One can only hope this leads to good news.

The Radford Driving School plans to expand its business and collaborate with Wild Horse Motorsports Park to keep the long-running racing complex open, including the NHRA-sanctioned drag strip. 

NHRA's Vice President of Marketing and Communications Jeffrey Young told CompetitionPlus.com it's a bit premature to say the NHRA will return, but the track remaining open is undoubtedly a good thing.

"We've had talks for a while," Young confirmed. "It's a slow process right now. It's not a yes, but it's not a no, either."

A source close to the situation said the news could begin to flow within a week or so regarding the future of drag racing outside of Phoenix, Az.

Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, formerly Firebird Raceway, hosted what was believed to be its final NHRA Arizona Nationals in March. Its final chapter has been written as another unfortunate-for-the-sport story of urban encroachment and land-value eruption. Commercial development at the site reportedly won out over drag racing tradition. 

But as NHRA's Young pointed out, the party might not be entirely over.