HOT ROD Drag Week 2025 Is Almost Here
The 2025 competition is coming to four prestigious Mid-Atlantic racetracks as it searches for the “Fastest Street Car in America”…
It’s almost time for the race to determine the title of “Fastest Street Car in America,” as HOT ROD Drag Week 2025, Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive races through four cities Sept. 14-19. HOT ROD Drag Week will be hosted at the Maryland International Raceway and hit Numidia Dragway in Numidia, Pennsylvania; Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pennsylvania; and Cecil County Dragway in Rising Sun, Maryland.
The world’s toughest competition to find the ultimate street-legal drag car, HOT ROD Drag Week puts competitors through a grueling test over five days of action-packed drag racing, event officials stated in a press release. Racers are required to drive their vehicles on a specified route from city to city, approximately 1,000 miles, while securing the quickest possible elapsed time across the five days.
During the competition, drivers provide photographic evidence to prove they have followed the required route. Some of the nation’s top racers participate in Drag Week each year, and it’s not uncommon for competitors to band together to help each other get through the week, noted the release.
HOT ROD Drag Week 2025 Schedule
Here is a list of the daily events during HOT ROD Drag Week.
- Tech Inspection, Registration, Test ‘N’ Tune – Sunday, Sept. 14
Maryland International Raceway (Budds Creek, Maryland)
- Day 1 Racing – Monday, Sept. 15
Maryland International Raceway (Budds Creek, Maryland)
- Day 2 Racing – Tuesday, Sept. 16
Numidia Dragway (Numidia, Pennsylvania)
- Day 3 Racing – Wednesday, Sept. 17
Maple Grove Raceway (Reading, Pennsylvania)
- Day 4 Racing – Thursday, Sept. 18
Cecil County Dragway (Rising Sun, Maryland)
- Day 5 Racing (Finals) – Friday, Sept. 19
Maryland International Raceway (Budds Creek, Maryland)
For more information about HOT ROD Drag Week 2025, visit the HOT ROD site.
