Mooresville Dragway has joined Division 2, the NHRA Southeast Division, as a NHRA member track. Located in the heart of stock-car country, Mooresville, N.C., the track hosts events March through November. A weekly points championship, the 2nd annual Hot Rod Festival, and the North Carolina Street Outlaws No Prep race highlight the busy schedule.

The track was opened in the early 1960s by Glen Leazer. By the early 1970s, his son, GW took over and operated the track with oldest son Doug managing the facility for the majority of those years. During the last few years of operation, son Jody had the reins until it temporarily closed in 2015. The Leazer family built Mooresville Dragway into a major bracket racing icon during the eighties and nineties, including helping to build the Pro Modified ranks with many Quick 8 shows. Donnie Gibbs Jr. purchased the facility in early 2017. “Mooresville Dragway is excited to enter a new chapter in its long history by joining with NHRA,” said Tony Brown, track manager. “Track owner, Donnie Gibbs Jr. and I are ready for the 2018 season which includes hosting a National Open Series event as well as the SFG Promotions No Dragster Nationals, several Gibbs Race Cars 4.70 Outlaws and GWT Services Pro Tree Racers Association (PTRA) events. Our racers and fan base are in for a great variety of drag racing which of course, includes a strong bracket program which is the core of our diverse schedule.”

“Mooresville Dragway’s location outside of Charlotte, N.C. puts it in the heart of the motorsports world,” said Rich Schafer, director of NHRA Division 2. “It’s fantastic that NHRA drag racers in the Charlotte area now have a weekly racing program in their backyard and a chance to earn a Wally Trophy.”

Also in NHRA Division 2, US 90 Dragway, located in Irvington, Ala., has joined the NHRA Southeast Division, as a NHRA member track and is under new ownership.

US 90 Dragway was opened as Mobile International Dragway in 1985. The track was built near the half-mile paved oval called Mobile International Speedway. Through the years the name was shortened to Mobile Dragway. Mobile Dragway has been a staple in the Alabama racing community and this will start a new chapter in the storied history of the track.

"We are very excited on becoming an NHRA member track because of the history behind the NHRA, and what the NHRA means among the families that race and watch on a daily basis,” said Kody Lyons, track operator. “We are looking forward to providing an enjoyable family atmosphere at our track, with the hope of growing every genre of racing in the years to come.”

"Under the new ownership of Charlie Lyons, a seasoned race promoter, the re-branded US 90 Dragway has been refreshed with numerous upgrades making it an even better place for the NHRA sportsman to race,” said Rich Schaefer, director of NHRA Division 2.