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Buddy Hull is ready to focus his endless energy on team ownership. Hull talks about his new role as Funny Car team owner and driver.View the full article

Santa Pod Raceway is delighted to announce a new partnership to become the Main Title Sponsor of the venue’s unique ‘outlaw’ race: The DOORSLAMMERS Powered by FuelTech. FuelTech, the leading global manufacturer of motorsport electronic and engine-management systems, has already joined Santa Pod as title sponsor of the FuelTech Motorsport UK British Drag Racing Championship and its fearsome, 250mph ‘doorslammer’ Pro Modified cars. FuelTech now develops that relationship by supporting Santa Po

NHRA announced today that “Chasing Speed,” a six-part docuseries that recently aired on VICE TV, will debut in full on NHRA’s YouTube pageon Wednesday. All six episodes of the docuseries will be available immediately for fans, giving them an opportunity to watch all at once or at their convenience. It also marks the first time it will be available to NHRA fans internationally. The well-received show debuted on VICE TV on January 21, and a new episode aired each week heading into the kick

"Disco Dean Karns will debut a new-to-him Pro Modified 1969 Chevelle in his signature pink color at this weekend's IHRA season opener.View the full article

As Keith Haney pulled his Jerry Bickel Race Cars-built, Pat Musi-powered “Black Widow” C7 Corvette into the waterbox alongside Tommy Franklin for the final round of Pro Nitrous at the Summit Racing Equipment PDRA East Coast Nationals presented by FuelTech, he knew he wasn’t supposed to be here. Not just the final round – he wasn’t supposed to be at Darana Motorsports Park-Benson period.  Haney’s own Midwest Drag Racing Series was scheduled to have their season-opener at Xtreme Raceway Park t

A father-and-son drag-and-drive story was born from a life-changing health scare. Its built on friendship and much more.View the full article

Less than eight weeks after Edwin Burgos posted the first-ever five-second rotary-powered quarter-mile, Joel Olivo watched his Siquitraqui Motorsports “Grey Bullet” 2021 Mazda RX9 surpass the 5.956 world record held by the “Loquito Killer” RX8 with a blistering 5.935 at Orlando SpeedWorld in Bithlo, Florida. With renowned import racer Juan “Juanchy” Illanas at the wheel, Olivo’s machine made history in multiple areas. The first run under six seconds was produced by a three-rotor engine (20B) whi

There are wins – and then there are moments that change how a racer is defined. For Jason Harris, the Snowbird Outlaw Nationals didn’t just add another trophy to an already decorated career. It placed him at the center of the most unforgiving competitive environment in modern drag racing – and demanded that he prove it, five times in a row. “This was the pinnacle of my career,” Harris said. “I’ve won championships. I’ve won a lot of races. I’ve never gotten the type of press that I’ve go

By any historical measure, drag racing has always evolved in waves – eras defined by cars, personalities, venues, and moments that only fully reveal their importance years later. But every so often, something emerges that refuses easy comparison, something that doesn’t fit neatly into the established timelines. According to Brian Lohnes, that’s exactly what’s happening right now with the Drag Illustrated Winter Series. “I really thought about this,” Lohnes said during The Wes Buck Show. “And

After competing at the World Series of Pro Mod for the past two seasons, Pro 10.5 officially joined the full three-race Drag Illustrated Winter Series lineup – and Ohio doorslammer veteran Bill Lutz wasted no time making the moment count. Lutz entered the Snowbird Outlaw Nationals with something to prove and left Bradenton Motorsports Park with a $10,000 Pro 10.5 victory, capping the weekend by outrunning Super Bowl champion Fletcher Cox in a pressure-packed final round. For Lutz, the win wa

Bobby Dodrill was unhurt after a violent crash in his four-wheel-drive “Miss Misery” C10 during Battle For The Thrones at U.S. 60 Dragway.View the full article

For veteran Top Fuel and Funny Car driver “Nitro” Joe Morrison the start to the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season has been fast and not so furious. The part-time racer has been working extensively with his Right2Breathe® Project and while that program continues to grow and change lives his opportunities to race have taken somewhat of a back seat. This weekend he will make his 2026 NHRA national event debut racing the Herzhauser Racing Funny Car at the inaugural Potomac Nationals

It’s Saturday evening at Bradenton Motorsports Park, and Shawn “Murder Nova” Ellington is sitting on the ground next to the rear driver’s side wheel well of “Blue,” the ProCharger-powered ’69 Camaro he drives for Keith Haney Racing. For perhaps the first time all weekend, his pit area is unusually silent. The former Street Outlaws star is by himself at the moment.   Fans who would typically be surrounding his trailer are anxiously awaiting the final round of the World Series of Pro Mod betwe

For two-time defending NHRA funny car champion Austin Prock, the final round of the inaugural NHRA Potomac Nationals presented by JEGS at Maryland International Raceway nearly came apart before he ever fired the engine.  After a routine servicing of the car following the semifinals, things appeared to unravel as the Tasca Racing team rolled their PPG Ford Mustang to the staging lanes for their first final-round appearance in 2026.   “It was chaotic. [The] parachute box falls off the righ

Bradenton, Fla. – Drag Illustrated has announced the addition of the $25,000 Winter Series Wild Card Shootout to the Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod, further expanding race-day opportunities and reinforcing the Winter Series’ commitment to delivering the most competitive and inclusive Pro Modified program in drag racing. The new Wild Card Shootout will feature qualifiers 33 through 64, paying $15,000 to win and contested over five full rounds of eliminations on race day at Bradenton

Pro 10.5 racers will have more on the line than ever when the class returns to the Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod presented by Red Line Oil, Feb. 26–28 at Bradenton Motorsports Park, where a lucrative $25,000 winner’s purse headlines the Pro 10.5 Challenge. In addition to racing for one of the richest payouts in class history, competitors will also decide the inaugural DI Winter Series presented by J&A Service Pro 10.5 champion, with the champion earning a $5,000 bonus and a massiv

‘Doorslammer’ is a drag racing term for a full-bodied car with functioning doors – in other words, your bog-standard saloon. Yet nothing is remotely bog-standard about the ‘saloon cars’ heading to Santa Pod Raceway from across Europe this month for the venue’s annual big-money bonanza shootout, THE DOORSLAMMERS – powered by FuelTech. Yes, they all have roofs and doors, sprung chassis too, but that’s where resemblance ends. A £100,000 prize pot beckons, ‘powered by FuelTech’, the Brazilia

POMONA, Calif. – In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip will again make history this spring during NHRA’s milestone 75th season, as the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals will play host to the 1,000th Funny Car race in NHRA history on April 9-12 on the hallowed grounds at Pomona. Funny Car made its first-ever appearance at the 1966 World Finals in Tulsa, with Eddie Schartman picking up the victory. NHRA’s milestone year in 2026 will begin with the 998th Funny Car race at the season-opening Amalie Moto

The Elite Motorsports Million could create the first million-dollar drag racing payday. Here's who we think could win the big money.View the full article

To celebrate the one-year anniversary of 6-time Pro Stock world champion Greg Anderson joining 16-time Funny Car world champion John Force in the most exclusive club in motorsports, the 1000 Round Win Club, Werner Communications, is releasing the first licensed autograph product celebrating this achievement. Signed by both Force and Anderson, this limited edition, 1 of 1,000-piece collectible features the iconic photos from the top end of the racetrack moments after each driver recorded their 1,

To commemorate the one-year anniversary of 6-time Pro Stock world champion Greg Anderson’s historic 1,000th round win at the 2025 Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, the 1000 Round Win Club is sponsoring Drag Race Bracket Bonanza (DRBB) for the Thunder Valley Nationals this weekend. The free-to-play bracket game that has become a weekly destination for drag racing fans across the country. Anderson joined John Force as the second member of the 1000 Round Win Club, which is arguably the most

Kyle Loftis, the founder of 1320Video and one of the most influential media figures in modern street car and drag racing culture, has passed away. 1320Video announced Loftis’ passing Wednesday afternoon, stating that Loftis died Tuesday night. “Kyle’s passion for motorsports inspired millions of people around the world and we will never forget what he has done to grow our beloved sport,” the company said in its statement, adding that Loftis’ “enthusiasm, kindness and creativeness was contagi

IHRA Pro Mod Mania rolls into Milan Dragway in Milan, Mich., June 5-6 – a $275,000-plus-purse Pro Mod weekend with Mountain Motor Pro Stock joining a heavy supporting card of Limited Drag Radial, Ultra Street, Outlaw 632, Top Sportsman, 235-8.5, All Motor, Door Mod, No Time 28, Open Comp, and Run What Ya Brung. Randy Weatherford is the defending event winner. This page is Drag Illustrated’s hub for the schedule, results, and weekend coverage as it comes in. Jump to: Event Update · What to Wa

ONE WEEK OUT. THREE RACES. ONE MILLION ON THE LINE. EACH.The 2026 IHRA Triple Crown opens at Darana Raceway in Hebron, Ohio on June 19-20. Five classes – Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Mod, Pro Stock, Mountain Motor Pro Stock – are each eligible for a $1 million bonus if a single competitor wins all three races on the Triple Crown calendar. Top Fuel and Funny Car go at 1,000 feet. Pro Mod, Pro Stock and Mountain Motor Pro Stock at the eighth-mile. Pre-race Street Party at Buckeye Lake Village Thursday

FOX Sports released the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Season Schedule. All 20 races air on FOX or FS1 for the 75th year.View the full article