Carolina Dragway "The House of Hook" in Aiken, SC

Mike Hill's GrudgeFest
2023-09-16 | Carolina Dragway, 302 Dragstrip Road, Aiken, SC, 29803, United States

HOT ROD Drag Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive (Day #4)
2023-09-21 07:30 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
The 19th annual HOT ROD Drag Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive is heading to the Southeast region, with four amazing dragstrips and 1,000 miles of fun to determine who has the Fastest Street Car in America! This year’s home base is the historic Darlington Dragway (Hartsville, South Carolina) with registration, tech-in, and test-and-tune taking place on September 17, 2023. The competition begins Monday, September 18, and runs through Friday, September 22. The route heads north and loops around to arrive back at Darlington Dragway by Friday, hitting four different dragstrips in five days.

Two of the four tracks are new to the Drag Week crowd, and this region is rich in street-legal drag racing thanks to a variety of local Drag and Drive events and street car shootouts. HOT ROD Drag Week visited Darlington Dragway in 2018 and returns this year as the start/stop location for the first time. The competitors will hit the road after finishing Day 1 at Darlington and drive north to Rockingham Dragway (Rockingham, North Carolina) for Day 2; it is the first of two new tracks in the HOT ROD Drag Week history books. Hump day will be spent at Bristol Dragway (Bristol, Tennessee), which is northwest of The Rock. Day 4 will be the second new track on the schedule, the famed “House of Hook,” which is officially known as Carolina Dragway (Aiken, South Carolina). The survivors will return to Darlington Dragway for the fifth and final day of the competition with the traditional Friday night awards ceremony following the event completion.

HOT ROD Drag Week 2023 Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive Schedule

(Daily end times as stated or until complete. )

Tech Inspection, Registration, Test ‘n’ Tune / Sunday, Sept. 17

Darlington Dragway (Hartsville, SC) — 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time for registration, tech inspection, and test ‘n’ tune (tech open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., test ‘n’ tune begins at 2 p.m. )

Day 1 Racing / Monday, Sept. 18

Darlington Dragway (Hartsville, SC) — Gates open 7:30 a.m. local time, racing hours 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time.

Day 2 Racing / Tuesday, Sept. 19

Rockingham Dragway (Rockingham, NC) — Gates open 7:30 a.m. local time, racing hours 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time.

Day 3 Racing / Wednesday, Sept. 20

Bristol Dragway (Bristol, TN) — Gates open 7:30 a.m. local time, racing hours 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time.

Day 4 Racing / Thursday, Sept. 21

Carolina Dragway (Aiken, SC) — Gates open 7:30 a.m. local time, racing hours 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time.

Day 5 Racing (Finals) / Friday, Sept. 22

Darlington Dragway (Hartsville, SC) — Gates op

Test-n-Tune + Shootout: Small Block Nitrous
2023-09-21 18:30 - 23:30
CLASS RULES for Small Block Nitrous B-League Shootout:
must have steel roof and quarter panels, single throttle body/carb, billet heads/cast block OR billet block/cast heads (but not both billet), 275 tire max

Test-n-Tune
2023-03-09 18:30 - 23:30, 2023-10-26 18:30 - 23:30

NHRA Summit Series Bracket Finals
2023-10-05 - 2023-10-07
General admission is $20 per day or $60 for the weekend, Thursday through Sunday.

All Out 2: Import vs Muscle
2023-10-14
Our 2nd event!! We will have larger payouts and new classes. Coming back to the “HOUSE OF HOOK” Carolina Dragway!! Will be October 14th, 2023. More updates as the date gets closer
Index 10,11,12
Stick shift
Street
28in
All Out
Maybe FWD if we get enough interest
Rules and payouts will be released soon

Small Block Stand-Off 3
2023-10-20 - 2023-10-21

Test-n-Tune + Shootout: Overdrive
2023-11-02 18:30 - 23:30
CLASS RULES for Overdrive Shootout:
must have tag, insurance, overdrive transmission, full exhaust, no hard tires

19th Annual Big Bucks Race - $20K Each Day
2023-11-04 - 2023-11-05
*NON-POINTS RACE*

Southeast Street-N-Yeet
2023-11-10

Test-n-Tune + Shootout: 5” Bore Space
2023-11-16 18:30 - 23:30
CLASS RULES for 5″ Bore Space or Less Shootout:
5” bore space or smaller, nitrous only, small block single turbo allowed, no Pro Mod or Pro Stock entries, +/- 2” wheelbase, 45” of overhang, 28” or 275 tire, no more than 3 forward gears, no wheelie bars

Coffee & Cars / Test-N-Tune
2023-12-09
For more information, PLEASE VISIT CoffeeAndCarsAugusta.com/ or facebook.com/CoffeeandCarsAugusta/.

3rd Annual Burnouts for Kids
2023-12-16 11:00 - 22:00
The 3rd annual BURNOUTS FOR KIDS is back at Carolina Dragway and will feature a burnout contest with a $10,000 guaranteed payout to the winner! Contest will be judged by 10 celebrity judges. Judges will score participants after each run with scorecards ranging from 0-10. The contestant with the highest accumulative score at the end will be declared the winner. In the event of a tie, the crowd will decide the winner. This year we will be splitting all proceeds and donations to The Children’s Hospital of Georgia & Doctors Hospital. Last year we raised a little over $26,000!!! We have set a goal of $50K this year, with your support we hope to crush that goal!

-Gates open at 11:00AM
-Test & Tune from 12:00-5:30PM
-Show Judging 4:00PM
-Burnout Competition 7:30PM
-Fireworks at completion of Burnout Competition
-Show & competition awards immediately following fireworks display.

This is a family friendly event. $10k Burnout Contest, Open Test-n-Tune, Car/Truck/Motorcycle show, Inflatables for kids and food trucks on site! Like all of our events we will end the night with a firework display! There will be a zero tolerance for anyone getting out of hand. No reckless driving in parking lots, burnouts (spectators), excessive revving etc. Security will be on site and you will be removed. Please be respectful as well when leaving the event.

Summit Bracket Series Night of Champions Awards Banquet
2024-01-20 12:00 - 16:00
🏆 Our 2023 Summit Racing Equipment Points Series Night of Champions Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday, January 20 at 12:00 pm NOON!

All of our Summit Bracket Series racers are welcome to attend.
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NHRA Chassis Certs & Inspections
2024-02-03
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR YOUR SPOT!

Mike Hill’s 12th Annual March Madness
2024-03-02

Test-N-Tune/Grudge Racing
2024-03-07 18:30 - 23:30

March Madness Bracket Race
2024-03-16 - 2024-03-17

Summit Bracket Series Races #1 & #2
2024-03-23 - 2024-03-24

KILL ZONE VOL 1!!!!
2024-03-29 - 2024-03-31
ONE OF THE BIGGEST SMALL BLOCK NITROUS GRUDGE EVENTS OF THE CENTURY!!!!!! ALSO HAVE INVITATIONAL SMALL FRY AND OVERDRIVE SHOOTOUT!!!!! MARCH 29-30TH!!!!

Coffee & Cars + Test-N-Tune
2024-04-06 11:00 - 17:00

Summit Bracket Series Races #3 & #4
2024-04-13 - 2024-04-14
