Is Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings Coming Back in 2025? The Answer's Yes — But There's a Catch
The racing may go on, but the name is gone.
Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings will return in 2025 under a new banner — Speed Promotions Racing — with a revamped format, new tracks, and a 13-event schedule stretching across the U.S. and Canada.
2025 Speed Promotions Racing Schedule:
- May 9-10 – Famoso Drag Strip, Bakersfield, CA
- May 30-31 – Virginia Motorsports Park, Petersburg, VA
- June 13-14 – National Trail Raceway, Hebron, OH
- June 20-21 – Beech Bend Raceway Park, Bowling Green, KY
- June 27-28 – New England Dragway, Epping, NH
- July 11-12 – Toronto Motorsports Park, Toronto, Canada
- July 18-19 – RAD Torque Raceway, Edmonton, Canada
- July 25-26 – Mission Raceway Park, Mission, Canada
- August 15-16 – Qlispe Raceway Park, Airway Heights, WA
- September 19-20 – US 131 Motorsports Park, Martin, MI
- September 26-27 – Maple Grove Raceway, Mohnton, PA
- October 31 – November 1 – GALOT Motorsports Park, Benson, NC
The opener will be at Bakersfield's Famoso Drag Strip on May 9, with the finale at GALOT Motorsports Park in Benson, North Carolina, on Halloween weekend.
Fans split on the rebrand
Some see the change as a sign the TV era of No Prep Kings is truly over.
"In 2025 you can see waaaaay more realer and authentic content on YouTube than Discovery or any other network would ever be able to air," one fan wrote, praising the freedom of online racing content.
Another added, "The show was almost a perfect storm and took off harder and faster than anyone ever thought, but it has run its course. There's no shortage of sick street racing to watch. Watch their channels, buy their merch, and support the guys you like directly."
Others are still bitter over unfinished business — especially the still-unreleased No Prep Kings Season 6. RobSmithPVP, who said he spent over $1,500 attending the Bandimere event in Colorado, vented:
"I didn't know at the time I was paying for something I would never get to watch on TV… After NPK season 4 we only had to wait about a month to see the episode. Now it's been almost two years. Discovery should at least let paying customers have the episode they paid for. If not, the people who attended should try to sue their asses."
Not everyone was sympathetic. One reply read simply, "Good luck with that lawsuit, Bud."
Worries about the future
Some fans doubt Speed Promotions Racing will last beyond this year. "Attendance at events is really low," wrote one commenter. "Will probably see more at the $100K prize event but don't see that saving it." Others slammed the 2025 schedule's criss-crossing logistics, saying it will bleed money from teams in fuel and wear-and-tear.
There's also debate over the racing itself. Veteran fan javibeme argued the cars have outgrown their audience: "The safer and faster the builds became, the further away they got from their base audience. Peeking into their everyday lives even in the pits is what made the show… Right now lil gangsta class is what's hot — reasonable build level but still fast ET enough to make it fun."
Even Street Outlaws regular AZN weighed in, agreeing that the format needs a total overhaul:
"Almost have to start completely over. They may even have to change the format because anything similar will just seem like a copy of a copy. Discovery microwaved the show beyond its flavor. I think a documentary-style show would have a chance."
The crash that changed everything
Some fans believe the rebrand is tied to legal fallout from a fatal crash during filming of Street Outlaws: Fastest in America. Driver Ryan Fellows died in the accident, and lawsuits followed. As one commenter put it, "According to Reaper… Discovery is done with the show in any form."
For now, Speed Promotions Racing promises a fresh identity and a packed schedule. Whether it can win back No Prep Kings fans — or just becomes another entry in drag racing's crowded YouTube scene — will play out starting May 9 in Bakersfield.