The IHRA confirmed on their website that Milan Dragway and San Antonio Raceway are no longer under their sanction.

CompetitionPlus.com reported on December 10, 2008 that the IHRA has filed papers against Zimmer-Zampese and Associates (a.k.a. San Antonio Raceway) demanding payment of $764,000 allegedly owed for the 2008 national event as well as canceling a ten-year contract with the sanctioning body in Houston Federal Court, this according to a newswire for lawyers.

IHRA President Aaron Polburn was vague in his description of the issue with CompetitionPlus.com citing only, “We are having some issues with San Antonio Raceway.”

Milan Dragway issued an official statement on Friday regarding their split with the IHRA.

"The word is out we are no longer an IHRA track and this is true," the statement read. "This is not a decision that we entered into without much time and consideration.  Looking out for the best interest of the track, the racers, the sponsors and spectators as well as motorsports in general we decided to leave IHRA.  We are sharing this information with you as soon as we possibly could by following legal and business obligations we had.

"We are very excited about the change.  Racers and their best interest are always at the top of our priority list. We feel this is the best decision for the racers as well as all of our customers at this time.

"We have plans in the works for our new venture but not to worry we will be announcing our new sanctioning next week."

Both facilities hosted IHRA national events in 2008.