NHRA · Gainesville Raceway · Gainesville, FL
NHRA Gatornationals
58th Gatornationals, the East Coast's biggest drag race; 2026 eliminations ran at 10:00 AM ET. Eliminations time carried from the 2026 edition; 2027 day-by-day schedule TBA (NHRA often moves starts earlier for weather).
Race weekend
Forecast not open yet
The hour-by-hour forecast for this weekend opens in 125 days, seven days before the first on-track day.
Right now at Gainesville Raceway: 76°24°, overcast, wind 8 mph13 km/h E. Green flag today.
This time of year here
The last 10 years at Gainesville
Rain fell on 8 of the last 10 race-day weekends here; the hottest was 88°31° in 2020.
Weather on the same weekend of the year at this track, from the Open-Meteo archive; past editions may have run on other dates.
The weekend
Facts
- Series
- NHRA
- Track
- Gainesville Raceway, Gainesville, FL
- Dates
- Thu, Mar 11 – Sun, Mar 14, 2027
- Main event
- Sun, Mar 14, 10:00 AM local
- Usual weekend
- Second/third weekend of March
- Date status
- Confirmed date
- Weight
- Crown jewel
- Notes
- 58th Gatornationals, the East Coast's biggest drag race; 2026 eliminations ran at 10:00 AM ET. Eliminations time carried from the 2026 edition; 2027 day-by-day schedule TBA (NHRA often moves starts earlier for weather).
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