{"id":59766,"date":"2025-12-13T03:20:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T03:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/59766\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T03:20:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T03:20:22","slug":"ihra-acquires-maple-grove-raceway-in-berks-county-berks-regional-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/59766\/","title":{"rendered":"IHRA acquires Maple Grove Raceway in Berks County | Berks Regional News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BRECKNOCK TWP., Pa. &#8211; The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) announced today its acquisition of Berks County&#8217;s Maple Grove Raceway, a destination for drag racing enthusiasts far and wide.<\/p>\n<p>IHRA officials say this marks a significant milestone for the sport.<\/p>\n<p>Established in the early 1960s, Maple Grove is nationally recognized as one of the fastest and most respected drag racing venues in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Under the leadership of the Koretsky family, the track\u2019s heritage has been well preserved while positioning the location for long-term growth. Officials say the Koretskys will continue to play an active role throughout the transition and in guiding Maple Grove\u2019s future direction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a track with deep roots and an even stronger future,\u201d said Darryl Cuttell, Owner of IHRA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaple Grove represents what racing should be: competitive, welcoming, and centered around racers and families. Bringing it under the IHRA umbrella is not just a business decision, it\u2019s a commitment to strengthening the sport and investing in its long-term success.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BRECKNOCK TWP., Pa. &#8211; The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) announced today its acquisition of Berks County&#8217;s Maple&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":59767,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[14362,32528,32525,32527,32524,32526,28,128,130,129],"class_list":{"0":"post-59766","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-reading","8":"tag-brecknock-twp","9":"tag-darryl-cuttell","10":"tag-drag-racing","11":"tag-ihra-drag-racing","12":"tag-international-hot-rod-association","13":"tag-maple-grove-raceway","14":"tag-pennsylvania","15":"tag-reading-city","16":"tag-reading-city-headlines","17":"tag-reading-city-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59766\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}