Houston Raceway Park

FRIDAY SAFE STREET NIGHT JULY 25

SATURDAY JULY 26

O'REILLY AUTO PARTS BRACKET RACING SERIES AUG 23-24

OCTOBER 2-5, 2008

High Velocity Impact Series returns to HRP, August 2

Saturday, August 2, the best of Heads Up Drag Racing returns to Houston Raceway Park via the Northside Plumbing High Velocity Impact Series presented by Universal Technical Institute. Feature classes include: Oulaw True Tens, Ultimate Street, and Gary Sangster's S*S Index Series. These cars run the skinniest of tires with the maximum of horsepower which makes all these classes the most exciting to watch as they rip down the concrete 1/8th mile side by side in a heads up dual. For race details click below:

HRP's O’Reilly Bracket Racing Series in Full Swing

The 2008 O’Reilly Auto Parts Bracket Racing Series is in full swing after the completion of this weekends National Dragster Challenge. Congratulations to Tommy Costales of Manvel, TX, and Jay Robinson of Santa Fe, TX, who won their classes and the one and only Wally Trophy! Click on the logo to view the latest point totals from this weekends race.

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Friday Nights are Texas Lottery Night at HRP

Friday night street racing at Houston Raceway just got a whole lot more interesting! Starting August 1st, and running through the end of the 2008 year, HRP will be giving away free Texas Lottery scratch off tickets to the first 200 spectators that enter. This is your chance to win thousands of dollars on us by just showing up at the park.

Friday Night Street racing is where you can race your friends or pit your car against the world famous timers of the fastest quarter-mile on the planet. ALL VEHICLES WELCOME!!!

NHRA's Top Fuel, Funny Car to race 1000' remainder of 08'

Racing in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series classes of Top Fuel and Funny Car will continue to be contested over a 1,000-foot course for the duration of the 2008 season as NHRA and a safety task force continue to investigate, analyze, and determine ways to implement initiatives to continue to enhance safety.

2009 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series schedule

NHRA has released its 2009 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series schedule today featuring 24 events. In addition, NHRA announced an event purse increase in excess of $1.3 million.

Beginning in 2009, national event winners in both Top Fuel and Funny Car will each receive $50,000, an increase of 25 percent. Pro Stock national event winners will receive $25,000, while Pro Stock Motorcycle winners will receive $10,000. At the most prestigious drag racing event in the world, the 55th running of the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, winners in the top two nitro classes will receive a check for $100,000, while Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle winners will earn $50,000 and $20,000, respectively.

Texas Outlaw Fireworks Sprint Car Nationals

Dupuy Takes Outlaw Fireworks ASCS Win at HRP

BAYTOWN, Texas (June 21, 2008) – Over 6,000 cheering fans filed into Houston Raceway Saturday night in what was an eventful evening of rain, racing, and facility electrical problems. A heavy thunderstorm delayed racing action for over two hours and knocked out one of the facility's two electrical transformers. When the lights finally came on it was Louisiana's Michael Dupuy who picked up his first feature win of the year by topping the night's 25-lap Texas Outlaw Fireworks American Sprint Car Series Gulf South Region feature.

"We want to thank all the fans who hung in there with us tonight," said Larry Rollo of Houston Raceway Park. When a transformer that supplies power to the facility was struck by lighting, track managment was unsure if they would be able to continue, but with the help of Centerpoint Energy and track staff, powered was restored and the racing began.