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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – To start the 75th anniversary celebration, NHRA will open the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season in grand style at famed Gainesville Raceway for the 57th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals on March 5-8. NHRA will pay homage to some of its legendary names during the milestone year, starting in Gainesville with appearances from icons like Kenny Bernstein, Joe Amato, Don Prudhomme, Shirley Muldowney, Darrell Gwynn and drag racing pioneer “Big Daddy” Don Ga

One of the biggest seasons in NHRA history is set for a massive opening, as the 75th anniversary season in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series officially gets underway with the NHRA Gatornationals on March 5-8 at legendary Gainesville Raceway. The historic race and venue will get an added touch this season to kick off NHRA’s milestone year, with a lineup full of legends scheduled to appear to start the celebration. Some of the sport’s biggest names – including Kenny Bernstein, Don Garlit

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In a move aimed at strengthening the current program for the upcoming NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season, SCAG Racing is excited to welcome Aaron Brooks as Crew Chief to the Bluebird Turf/Dave Richards Funny Car team. Brooks, who started as a crew guy and worked his way up the drag racing ladder, has many years of experience as a crew chief in both nitro classes. Brooks’ reputation for maximizing resources and mentoring crew members has made him a respected figure in drag racing an

NHRA Pro Stock star and multi-time Factory Stock Showdown world champion Aaron Stanfield added another significant accomplishment to his résumé Saturday night when he won the $150,000-to-win Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod (WSOPM) presented by Red Line Oil at Bradenton Motorsports Park. The final round was decided by just .003 seconds as Stanfield drove around newly crowned 2025/2026 Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service champion Peter Norton in a side-by-side race

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AB Motorsports Accelerate Program athlete Angelle Sampey has been named to the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America’s Class of 2027, further cementing her legacy as one of the most accomplished and influential competitors in drag racing history. A three-time NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion, Sampey dominated the category in the early 2000s, capturing consecutive titles from 2000 to 2002 and setting the standard for excellence on two wheels. Her 46 career victories rank third all-t

AB Motorsports announced today that Autoland Outlets will join the team as an official partner for the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season, aligning with four-time Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown and the AB Motorsports organization, including the AB Motorsports Accelerate Program. A leading automotive dealer specializing in specialty pick-up trucks and commercial vehicles, Autoland Outlets brings long-standing ties to the drag racing community. This partnership deepens Aut

Three weeks after starting eliminations at the season-opening KTR Drag Racing PDRA Carolina Nationals presented by Pee Dee Fleet at Darlington Dragway, the Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series crowned its first winners of the 2026 season Thursday night at Darana Motorsports Park – Benson, NC. The series completed the Carolina Nationals eliminations during Thursday testing ahead of this weekend’s Summit Racing Equipment East Coast Nationals presented by FuelTech, the second of seven races on the

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In a class where thousandths of a second separate legends from heartbreak, the starting line often tells the real story. For the 2026 Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod, Aeromotive is putting serious money where reaction time matters most. Aeromotive will award a $1,000 Hole Shot Bonus in every round of eliminations, paying the driver who wins their matchup with the best starting-line reaction time. Across five rounds of eliminations, that adds an additional $5,000 on the line – purely

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There’s a new car and a new team, but the end goal remains the same for Funny Car standout Austin Prock, who enters the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season as the back-to-back world champion. But there’s been plenty of change for Prock heading into this weekend’s Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway to kick off NHRA’s 75th anniversary. After winning consecutive championships, Prock and his team are now with Bob Tasca’s Funny Car team and Ford Racing, serv

As the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series opened this weekend at the AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals featuring the JBS Power Systems NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Elite Motorsports, Alex Laughlin rolled into Gainesville with more than a race car and a fresh outlook for the new season – he also arrived with the backing of a new partner, Central Power Systems & Services, a company owned by fellow drag racer and recent Drag Illustrated Winter Series contender Robin R

Alexis DeJoria continued to build momentum with John Force Racing at the NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, driving her Bandero Café Chevrolet SS Funny Car to a quarterfinal finish Sunday afternoon. In pursuit of the 1,000th NHRA Funny Car Wally, DeJoria picked up championship bonus points in qualifying and posted a solid showing in eliminations. She leaves the third of 20 races on the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series tour ranked seventh in the Funny Car points standi

John Force Racing has now expanded to a four car team again. Alexis DeJoria will pilot a fourth JFR car in 2026.View the full article

John Force Racing will expand to four teams for the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season and beyond with the signing of 2014 U.S. Nationals Funny Car winner Alexis DeJoria to a multi-year contract with the 24-time world championship organization.  DeJoria is the only female currently competing in the NHRA Funny Car category and was the first woman in Funny Car competition to break the three-second barrier when she posted a 3.997-second elapsed time at the 2014 Winternationals in

Alexis DeJoria kicked off a new chapter with John Force Racing in impressive fashion, racing to the final round at the 57th annual NHRA Gatornationals Sunday afternoon to open the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season at Gainesville Raceway. Driving the Bandero Café Chevrolet SS Funny Car in her first race with the legendary team, DeJoria charged through eliminations to reach her 17th career final round, ultimately leaving Florida ranked No. 2 in the Funny Car points standings and fi

After reaching the final quad at last year’s NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway, Alexis DeJoria entered Sunday’s eliminations looking to replicate that success at the season’s only four-wide event. Backed by a strong qualifying performance that secured the No. 5 seed, DeJoria and her Bandero Café Chevrolet SS Funny Car team advanced out of the opening round before falling short of a return trip to the final elimination quad.   DeJoria rebounded from early traction issues in Friday’s opening q

Alexis DeJoria continued her consistent start to the 2026 season Sunday at the NHRA Southern Nationals, guiding the Bandero Café Chevrolet SS Funny Car to a semifinal finish at South Georgia Motorsports Park. At the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series’ debut event at the facility, DeJoria navigated tricky track conditions to advance to the semifinals for the second time this season while holding onto sixth in the championship standings for John Force Racing.   DeJoria, who previously raced at

Alexis DeJoria, the driver of the Bandero Café Chevrolet SS Funny Car, earned a victory for John Force Racing (JFR) today at the Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by PEAK. DeJoria won the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge, a specialty race that takes place during qualifying on Saturday. DeJoria defeated J.R. Todd and her teammate Jordan Vandergriff on her way to victory. This is DeJoria’s first Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge win this season and her second overall. 

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