Word on the street is that the U.S.-131 Motorsports Park near Martin become a future NHRA track now and national-event stop as soon as 2027.
CompetitionPlus.com has reported there are renewed rumblings that the Motorsports Park track has drawn interest from NHRA for potential future alignment. Nothing formal has been decided, but those close to the situation indicate conversations are active enough to merit attention.
The Martin facility once anchored the Hot Rodding Nationals during the 1970s and ’80s, developing one of the sport’s most loyal fanbases.
It is unclear is how any shift would take shape. The NHRA calendar is historically difficult to adjust, and adding a new national-event-level stop isn’t done lightly. Bandied about is the notion that a possible target window is as early as 2027.
With IHRA reinventing itself, and NHRA exploring strategic markets, the sanctioning landscape is experiencing more movement than it has in recent years.
CompetitionPlus.com says it will continue following the angles as they develop. For now, the notion of Martin landing on an NHRA weekend sheet remains a question — but one insiders say shouldn’t be dismissed.
