While NHRA drag racing is an experience better taken in person, a new mobile game allows the average person to step inside the high-horsepower world of drag racing and race alongside some of the sport’s most iconic machines and personalities.
NHRA has partnered with Concrete Software and Trailmark Games to launch NHRA Legends of Drag Racing, a free mobile game available now on iOS and Android. The title arrives as part of NHRA’s ongoing 75th anniversary celebration and leans heavily into the sanctioning body’s deep archive of legendary drivers, historic race cars and landmark venues.
For decades, drag racing fans have debated eras, compared heroes and argued over who would win if the greatest cars in history could line up side-by-side. This game attempts to answer that question by putting those machines in the hands of players.
From Shirley Muldowney’s championship-winning Top Fuel dragster to Bob Glidden’s Pro Stock Ford Pinto and Cruz Pedregon’s California Charger Funny Car, the game serves as a rolling museum where fans can do more than simply admire the hardware. They can collect it, tune it and race it.
The current lineup also includes modern champions such as Austin Prock’s 2025 Funny Car title-winning machine, Brittany Force’s record-setting Top Fuel dragster and Dallas Glenn’s championship Pro Stock Camaro. Developers say additional content is already planned, including historic entries driven by Don Garlits, Kenny Bernstein, Herb McCandless and Doug Kalitta.
What separates the game from many motorsports titles is its focus on drag racing fundamentals. Players are responsible for staging, reaction times, gear changes and tuning decisions, elements that mirror the details real racers obsess over every weekend.
The result is not a simplified arcade version of the sport. Instead, developers have attempted to replicate the precision that makes drag racing unique, where a race can be won or lost by thousandths of a second and a single mistake can erase an otherwise perfect run.
The game also gives players access to some of the most recognizable facilities in NHRA history. Tracks such as Gainesville Raceway, Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park and Pomona are currently featured, allowing fans to compete on the same virtual asphalt where championships and legends were made.
That historical connection is central to the game’s appeal. NHRA officials believe the title can serve both longtime fans who remember the sport’s golden eras and younger players discovering drag racing for the first time.
“We’re thrilled to release NHRA Legends of Drag Racing and provide a great new way for fans around the world to experience the energy and 75 years of NHRA Drag Racing history from their mobile device,” NHRA Vice President of Marketing and Communications Jeffrey Young said.
“With a host of legendary cars from current and past stars and historic tracks, this game captures the spirit of our sport in a truly engaging way. We’re thrilled to give longtime fans a chance to race these cars, while also introducing a new generation of fans and gamers to the incredible machines that have made NHRA special for 75 years.”
For NHRA, the game represents another avenue to connect with an audience increasingly consuming sports through digital platforms. While the roar of a nitro engine cannot be replicated through a phone speaker, the sport’s history and personalities can now reach fans anywhere.
Keith Pichelman, CEO of Concrete Software, said authenticity remained the guiding principle throughout development.
“NHRA has one of the richest histories in motorsports, and our goal was to bring that energy and authenticity to mobile in a way that feels great to play anywhere,” Pichelman said. “From collecting legendary cars to perfecting runs at iconic tracks, we wanted players to experience the excitement of NHRA right from their phone. We’re proud of what the team built with NHRA and excited to keep expanding the game for fans over time.”
Weekly events tied to NHRA national events are planned, along with additional cars and tracks. For a sport built on preserving its history while chasing the future, NHRA Legends of Drag Racing may be the closest many fans will come to driving the cars they grew up watching from the grandstands.
