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Coles County Dragway USA
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Hours

Friday: Gates open at 5pm
Racing starts at 6pm (All season)

Saturday: Gates open at noon
Racing at 2pm (All season)

Sunday: Gates open at 9am
Racing at 11am (All season)

2026 Race Season Schedule

Print Versions

Date

Event

Special Info

Pts

Sat, Feb 21

2025 Racers Awards Banquet

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Mattoon Eagles

For more Info (Click Here)

 

 

Sat, Mar 21

NHRA Chassis Certification & Extended Technical Inspection (ETI)No Racing 

Sat, Mar 21

Track Clean Up (Volunteer Day)

No Racing 

Sun, Mar 22

NHRA Chassis Certification & Extended Technical Inspection (ETI)
(DAY 2 IF NEEDED)

No Racing 

Sat, Mar 28

Test-n-Tune & ETI
Front Gate Fee: $10 Per Person & Test-n-Tune Fee: $30 per Driver

Gates Open Noon
Time Runs 1 pm

 

Sat, Apr 4

Test-n-Tune & ETI
Front Gate Fee: $10 Per Person & Test-n-Tune Fee: $30 per Driver

Gates Open Noon
Time Runs 1 pm

 

Sat, Apr 11

Test-n-Tune & ETI
Front Gate Fee: $10 Per Person & Test-n-Tune Fee: $30 per Driver

Gates Open Noon
Time Runs 1 pm

 

Sat, Apr 18

Test-n-Tune & ETI
Front Gate Fee: $10 Per Person & Test-n-Tune Fee: $30 per Driver

Gates Open Noon
Time Runs 1 pm

 

Fri, Apr 24

Paap Printing Prep Track Friday Fun Night & Test-n-Tune

First Friday Fun Night
Prepped Track
($10 Gate Fee & $25 TnT Fee)

 

Sat, Apr 25

Season Opener $1500 High Roller, Low Roller,
Jr. Dragster (Jr's) (Non-Points) Novice Street (NS) & TnT

2026 Season Opener Flyer

Jr's Sponsored by: Coles County Dragway USA

Gates Open: Noon
Time Runs: 2 pm
Time Permitting, Golf Cart Race to follow Eliminations

More Info

 

 

Sun, Apr 26

ET #1, Quick 8 (Q8), Jr. Street (JS), Jr. Dragster (Jr's), Novice Street (NS), & TnT


Jr's Sponsored by:

 

Guaranteed Payouts Start

Track & Bracket Finals Points Start

Pts

Fri, May 1

Paap Printing Prep Track Friday Fun Night & Test-n-Tune

Prepped Track
($10 Gate Fee & $25 TnT Fee)

 

Sat, May 2

ET #2, Street Fighter (SF) #1, Jr's #2, Jr. Street & NS

Jr's Sponsored by:

 

Pts

Sun, May 3

ET #3, Q8 #2, Jr's #3 & NS

 

Pts

Fri, May 8

Paap Printing Prep Track Friday Fun Night & Test-n-Tune

Prepped Track
($10 Gate Fee & $25 TnT Fee)

 

Sat, May 9

ET #4 & NS

 

Pts

Fri, May 15

Paap Printing Prep Track Friday Fun Night & Test-n-Tune

Prepped Track
($10 Gate Fee & $25 TnT Fee)

 

Sat, May 16

ET #5, High School (HS) & NS

 

Pts

Fri, May 22

Paap Printing Prep Track Friday Fun Night & Test-n-Tune

Prepped Track
($10 Gate Fee & $25 TnT Fee)

 

Sat, May 23

Combo (Box/No-Box), Hot Street Index, Small Tire, Grocery Getter, NS & TnT

Speed for All Throw Down w/Special Edition Wally's in:
Combo, Hot Street Index, Small Tire and Grocery Getter

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Prepped Track

Spectator Fee:
Adults $15 & Kids 12 under Free

TnT $60

More Info

 

Fri, May 29

Paap Printing Prep Track Friday Fun Night & Test-n-Tune

Prepped Track
($10 Gate Fee & $25 TnT Fee)

 

Sat, May 30

ET #6, Q8 #3 & NS

 

Pts

Fri, Jun 5

Paap Printing Prep Track Friday Fun Night & Test-n-Tune

Prepped Track
($10 Gate Fee & $25 TnT Fee) 

 

Sat, Jun 6

Missed Racers Remembrance Memorial
$2K Box / No-Box Winner

Box / No-Box, Footbrake & NS

Missed Racers Memorial Race Flyer

GATES OPEN AT 11 AM
1 TIME RUN ONLY AT 1 PM

Box / No-Box - Guaranteed
$2000 Winner & $500 R/Up

Entry $65 & Buy Backs $30
Double Entries Allowed

More Info

 

Sun, Jun 7

ET #7, SF #2 & NS 

 

Pts

Fri, Jun 12

Paap Printing Prep Track Friday Fun Night & Test-n-Tune

Prepped Track
($10 Gate Fee & $25 TnT Fee)

 

Sat, Jun 13

ET #8, Jr's #4 & NS

Jr's Sponsored by: 

 

Pts

Fri, Jun 19

Paap Printing Prep Track Friday Fun Night & Test-n-Tune

Prepped Track
($10 Gate Fee & $25 TnT Fee)

 

Sat, Jun 20

ET #9, Q8 #4 & NS

 

Pts

Fri, Jun 26

Paap Printing Prep Track Friday Fun Night & Test-n-Tune

Prepped Track
($10 Gate Fee & $25 TnT Fee)

 

Sat, Jun 27

ET #10, HS #2 & NS

 

Pts

Jul 3-6

CLOSED

4th of July Weekend 

Fri, Jul 10

Paap Printing Prep Track Friday Fun Night & Test-n-Tune

Easton Family Memorial Friday Warm-Up Race Flyer

Prepped Track
($10 Gate Fee & $25 TnT Fee)

Easton Family Memorial Friday Warm-Up

More Info

 

Sat, Jul 11

Easton Family Memorial
$2K Box / No-Box Winner

Box / No-Box, Footbrake, Jr's #5 & NS

Easton Family Memorial Saturday Race Flyer

Jr's Sponsored by:

GATES OPEN AT 11 AM
1 TIME RUN ONLY AT 1 PM

Box / No-Box - Guaranteed
$2000 Winner & $500 R/Up

Entry $65 & Buy Backs $30
Double Entries Allowed

More Info

 

Sun, Jul 12

ET #11, Jr's #6 & NS

Robby Easton Memorial
$400 Sportsman Win & $324 Jr. Dragster Winner
Easton Family Memorial Sunday Race Fyler

Jr's Sponsored by:

Sportsman - Guaranteed
$400 Winner & $200 R/Up

Sportsman Entry $30 & Buy Backs $15
Double Entries Allowed

Jr's - Guaranteed
$200 Winner

Jr's Entry $20 & Buy Back $5

More Info

Pts

Fri, Jul 17

Paap Printing Prep Track Friday Fun Night & Test-n-Tune

Prepped Track
($10 Gate Fee & $25 TnT Fee)

 

Sat, Jul 18

ET #12 & NS

 

Pts

Fri, Jul 24

Paap Printing Prep Track Friday Fun Night & Test-n-Tune

Prepped Track
($10 Gate Fee & $25 TnT Fee)

 

Sat, Jul 25

Heads Up Cash Days Bonanza & Combo

Grudge TnT, Gamblers Box / No-Box Combo, SF #3, Small Tire & NS

 

Prepped Track

Gamblers Combo, Street Fighter & Novice
(2 Time Runs)

Small Tire (Off the Trailer Cash Days)
Max - 28x10.5 (Non W) or 275 Drag Radial
Buy In $100 / Winner Take All
Tech Fee $20

 

Fri, Jul 31

Paap Printing Prep Track Friday Fun Night & Test-n-Tune

Prepped Track
($10 Gate Fee & $25 TnT Fee)

 

Sat, Aug 1

ET #13 & NS

 

Pts

Fri, Aug 7

Paap Printing Prep Track Friday Fun Night & Test-n-Tune

Prepped Track
($10 Gate Fee & $25 TnT Fee)

 

Sat, Aug 8

Terry Luechtefeld Memorial
$2K Box / No-Box Winner

Box / No-Box, Footbrake, Jr's #7 & NS

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Jr's Sponsored by:

GATES OPEN AT 11 AM
1 TIME RUN ONLY AT 1 PM

Box / No-Box - Guaranteed
$2000 Winner & $500 R/Up

Entry $65 & Buy Backs $30
Double Entries Allowed

More Info

 

Sun, Aug 9

ET #14, HS #3, Jr's #8 & NS

Jr's Sponsored by:

 

Pts

Fri, Aug 14

Paap Printing Prep Track Friday Fun Night & Test-n-Tune

Prepped Track
($10 Gate Fee & $25 TnT Fee)

 

Sat, Aug 15

ET #15, NS, JS & Jr's #9

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S/P, Pro & Sportsman

Jr's Sponsored by: 


(Flyer Coming  Soon)

75th Anniversary Challenge
Wally Race

Pts

Sun, Aug 16

ET #16, "Race Away", NS, HS#3 & Jr's #10

Jr's Sponsored by:

Bracket Finals Points End

Pts

Fri, Aug 21

Paap Printing Prep Track Friday Fun Night & Test-n-Tune

Prepped Track
($10 Gate Fee & $25 TnT Fee)

 

Sat, Aug 22

ET #17, Q8 #5 & NS

 

Pts

Fri, Aug 28

Paap Printing Prep Track Friday Fun Night & Test-n-Tune

Prepped Track
($10 Gate Fee & $25 TnT Fee)

 

Sat, Aug 29

ET #18, SF #4 & NS

 

Pts

Sep 4-7

CLOSED

Labor Day Weekend
US Nationals		 

Sep 9-13

CLOSED

NHRA Division 3 Bracket Finals
(Wednesday-Sunday)		 

Fri, Sep 18

Paap Printing Prep Track Friday Fun Night & Test-n-Tune

Prepped Track
($10 Gate Fee & $25 TnT Fee)

 

Sat, Sep 19

ET #19, SF #5 & NS

  

Sun, Sep 20

ET #20, Q8 #6, HS & NS

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(Flyer Coming  Soon)

King of the Track
Wally Race

Pts

Fri, Sep 25

Paap Printing Prep Track Friday Fun Night & Test-n-Tune

 Prepped Track
($10 Gate Fee & $25 TnT Fee)

 

Sat, Sep 26

ET #21, NS & Jr's#11

JRDL Challenge Wally Race
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Jr's Sponsored by:

Jr. Wally Weekend

Pts

Sun, Sep 27

ET #22, NS & Jr's #12

JRDL Challenge Wally Race
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Jr's Sponsored by:

Jr. Wally Weekend

Pts

Fri, Oct 2

Paap Printing Prep Track Friday Fun Night & Heads Up Cash Days

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Prepped Track
($10 Gate Fee & $25 TnT Fee)

Off the Trailer Cash Days

Small Tire
Max - 28x10.5 (Non W) or 275 Drag Radial
Buy In $100 / Winner Take All
Tech Fee $20

Outlaw 330'
Run what ya Brung & Hope you Brung Enough
Buy In $100 / Winner Take All
Tech Fee $20

More Info

 

Sat, Oct 3

ET #23, HS & NS

 

Pts

Sun, Oct 4

ET #24 & NS

 

Pts

Fri, Oct 9

Paap Printing Prep Track Friday Fun Night & Test-n-Tune

 Prepped Track
($10 Gate Fee & $25 TnT Fee)

 

Sat, Oct 10

ET #25, Q8 #7, SF #6 NS

 

 

Fri, Oct 16

Paap Printing Prep Track Friday Fun Night & Test-n-Tune

 Prepped Track
($10 Gate Fee & $25 TnT Fee)

 

Sat, Oct 17

ET #26, NS & Jr's #13

Jr's Sponsored by:

 Final Scheduled Pts Race

Pts

Sun, Oct 18

Grudge TnT, Gamblers Box, No-Box & NS

Make up Date for Final Pts Race & Championships Tie Breaker

 

Fri, Oct 23

Paap Printing Prep Track Friday Fun Night & Test-n-Tune

Final Friday Fun Night of 2026

 Prepped Track
($10 Gate Fee & $25 TnT Fee)

 

Sat, Oct 24

Grudge TnT, Gamblers Box, No-Box & NS

Gates open at Noon & Time Runs at 2 pm

 

Sat, Nov 7

Grudge TnT, Gamblers Box, No-Box & NS

Weather Permitting

Gates 11 am at Noon & Time Runs at 1 pm

 

Sat, Nov 14

Grudge TnT, Gamblers Box, No-Box & NS

Weather Permitting

Gates open at 11 am & Time Runs at 1 pm

 

 

CLOSED FOR THE SEASON

 

 

 

 

 

Legend

ET = S/P, Pro and SPT

Heads Up = Street Fighter

TnT = Test-n-Tune Prepped Track

ETI = Extended Technical Inspection

Jr's = Jr. Dragster

JS = Jr. Street Fighter

S/P = Super Pro

PRO = Pro

SPT = Sportsman

 

BOX = Box

NBP = No-Box Pro

FB = Footbrake

SF = Street Fighter

 

Colors

Blue = Special Events

Red = Track Closed

Yellow = ET Points

Green = ET and Heads Up Points