NHRA Youth and Education Services®
NHRA is an acronym for National Hot Rod Association. Founded in 1951, the company was originally created as a means of getting hot-rodders off the streets and into a safer environment. Today, the NHRA is the world’s largest motorsports sanctioning body and the foremost promoter of drag racing in the world! It entertains millions of racing fans per year, with the fastest and most spectacular form of entertainment on wheels. The NHRA’s premier racing series features 24 national championship events each year.
The NHRA Youth & Education Services (YES) Program was founded in 1989. It is the only full-time education program in motorsports that provides quality programs and activities for schools and youth organizations nationwide. Not only is the YES Program FREE, it focuses on the importance of goals and continued education, while allowing students to learn about and explore various career opportunities. The program will show students how S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) is applied to both, real world situations and NHRA Drag Racing, which they will have the opportunity to see live at the track!
2025 NHRA Mission DRAG RACING SERIES YES PROGRAM SCHEDULE
March 7- NHRA Gatornationals Gainesville, FL
March 21- NHRA Arizona Nationals Phoenix, AZ
March 28- Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Pomona, CA
April 11- NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Las Vegas, NV
April 25- NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Charlotte, NC
May 15- Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals Joliet, IL
May 30- NHRA New England Nationals Epping, NH
June 6- Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Bristol, TN
June 20- Virginia NHRA Nationals Dinwiddie, VA (Virtual Program)
June 27- Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Norwalk, OH (Virtual Program)
July 18- NHRA Northwest Nationals Seattle, WA (Virtual Program)
July 25- DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals Sonoma, CA (Virtual Program)
August 15- Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Brainerd, MN (Virtual Program)
August. 29- Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals Indianapolis, Indiana
Sept. 12- Reading NHRA Nationals Reading, Pennsylvania
Sept. 19- NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals Charlotte, North Carolina
Sept. 26- NHRA Midwest Nationals, Madison, Illinois
Oct. 10- Texas NHRA FallNationals, Dallas, Texas
Oct. 30- NHRA Nevada Nationals, Las Vegas, Nevada (Thursday Program)
Nov. 14- In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals, Pomona, California
Please Note any event listed with a (Virtual Program) notation involves watching the Virtual YES Program Presentation at any point during the school year and receiving a free Friday Race Ticket for the Date of the event to attend in Person. You can find the virtual Program by visiting the Virtual Y.E.S. Program page in the main menu above.