Texas Motorplex
TEXAS MOTORPLEX ANNOUNCES STAMPEDE OF SPEED
ENNIS, TX – The Texas Motorplex announced today a major expansion and rebranding of their wildly popular NHRA Texas FallNationals, 
one of seven National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) playoff races to be contested in 2021. The “Stampede of Speed” will begin with a special opening ceremony during the 5th annual Night Lights sky-lantern festival on Saturday, October 2, and will conclude with the NHRA Texas Fall Nationals, October 7-10. A full week of events, conferences and activities will highlight the economic benefit of motorsports in Texas as well as provide a wide variety of entertainment options for sports fans from across the state and around the country.
“We have been working for the past two years to add more elements to the NHRA Texas FallNationals to make it more than just one of the largest motorsports events in the state,” said Christie Meyer Johnson, Texas Motorplex co-owner and daughter of Motorplex founder Billy Meyer. “We have been studying other major events and the Stampede of Speed will be a full week of events promoting Texas, racing and family entertainment. Our goal is to make this a premier destination sporting event for years to come.”
Plans are in development to host racing themed events throughout the week including a 5K race, BBQ contest and cook-off, a variety of concert events, business development conferences for track operators from across the country and additional racing events leading up to the 37th annual NHRA Texas FallNationals.
TEXAS MOTORPLEX LAUNCHES ‘BUY A TICKET, GIVE A TICKET’ TO BENEFIT CHRIS KYLE FOUNDATION WITH MEMORIAL DAY OFFER
ENNIS, TX – For the third year in a row the Texas Motorplex, home of the historic Texas NHRA FallNationals, held October 2-10, is teaming 
up again with the Chris Kyle Frog Foundation to offer military and first responders free tickets to the annual NHRA national event. The “Buy a Ticket, Give a Ticket to a Military or First Responder” campaign will also once again be supported by three-time NHRA Top Fuel World Champion and long-time Chris Kyle Frog Foundation supporter Steve Torrence.
“We are so proud to continue to support this promotion to honor our military and first responders,” said Torrence. “The past two years we have seen so many people at the races and it wouldn’t be possible without the ‘Buy a Ticket, Give a Ticket’ program. Everyone at Capco Contractors is behind this program and we think this is a great way for all NHRA fans to show their appreciation to our military and first responders.”
After Positive Renewal Period NHRA FallNationals Tickets on Sale Now
ENNIS, TX – The continuing positive developments across the state of Texas have Texas Motorplex, home of the NHRA FallNationals, eager 
to host fans from across the country. Since the beginning of the year FallNationals preferred customers have been renewing their seats for one of the biggest motorsports events in the state and last year’s largest NHRA national event. Today tickets for the 36th annual NHRA FallNationals went on sale to the general public, for the national event slated to be contested, October 7-10. The fourth of six Countdown championship playoff events, the FallNationals, is where title hopes are on the line and championship aspirations become a reality.
“Last year we overcame a lot of hurdles to get to the FallNationals. That race was one of the biggest outdoor events in the state and I could not be prouder of how our whole team pulled together with the NHRA,” said Texas Motorplex General Manager Andy Carter. “We saw an incredible renewal rate and we are excited to start making tickets available to the general public. Once again we will have the top NHRA competitors in almost every premier class, plus our Friday Night Live show and many more extra family-friendly add-on elements. Coming to the FallNationals will be more than a playoff race it will be a full blown entertainment experience for everyone.”
The NHRA FallNationals will feature the four top-tier categories competing in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series highlighted by Top Fuel and Funny Car stars like John Force, Brittany Force, three-time Top Fuel champion and Kilgore, Texas resident Steve Torrence, Matt Hagan, Ron Capps, J.R. Todd, Shawn Langdon, Alexis DeJoria and 2020 Rookie of the Year Justin Ashley. Additionally Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle competitors like Erica Enders, Alex Laughlin, Greg Anderson, Matt and Angie Smith, Scotty Pollacheck, Angelle Sampey will also be battling for the Camping World Drag Racing Series world championships. Pro Mods, Factory Stock and a host of Lucas Oil Series sportsman categories will also be on the property.
Additionally the NHRA FallNationals will feature the return of the “Friday Night Live” which will include Top Fuel and Funny Car qualifying under the lights as well as specialty exhibition races and the popular Friday Night Live After Party on the starting line with Laney Newman.
At the end of the month Texas Motorplex will kick off their major event schedule with the inaugural Nitro Madness event which is shaping up to be one of the largest Funny Car events in the last 50 years. Over 60 competitors have entered with additional competitors reaching out to Funny Car Chaos promoter Chris Graves every day. The event will be held Match 26-27 with tickets on sale now.
Texas Motorplex was the first all-concrete stadium-style drag racing facility constructed. Built in 1986, Texas Motorplex has been the place of many drag racing milestones and world record performances. The Billy Meyer-owned facility hosts a number of racing and car show events between January and November each year and also features the Champion’s Club – an 11,000 square-foot facility – that serves fully catered events throughout the year.
Fans can order tickets at www.texasmotorplex.com or call 800-MOTORPLEX.
Motorplex Distributes 500 Cases of Bottled Water Following Devastating Texas Winter Storm
Facility suffered major damage to suite tower, concessions warehouse and food court buildings
ENNIS, TX – Last week Texas Motorplex, like much of the state of Texas, suffered massive property damage including severe water damage 
to the three-story suite tower complex, concession warehouse and a number of buildings in the Food Court. In spite of the damage, the staff of the facility, known nationally for host the NHRA FallNationals each October, showed their resiliency and #TexasStrong giving spirit by handing out 500 cases of bottled water last Saturday and Sunday. The staff spent eight hours on Saturday and five hours Sunday providing Ellis County and surrounding neighbors with clean water as the entire state begins recovering from a historic weather event.
“The suite tower building has massive water damage and we have already begun working to fix and refurbish the nearly three dozen suites damaged, as well as our race control center and media room,” said Billy Meyer, Texas Motorplex owner. “Even with all the damage to our facility we knew our community was in need, so we took all the bottled water we had on hand and began promoting on social media that we would be giving it away. There are so many people affected by this storm we knew we needed to help as best we could. We are always #TexasStrong and we are not going to miss a beat with our racing program even with the damage to the tower. We might not be back to 100 percent by the Funny Car Chaos event at the end of March but we will be working night and day.”
TEXAS MOTORPLEX HOSTS FUNNY CAR CHAOS IN MARCH
ENNIS, TX – The Spell Paving Services 2021 Funny Car Chaos Championship Tour presented by Red Line Shirt Club and Mears Mazda Volvo kicks off March 26-27, at the historic Texas Motorplex in Ennis, Texas. This event will make history as the first time Funny Car Chaos and Outlaw Fuel Altered Series will co-headline two days of wild drag racing action. The $250,000 championship tour will run at eight venues across the country beginning in North Texas.
“We are thrilled to be hosting the world’s only Outlaw Funny Car Championship series with 200+ mph ground-pounding nitro action combined with the Outlaw Fuel Altered Series,” said Andy Carter, Texas Motorplex general manager. “We have been building towards hosting these mega-events for some time now. These two days will feature some of the most exciting and unpredictable racing action in the country.”
Friday will feature multiple qualifying sessions followed by a Friday Night Live After Party on the starting line open to any ticket holder. Fans can meet and mingle with the racers and crews from some of the most entertaining race teams in the country. On Saturday one more Funny Car Chaos qualifier will lead into a wild night of racing action. Eliminations will begin at 5:00 p.m. and everyone is invited to join the winner’s circle at the end of the day.
TEXAS MOTORPLEX DELIVERS FANS FIVE DAYS OF THRILLS TO KICK OFF AAA TEXAS NHRA FALLNATIONALS
ENNIS, TX – As one of the premier drag strips in the country, the Texas Motorplex will play host to a wide variety of racing activities for fans 
to begin the 35th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals.
“We wanted to do something no other NHRA national event has done before,” said Andy Carter, General Manager Texas Motorplex. “This year has been a challenge for so many people and we wanted to celebrate the resiliency and high passion level of our fans. We will be hosting a two day National Open for sportsman racers on Wednesday and Thursday. Friday Night Live will be full sensory overload when it comes to speed and wild looking race cars. We’ll have everything from Top Fuel Harleys to Pro Mods to Factory Stock Showdown. Saturday and Sunday, we’ll have the best professional drag racers in the country racing all day. It will be a sight to see I promise you.”
National Open, October 14-15
Hundreds of sportsman racers from across the country will be competing in a unique two-day event.
Friday Night Live, October 16
Fans Encouraged to Devour Taste of Motorplex during FallNationals
DFW race track will feature famous State Fair of Texas foods throughout weekend
ENNIS, TX – Texas Motorplex will host the Taste of Motorplex at the 35th annual AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals, October 14-18, 2020 to 
fill the void in the absence of the State Fair of Texas. The Taste of Motorplex will feature food stands serving State Fair of Texas favorites including, Texas sized funnel cakes, fried ribs, chicken on a stick and more.
The 500-acre facility known across the country as one of the first super-tracks has brought longtime favorite State Fair of Texas foods to the multi-day event. The eleven food stands include Jazzy’s fried ribs, Chalk Gap BBQ brisket nachos, Flavored Shavings snow cones, The Original Funnel Cake Stand Texas sized half-pound funnel cakes, Tommy G’s Funnel Cake Burger and fresh pizza by the slice, Spudzilla loaded baked potatoes, Suzy Q’s Diablo smoked bologna sandwich, Carol’s chicken on a stick and steak sandwiches, Tucker Town burgers, Karen’s Catering and Chick-Fil-A chicken biscuits and sandwiches.
“We know how delicious and unique the food options are during the State Fair of Texas and we wanted to give fans the chance to get their fill of those tasty treats,” said Ed Lugo, Texas Motorplex Food Services Manager. “We will have a wide variety of State Fair favorites as well as some options you can only get at the FallNationals. You can’t beat the racing action and we know our fans will enjoy all our food offerings.”
Tony Schumacher Named Texas Motorplex Legend
ENNIS, TX – Tony Schumacher, the winningest Top Fuel driver in the history of the Texas Motorplex, has been named a Texas Motorplex 
Legend. The award which was first presented last year will be presented to Schumacher during the opening ceremonies of the 35th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals, October 14-18. Over his two and half decade career Schumacher raced in over 500 NHRA national events including over 20 FallNationals. He raced to seven final rounds and won six races and was No. 1 qualifier twice.
“Tony Schumacher is a huge piece of our history at Texas Motorplex and the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals,” said Billy Meyer. “He won his first Wally here at the Motorplex and has gone on to win here more times than any other Top Fuel driver. We are honored to recognize him as this year’s Texas Motorplex Legend award recipient and are excited that he is back in the saddle and ready to win. We will have a special presentation for him during opening ceremonies and he will forever be recognized in the Texas Motorplex Champion’s Club.”
Texas Motorplex Hosts Friday Night Live To Fire Up NHRA Fans
DALLAS – To celebrate 35 years of world class motorsports entertainment the Texas Motorplex will be hosting Friday Night Live on October 
16 during the AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals. Over the years the first drag racing super-track has hosted stunt shows, daredevils and set world records for speed and elapsed time but this year the track will be pulling out all the stops with a wide variety of racing classes and a spectacle of speed. Fans will be treated to grudge racing, dragsters, Top Fuel Harleys, Jet Dragsters, Pro Mods and a high flying Freestyle Motocross exhibition during the nearly three hour event.
“We wanted to do something no other NHRA national event has done before. This year has been a challenge for so many people and we wanted to celebrate the resiliency and high passion level of our fans. Friday Night Live will be full sensory overload when it comes to speed and wild looking race cars. We’ll have everything from Top Fuel Harleys to Pro Mods to Factory Stock Showdown. It will be a sight to see I promise you.”
The event will begin with a round of Grudge Match Racing followed by a qualifying session of 270 mile per hour Top Alcohol Dragster. Factory Stock Showdown will lead into Top Fuel Harley speed demons. The night will be capped off by the most unpredictable race cars on the planet Pro Mod with the Freestyle Motocross flying through the sky before Jet Dragsters light up the Texas sky with their powerful burner pops and amazing fireball starting line launches.
NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING SERIES STARS AFTER TEXAS-SIZED CELEBRATIONS AT UPCOMING AAA TEXAS NHRA FALLNATIONAS AT TEXAS MOTORPLEX
ENNIS, TX – It’s been a dominant stretch for the Torrence family at Texas Motorplex, the family’s home track in the NHRA Mello Yello 
Drag Racing Series, and the successful father-son Top Fuel duo hope to keep it going in 2020. They will have an opportunity for a third straight win at the upcoming 35th annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals, which takes place Oct. 14-18.
Steve Torrence won two years ago en route to his first world championship, while his father, Billy, won a year ago, enjoying the Texas-sized celebration that came with it. Entering this year’s race, Steve is back on top as the points leader and aiming for his third straight world title in his 11,000-horsepower Capco Contractors dragster, while they’ve combined to win four of the seven races in 2020. Steve earned his third win this season at the most recent NHRA race in Gainesville, and he is locked in with a chance to get another home track win.
“We’ve got some good momentum,” said Steve Torrence, who has 39 career Top Fuel wins. “Both dad and I are doing well, so we’ve just got to stay focused on trying to win a championship. I’ve just got to go do my job. At the end of the day, I can make or break a whole lot of stuff, and these guys give me an incredible race car. I just try to not screw it up.”
