Funny Car Chaos Championship Finals – Day 1

Featuring the fastest and coolest nostalgia Funny Cars from the past four decades, the Funny Car Chaos Series will crown their national champions over this two-day spectacle of speed and racing fury. The race day will conclude with a pit side concert event for the fans and participants.

In addition he wildly popular Outlaw Fuel Altereds will also be battling it out for their Championship Finals!

In a true Texas tradition cowboys will drive over a dozen head of cattle along with special guests through downtown Waxahachie and around the historic courthouse to kick off the Stampede of Speed at high noon on Friday!

Funny Car Chaos Championship Finals – Day 2

Featuring the fastest and coolest nostalgia Funny Cars from the past four decades, the Funny Car Chaos Series will crown their national champions over this two-day spectacle of speed and racing fury. The race day will conclude with a pit side concert event for the fans and participants.

In addition he wildly popular Outlaw Fuel Altereds will also be battling it out for their Championship Finals!

Stars Over Texas Music Fest

The Stars Over Texas Music Fest is an action packed day full of fun and entertainment for the entire family including the return of the Jambo sponsored BBQ Shootout, professional bull riding, beer expo and exhibition racing.

If that wasn’t exciting enough, the day culminates with an incredible live music event featuring Brett Young, Wade Bowen, Shane Smith & The Saints, Elvie Shane, and Kylie Frey plus a lantern release and fireworks. You won’t want to miss this day of Motors, Music and Magic!

Scott Palmer Nitro Sideshow

This ticketed event will feature some of the wildest race cars on the planet as they try and set speed records and breathe fire as they roar down the track. The pits will be open for fans to get up close and personal with some of the most exotic race cars on the planet. The eye-opening, pulse pounding evening of racing will ramp up the excitement level for the week.

Stampede Of Speed Shootout

Racing action will be the theme of the day as competitors from across the region race in the Stampede of Speed Shootout featuring Pro Mods and a host of other high-performance racers. Door-slammers and dragsters will battle it out for bragging rights and the chance to hoist the Shootout trophy. Pro Mods from every association including NHRA will settle their scores on the track with a no rules, anything goes battle to be the quickest at the Stampede. 

Professional Testing & Champion’s Dinner

See Pro Stock, Pro Stock Motorcycles, Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Cars make test laps in advance of the NHRA Texas Fall Nationals. The stars of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series will be on-site preparing for the fourth race of the NHRA Countdown. This open schedule test session is a chance for curious motorsports fans to get a taste of the high-speed excitement that will play out Friday-Sunday.

Join the 2021 Texas Fall Nationals champions Justin Ashley, Ron Capps, Greg Anderson and Matt Smith in a high-end dinner and celebration event in the Champions’ Club. The event will include cocktail happy hour, plated dinner the champions selected, photos and autographs, Q&A session, and special surprise for all attendees. Limited quantity tickets available early September.

Sportsman Qualifying & Fan Fest

Racing action continues at Texas Motorplex as the NHRA Texas Fall Nationals officially begins with Sportsman qualifying action Thursday.

Thursday evening, the wildly popular and FREE Fan Fest event will begin in downtown Waxahachie highlighting race cars interactive games, live music and family fun. A MASSIVE driver autograph session will be the highlight of the evening with food trucks and kid’s games entertaining the crowd.

Friday Night Live at Texas Motorplex

For the third year in a row Friday Night Live will turn the traditional qualifying schedule on its head as music, exhibition runs and a special guest DJ will surround the Friday night NHRA pro qualifiers as they try and run to the top of their respective categories at speeds over 330 mph in under four seconds. The night will conclude with a free after-party on the starting line.

NHRA Texas Fall Nationals | Final Qualifying

The last day for teams and drivers from across the country to make the highly competitive sixteen car fields will conclude on Saturday. Teams will only have two chances to make the show or be relegated to spectator status so tension will be high and the competition jumps to a new level as teams vying to be one of the lucky 16.

NHRA Texas Fall Nationals Race Day

Following a massive opening ceremony the top drag racers from around the country will be racing to get one step closer to a world championship at the only playoff race in the state of Texas. Hundreds of thousands of dollars will be on the line as well as the chance for racing immortality. The pits, as always, will be open for fans to mix and mingle with the racers throughout the day. At the conclusion of the event fans are welcome to join the winner’s circle celebration on the starting line.