Racers, crews, vendors, staff

Get your IHRA money

IHRA cancelled its 2026 nitro season and racers are still waiting to be paid. On November 17 its tracks go to sealed bid, and much bigger claims are lined up against the same companies. We are filing together in Hamilton, Ohio, so racers keep their place in line.

We support Darryl Cuttell and IHRA. This is protection, not a fight.

Sealed bids due on 12 IHRA tracks000:00:00:00DAYS HRS MIN SEC

Nov 17, 5 p.m. Central. Any track can sell sooner, without notice.

THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE. WE ARE A MOTORSPORTS SERVICES FIRM.

Peck's Bad Boy, the Enthusiast Racing Services nitro Funny Car in yellow, black and gold

We back Darryl and IHRA

We support Darryl Cuttell and IHRA. We want IHRA racing again, and we want this sport to shine.

This filing is protection from the larger claimants. Claims worth hundreds of millions are pending against the same companies, including a federal lawsuit. When the big claims get in line first, racers get nothing.

A lien keeps racers in line for laps they already ran. Racers get paid alongside everyone else, not after.

I believe Darryl's vision for IHRA came from a true racer's passion. He got over his skis with Elon's xAI. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

I'm proud to have cheered, participated, and sponsored 2 IHRA wins.

Full disclosure. Darryl and I have spoken about Enthusiast Power deployments and follow-on power generation for modular data centers. That's it.

Brian Peck, Enthusiast Companies

What happened

January 2025Darryl Cuttell buys IHRA and moves it to Fairfield, Ohio, in Butler County. The county court sits in Hamilton.
July 10, 2026IHRA cancels the rest of the 2026 Outlaw Nitro Series. Racers report purses still unpaid weeks after their races.
August 2026Winners, vendors and the TV producer report they are still owed.
October 6, 2026Twelve Cuttell tracks are listed for sealed-bid auction, three of them in Ohio: National Trail Raceway in Hebron, Kil-Kare Raceway in Xenia and Dragway 42 in West Salem.
November 17, 2026Sealed bids are due. Once a track sells, the money can leave Ohio.

The plan

Sign upTell us what you are owed and what proves it. It takes five minutes.
One letterOhio counsel sends one letter for every team that signs up, and asks IHRA to keep racers paid alongside the larger claimants.
File together in HamiltonCounsel files for the group in the Butler County Court of Common Pleas, where IHRA is based, and asks the court to attach property or sale money before the auction closes.
Judgment and liensThen judgment liens in every county where IHRA owns land, and collection.

A court decides whether to grant an attachment, and it takes a bond. The attorney fund pays for counsel, filing fees and that bond. This is not legal advice. Enthusiast Companies Racing Services is a motorsports services firm, not a law firm. Ohio counsel represents the group in court.

We take 10%

With usYou keep 90%

On every $10,000 collected, you keep $9,000.

Typical collections lawyerAbout a third

On every $10,000 collected, you keep about $6,700.

We take 10% of what you actually collect. Nothing comes in, you owe nothing.
Counsel is paid from the attorney fund, not from your share.
If the fund comes up short, you hear it before anything is filed, and you decide.
Signing up commits you to nothing. You sign our agreement and counsel's engagement letter before anything is filed.

Stay anonymous

Your name never shows on this site, in the forum or anywhere public unless you say so.
Want your name kept out of the court filing? Check the box when you sign up. Counsel can file through one claims entity that holds the group's claims, so individual teams are not named in the case.
Counsel decides what the court requires. IHRA and the court may still learn who is owed as the case goes on.

The attorney fund

Help pay for the filing

Donations pay Ohio counsel, court filing fees and the attachment bond. They are not tax-deductible, and they are not a loan or an investment.

Donate to the attorney fund

Questions

Is this against IHRA?

No. We support Darryl Cuttell and IHRA, and we want IHRA racing again. The filing protects racers from the larger claimants, so racers keep their place in line for money they already earned.

Is IHRA paying racers for 2026?

Racers, vendors and the TV producer have reported they are still owed for 2026. IHRA cancelled the rest of its 2026 Outlaw Nitro Series on July 10, 2026.

When is the IHRA track auction?

Sealed bids on 12 Cuttell tracks are due November 17, 2026 at 5 p.m. Central, through Tranzon Atlas. Any track can sell sooner, without notice.

Which IHRA tracks are in Ohio?

National Trail Raceway in Hebron, Kil-Kare Raceway in Xenia and Dragway 42 in West Salem.

Can I get a lien on IHRA property?

A lien comes from a court. Counsel files suit and asks the court to attach property or sale money before the auction. After a judgment, a judgment lien is filed in each county where IHRA owns land.

Where is the case filed?

In the Butler County Court of Common Pleas in Hamilton, Ohio. IHRA is based in Fairfield, in Butler County.

What does it cost me?

10% of what you actually collect. Nothing comes in, you owe nothing. Counsel is paid from the attorney fund, not from your share.

Can I stay anonymous?

Yes on this site. For the court filing, check the box when you sign up and counsel can file through one claims entity that holds the group claims.

Who can sign up?

Racers, team owners, crew, vendors, broadcast and event staff, and sponsors owed by IHRA for 2025 or 2026.

Sources

IHRA moves to Fairfield, Ohio, Performance Racing Industry, Jan 1, 2025
IHRA racers lost more than a season, Competition Plus, Jul 13, 2026
Free ice, Ferris wheels and a federal lawsuit, Drag Illustrated, Aug 16, 2026
Going, going: nearly every Cuttell track hits the auction block, Drag Illustrated, Oct 6, 2026

Talk it over in the forum. Questions: call or text Brian, or use the contact form.