Rumors that the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) is “buying Atlanta Dragway” in Commerce, Georgia keep resurfacing for one simple reason: there are now multiple, verifiable public breadcrumbs that suggest the door is open for racing to return on that property — even though there is still no confirmed sale to IHRA.
What follows is a fact-only, layered breakdown of (1) who owns the property today, (2) what Banks County has actually voted on, (3) what is scheduled next in the approval process, (4) what IHRA has confirmed elsewhere that fuels the speculation, and (5) the specific gaps that remain unproven.
1) The most important clarification: “Buying Atlanta Dragway” can mean three different things…