NHRA announced its 2014 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule Aug. 29, which includes a return to racing Memorial Day weekend with the NHRA Kansas Nationals (above) at Heartland Park Topeka, May 23-25.
Also in 2014, NHRA will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the biggest and most prestigious event in all of NHRA Drag Racing, the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, Labor Day weekend, Aug. 27-Sept. 1, 2014.
Another tradition-rich event will celebrate its 50th anniversary: the Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona (Calif.). That race will again provide the stage for the season finale, Nov. 13-16. NHRA will be announcing activities, events and promotions for both milestone anniversary races that will make each one a must-attend event for NHRA fans.
The 24-race NHRA Mello Yello Series will make its traditional stops across the country and remains the most geographically dispersed U.S. touring series in all of motorsports, reaching fans with its unique brand of high-horsepower entertainment from New England to California, Washington to Florida, and all points between.
The Pro Stock Motorcycle class will compete in a 16-race schedule, with six of those races in the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship.
ESPN2 and ESPN2HD, a part of the ESPN network, the worldwide leader in sports, will again provide exclusive television coverage on a same-day basis of all NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events featuring action from qualifying rounds Saturday and eliminations Sunday.
(Photo courtesy NHRA/National Dragster; Click to enlarge)
2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Schedule
 NHRA Mello Yello Series Regular Season
54th annual                       NHRA Winternationals                                                                  Feb. 6-9
Pomona, Calif.
30th annual                       NHRA Arizona Nationals                                                               Feb. 21-23
Phoenix
45th annual                       Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals                                               March 13-16
Gainesville, Fla. (PSM)
15th annual                       SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals                                        March 28-30
Las Vegas
Fifth annual                       NHRA Four-Wide Nationals                                                        April 11-13
Charlotte, N.C. (PSM)
27th annual                       O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA SpringNationals                            April 25-27
Houston
34th annual                       Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals     May 16-18
Atlanta (PSM)
26th annual                       NHRA Kansas Nationals                                                                May 23-25
Topeka, Kan.
45th annual                       Toyota NHRA Summernationals                                                May 29-June 1
Englishtown, N.J. (PSM)
14th annual                       Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals                                     June 13-15
Bristol, Tenn.
Second annual                 Auto-Plus NHRA New England Nationals                               June 19-22
Epping, N.H. (PSM)
17th annual                       O’Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals                     June 26-29
Chicago (PSM)
Eighth annual                    Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals                        July 3-6
Norwalk, Ohio (PSM)
35th annual                       Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals                                           July 18-20
Denver (PSM)
27th annual                       NHRA Sonoma Nationals                                                            July 25-27
Sonoma, Calif. (PSM)
27th annual                       O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Northwest Nationals                  Aug. 1-3
Seattle
33rd annual                       Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals                                                             Aug. 14-17
Brainerd, Minn.
60th annual                       Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals                                  Aug. 27-Sept. 1
Indianapolis  (PSM)
NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship
Seventh annual               NHRA Carolina Nationals                                                              Sept. 12-14
Charlotte, N.C. (PSM)
29th annual                       AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals                                                  Sept. 18-21
Dallas (PSM)
Third annual                      AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals                             Sept. 26-28
St. Louis (PSM)
30th annual                       Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals                                                           Oct. 2-5
Reading, Pa. (PSM)
14th annual                       Toyota NHRA Nationals                                                             Oct. 30-Nov. 2
Las Vegas  (PSM)
50th annual                       Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals       Nov. 13-16
Pomona, Calif. (PSM)
(PSM) – Event will include Pro Stock Motorcycle