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DRAGWAY 42 ANNOUNCES THE 2025 SEASON SCHEDULE
WEST SALEM, Ohio – Dragway 42 is pleased to announce the 2025 Season Schedule. Get those belts tight because 2025 promises to be another awesome season for racers in Northern Ohio.
NEW FOR 2025;
Formerly known to most as “Thursday Thunder” has been rebranded for 2025 and will be called “Thursday Night Throwdown”. It will include all the 1/4 mile classes and testing that you have come to expect PLUS we’ll be adding an 1/8th mile bracket class to the program. Pro Mods are returning in 2025 for a four race series and will be called the “Pro Mod Thunder Series”. COPO Bob’s “Small Tire Wars at 42” will expand to four classes in 2025 and will include Outlaw Gold(OLS), Small Tire Wars, Easy Street & Lil Gangsters(5.30 Index). On those small tire Friday nights there will be Test n Tune open for those vehicles with slicks and drag radials only. Rules for these classes will be posted in January. Big 3 Racing will be expanding to two events in 2025 and will be hosting “The Resurrection” in May that will include drag racing, car show and dyno. PAYSO Productions brings their Midwest Madness grudge event to our facility the last weekend in July. Rounding out the announcements is a new drag & drive style event called “Buckeye Skips” that will be coming to Dragway 42 in October. Missing currently for the 2025 schedule is the Quick 16 schedule. That program is being reworked for the 2025 season but more details and a schedule will be released in the coming weeks.
Further announcements about specialty events will be released in the coming weeks and months. Be sure to stay tuned to all of Dragway 42’s social media channels for the most up to date information on all things Dragway 42.
For the entire 2025 Dragway 42 season schedule please go here –> https://www.dragway42.com/schedule/
December 2024
Last weekend we crowned champions in our Summit Racing Equipment Index Series presented by 501 Performance. Congratulations to all on a job well done and a fantastic season!
Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels
5.50 Index: John Sahli
6.00 Index: Andrew Williamson
Trick Flow Specialties
6.50 Index: John Janu III
7.00 Index: Scott Chitty
September 2024
What a season it has been for our IHRA Summit Racing Equipment Super Series Points Racers! It was a battle down to the very end.
Dragway 42 would like to congratulate our 2024 Summit Super Series Track Champions!
Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels
Top ET – John Boes
501 Performance (Perfect Converter Co.)
Modified – Ricky Cayet
Liguori Drag Racing
Bike & Sled – Chris Sulkowski
Summit Racing
Sportsman – Kyle Penn
Bazell Race Fuels – GoSunoco – Summit Racing
Junior Dragsters
Master 7.90 – Maleah Mosley
Advanced 8.90 – Brayden Baehr
Beginner 11.90 – Ryland Lawrence
August 2024
DRAGWAY 42 ANNOUNCES DIVERSE, EXPANDED 2024 SEASON SCHEDULE
WEST SALEM, Ohio – Ron & Mary Anne Matcham are pleased to announce the 2024 Dragway 42 Season Schedule. Tighten those belts because 2024 promises to be another great season for racers in Northern Ohio.
Further announcements about specialty events will be released in the coming weeks and months. Be sure to stay tuned to all of Dragway 42’s social media channels for the most up to date information on all things Dragway 42.
For the entire 2024 Dragway 42 season schedule please go here –> https://www.dragway42.com/schedule/
December 2023
2023 SCHEDULE!!!
We are pleased to announce the 2023 Dragway 42 Season Schedule. Make sure those seatbelts are tight because 2023 promises to be another great season for racers in Northeast Ohio.
More details about events will be released in the coming weeks & months. Be sure to stay tuned to all of our social media channels for the most up to date information on all things Dragway 42.
For the entire 2023 Dragway 42 season schedule please go here
December 2022
2022 SEASON SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
We are pleased to announce the 2022 Dragway 42 Season Schedule. Tighten those seatbelts because 2022 promises to be another great season for racers in Northeast Ohio.
More details about events will be released in the coming weeks & months as well as more information on our mid-week program for next season. Be sure to stay tuned to all of our social media channels for the most up to date information on all things Dragway 42.
December 2021
2020 SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS
We have held off as long as we could, but due to the restrictions still in place we will not be having an Awards Banquet this year. We will however have pick up days at the track for those with awards heading their way from the 2020 season. We will also take time to recognize all of our 2020 class champions this during the race season this upcoming May. We will celebrate our 4 Summit Racing Equipment Index Series champions with championship interviews on the evening of Saturday May 8th and again will celebrate our 7 Summit Super Series track champions on the evening of Saturday May 29th.
Awards Pick Up Days at the track will be the following:
March 26th from 3PM-7PM
March 27th from 11AM-3PM
Please enter the track from the Jeffrey Road gate and go to the red gate building (aka the “she shed”) on the Summit side of the track to pick up your awards.
If you have any questions please call Mary Anne at the office number 419-853-4242. Thank you for your support.
2021 Points Registration Forms can be found at the link below.
https://www.dragway42.com/points-registration/
March 2021
We are getting close to ringing in the new year and that means a new racing season! Below you can find the link to our preliminary 2021 Dragway 42 season schedule! Check back often as events are added and event details are released. We are looking forward to an even bigger season at Dragway 42 in 2021. Happy Holidays from all of us at Dragway 42!
**Schedule is tentative and subject to change.**
December 2020
Wow, what a season it was! 2020 has been wild to say the least but we all overcame the obstacles and worked together even with the challenges and new guidelines we faced to make sure a 2020 racing season was possible. Congrats to all our 2020 track champions.
Whether you’ve been coming to Dragway 42 for years, or this year you visited us for the first time; THANK YOU for coming and supporting your local race track.
The gates may have closed on the 2020 championship season but 2021 is just around the corner. Stay tuned in the next few weeks on the release of the 2021 season schedule as well as information about the awards banquet.
To our racers, fans, sponsors and staff have a blessed holiday season. Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
See everyone on Friday January 1st, 2021 for the Hangover Nationals!
November 2020
Want a chance for a thrill of a lifetime? Enter to win a ride in a Top Fuel Dragster with 3X Champion Larry Dixon on Saturday August 1st, 2020 at the Rock ‘N’ Race at Dragway 42 in West Salem, Ohio. Tickets are limited! Only 100 tickets will be sold. Multiple entries are permitted. Prize valued at $10,000.
$100 PER TICKET
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE YOUR TICKET!!
Eligibility Requirements: Winner must be 18 or older. Maximum of 6′ 6″ and 275 lbs. Must sign a liability waiver stating healthy enough to ride. Winner must be either a spectator or participant and present at Rock “N” Race on Saturday August 1st, 2020. Track employees and Rock ‘N’ Race officials are not eligible to win. Dragway 42 Address: 9161 Rainbow Hwy. West Salem, Ohio 44287. www.Dragway42.com https://rocknrace.website/
To see more about the Nitro x2 experience. Here’s a video:
Street Outlaws invade Dragway 42 – Test N Tune
The stars of the hit TV show “Street Outlaws” invade Dragway 42 Friday June 26th!
- Ryan Martin “Fireball Camaro”
- Jeff Lutz “GTO”
- Shawn Ellington “Murder Nova”
- Chuck Seitsinger “Deathtrap”
Friday, June 26 2020
Gates open at 4pm.
Free Autograph Signings!
3x passes at 6pm, 8pm & 10pm
Test N Tune begins at 6pm right after Street Outlaws 1st pass of the evening.
Pricing:
Adults, $25 | Kids (6-12), $5
Test N Tune, $40. Limited availability! Open to all cars (street or slicks), motorcycles and junior dragsters. Prepped track. ¼ mile.
SPECTATORS WELCOME! All social distancing guidelines will be enforced.
Concessions Available!
FREE PARKING!
June 2020
2020 Season Update
***UPDATE 5/19/2020***
We have been receiving lots of messages and calls recently for obvious reasons and we appreciate your patience through all of this. Plans change daily as the rules and guidelines seem to still be very fluid. All of the motorsports venues in Ohio have formed a coalition and are working together to make sure our voices are heard, and it seems to be going in the right direction. There is so much still unknown. With any event, there is pre planning that has to be done. It doesn’t just happen overnight or in mere hours of a day. There is notifications to our vendors and our staff, etc that must be done prior to any event for us to be successful. We have been doing what we know, and what we have been approved to do following guidelines we have been given by our state & local health departments. With that being said, Dragway 42 will continue with that plan through the end of May with the continuation of private events and track rentals and plan to reopen our facility for public events starting the first week of June. The first Wednesday Test and Tune will be the evening of June 3rd followed by the ACE Ohio Events LLC “Summit Summer Slam” that weekend, June 4-7, 2020. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding and hope to see you all the first week of June!
Our schedule can be found at: https://www.dragway42.com/schedule/
Please call the office at 419-853-4242 with any questions.
May 2020
2020 Season Update
***UPDATE MAY 14, 2020***
As you all know, with all of these changes due to state restrictions, there has been a shuffling of the original 2020 season schedule. With that being said, the Summit Racing Equipment Index Series, Box/NoBox, Juniors and TNT originally scheduled for May 30 & 31 have been postponed and rescheduled to June 20 & 21. Please note June 21st will be a “Double Points” race for the Summit Index Series. We will continue to keep everyone in the loop as we receive more information from the State of Ohio on the easement of restrictions our facility is currently undertaking. We plan to get back open to public events ASAP and your safety, as well as our employees safety, are as always, priority #1. At this moment in time, we still plan on hosting the ACE Ohio Events LLC “Summit Summer Slam” on June 4-7, 2020.
Thank you for your patience and understanding!
Dragway 42
May 2020
2020 Season Update
***UPDATE MAY 11, 2020***
Just a reminder. Dragway 42 will be closed to the public through at least May 17th, 2020. We hope to have more announcements about Memorial Day weekend, the rest of the month of May and the remainder of the 2020 season in the coming days so stay tuned to the page and website for more information. We are still available for private rentals please call 419-853-4242. Thank you.
Dragway 42 Mgmt.
May 2020
2020 Season Update
***UPDATE May 5, 2020***
Just an update. We will be closed May 8-10 and the public Test N Tune’s originally planned for those days are canceled. We are still awaiting to hear when we as a facility can open back up to the public for TNT and other events and will provide another update early next week. In the meantime we are still available for private track rentals. Please call 419-853-4242 for more information and to book your time. In the meantime, continue to stay safe and keep contacting your state officials to let them know you want them to reopen the drag strips and get the racing OFF THE STREETS!!
May 2020
2020 Season Update
**UPDATE 4/27/2020 at 5:30pm**
After today’s briefing by the Governor of the State of Ohio, we regrettably have to announce the cancellation of the Test N Tunes scheduled for May 1st & 2nd. The sport of drag racing is very unique and not simply cut and dry. We are diligently working with State Representatives as well as our local Wayne County Health Department to see what the guidelines announced today mean for us for the rest of the month of May. We will continue to keep you posted on the rest of the month of May as we receive more information. Please continue to follow our page for updates.
April 2020
2020 Season Update
**UPDATE: APRIL 10, 2020**
With the extension of the “Stay at Home” order by Gov. Mike DeWine through May 1st we regret to inform you that ALL public events at Dragway 42 are canceled for the month of April.
We will be offering LIMITED private drag track rentals and auto-cross opportunities following all social distancing protocols. Please call the office during normal business hours Monday-Friday 9am-5pm at 419-853-4242 or email jcline@dragway42.com OR mamatcham@dragway42.com to discuss scheduling private track time in further detail.
We know this is a tough time for all of you and we want to let you know that we are thinking of you. Stay safe and hang in there, there are better times ahead!
Sincerely,
Dragway 42 Management
SCHEDULE CHANGES TO NOTE:
– Spring Warm Up Truck & Tractor Pull Test Session scheduled for April 25th is canceled with no plans to re-schedule at this time.
– Summit Racing Index Series Race #1 scheduled for May 2nd is canceled with no re-schedule date.
– The NTPA Spring Nationals Truck/Tractor Pull scheduled for May 23 has been canceled with no re-schedule date.
– Import Face-Off scheduled for June 14 has been re-scheduled for June 28.
– Superfly Presents – Art In Motion AutoFest scheduled for May 8-10 has been re scheduled for July 3-5.
For the most up to date schedule for the 2020 season please go to https://www.dragway42.com/schedule/
April 2020
Awards Banquet Canceled
Due to circumstances out of our control, Dragway 42 will have to cancel the Awards Banquet scheduled for March 21st. We greatly apologize for this inconvenience and are disappointed we cannot celebrate your 2019 season accomplishments with you. We can only do what we are allowed to do, with the information we have been given with the COVID-19 virus.
Please call 419-853-4242 to arrange getting your reservation money refunded, put towards 2020 point registration or a tech credit. If you had hotel reservations, please call the Best Western Wooster directly at 330-264-7750 to cancel. All monies will be refunded.
Because none of us know at this point how long the mandated social isolation will be enforced, it is unlikely this banquet will be rescheduled. We will announce a date as soon as we know more information on the mandated isolation, for people to come pick up their awards and prizes at the track. Please continue to watch the Facebook page and our website for this post.
Again, Dragway 42 apologizes for this inconvenience. May everyone stay healthy and hope that we see you in the very near future!
Sincerely,
Ron & Mary Anne Matcham, Dragway 42 Management & Staff
March 2020
Dragway 42 Welcomes Jeremy Cline To The Team
Hello, my name is Jeremy Cline. I’d like to start by saying thank you to Ron and Mary Anne Matcham. I’m excited and ready to join the Dragway 42 team.
I have grown up with drag racing in my blood, attending my first national event before my first birthday at National Trails Raceway with many others to follow. Throughout the years, I have helped family and friends in various bracket programs.
My professional track experience begins with Pacemaker’s Dragway where I started out at the bottom and became the race operations manager. I have worked most positions at the track; I have done it all, and have seen it all. I was there 11 years. After that, life took a turn, and I decided that I wanted to see things from a driver’s point of view, along with marrying my beautiful wife for the last 12 years and counting. She is my co-pilot, Rachel Cline.
And now, the opportunity has arisen for me to apply the passion that I have for drag racing to Dragway 42 as the track manager. My mission is to find the balance between the traditions and roots of Dragway 42 while at the same time helping it grow and flourish. I will strive to provide a competitive race surface; I take pride in my work. I will work alongside of the 42 team to ensure that Dragway 42 provides a premium racetrack and multi event facility that is oriented to family values as well. I look forward to the upcoming 2020 season and the pleasure of working with the Dragway 42 family. If you ever have any questions, comments, or concerns, feel free to reach out to me anytime. The office number is 419-853-4242.
I will be at the Summit Racing Equipment I-X Piston Power Auto-Rama show at the IX center March 13-15, 2020 at the Dragway 42 display. Stop by and say hello!! Hope to see you there!
March 2020
2020 Season Schedule Available!
We are pleased to release our preliminary 2020 season schedule. Stay tuned as there are even more events to be released in the upcoming weeks. Specific classes, rules, payouts etc. will be posted as details are finalized. We are looking forward to a fantastic 2020 racing/entertainment season.
**Schedule subject to change.**
December 2019
Congratulations to our 2019 Summit Super Series track champions!
TOP: Billy Leasure
MOD: Brian Cireddu
MOTORCYCLE: Perry Paugh
SPORTSMAN: Wayne Darlington
MASTER JR DRAGSTER: Jaden Maze
ADVANCED JR DRAGSTER: Brandon Buchanan
BEGINNER JR DRAGSTER: Isla Livengood
August 2019
