National Hot Rod Association

The association establishes rules that govern competition including rules and standards that are designed to enhance safety in the sport as well as promote fair competition. The association continually analyzes and learns from experience gained from over seven decades of sanctioning the sport and information garnered from the thousands of events conducted each year. The association analyzes and tries to anticipate the need for changes in guidelines applicable to race track facilities, and standards for race vehicles, personal protective equipment and the conduct of events. The association analyzes incidents and shares its experience to improve safety and benefit the sport. The association works with the industry it represents in the development of parts and equipment for race vehicles and encourages manufacturers to continue to be innovative in the development of safety oriented equipment, with technology that can be used not only in race vehicles but for everyday passenger cars as well. As part of its mission to improve safety in the sport of drag racing, the association also works on facility issues and improvements throughout a broad network of affiliated tracks throughout north america. The association shares information with owners and operators of various racing facilities regarding improvements aimed to improve safety as well as improve the conduct of events, and thereby attract more participants and spectators. The association devotes substantial resources to improving racing facilities and helping track owners and operators promote programs which are likely to attract more sponsors, spectators and participants alike. The association owns and maintains a small number of racing facilities to preserve the right to race and provide racing venues in certain geographical areas as well as to use as a proving ground for programs and initiatives that improve its ability to perform its role as a sanctioning body.

The association's publication, national dragster, provides in-depth information to tens of thousands of members and to even more pass-along readers. Information is provided to thousands of members and nonmembers through the association's websites, nhra.com. And nhraracer.com. The publication showcases the latest in automotive technology, race coverage, interviews, news, statistics and advertising to spectators, competitors, sponsors, track operators, hobbyists, enthusiasts and others. The printed and online publication is distributed to provide full coverage during the racing season and has the largest readership of all drag racing publications and the internet website is also widely viewed.