Following the International Hot Rod Association’s (IHRA) announcement last week listing multiple racetracks as newly acquired properties, several track owners and representatives have come forward to clarify that they have not been purchased by IHRA—despite being included in the announcement.
The IHRA’s original list of acquisitions included:
- National Trail Raceway (OH)
- Maryland International Raceway (MD)
- Milan Dragway (MI)
- Dragway 42 (OH)
- Darlington Dragway (SC)
- Galot Motorsports Park (NC)
- Kil-Kare Raceway (OH)
However, Drag Illustrated has confirmed with Darlington Dragway leadership that the track has not yet changed ownership.
Additionally, a track representative from Galot Motorsports Park has confirmed that IHRA has not officially acquired their facilities. Similarly, Maryland International Raceway (MIR) issued a statement today emphasizing that it remains independently owned and was not aware of its inclusion in IHRA’s announcement before it was published.
Meanwhile, Dragway 42 and Milan Dragway have confirmed that they are currently in the transition process of being acquired by IHRA, marking the first confirmations from any track listed in IHRA’s announcement.
National Trail Raceway and Kil-Kare Raceway have not yet provided comments on the situation.
The IHRA was contacted for a statement regarding these recent developments but had not responded by the time of publication.
MIR has formally requested that IHRA correct its statement and remove its track from the list of acquisitions, and it remains to be seen whether other tracks will take similar action. The confusion surrounding IHRA’s initial announcement has raised questions, and further clarifications may be forthcoming from both the sanctioning body and the tracks involved.
Stay tuned for ongoing developments.
This story was originally published on March 11, 2025. 
