The NHRA announced today that the 40th annual Texas NHRA Fall Nationals will be broadcast on FOX on Sunday, Oct. 12, adjacent to an NFL game. The event is part of the Countdown to the Championship playoffs at Texas Motorplex in Dallas.
This is the first time the Texas NHRA Fall Nationals will air in this coveted time slot. The Texas facility is celebrating 40 years of hosting NHRA events as it serves as the fourth of six playoff races in the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.
The broadcast will expose the Texas Motorplex’s Stampede of Speed to a nationwide audience. The festival spans 10 days and features motorsports, a country music festival, bull riding, and fan activities.
Christie Meyer-Johnson, co-owner of Texas Motorplex, stated, “We’re excited to have the NHRA Texas Fall Nationals Stampede of Speed serve as the NFL adjacent broadcast on FOX. It’s an incredible opportunity to put a national spotlight on the Texas-sized experience we’ve built.”
NFL adjacent broadcasts have consistently attracted large audiences on FOX, with peaks over two million viewers in previous seasons. NHRA races in the Dallas market will air from 4:30-6:30 p.m. ET after NFL games, with some areas showing coverage from 2-4 p.m. ET.
NFL adjacent broadcasts have consistently attracted large audiences on FOX, with peaks over two million viewers in previous seasons. NHRA races in the Dallas market will air from 4:30-6:30 p.m. ET after NFL games, with some areas showing coverage from 2-4 p.m. ET.
In conjunction with the Texas event, NHRA announced that the Virginia NHRA Nationals from Virginia Motorsports Park will air on FOX from 4-6 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 22. Full eliminations from the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals will also be broadcast live on FS1 on Sunday, Sept. 21.
NHRA’s coverage on FOX begins this weekend with the New England Nationals at New England Dragway. This broadcast schedule includes seven of the next eight races featured on the network.
“All three elimination rounds of the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals will be broadcast live on FS1,” said Steve Reintjes, NHRA Vice President of Broadcasting. “This will maximize exposure for NHRA Drag Racing.”
The NFL adjacent broadcast will be the last NHRA race of the season on FOX. Other summer events include the NHRA Nationals from several venues across the country.
