IHRA Tracks: Here’s Why All Member Tracks Now Have Access to TrackTune

TrackTune is now part of the IHRA Nationals experience, giving drag racing fans a clearer way to hear live announcer audio during national event weekends.

For IHRA member track operators, this is more than a national event feature. It also means every IHRA member track now has access to a special TrackTune group rate, making it easier for local drag strips to bring the same race day audio experience to their own fans, racers, crews, and event staff.

If you operate an IHRA member facility, this is an opportunity to add a practical drag strip communication tool without making race day more complicated.

TrackTune at IHRA Nationals

At a drag strip, clear information matters. Fans need to hear staging calls, class updates, lane assignments, ET announcements, schedule changes, and safety information. Racers and crews need to stay aware of what is happening before, during, and after each pass.

TrackTune helps by streaming live announcer audio directly to mobile devices. Fans can listen from the grandstands, pits, staging lanes, midway, or anywhere around the facility where the service is available.

With TrackTune now offered at IHRA national events, fans have a simple way to follow the call and stay connected to the action. For IHRA member tracks, it also sets a clear standard for what modern drag racing fan engagement can look like at the local level.

Every IHRA Member Track Can Access a Group Rate

TrackTune is making a special group rate available to IHRA member tracks. That gives sanctioned drag strips a more accessible path to adding live announcer audio through the TrackTune app.

This matters because track technology should be useful, affordable, and easy to operate. TrackTune is designed to work with an existing PA system, mixer, or microphone output, so your team does not need to rebuild the tower workflow to get started.

IHRA member tracks can use TrackTune for weekly bracket racing, test and tune nights, points programs, special events, junior dragster races, and larger promoted events.

What Fans Experience at a Drag Strip With TrackTune

Drag racing is loud by nature. Between burnouts, open headers, PA limitations, crowd noise, and movement around the facility, fans can miss important calls from the tower.

With TrackTune, fans open the app, select the track or event, and listen to the live announcer feed through their own headphones, earbuds, or hearing protection setup.

That means fans can hear:

• Driver names and pairings
• Class calls and lane updates
• Reaction times, ETs, and speeds
• Schedule changes and weather updates
• Safety announcements
• Sponsor reads and event information

For fans who are new to drag racing, that clarity can make the event easier to follow. For regular fans, it helps them stay locked in from the first pair to the final round.

Tower-to-Crew Communication on Race Day

TrackTune can also help racers and crews hear important information when they are away from the grandstands or outside the best PA coverage areas.

At many drag strips, crews may be working in the pits, waiting near staging, checking air pressure, cooling the car, or moving between trailers and the lanes. If they miss a class call or schedule update, it can create confusion and slow down the program.

By making the announcer feed easier to hear across the facility, TrackTune helps the tower communicate more clearly with the people who need race day information most.

Why Drag Strips Benefit

For IHRA member tracks, TrackTune supports both fan experience and event operations.

Fans get a better way to follow the race. Racers and crews get clearer information. Sponsors get another place to be heard. Track operators get a modern race track fan engagement app that can support weekly racing and major events.

TrackTune also offers hardware kits built for motorsports venues. You can learn more about the setup on the TrackTune Hardware Kits page.

Hearing Protection Still Matters at the Strip

Clear audio is important, but so is hearing protection. Drag strips can be extremely loud, especially near the starting line, staging lanes, and pit areas.

For fans who want simple hearing protection at the track, Auditory Defense push-to-fit earplugs are a strong fit for drag strip noise and race day use.

IHRA Members: Ask About Your TrackTune Group Rate

If your drag strip is an IHRA member track, now is the time to look at TrackTune for your facility.

The same announcer audio experience now available at IHRA national events can support your weekly program, racers, crews, fans, and sponsors. With the IHRA member group rate, adding TrackTune is even more practical for local and regional drag strips.

Learn more about TrackTune for Drag Racing, review TrackTune Hardware Kits, or visit TrackTune for Race Series & Events to talk with TrackTune about your IHRA member track group rate.