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HOT ROD Drag Week returns in 2025 as
we head to the east coast for our
five-day torture test.
The race to determine the title of
“Fastest Street Car in America” is
back as HOT ROD Drag Week 2025
Presented by Gear Vendors is set to
take over four prestigious tracks,
kicking off in the Mid-Atlantic
region
for the second time in the
competition’s history. The 2025 HOT
ROD Drag Week will visit two
familiar tracks and add two new ones
to its long and storied history. For
the first time Maryland
International Raceway, located in
Budds Creek, Maryland, will be the
host facility. The track is known
for its exceptional racing surface
and outstanding customer service.
New to the schedule will be two
tracks in Pennsylvania, Numidia
Dragway and the famed Maple Grove
Raceway. Cecil County is the fourth
racetrack on the schedule, last
visited by the premier
drag-and-drive series in 2019.
Register.
The world’s toughest competition to
find the ultimate street-legal drag
car, HOT ROD Drag Week puts
competitors through a grueling test
over five days of action-packed drag
racing, requiring racers to drive
their vehicles on a specified route
from city to city, approximately
1,000 miles, while securing the
quickest possible elapsed time
across the five days. “I have won
class several times, but winning the
Overall title at the 20th
anniversary race was tops in my
racing career,” shared Brian
Goldstone, the 2024 Overall winner.
He, and co-driver Brian Robbins,
faced the most extreme challenges in
the 3,000-hp 1973 AMC Javelin,
perhaps the toughest in Goldstone’s
long and illustrious drag racing
career.
During the competition, drivers
provide photographic evidence to
prove they have adhered to the
prescribed route. Some of the
nation’s top racers participate in
Drag Week each year, and it's not
uncommon for competitors to band
together to help each other get
through the week.ation for this
highly anticipated annual event
opens in February.
“The first two decades of Drag Week
changed the market, creating a new
type of drag race style that has
resonated with enthusiasts around
the world, inspiring over 40 events
that follow HOT ROD’s lead” said HOT
ROD’s network director, Mike Galimi.
“We are excited to release the
schedule almost two months earlier
than previous years to give
competitors more time to prepare
their cars. We are also happy to
report the 3-year ruleset will be
released very soon as we prepare for
2025.”
HOT ROD DRAG WEEK 2025 PRESENTED BY
GEAR VENDORS SCHEDULE
Sunday, Sept. 14 – Tech Inspection,
Registration, Test ‘N’ Tune,
Maryland International Raceway (Budds
Creek, Maryland)
Monday, Sept. 15 – Day 1 Racing,
Maryland International Raceway (Budds
Creek, Maryland)
Tuesday, Sept. 16 – Day 2 Racing,
Numidia Dragway (Numidia,
Pennsylvania)
Wednesday, Sept. 17 – Day 3 Racing,
Maple Grove Raceway (Reading,
Pennsylvania)
Thursday, Sept. 18 – Day 4 Racing,
Cecil County Dragway (Rising Sun,
Maryland)
Friday, Sept. 19 – Day 5 Racing
(Finals), Maryland International
Raceway (Budds Creek, Maryland)
Drag Pack Ticket Program
Returning in 2025, Drag Week super
fans can purchase a Drag Pack ticket
that includes entry for one car, one
driver, and one passenger for all
HOT ROD Drag Week venues (Sunday,
Sept. 14 through Friday, Sept. 19).
Drag Pack ticket holders will get to
park in the pits or in premier
areas, have suite access and lunch
at one venue (TBD) during the week,
and receive one gift item per
vehicle. The Drag Pack program is a
great introduction to the
drag-and-drive community. *Children
12 and under can enter with their
family for free.
Spectator Information
Spectator tickets will be available
at each individual track ($20).
Children 12 and under are free with
a paid adult.
Connect on Social Media
Follow the action at HOT ROD Drag
Week 2025 on Twitter, Facebook and
Instagram using #DragWeek2025 and #HOTRODDragWeek.
For those that can’t make it in
person, thanks to Mickey Thompson
Tires, the 5-day event will be
livestreamed on MotorTrend’s YouTube
Channel.
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