Drag Strips

BAKERSFIELD, CA – The iconic baseball movie Field of Dreams famously said, “If you build it, they will come…” and Famoso Dragstrip is living by that mantra every season with the famed Good Vibrations March Meet. The 68th installment will take place March 5-8, 2026, with four days of racing, car shows, swap meets and drag racing legends on the property. Known as the proving ground for speed and legendary performances Famoso Dragstrip is recognized around the world. The opportunity for old fans to

Small Tire Pro Stock is proud to welcome Mark Lendzion as Tech Director for the 2026 racing season. Lendzion will handle tech declaration forms and scale cars after qualifying and elimination rounds, and take on additional responsibilities when requested, for the racing series which is in its second year of competition and actively building a strong foundation in the motorsports community. It features cars with naturally aspirated combinations that run mid-7s to low-8s in the quarter-mile on

Veteran racer Mark Pawuk takes the wheel of the new Dodge Charger Drag Pak. He aims to secure a third consecutive title this racing season.View the full article

Martino Race Engines is stepping up as a sponsor for Small Tire Pro Stock, a racing series for cars with naturally aspirated combinations capable of running mid-7’s to low-8’s in the quarter mile. Martino Race Engines, which opened nearly 25 years ago, is located in Farmingdale, New Jersey. It is owned by Tom Martino, who successfully raced in NHRA Pro Stock in the 1990’s and 2000’s with engines he built. He secured several wins in that time. Inside of a 5,000 square-foot facility, Marti

Matt Hagan and Leah Pruett are ready for Route 66 Raceway. The TSR team is locked in for a big weekend at the Route 66 NHRA 'NatsView the full article

Tony Stewart Racing heads to North Carolina’s zMAX Dragway for this weekend’s NHRA 4-Wide Nationals with sights set on the history books. Matt Hagan and the Dodge//SRT Hellcat Funny Car team come in fresh off a win that moved them into a tie for first in the points standings, while Leah Pruett and her Dodge Top Fuel dragster sit fifth in points after a commanding start to her 2026 return. With his win at the NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, California, the 1,000th NHRA Funny Car race winner,

Matt Hagan and the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage Dodge//SRT Hellcat Funny Car team capped off the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip with Hagan’s 56th career victory, not only taking home an NHRA 75th Anniversary Wally but the 1,000th NHRA Funny Car event trophy.  Hagan took down three-time Funny Car world champion and most recent NHRA event winner Ron Capps in the final round. Hagan handled the JHG Dodge Hellcat to a 3.876-second pass at 330.39 mph to defeat

Drag racing has a way of delivering its biggest moments when nobody quite planned for them. Sunday evening at Pomona, after a day full of weather delays, Matt Hagan piloted the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage Funny Car to the winner’s circle for Tony Stewart Racing – and in doing so, became the driver who won NHRA’s 1,000th Funny Car race. The number lands hard when you sit with it. One thousand races. Decades of passes, countless careers made and broken, John Force in the news week after week

Tony Stewart Racing's Matt Hagan and Leah Pruett are ready for the 4-Wide Nats. Here's what they're bringing to zMax DragwayView the full article

With a quarter of the Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series season already past, Tony Stewart Racing enters this weekend’s Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals with both Matt Hagan’s Dodge//SRT Hellcat Funny Car and Leah Pruett’s Dodge Top Fuel dragster sitting third in their respective points categories. Hagan, a 56-time Funny Car national event winner, has had a quarter final finish or better through the first five races with a win and two semi-final finishes. His victory a

Intercooler pumps play a big role in helping a boosted engine make horsepower. Here's a look at why these pumps are so important. View the full article

Rich McPhillips Jr. opened the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series season with his first Top Alcohol Dragster victory, taking the Ironman trophy at Motorsports Park – formerly Galot Motorsports Park – in dominant fashion across three elimination rounds on Saturday. McPhillips qualified sixth with a 3.547-second pass at 225.11 mph in Q2 after posting a 3.552 at 223.80 mph in the opening session. On race day, McPhillips ran a 3.459 at 231.04 mph in Round 1 to defeat Joey Severance (3.482, 220.84

Melanie Johnson has been selected as a 2026 grant recipient by the Shift Up Now Foundation. The announcement, made in celebration of Women’s History Month, marks a significant milestone as Johnson becomes the first drag racer in the organization’s history to receive a grant. The Shift Up Now Foundation is dedicated to driving gender equality in motorsports by providing critical funding and resources to talented female athletes. For the 2026 season, the Foundation awarded over $300,000 in grants

Melanie Johnson is bringing a new look to the NHRA Winternationals, announcing Speedmaster as her primary partner for the 2026 season. The partnership officially hits the track April 9-12 at the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip, where Johnson’s Top Alcohol Dragster will debut its new Speedmaster livery at her home race. The partnership is built on a natural alignment between two names driven by horsepower. Speedmaster is defined by a mission to blend traditional craftsmanship with cutting-edge

Melling Engine Parts proudly announces its 80th anniversary as a family-owned leader in the automotive aftermarket industry. Since its founding in 1946 by George Melling Sr. and his son Ben, Melling has been committed to delivering high-quality engine components that keep vehicles running strong. What began with precision oil pumps for older vehicles has grown into a global brand offering thousands of aftermarket and performance engine parts across 27 product lines and over one million appli

Drag Illustrated, Melling Performance, and promoters Tom Gunner and Michael Poland have teamed up to deliver the Lil Gangstas Championship Series presented by Melling Performance for the 2025-26 Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service, race officials announced today. The points champion at the end of the three-race series will earn $10,000 and a sponsorship package from Melling. For over 75 years, Melling has been manufacturing and providing customers with the newest cutting

Derek Menholt became the first two-time winner of the season in the JBS Equipment NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Elite Motorsports, driving past Jason Collins in the final round on Sunday at Route 66 Raceway as part of this weekend’s Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK. It marked the fifth of 11 races during the 2026 season and this weekend’s event was powered by ProFlow Pumping Solutions. Menholt was one of four drivers who had won alread

Elite Motorsports, the largest professional drag racing team in the NHRA, has announced Michelle Domagala as its newly appointed Vice President, Operations and Partnerships. Domagala, who has served as the Administrator for PRO (Professional Racers Owners Organization) for the past 18 years, will work with Elite Motorsports owner and President Richard Freeman in acquiring new partnerships, maintaining current relationships and building the Elite Motorsports brand both on and off the racetrac

The Turn & Burn drag-and-drive provides a twist on the typical drag and drive. Racers will get to hit some unique stops during this event. View the full article

Summit Motorsports Park hosted the inaugural Turn & Burn drag-and-drive. We've got the event recap that features all the winners. View the full article

The Mid-West Drag Racing Series is collapsing two of its 2026 Flying H Drag Strip dates into a single weekend, turning what had been the June and October Smack Down stops into a four-day double-header September 24-27 – two complete, separately scored races run back-to-back with their own purses, their own qualifying, and their own eliminations. Series founder Keith Haney announced the move alongside Flying H Drag Strip owner Scott Higgs, citing a stack of scheduling and economic pressure poi

Fresh off a breakout season in the Mid-West Drag Racing Series, where he finished second in Pro Mod championship points, Jacob McNeal has officially accepted his invitation to compete in the Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service. The rising young standout has firmly arrived on the national Pro Mod radar and now looks to build on the momentum of his career-best year when he makes his Winter Series debut this December at Bradenton Motorsports Park. McNeal has become one o

A new, multi-discipline motorsports festival is coming to the heart of the Midwest in 2026 as Midwest Drift and Drags makes its debut at Cordova Dragway June 12th and 13th, blending drifting, drag racing, roll racing, car show action, and an Aussie-style burnout pit into one all-inclusive weekend. Co-promoter Jeff Hintz said the event represents the next evolution of a grassroots effort that has been growing for a decade. “Myself and Nick Hansen are the two people that are the primary ca

Elite Motorsports is continuing its expansion in NHRA Championship Drag Racing announcing Sportsman racer Mike Lomas as the newest addition to its multi-category program. Lomas joins an Elite lineup that competes across Top Fuel, Pro Stock, Pro Mod and Sportsman categories. Following a successful 2025 season where he picked up his first NHRA victory, Lomas will make his Elite Motorsports debut at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway just outside of Charlotte joining Royce Lee Freeman in

The NHRA Pro Mod racers went four-wide racing at zMAx Dragway. Here's a recap of all the action from the NHRA 4-Wide NationalsView the full article