MANUFACTURERS CUP DRAG RACING SERIES
MTC ENGINEERING LLC SPRINGNATIONALS | APRIL 10-12, 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.
MTC ENGINEERING LLC SPRINGNATIONALS EVENT SCHEDULE
- 12:00pm: Pit Gate Opens
- 12:00-8:00pm: Parking Only as Authorized by Track/Event Promoter
- 10:00pm: Pit Gates Closes
- 9:00am: 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 Closed
- 3:30pm-4:00pm: Track Prep for Q1 (Radial)
- 5:00pm: Time Trials/R1 (Run Order Below)
- No Time Street Eliminations R1 [RWYB]
- No Time Street Shakedown R1 [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]
- E.T. Time Run R1 [V-Twin ET/Street ET/Pro ET/Competition Eliminator]
- No Time Street Elimination R2 [RWYB]
- E.T. Gamblers (Time Permitting)
- 11:00pm: Pit Gates Closes
- 9:00am: Pit Gate Opens
- Sportsman Qualifying R2 [Ultra Sportsman/Super Comp/Top Gas]
- E.T. Time Run R2 [V-Twin ET/Street ET/Pro ET/Competition Eliminator]
- 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]
- E.T. Gamblers Eliminations R1 [Pro ET/Street ET]
- Sportsman Qualifying R3 [Ultra Sportsman/Super Comp/Top Gas]
- E.T. Time Run R3 [V-Twin ET/Street ET/Pro ET/Competition Eliminator]
- 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]
- Sportsman Qualifying R4 [Ultra Sportsman/Super Comp/Top Gas]
- E.T. Gamblers Eliminations R2 [Pro ET/Street ET]
- E.T. Time Run R4 [V-Twin ET/Street ET/Pro ET/Competition Eliminator]
- 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]
- E.T. Gamblers Eliminations R3 [Pro ET/Street ET]
- 7:00pm
- No Time Street Eliminations R2 [ Pro Nitrous/Middleweights/Heavyweights/Super Heavyweights]
- Pro Time Street Eliminations R2 [Pro Street/Real Street]
- E.T. Gamblers Eliminations R4 [Pro ET/Street ET]
- E.T. Eliminations R1 [V-Twin ET/Street ET/Pro ET/Competition Eliminator]
- Sportsman Eliminations R1 [Ultra Sportsman/Super Comp/Top Gas]
- 7:00am: Pit Gate Opens
- 7:45-8:30am: Chapel Service
- 9:30am: ET Eliminations [V-Twin ET/Street ET/Pro ET/Comp Eliminator]
- 11:30am
- Opening Ceremony/National Anthem/Invocation
- 12:00pm
- Pro Eliminations R1 [Pro Mod/Pro Open/Pro Ultra 4.60/Pro Stock Bx]
- Sportsman Eliminations R2 [Ultra Sportsman/Super Comp/Top Gas]
- E.T. Eliminations R2 [V-Twin ET/Street ET/Pro ET/Competition Eliminator]
- 2:00pm
- Pro Eliminations R2 [Pro Mod/Pro Open/Pro Ultra 4.60/Pro Stock Bx]
- Sportsman Eliminations R3 [Ultra Sportsman/Super Comp/Top Gas]
- E.T. Eliminations R3 [V-Twin ET/Street ET/Pro ET/Competition Eliminator]