What makes a track a division track or national event track? (1 Viewer)

[Mike_in_Toney]

NHRA welcomes Pine Valley Raceway to NHRA Member Track Network

NHRA has announced the addition of Pine Valley Raceway in Lufkin, Texas, to its NHRA Member Track Network.

www.nhra.com

So they mention this track being a division 4 track. What defines divisions or national events as far as tracks go? Is it the size of the pits/grandstands/infrastructure or other parameters? Just wondering.

 

[Sherman, Sherm, & Sherm Gun]

NHRA and IHRA have the USA and Canada divided up into divisions, or regions. That track falls into the area that NHRA calls D4. National tracks are the tracks that hold NHRA National events, AKA; "The Big Show", AKA, the races that are on television with Top Fuel, etc.

 

[Sherman, Sherm, & Sherm Gun]

NHRA Division map;

 

[Sherman, Sherm, & Sherm Gun]

NHRA National event map;

 

[Burnnitro1320]

Awesome place by the way

 

[z28]

NHRA welcomes Pine Valley Raceway to NHRA Member Track Network

NHRA has announced the addition of Pine Valley Raceway in Lufkin, Texas, to its NHRA Member Track Network.

www.nhra.com

So they mention this track being a division 4 track. What defines divisions or national events as far as tracks go? Is it the size of the pits/grandstands/infrastructure or other parameters? Just wondering

Market, track location, track size for parking/pavement, seating capacity and overall condition of property. Beside that wanting to host a National.

 

[Ramjet]

Market, track location, track size for parking/pavement, seating capacity and overall condition of property. Beside that wanting to host a National.

And unfortunately Noise constraints - ingress / egress traffic restrictions and Hotel/Motel accomidations. It can mean Millions for some areas and the Hotels/Motels sometimes make you take nights for the whole event.

 

[none]

NHRA National event map;

Wow! If you take the Denver track and the Topeka track away, the middle of the country sure looks empty......................

 

[Chili]

I live in a suburb of Denver. The closest national event track will be Las Vegas at close to 800 miles followed by Dallas and St Louis. It sounds promising that Bandimere will get a new track and maybe Kansas City will as well.

 

[Sherman, Sherm, & Sherm Gun]

Tulsa has a better chance at getting a National event than a track just starting to push dirt in Odessa. And, the NHRA repeatedly looks past Tulsa.

 

[none]

I wonder if the new track in Kansas City will be "National Event Worthy"..........

 

[Sherman, Sherm, & Sherm Gun]

I don't think they have enough land for that type of track. They are literally up the dirt track's butt out there.

 

[Sherman, Sherm, & Sherm Gun]

This is from the I70 FB page, dated November 2019.

 

[Pete]

Tulsa has a better chance at getting a National event than a track just starting to push dirt in Odessa. And, the NHRA repeatedly looks past Tulsa.

I thought Tulsa didn't have enough land to meet the 23 acres pit space requirements? Maybe Haney bought up more

 

[Sherman, Sherm, & Sherm Gun]

My point was, I do not think Flying H will get a National. I don't know how much land they currently have, or how much they have access to, but it looks pretty tight as is.

Now for a Divisional or Regional, I think it's game on. If I remember correctly, KCIR had Divisionals, and that place seemed small, but I was pretty young when I was there.

 

[mick]

....... If I remember correctly, KCIR had Divisionals .......

i believe you are correct......this year all the div. 5 divisionals are at only 3 tracks.
makes you wonder how BIR and Rock Falls are not involved with 2023 divisionals/regionals.

 

[Notch1320]

Because they don’t make any money.

 

[mick]

Because they don’t make any money.

exactly