{"id":26056,"date":"2025-11-26T08:00:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T13:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/competitionplus.com\/?p=26056"},"modified":"2025-11-25T19:28:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T00:28:55","slug":"rumor-mill-ihras-quiet-power-play-could-resurrect-a-lost-georgia-drag-strip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/competitionplus.com\/rumor-mill-ihras-quiet-power-play-could-resurrect-a-lost-georgia-drag-strip\/","title":{"rendered":"RUMOR MILL: IHRA\u2019S QUIET POWER PLAY GAINS STEAM WITH NEW ATLANTA DRAGWAY REVELATIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The more layers that get peeled back from the IHRA\u2019s growing \u201cnews onion,\u201d the more this story brings quiet but serious intrigue. Word circulating through reliable channels suggests that on the IHRA\u2019s rumored ten-race 2026 schedule, four of the facilities were on the NHRA tour in 2000, while only two appeared on the IHRA slate that same year. That twist alone is raising eyebrows across the sport.<\/p>

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The newest breadcrumb came with IHRA\u2019s surprise announcement of its Stock Car series, which quietly listed Race 8 for Oct. 17 in Memphis, Tenn. The timing is notable: just weeks before the sanctioning body\u2019s season-ending drag racing event \u2014 also reportedly at the former Memphis Motorsports Park. If true, it marks a bold double-dip into a facility long considered dormant.<\/p>

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But the track generating the most industry buzz? Atlanta Dragway. Left for dead after its 2021 closure and sale, the storied Commerce, Ga., facility appears to be far from finished. Sources tell CompetitionPlus.com<\/em> that the situation in Banks County may be far more favorable for a return than previously believed.<\/p>

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Based on what we\u2019ve uncovered, the property is still zoned for racing \u2014 meaning no rezoning hearings, no bureaucratic hurdles, and no lengthy county process to navigate. All that would be required to reopen is a business license. And that\u2019s where things get even more interesting.<\/p>

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We\u2019re told influential locals have been in direct, regular communication with the IHRA, and county leadership is reportedly enthusiastic about a revival. Sources say officials have even been on-site to inspect the grounds and meet with representatives, signaling a level of cooperation not seen since the track\u2019s heyday.<\/p>

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Nothing is official. Nothing is confirmed. But the whispers are getting louder, the puzzle pieces are aligning, and the IHRA appears poised to make moves that could reshape the Southeast drag racing map.<\/p>

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The more layers that get peeled back from the IHRA\u2019s growing \u201cnews onion,\u201d the more this story brings quiet but serious intrigue. Word circulating through reliable channels suggests that on the IHRA\u2019s rumored ten-race 2026 schedule, four of the facilities were on the NHRA tour in 2000, while only two appeared on the IHRA slate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":14354,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,25],"tags":[1235,1236,1243,28,1239,1249,70,1055,1250,1244,1241,1238,1248,1190,1242,1237,1240,1247,1246,1245],"class_list":["post-26056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking-news","category-rumor-mill","tag-atlanta-dragway","tag-banks-county-georgia","tag-commerce-georgia-dragway","tag-drag-racing-news","tag-drag-strip-reopening","tag-historic-drag-strips","tag-ihra","tag-ihra-2026-schedule","tag-ihra-developments","tag-ihra-expansion","tag-ihra-rumors","tag-ihra-stock-car-series","tag-ihra-ten-race-schedule","tag-ihra-vs-nhra","tag-memphis-drag-racing","tag-memphis-motorsports-park","tag-nhra-tracks-2000","tag-racing-facility-revival","tag-southeast-drag-racing","tag-track-resurrection"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/competitionplus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/competitionplus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/competitionplus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/competitionplus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/competitionplus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/competitionplus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26056\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/competitionplus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/competitionplus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/competitionplus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/competitionplus.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}