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NHRA adds new stops in Georgia and Maryland to its 2026 schedule amid 75th anniversary
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In this photo provided by the NHRA, Funny Car driver Jack Beckman races during the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd, Minn., Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. - photo by Jerry Foss via AP
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NHRA is adding two new tracks to its 2026 schedule, marking the drag-racing series’ first expansion in more than a dozen years. While celebrating its 75th anniversary, the national series will visit Valdosta, Georgia, and Mechanicsville, Maryland, for the first time. The schedule released Thursday remains at 20 races for the second consecutive year, with events in Georgia and Maryland replacing one of two stops in Las Vegas and North Carolina.