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Leah Pruett and Matt Hagan are keeping their standards high as they enter this weekend’s Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip. Pruett will feature Rinnai Tankless Water Heaters as her Top Fuel dragster’s primary livery for the first time in the 2026 Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series season while teammate Matt Hagan will feature Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage on his Dodge//SRT Hellcat Funny Car. Pruett, who stepped back into the seat of her Dodge dragster afte

Tony Stewart Racing enters the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway with Leah Pruett back in the seat of her Dodge Top Fuel dragster and four-time world champion Matt Hagan behind the wheel of the Dodge//SRT Hellcat Funny Car. During Friday’s first qualifying session, Pruett, a 12-time Top Fuel national event winner, will make her first competitive pass since stepping out of the seat to start her family in 2023. “To say this race is just like any other would be a m

Tony Stewart Racing’s Leah Pruett and Matt Hagan are set to take on the FMP NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park, the second of 20 events on the Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series season. Purett, who has a residence in Lake Havasu, will compete for her home crowd in the vibrant Rayce Rudeen Foundation livery on her Top Fuel dragster while Hagan will sport the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage colors on his Dodge//SRT Hellcat Funny Car.  Although this is the only event Pruett wi

The Legacy Nitro Funny Car Series announced the dates of its 2026 event schedule. The rebranded series will bring Nitro Funny Car racing to 11 events including four events as a special attraction on the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series in addition to seven dates on the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series. “The variety and performance of our style of Nitro Funny Car racing has really drawn attention and resonated with the fans,” said Bill Windham, owner and manager of Legacy Nitro Funny Car Ser

With the Legacy Nitro Funny Car Series having kicked off its 11-race series at this past weekend’s fabled Good Vibrations March Meet at Famoso Raceway, the series is proud to welcome Maxima Racing Oils as an associate sponsor for the entire 2026 season. Legacy Nitro Funny Cars continue to build momentum with its high-speed competition, compelling aesthetics, and engaging personalities drawing the interest of fans across the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series and select NHRA Mission Foods Drag Raci

The National Hot Rod Reunion returns to Beech Bend Raceway. Fans anticipate three thrilling days of nostalgia drag racing this summer.View the full article

In addition to their appearance at the upcoming Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, legendary NHRA drivers Kenny Bernstein, Joe Amato, Warren Johnson and Bruce Larson will take to the track on Friday and Saturday for a special legends match race at Gainesville Raceway. It’s another added item for NHRA’s kickoff to the 75th anniversary season in Gainesville, as fans will see four of NHRA’s biggest names take to the track in 550-horsepower 2026 Dodge Charger Sixpacks. The first round is

It’s a beautiful afternoon in early May, and Mo-Kan Dragway in Asbury, Missouri, is hosting the inaugural 405 Shootout. Although Speed Promotions Racing (formerly No Prep Kings) is hosting their season opener at Famoso Dragstrip near Bakersfield, California, on the same weekend, numerous OG Street Outlaws cast members are at Mo-Kan, including James “Doc” Love, Joe “Dominator” Woods, Sean “Farmtruck” Whitley, Jeff “AZN” Bonnett, and Jerry “Monza” Johnston.  Editor’s Note: This story originall

Weight is the enemy of any valvetrain. PBM now offers Titanium valves that will lighten your valvetrain and free up horsepower. View the full article

The 2026 season of NHRA’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series is heating up, and reigning world champion Justin Lamb has already begun to blaze a trail in the new year. Buoyed by a final-round appearance at the NHRA Pacific Division season-opener in Super Stock, Las Vegas-area resident Lamb is eager to get back on track, and he’s even more eager to do so as he launches into a multi-year partnership with LIUNA Local 872. When Lamb pulls into In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip for race two in the Pacif

Arizona native Dylan Winefsky tackles the NHRA Arizona Nationals. He pilots the Nitro Moose Funny Car in scorching desert heat.View the full article

As the Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series enters its 13th season, the all-eighth-mile series is once again helmed by Series Director Tyler Crossnoe. After stepping away from his position as the vice president at Virginia Motorsports Park over the winter, Crossnoe is now locked in on the PDRA and its seven-race season.  Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in DI 199, the Interview Issue, in March/April 2026. Offseason initiatives have included improvements to existing elements

Crower Cams announces Louis Floquet is taking over the family business. The move guarantees its production strictly in the USA.View the full article

LS swapping a car can be a challenge for some vehicles. CPP's 1968–1972 GM A-body LS Swap Kit makes the process much easier.View the full article

Luke Bogacki will set his sights on the Top Dragster category, the three-time NHRA World Champion announced on social media Monday. He’ll pilot a Moser Engineering-backed American Race Cars dragster in 2026, with additional partnership from Advanced Product Design and Watts Auto Diesel Service.  “To be honest, the term ‘Top Dragster’ might be a little strong, at least in the traditional sense” joked Bogacki. “We’re going to go fast – faster than I’ve ever been before – but we’re really just

After a runner-up finish a year ago at the U.S. Street Nationals presented by M&M Transmission, veteran driver Lyle Barnett believes his team can have a repeat performance – or better – when the best Pro Mod teams in the country return to Bradenton Motorsports Park January 23-25 for the second race of the Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service. Last month at the Snowbird Outlaw Nationals presented by Motion Raceworks, fans saw an incredible 80 Pro Mod teams attempt to q

What was initially supposed to be a one-race opportunity has quickly turned into something much bigger for fan-favorite driver Lyle Barnett. Fresh off an ultra-impressive showing throughout the Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service, Barnett got the call to step in for NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series championship contender Billy Banaka at the JBS Equipment NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Elite Motorsports season opener, the 57th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA

SCAG Racing is excited to announce the renewal of Justin Ashley and Daniel Wilkerson’s partnerships with Mac Tools for the 2026 Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series season. Mac Tools has supported Ashley since 2023 and Wilkerson throughout his entire career, providing high-quality professional tools that help both SCAG Power Equipment teams assemble, maintain, and service their race cars at peak performance both on and off the track. “I am so grateful for the opportunity to continue rep

A weekend of record high temperatures presented challenges for teams competing at the NHRA Arizona Nationals, but Rookie of the Year contender Maddi Gordon and her Carlyle Tools Top Fuel team adapted well and reached the semifinals for the second consecutive race Sunday afternoon at Firebird Motorsports Park. The Ron Capps Motorsports driver had the quickest car on the property on Friday and ultimately qualified a career-best fourth, setting up a promising race day in the heat. Gordon is now fif

Maddi Gordon, the driver of the Carlyle Tools Top Fuel dragster, continued gaining positive momentum in her rookie season at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals today in Pomona, Calif. The talented Ron Capps Motorsports standout recorded a new career-best speed and elapsed time attempting to defeat Justin Ashley in the opening round of NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series competition. Although Gordon didn’t get the win light, it was a milestone event in front of a hometown crowd for the Californ

After making her first-ever runs in a 12,000-horsepower Top Fuel dragster last week during the PRO preseason test session at Gainesville Raceway, rookie driver Maddi Gordon has officially completed her Top Fuel licensing process, clearing the way for her professional NHRA debut with Ron Capps Motorsports at the upcoming 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season opener.   The third-generation racer and former Top Alcohol Funny Car standout completed the licensing process while gaining val

“Maddi Mania” continues to ripple across the country as the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series gets into the thick of its 2026 competition schedule. Top Fuel rookie Maddi Gordon piloted the Carlyle Tools dragster to an impressive qualifying performance, qualifying No. 2 at the Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by PEAK. The energetic young phenom went on to reach a quarterfinal finish (with the first Top Fuel engine that she helped to build) on race day at Route 66

Top Fuel rookie Maddi Gordon’s first trip to South Georgia Motorsports Park for the NHRA Southern Nationals resulted in new career-bests in both elapsed time and speed for the driver of the Carlyle Tools Top Fuel dragster. She became only the second woman and fourth Top Fuel driver to eclipse the 340-mph barrier, hitting the mark twice across qualifying and Sunday eliminations. The Ron Capps Motorsports driver closed out the weekend with a quarterfinal exit at the fifth of 20 races on the NHRA M

Manny Buginga will return to the Pro Modified ranks this weekend at the U.S. Street Nationals presented by M&M Transmission, the second of three races in the Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service. Buginga will be piloting his patented red ProCharger-powered Mustang named “Frank” at Bradenton Motorsports Park.  Buginga, who won the N/T class at last year’s U.S. Street Nationals, is eager to rejoin one of drag racing’s most competitive classes – 80 cars attempted to q

BAKERSFIELD, CA – When Famoso Dragstrip opened in 1954 the converted POSO airstrip was a place for hot rodders to flex their tuning skills and for racers to establish bragging rights. No one knew five years later that the track nicknamed “The Patch” would start one of the of most storied races in drag racing and motorsports history. In 1959 the first Smokers March Meet was contested and over the next nearly 70 years every significant racer or crew chief in drag racing history etched their name i