Still making plans for this weekend? You’re in luck — we’re not sold out yet! There are still plenty of great seats available for The One. The Only. 25th Anniversary WDRA Canadian Nationals, taking place August 1–3 at Grand Bend Motorplex.
Every ticket includes full pit access, giving fans the chance to get up close to the cars, meet the drivers, and even say hello to a legend — Shirley Muldowney, who will be on hand this Saturday! Grab your tickets online or at the gate: www.gbmpresales.com
Canada’s longest-running major drag racing event, the WDRA Canadian Nationals, is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2025. (The official milestone was postponed by one year due to a pandemic cancellation.) This annual motorsports celebration continues to be one of the largest drag racing events in the country and showcases some of the best vehicles and drivers in Canadian drag racing.
Headlining the show in Top Fuel, Canadian star Todd Paton will face off against Kyle Satenstein in the powerful Leverich Top Fueler. Nostalgia Nitro Funny Cars from Brian Christie and Greg Jacobsmeyer will thrill fans, and the Chicago-style A/Fuel Dragster shootout features top contenders like Jeff Veale (winner of the 2024 NHRA National in Norwalk), Jeff Chatterson, and Brian Peters.
Making his Ontario debut, Russ Lethbridge’s HELLFIRE Jet Truck will light up the strip, along with four high-powered Nostalgia Jet Funny Cars: Quartermaster, Black Pearl, PT the Pirate, and Pirate’s Payday. The nostalgia theme continues with front-engine dragsters, AA Gassers, and the True North A Gassers.
On the competition side, the event is round two of the Bears Performance Products PSDS Series presented by Strange Engineering, featuring Pro Mods, Top Sportsman, and Top Dragsters. The bracket program includes $2,500-to-win races for Box and No Box classes, as well as Bike/Sled and Junior Dragster categories — all competing for the prestigious WDRA Rod Trophy.
To top it all off, the event welcomes Drag Racing icon Shirley Muldowney as Grand Marshal. Shirley, who headlined the very first Canadian Nationals in 2000, will be back to greet fans and sign autographs in the pit area.
Tickets are selling fast — visit www.gbmpresales.com and join us for a historic weekend of horsepower and high-speed action!
