5/6/2026
Midstate Dragway
SPRING NOSTALGIA DRAGS COMING UP MAY 15th and 16th!
SPRING NOSTALGIA DRAGS! – May 15th and 16th at MIDSTATE DRAGWAY
It’s that time of year again—dust off those classics and bring the noise! Two days of non-stop nostalgia drag racing featuring some of the baddest vintage machines around!
Gassers Shootout • Super Stockers • Front Engine Dragsters • Altereds & More!
FRIDAY NIGHT – May 15th
Test & Tune | 6PM - 10PM
TNT Entry: $50 | Spectators: $15
All years welcomed for Friday night TNT!
Friday night after TNT is over, please feel free to stay late as we will be having some live music from Jason Wells out of Indiana! You won't be disappointed!
SATURDAY – May 16th
Pre-1989 Nostalgia Drag Racing - If your car is not titled as 1989 or older, it does not fit in for Saturday’s event! Got an old school dragster with a chassis tag older than 1989? Bring it on! We will kick off time runs at approximately 9:30AM! Racing will go on to approximately 9PM
Spectators: $25 | Military w/ ID: $20 | Kids 13 & Under: FREE
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR RACERS BELOW!
CLASSES & PAYOUTS:
QUICK 8 Bracket Race - $125 Tech Card | $1500 WIN | $500 R/U
1st Round Losers can Re-Enter Box or No Box for $50
NO DELAY BOX - .500 Pro Tree!
BOX – $85 Tech Card | $1500 WIN | $500 R/U | $150 Semis | $80 Quarters - Re-Entry: $50
NO BOX – $85 Tech Card | $1500 WIN | $500 R/U | $150 Semis | $80 Quarters - Re-Entry: $50
NO DELAY BOX CLASS! Delay box must be removed to compete in this class. Not just unhooked!
TRUE FOOTBRAKE STREET TIRE CLASS – This class is for street cars with street tires only! No starting line enhancers of any kind! True footbrake racing like you granddaddy did back in the day on DOT street tires! If you have slicks, you'll need to enter No Box or Box class.
$50 Tech Card | $500 WIN | $200 R/U | $100 Semis
DOT street-legal tires only! No starting line enhancers
Re-Entry: $40
JR DRAGSTERS – $50 Tech | $500 WIN | $150 R/U | $50 Semis
Re-Entry: $30
GASSER SHOOTOUT - We are putting up $5,000 towards the payout for this class. Entry will be $50 and will be paid at the Nostalgia Gassers Racing Association pit area. All entry fee money will be added to the purse for 100% payout of what is brought in from you guys. You will be called in groups for the first two hits on the track for qualifying. If you do not wish to enter the shootout, do not worry as we will be calling Gasser groups separately in the run order as well throughout the run order. If you lose in the shootout, you will just come back up in your gasser group for more runs. Let's make this fun and keep the pedal to the metal! Shoutout to NGRA group for helping organize the shootout!
Nostalgia Groups Hitting the Strip:
• Ozark Mountain Super Shifters
• Brew City Gassers
• Nostalgia Gassers Racing Association
• Illinois Outlaw Gassers
• Nostalgia Super Stock Inc.
• True Nostalgia Super Stock Series
Camping: FREE (No RV hookups) – We will help you park in the designated camping areas.
Pit Vehicles: Operators must be 16+
Address - Midstate Dragway – 12016 N County Rd 1650 E, Havana, IL 62644
When do Gates Open?
FRIDAY – Noon
SATURDAY – 7:30AM
Spectator parking will be on the east side of the track. Please park as tight as possible as we usually start getting very crowded at this event! If you have a truck and trailer and are just pulling a pit vehicle, please let us help you park in the right area. If it is way back in the north 40, remember you have transportation to get to and from!
If you’ve got a Gasser, Stocker, Front Engine Dragster, Funny Car, or Altered and aren’t with a group, come run with us! We’ll get you in the right class or exhibition group—just message us.
We expect a record turnout at this event and can't wait to have a BLAST!
Mark your calendars, bring your entire crew, and get ready for an unforgettable weekend of nostalgia, horsepower, and side-by-side racing action!
Submitted By: Greg Gebhardt
