HOT ROD Drag Week Returns to the Mid-Atlantic in September
Racers can start building now to earn the title of “Fastest Street Car in America”…
The race to earn the title of “Fastest Street Car in America” returns as HOT ROD Drag Week 2025 prepares to race through four cities in September.
Registration opens Feb. 22 for the event, with Maryland International Raceway serving as the host site and visits to Mid-Atlantic tracks Numidia Dragway in Numidia, Pennsylvania; Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pennsylvania; and Cecil County Dragway in Rising Sun, Maryland, also on the schedule.
“HOT ROD Drag Week continues to get bigger, faster and louder every year,” said Mike Galimi, HOT ROD network director. “On the heels of a wildly successful 2024 tour we are so excited to head to the East Coast for our five-day torture test.”
Touted as 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, requiring racers 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 at each track.
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.
HOT ROD Drag Week 2025 schedule:
- Sunday, Sept. 14 – Tech Inspection, Registration, Test ‘N’ Tune at Maryland International Raceway (Budds Creek, Maryland)
- Monday, Sept. 15 – Day 1 Racing at Maryland International Raceway (Budds Creek, Maryland)
- Tuesday, Sept. 16 – Day 2 Racing at Numidia Dragway (Numidia, Pennsylvania)
- Wednesday, Sept. 17 – Day 3 Racing at Maple Grove Raceway (Reading, Pennsylvania)
- Thursday, Sept. 18 – Day 4 Racing at Cecil County Dragway (Rising Sun, Maryland)
- Friday, Sept. 19 – Day 5 Racing (Finals) at Maryland International Raceway (Budds Creek, Maryland)
Fans can purchase a Drag Pack ticket that includes entry for one car, one driver, and one passenger for all HOT ROD Drag Week venues (Monday, Sept. 15, through Friday, Sept. 19). Drag Pack ticket holders will get to park in the pits or premier areas, have suite access and lunch at one venue (TBD) during the week, and receive one gift item per vehicle.
