COTTON CLASSIC
DECEMBER 5, 2026
TRACK CLOSED
Monday, November 30th
to
Friday, December 4th
THURSDAY 12/3
12:00 PM - Club member parking
4:00 PM - President & Sponsor Parking
8:00 PM - Registration Closes
FRIDAY 12/4
9:00 AM - All Parking
4:00 PM - Check In Opens
5:30 PM - Check In Closes
6:00 PM - Controlled Practice
SATURDAY 12/5
7:30 AM - Check In Opens
8:00 AM - Check In Closes
8:15 AM - Rookie Meeting
8:30 AM - Driver Meeting
9:00 AM - Heat Racing Begins
REGISTRATION:
NOW OPEN!
Join us for the Cotton Classic—NGQMA’s biggest and most exciting race of the year!
This year’s Cotton Classic is also the finale of the Dixie Shootout Series, making it one of the most anticipated races on the regional schedule. Championships will be decided, and we’re expecting an incredible weekend of racing!
The Cotton Classic also serves as our Pre-Regional Race, giving your driver the perfect opportunity to get valuable track time, test setups, and prepare for Regionals on the same track. If you’ve been competing in the Dixie Shootout Series, there is no better time to get laps and dial in your car.
Don’t miss your chance to be part of our biggest race of the season!
Registration closes Thursday, December 3 at 8:00 PM EST.
Register now and join us for the Cotton Classic!
Click the button to secure your spot at the 2026 Cotton Classic!
PARKING
Parking will begin on Friday, December 4th for all Non-NGQMA members at 9:00 AM.
If you are an NGQMA member you may park in your reserved spot on Thursday, December 3rd at 12pm.
President and Sponsor Parking will begin at 4pm.
Please do not park without direction of an NGQMA Board member or the facility director.
CONTROLLED PRACTICE
Controlled practice will roll promptly at 6pm on Friday, December 4th. Cars will line up based on race order for the event. You can find that order below or on the track graphic shared on WhatsApp.
We will roll 3 cars at a time for a 2 minute practice session.
First yellow, timer will stop. After we go green, it will not stop for any additional yellow flags in the session.
If your car draws a yellow flag more than once, your driver will be asked to leave the track.
We will run quickly through controlled practice and will not have time to wait for a driver to get buckled in. Please make sure your driver and car are ready to roll or they will miss their practice session.
HEAT RACE QUALIFYING
This event will use electronic pill draw, heat races, and passing points to set the lower mains and feature lineups.
An electronic pill draw will randomly assign each driver’s starting position for the heat race.
Heat race finishing positions and positions gained or lost will be used to calculate passing points. Please reference our RULES page to understand the passing points system.
Passing points will determine the starting lineup for all lower mains and feature races.
RACE DAY COMMUNICATIONS
All race day communications will happen on our official Cotton Classic WhatsApp group. Please join the group by following this link to the Cotton Classic 2026!
***BIKES, SCOOTERS, E-BIKES & E-SCOOTERS, SKATEBOARDS are all prohibited at all times at the Cumming Fairgrounds.
TECH INFO
RULES: NASCAR Youth Series unless otherwise noted on our rules page.
FUEL: We’ll be getting samples from Fri & Sat.
87 octane only.
Chevron
940 Tolbert St. Cumming, GA 30047
RACECEIVER: 539 or 456.725
MEMBERSHIP: NASCAR Youth Series required
RACE ORDER
RED ROOKIE
JR HONDA
SR HONDA
HVY HONDA
BLUE ROOKIE
LWF
HWF
JR ANIMAL
SR ANIMAL
HVY 160
JR 160
UNR. ANIMAL
LT 160
MOD WORLD
FOOD
Wildeye Southern BBQ
Travelin Tom’s Coffee
El Don De Los Tacos
Kona Ice
NGQMA Concessions
HOTEL
Holiday Inn & Suites
870 Buford Hwy, Cumming, GA 30041
Call/Click for $119 rate.
(678) 845-7100
Mention NGQMA!
Fill out the Cotton Classic registration form here.
After submitting, be sure to purchase your race registration below!
Please purchase Cotton Classic registration here!
