MANUFACTURERS CUP DRAG RACING SERIES
FAST BY GAST NATIONALS 2026 | OCTOBER 15-17, 2026
The Manufacturers Cup Drag Racing Series presented by FuelTech is making a stop at America’s Great Race Place in 2026! The Fast by Gast Nationals 2026 will mark the penultimate round of the 2026 Manufacturers Cup Drag Racing Series presented by FuelTech season bringing the best riders, manufacturers, and teams from across the country together to compete at the highest level.
FAST BY GAST NATIONALS 2026 EVENT SCHEDULE
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
THURSDAY
- 12:00pm: Pit Gates Open
- 12:00-8:00pm: Parking Only as Authorized by Track and Event Promoter
- 10:00pm: Pit Gate Closes
FRIDAY
- 8:00am: Pit Gate Opens
- 9:00am: Open Test-n-Tune
- 12:00pm: Pro Prep TNT 1
- 2:00pm: Pro Prep TNT 2
- 3:00pm: TNT Lanes Close
- 3:30-4:00pm: Track Prep For Q1 (Radial)
- 5:00pm: Run Order
- – No Time Street Eliminations (RWYB)
- – No Time Street Shakedown (Pro Nitrous/Middleweights/Heavyweights/Super Heavyweights)
- – Pro Time Street Qualifying R1 (Pro Street/Real Street)
- – Pro Qualifying R1 (Pro Mod/Pro Open/Pro Ultra 4.60/Pro Stock Bx)
- – Sportsman Qualifying R1 (Ultra Sportsman/Super Comp/Top Gas)
- – ET Time Run R1 (V-Twin ET/Street ET/Pro ET/ Competition Eliminator)
- – No Time Street Eliminations R2 (RWYB)
- – ET Gamblers
- 11:00pm: Pit Gate Closes
SATURDAY
- 8:00am: Pit Gates Open
- 9:00am:
- – ET Time Run R2 (V-Twin ET/Street ET/Pro ET/Comp Eliminator)
- – Sportsman Qualifying R2 (Ultra Sportsman/Super Comp/Top Gas)
- 12:00pm:
- – No Time Street Shakedown R2 (Pro Nitrous/Middleweights/Heavyweights/Super Heavyweights)
- – Pro Time Street Qualifying R2 (Pro Street/Real Street)
- – Pro Qualifying R2 (Pro Mod/Pro Open/Pro Ultra 4.60/Pro Stock Bx)
- – ET Time Run R3 (V-Twin ET/Street ET/Pro ET/Competition Eliminator)
- – Sportsman Qualifying R3 (Ultra Sportsman/Super Comp/Top Gas)
- 3:00pm
- – No Time Street Shakedown R3 (Pro Nitrous/Middleweights/Heavyweights/Super Heavyweights)
- – Pro Time Street Qualifying R3 (Pro Street/Real Street)
- – Pro Qualifying R3 (Pro Mod/Pro Open/Pro Ultra 4.60/Pro Stock Bx)
- – ET Time Run R4 (V-Twin ET/Street ET/Pro ET/Competition Eliminator)
- – Sportsman Qualifying R4 (Ultra Sportsman/Super Comp/Top Gas)
- 5:00pm:
- – No Time Street Eliminations R1 (Pro Nitrous/Middleweights/Heavyweights/Super Heavyweights)
- – Pro Time Street Eliminations R1 (Pro Street/Real Street)
- – Pro Qualifying R4 (Pro Mod/Pro Open/Pro Ultra 4.60/Pro Stock Bx)
- – ET Gamblers 80/20 Eliminations
- 7:00pm
- – No Time Street Eliminations R2 (Pro Nitrous/Middleweights/Heavyweights/Super Heavyweights)
- – Pro Time Street Eliminations R2 (Pro Street/Real Street)
- – Pro Qualifying R2 (Pro Mod/Pro Open/Pro Ultra 4.60/Pro Stock Bx)
- – ET Time Eliminations R1 (V-Twin ET/Street ET/Pro ET/Competition Eliminator)
- – Sportsman Eliminations R1 (Ultra Sportsman/Super Comp/Top Gas)
SUNDAY
- 7:00am: Pit Gates Open
- 7:45-8:30am: Chapel Service
- 9:30am: ET Elimination (V-Twin ET/Street ET/Pro ET/Competition Eliminator)
- 11:30am:
- – Opening Ceremony/National Anthem/Invocation
- – Track Prep for E1
- 12:00pm:
- – Pro Eliminations R1 (Pro Mod/Pro Open/Pro Ultra 4.60/Pro Stock)
- – Sportsman Eliminations R1/R2 (Ultra Sportsman/Super Comp/Top Gas)
- – ET Eliminations R1/2 (V-Twin ET/Street ET/Pro ET/Competition Eliminator)
- 2:00pm:
- – Pro Eliminations R2 (Pro Mod/Pro Open/Pro Ultra 4.60/Pro Stock)
- – Sportsman Eliminations R2/3 (Ultra Sportsman/Super Comp/Top Gas)
- – ET Eliminations R2/3 (V-Twin ET/Street ET/Pro ET/Comp Eliminator)
- – Track Prep for E3 Until Concluded
- – Continuous Eliminations Round will be Run to End
- 11:00pm: Pit Gate Closes