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The PDRA East Coast Nationals rocked Darana Motorsports Park. Here's a recap of all the racing action from this huge event. View the full article

Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series officials and FloRacing announced today that Friday qualifying at the upcoming PDRA Mid-Atlantic Showdown presented by Classic Graphix will stream for free on the FloRacing 24/7 channel. The Mid-Atlantic Showdown, May 21-23, at Virginia Motorsports Park, is the third of seven races on the 2026 PDRA schedule and will include the series’ complete lineup of professional, sportsman, and Jr. Dragster classes. Fans can catch Friday qualifying on FloRacing 24/7 thro

The 54th edition of the Snowbird Outlaw Nationals presented by Motion Raceworks continues Friday at Bradenton Motorsports Park with two final qualifying sessions scheduled for the heads-up classes, including the headlining Pro Mod division. Friday’s qualifying sessions will set the field for eliminations, which will begin Saturday to get ahead of rain predicted for Sunday. The historic event serves as the opening race of the second annual Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A

The 2026 U.S. Street Nationals presented by M&M Transmission at Bradenton Motorsports Park continues Friday with more qualifying. It’s the second of three races in the 2025/2026 Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service, along with the season opener for the FuelTech Radial Outlaws Racing Series. Friday’s schedule includes two qualifying sessions for Pro Mod, Pro 10.5, and the Radial Outlaws classes – Pro 275, Limited Drag Radial, X275, and Ultra Street. True 10.5 will

Qualifying continues Friday at the Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod presented by Red Line Oil at Bradenton Motorsports Park, the third and final race of the 2025/2026 Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service. Pro Mod is scheduled to run three qualifying sessions. Pro 10.5 will receive one final qualifying session before starting eliminations. True 10.5, Lil Gangstas, and the index classes will also get one time run before starting eliminations. Eliminations will co

Ten years ago, Kyle Dvorak was dreaming about Pro Mod. Today, he’s living it. As the Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod presented by Red Line Oil approaches, Dvorak finds himself in a position that once felt distant – not just racing Pro Modified, but doing it on the sport’s biggest stage. And he knows exactly what it means. “Just to be in the series, in the lanes with Ryan Martin, Erica Enders, all the ballers – that’s so cool in its own right,” Dvorak said on The Wes Buck Show. “

There are programs that spend years grinding toward their first win light. They write checks, burn nitro, shake the car down, and work through the learning curve one weekend at a time. And then there’s what Richard Freeman and Tony Stewart just did at the NHRA Winternationals in Pomona. Three races were all it took. Three races from the moment Elite Motorsports fielded the R&L Carriers Top Fuel dragster with Stewart behind the wheel to the moment they pulled into the Pomona winner’s circ

With victories under his belt at both Bandimere Speedway and Bradenton Motorsports Park, Jeff Pierce is one of the most accomplished tuners in the history of the Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod and the broader Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service. He led the late Scotty Oksas to the $100,000 win at the final WSOPM at Bandimere in 2019, tuned Kye Kelley to an unlikely Snowbirds Pro Mod win worth $50K in 2024, and most recently guided Stevie “Fast” Jackson to the $7

The PDRA finished up its Darlington event at Benson. Here's who brought home wins in all the PDRA professional categories. View the full article

Del Holbrook has made the move to IHRA Bratz racing and has more tricks up his sleeve. His Mustang has been converted to a twin-turbo setup. View the full article

There are moments in drag racing that feel bigger than a single race. Bigger than a single class. Bigger than a single driver. Ryan Martin making his Pro Mod debut at the Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod presented by Red Line Oil is one of those moments. For more than a decade, Martin has been the tentpole figure of Street Outlaws and No Prep Kings – a central character in one of the most culturally significant movements the sport has seen in modern times. He helped turn outlaw racin

Shawn Langdon has experienced a mindset shift that's made him enjoy racing more. That means enjoying the success for those around him.View the full article

Super Bowl champion Fletcher Cox, who jumped behind the wheel of his nitrous-assisted “Training Day” ’69 Camaro after retiring from a 12-season career with the Philadelphia Eagles, went into the Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod presented by Red Line Oil with a shot at the DI Winter Series presented by J&A Service Pro 10.5 championship. Led by multi-talented tuner Phil Shuler, Cox performed under pressure and secured both the championship and the $25,000 WSOPM Pro 10.5 event win. 

Shawn Reed has worked hard to earn the respect of his fellow Top Fuel racers. Reed is looking to change things up in 2026 and beyond.View the full article

Drag Illustrated announced today that FT Injectors and MRB Billet, two of Brazil’s premier high-performance engine component manufacturers, have secured associate sponsor status for the 2025-26 Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service. The partnership strengthens the international footprint of the Winter Series and brings one of the most respected global names in fuel system and billet component technology deeper into the Pro Mod movement. FT Injectors and MRB Billet have

Veteran nostalgia racer Kyle Hough suffered severe leg injuries in a violent crash aboard at Tucson Dragway’s Fuel Altered Chaos on Saturday.View the full article

Drag Illustrated announced today that FuelTech has expanded its long-standing relationship with the Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service, coming onboard as a major sponsor for the 2025-26 season. The partnership strengthens one of the most meaningful alliances in modern doorslammer drag racing and underscores FuelTech’s commitment to supporting Pro Mod teams and the global doorslammer community. Few brands are as deeply ingrained in modern high-horsepower racing as Fue

Orlando Speed World Dragway is proud to announce the return of one of the most anticipated events in domestic American muscle and street-style drag racing — the 2026 FuelTech World Street Nationals, taking place November 12–15, 2026. In a historic and highly anticipated milestone, competitors will battle for the prestigious NHRA Wally trophy, elevating the World Street Nationals to an entirely new level of competition and recognition. Known as “The Original” and “Grandfather of all”, the

Tractor puller turned Pro Mod contender Peter Norton secured the 2025/2026 Winter Series Pro Mod points championship Saturday night at the Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod presented by Red Line Oil when he defeated Randy Weatherford in a winner-take-all semifinal matchup at Bradenton Motorsports Park. Piloting his Harts-Charger-equipped, Hurricane Motorsports ’69 Camaro, Norton used a .011 reaction time and 3.608-second pass to outrun Weatherford, who got loose and slowed to a 4.877.

In its ninth season of competition, the Funny Car Chaos Championship Drag Racing Series is gearing up for two huge outlaw funny car shows to kick off the 2026 season. With thirty-two plus teams from across the country pre-entered for both Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park, March 26-28 and the Texas Motorplex, April 9-11, this is the first time in series history that the magical 32-car fields will be contested back-to-back to open a season. Most had thought numbers like this would never be seen

Chad Green wants to keep his Funny Car points lead. Green rolls into the Winternationals looking for another win.View the full article

NAPA Auto Care Funny Car driver Ron Capps earned the 39th No. 1 qualifier of his career on Saturday at zMAX Dragway during the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals. The three-time Funny Car world champion scored his second pole of the season on the strength of his Friday night run of 3.883 seconds at 333.91 mph during the weekend’s second qualifying session to cement his points lead heading into Sunday eliminations.   Capps and the NAPA team were solid throughout qualifying, clocking quick and consistent three

After an encouraging debut on the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series last season Funny Car driver Dylan Winefsky is eager to tackle the FMP NHRA Arizona Nationals this weekend at Firebird Motorsports Park. The Arizona-based driver made positive strides throughout last season highlighted by a strong qualifying effort in Seattle at the NHRA Northwest Nationals. This year he is backed by several regional sponsors as he looks to build on that strong foundation and continue his drive to on-track s

For the first time in his career, Jordan Vandergriff is entering race week as the most recent NHRA Funny Car winner on the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series tour. With momentum on his side following the major moment in his career, Vandergriff is hoping to follow up his win at South Georgia Motorsports Park in his 12,000-horsepower Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS with a victory at this weekend’s fan-favorite Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by PEAK, which takes p

Coming off a win at the season kickoff in Gainesville, Funny Car’s Chad Green is ready to head to the desert for the 41st annual FMP NHRA Arizona Nationals presented by NGK Spark Plugs at Firebird Motorsports Park. Green wheels the 12,000-horsepower Bond Coat Ford Mustang and secured his third career win two weeks ago at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. The win was his second consecutive win at the season opener and Green believes his team will carry that mome