2024 Set To Be Breakout Season for Texas Motorplex
ENNIS, TX (December 19, 2023) --- The Texas Motorplex 2024 schedule has been released and it is packed with regional and national events highlighted with the Stampede of Speed and the NHRA Right Trailers Jr. Dragster Western Conference Finals. These two signature national events will be surrounded by nationally recognized multi-day races including Funny Car Chaos, TX2K, Scoggin Dickey Parts Center NHRA Divisional and Street Outlaws No Prep Kings. Texas Motorplex, the only quarter mile multi-use racing facility in Texas and home of the Stampede of Speed and NHRA Texas Fall Nationals, will also host regional and manufacture specific events that will draw fans from across the country. The 4th annual Stampede of Speed, the largest continuous motorsports event second only to the Indy 500, will anchor an exciting season of racing action in 2024.Additionally, tickets for the fan favorite Funny Car Chaos went on sale today. The jam-packed event will once again feature dozens and dozens of nostalgia nitro Funny Cars from the years gone by. The national series kicks off the 2024 season at Texas Motorplex for the fourth year in a row. Tickets can be purchased here.
“We are coming off an amazingly successful 2023 season that saw the Stampede of Speed and Texas Fall Nationals set attendance records,” said Christie Meyer Johnson, Texas Motorplex co-owner. “The addition of the Jr. Dragster Western Conference Finals will be great for North Texas and we are looking forward to hosting hundreds of families from across the country at that event.”“The Stampede of Speed will be back and bigger than ever and the whole Texas Motorplex team is looking forward to promoting and hosting the best drag racing events in the country again in 2024,” said Meyer Johnson. “The return of Funny Car Chaos and Street Outlaw No Prep Kings will bolster a strong schedule that has something for everyone in 2024. There will also be some more announcements after the first of the year.”
Additional new events include the GT-R Festival, the world’s largest dedicated festival for Nissan GT-Rs, uniting enthusiasts, owners and fans of all generations and models. This event will only be held at Texas Motorplex and at Australia’s Sydney Dragway. Also, in April the track will host Camp Cosmico on Monday, April 8. The region will experience a total eclipse as the moon will blot out the entire sun and global attention will be focused on this region.
Highlight events in 2024 will include:
Texas Motorplex Bracket Series (February 23-25 and July 26-28) Bracket racing returns to Texas Motorplex with two events, the season opening event in February and a July event highlighting the best local and regional racers competing for big money.
Funny Car Chaos Classic & Camp Cosmico (April 4-8) Featuring nitro burning cars from Funny Car Chaos and Nitro Chaos, this mega-event is a crowd pleaser. During this event on Monday, April 8, the region will experience a total eclipse as the moon will blot out the entire sun. For a few minutes, it will look and feel like twilight.
Scoggin Dickey Parts Center NHRA Divisional (May 16-19) This event will feature the future NHRA stars in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car battling for critical championship points. Four full days of racing action will kick off the summer season.
Stampede of Speed and NHRA Fall Nationals (October 4-13) The biggest racing event second only to the Indy 500 in length, the Stampede of Speed features concerts, bull riding, lantern festival, beer expo and racing with more racing leading up to the cornerstone event of the Motorplex schedule, the NHRA Fall Nationals. Fans will be treated to every NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series pro categories, as well as the premiere Lucas Oil categories and the JEGS All-Stars.
Street Outlaws No Prep Kings (October 25-26) Broadcasted on Discovery, No Prep Kings is the newest series in the Street Outlaws franchise. Racers battle at tracks across the country, earning points depending on how well they perform to ultimately be crowned the true No Prep King.
Fans can purchase tickets by calling 1-800-MOTORPLEX or ordering at www.texasmotorplex.com.
About Texas Motorplex
Built in 1986, The Texas Motorplex has been the place of many drag racing milestones and world record performances. Ever since Darrell Gwynn christened the first all-concrete, quarter-mile, national records and speed milestones have been commonplace at Texas Motorplex. The Texas Motorplex is a favorite of drivers for the all-concrete race surface and ideal weather conditions, NHRA national events at Texas Motorplex commonly yield national records. Season championship titles are commonly clinched here and race fans get a great speed show!
2024 Season Schedule
January 12 – 14 Legion of Demons
February 23 – 25 Texas Motorplex Bracket Series
March 2 Truck Convoy
March 3 Import Face Off
March 12 – 17 TX2K
April 4-8 Funny Car Chaos Classic & Camp Cosmico
April 13 The Big Showdown
April 14 Cadillac V-Club Top Gun Invitational
April 19-20 Texas Radial Round Up
May 3 -4 Texas Truck Jams
May 11 Street Madness
May 16-19 Scoggin Dickey Parts Center NHRA Divisional
May 24-26 Gleghorn Flicker Promotions Bracket Bash
May 31-June 1 Street Car Takeover
June 8-15 NHRA Right Trailers Jr Dragster Western Conference Finals
June 22 Texas Whipfest
June 23 Texas Muscle Car Club Challenge
July 26-28 Texas Motorplex Bracket Series
August 24 Texas Truck Invasion
August 30 – Sept. 1 Gleghorn Flicker Promotions Bracket Bash
September 7 RaceWars
September 13-15 NHRDA World Finals
September 20-22 Hood 2 Hood Picnic
October 4-13 Stampede of Speed / Stars Of Texas Music Festival
NHRA Texas Fall Nationals
October 25-26 Street Outlaws No Prep Kings
November 3 Import Face Off
November 9-10 King of The Open Road
November 15-17 GT-R Festival
December 7 Toyota MR2 Nationals
December 13-14 T&E Street Car Showdown
OCTOBER 4-13, 2024
