The NHRA announced in August that starting in 2013, the top drag racing series in the U.S. will be known as the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, continuing its relationship with the Coca Cola Company through 2018.
The NHRA also announced the 2013 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule, made up of 24 events including the inaugural NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway in Eppings, New Hampshire. The full list of events can be found below:
| 2013 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Schedule | ||
| 53rd annual O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals | Feb. 14-17 | Pomona, Calif. |
| 29th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals | Feb. 22-24 | Phoenix |
| 44th annual Tire Kingdom NHRA Gatornationals | March 14-17 | Gainesville, Fla. (PSM) |
| 14th annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals | April 5-7 | Las Vegas |
| Fourth annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals | April 19-21 | Charlotte, N.C. |
| 26th annual O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals | April 26-28 | Houston (PSM) |
| 33rd annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals | May 3-5 | Atlanta (PSM) |
| 25th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals | May 17-19 | Topeka, Kan. |
| 44th annual Toyota NHRA Summernationals | May 30–June 2 | Englishtown, N.J. (PSM) |
| 13th annual Ford NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals | June 14-16 | Bristol, Tenn. |
| Inaugural NHRA New England Nationals | June 20-23 | Epping, N.H. |
| 16th annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals | June 27-30 | Chicago (PSM) |
| Seventh annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals | July 4-7 | Norwalk, Ohio (PSM) |
| 34th annual Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals | July 19-21 | Denver (PSM) |
| 26th annual NHRA Sonoma Nationals | July 26-28 | Sonoma, Calif. (PSM) |
| 26th annual O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Northwest Nationals | Aug. 2-4 | Seattle |
| 32nd annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals | Aug. 15-18 | Brainerd, Minn. (PSM) |
| 59th annual NHRA U.S. Nationals | Aug. 28–Sept. 2 | Indianapolis (PSM) |
| NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship | ||
| Sixth annual NHRA Nationals | Sept. 13-15 | Charlotte, N.C. (PSM) |
| 28th annual AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals | Sept. 19-22 | Dallas (PSM) |
| Second annual AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals | Sept. 27-29 | St. Louis (PSM) |
| 29th annual Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals | Oct. 3-6 | Reading, Pa. (PSM) |
| 13th annual Big O Tires NHRA Nationals | Oct. 24-27 | Las Vegas (PSM) |
| 49th annual Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals | Nov. 7-10 | Pomona, Calif. (PSM) |
To learn more about the 2013 season, check out: http://www.nhra.com/story/2012/8/29/2013-schedule/
