OF NHRA’S PREMIER PROFESSIONAL SERIES
NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series will also include Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge at 14 races in 2024 after successful debut this season
INDIANAPOLIS – The NHRA and Mission Foods, the world’s leading brand for tortillas and wraps, announced today that Mission Foods has 
been named the title sponsor of the NHRA’s premier professional series, which will be known as the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series beginning with the 2024 season.
The multi-year professional series title partnership will be in full swing starting next year as the NHRA celebrates its 73rd year in 2024, and comes after a successful first-year partnership between the two companies this season. Mission Foods and NHRA partnered together this year for the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge, introducing competitive racing – as well as a bonus purse and bonus playoff points – to Saturday qualifying. The overwhelming success of the current program helped lead to the expansion of the series title partnership for Mission Foods, which will include significant activation at the track and nearby store locations for all 21 national events.
The popular Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge will return in 2024 as part of the growing partnership, increasing to 14 regular-season events, including the two four-wide races, and offering an increased purse. The series title partnership and the Challenge continue Mission Foods’ overall motorsports initiative to help racers and race teams.
