2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series

The 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Season was announced on October 6, 2020.[1]

2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season
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It is the 66th season of the National Hot Rod Association's top drag racing competition. There will be 21 Top Fuel and Funny Car events, 16 Pro Stock events (16 Championship NHRA Formula and 5 Non-Championship Mountain Motor Formula; 2 events will showcase both classes), and 15 Pro Stock Motorcycle events.

Schedule

Schedule released October 6, 2020 (most recently revised January 15, 2021). Schedule is pending further revisions because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Schedule[2]
Date Race Site TV Winners
Top Fuel Funny Car Pro Stock PS Motorcycle
Mar 11-14 Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Gainesville, FL
Mar 26-28 NHRA Southern Nationals** Commerce, GA N/A
Apr 9-11 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com** Pomona, CA
Apr 16-18 DENSO Auto Parts NHRA Four-Wide Nationals 4 Lanes Las Vegas, NV
May 14–16 NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals 4 Lanes Concord, NC
May 21–23 Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil Baytown, TX N/A
Jun 4-6 Virginia NHRA Nationals** Petersburg, VA MM
Jun 11-13 NHRA New England Nationals Epping, NH N/A
Jun 24-27 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Norwalk, OH
Jul 16-18 Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil Morrison, CO N/A
Jul 23–25 NHRA Sonoma Nationals Sonoma, CA
Jul 30 - Aug 1 MagicDry Organic Absorbent NHRA Northwest Nationals** Kent, WA N/A
Aug 13-15 Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties Topeka, KS N/A
Aug 18-22 Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals presented by General Tire 1.5 Brainerd, MN MM N/A
Sep 1-5 Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Brownsburg, IN
Countdown to the Championship
Sep 9-12 Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil Mohnton, PA
MM
Sep 17-19 NTK NHRA Carolina Nationals Concord, NC MM
Sep 24-26 NHRA Midwest Nationals Madison, IL N/A
MM
Oct 7-10 Texas NHRA FallNationals Ennis, TX
Oct 29-31 Dodge NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil Las Vegas, NV
Nov 11-14 Auto Club NHRA Finals 1.5 Pomona, CA

* Finals televised on tape delay.

Some races will be held with three round of qualifying, while other will be held with only two rounds of qualifying. ** Race will be held with two round of qualifying.

MM Pro Stock Car at this event is a non-championship race featuring the Mountain Motor formula, which has no engine displacement limit, can use carburetors or electronic fuel injection, and weighs a minimum of 2,450 pounds, compared to the NHRA Pro Stock formula that features electronic fuel injection, a 500ci (8193cc) engine displacement limit, and 2,350 pounds weight. All two-lane Mountain Motor races will feature eight-car fields.[3]

Additional rules for specially marked races

4 Lanes: The Four-Wide Nationals in both Las Vegas and Charlotte in the spring will compete with cars on four lanes.

  • All cars will qualify on each lane as all four lanes will be used in qualifying.
  • Three rounds with cars using all four lanes.
  • In Rounds One and Two, the top two drivers (of four) will advance to the next round.
  • The pairings are set as follows:
    • Race One: 1, 8, 9, 16
    • Race Two: 4, 5, 12, 13
    • Race Three: 2, 7, 10, 15
    • Race Four: 3, 6, 11, 14
    • Semifinal One: Top two in Race One and Race Two
    • Semifinal Two: Top two in Race Three and Race Four
    • Finals: Top two in Semifinal One and Semifinal Two
  • Lane choice determined by times in previous round. In first round, lane choice determined by fastest times.
  • Drivers who advance in Rounds One and Two will receive 20 points for each round advancement.
  • In Round Three, the winner of the race will be declared the race winner and will collect 40 points. The runner-up will receive 20 points. Third and fourth place drivers will be credited as semifinal losers.

1.5: The U. S. Nationals and Auto Club Finals will have their race points increased by 50% . Drivers who qualify but are eliminated in the first round receive 30 points, and each round win is worth 30 points. The top four receive 10, 9, 8, and 7 points, respectively, for qualifying positions, with the 5–6 drivers receiving 6 points, 7–8 drivers receiving 5 points, 9–12 receiving 4 points, and 13–16 receiving 3 points. Also, the top four, not three, drivers after each session receive points for fastest times in each round (4-3-2-1).

MM: Pro Stock Car at this event is a non-championship race with the Mountain Motor formula. At St. Louis, both NHRA Formula and Mountain Motor will race.

Removed and merged events

Cancelled

One venue lost their NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series event entirely during the 2021 season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dates listed in original order.

References
  1. National Hot Rod Association, "NHRA announces complete 2021 Camping World national event class schedule", NHRA Staff, October 6, 2019], Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  2. National Hot Rod Association – 2021 Schedule & Results, Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  3. NHRA.COM Staff. "Mountain Motor Pro Stock to compete at four NHRA national events in 2019". NHRA.COM. National Hot Rod Association. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
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