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The IHRA how sanctions 111 drag strips around the world. This highlights the organization's focus on grassroots racing. View the full article

Lights Out 17 roared into SGMP and put on a great show. Here's a recap of who brought home big wins in South Georgia. View the full article

Drag Race Bracket Bonanaza (DRBB), the free fantasy game built for NHRA fans, is launching an exciting new season-long feature for 2026: the Major Moments brackets, a fan-driven celebration of the most iconic events from 75 years of NHRA drag racing. Beginning today, DRBB will roll out seeded brackets featuring the Top 64 major moments in each professional class: Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle.Throughout the 2026 season, fans will vote to determine which moments advance,

On Saturday night, the seventh winner of the Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod presented by Red Line Oil will be crowned as the 2025/2026 Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service wraps up at Bradenton Motorsports Park. The Pro Mod winner will walk away with $150,000 and a spot on the cover of the Drag Illustrated WSOPM Issue. The WSOPM weekend will also feature side-by-side action in True 10.5, Pro 10.5, Lil Gangstas, and a handful of supporting categories.  As the

NHRA is set to celebrate its 75th anniversary during the 2026 season, and this year also represents a major milestone for the NHRA Pro Mod Series. The exciting series is set to enjoy its 25th anniversary celebration in 2026, racing 11 times across the country with the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. As part of the milestone campaign for NHRA Pro Mod, NHRA announced that it will stream qualifying coverage live and for free on the NHRA YouTube page on Friday and Saturday, as well as

Automotive Racing Products remains dedicated to grassroots drag racing. The company provides cash bonuses for weekend warriors nationwide.View the full article

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. “

The STM Powersports Snow Outlaws snowmobile drag racing series might have opened the 2026 season one event late, but they opened up in a big way. Big crowds, big (as in high) temperatures, and a big, live video production courtesy of IHRA.  Having the IHRA webcast team spreading Snow Outlaws action live around the globe didn’t deter a huge crowd of snowmobilers from streaming across the lake and lining deep along the purpose-built, 500-foot, snow-packed racing surface.  After the earlier

The stars of the NHRA are headed back to fan-favorite Firebird Motorsports Park for the 41st annual FMP NHRA Arizona Nationals presented by NGK Spark Plugs on March 20-22, marking the second race of the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season during its season-long 75th anniversary celebration. The “Duel in the Desert,” which has drawn massive crowds for four decades, features a full weekend of action-packed racing at one of the premier facilities on the NHRA circuit. Top Fuel drag

Tommy D’Aprile has seen Pro Modified drag racing from just about every angle imaginable. He’s lived through the handbrake days. The clutch cars. The 5,000-RPM launch routines. The 52-car IHRA staging lanes fighting for 16 spots. The era when simply qualifying could feel like winning. Now, as the Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod presented by Red Line Oil approaches, D’Aprile finds himself immersed in a version of Pro Mod that is faster, tighter, and more unforgiving than ever before.

When the 2026 Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod presented by Red Line Oil rolls into eliminations Saturday at Bradenton Motorsports Park, the spotlight won’t shine on just 32 cars. Thanks to a new partnership with Outlaw Light Beer, positions 33 through 64 after qualifying will have their own stage – and their own purse – in the inaugural Outlaw Light Beer Wild Card Shootout, a race within the race that puts $15,000 to the winner, $5,000 to the runner-up, and $2,500 to each semifinali

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

After a season on the sidelines, veteran doorslammer racer Mike Thielen is set to return to NHRA Pro Modified competition this season, reuniting with the Janis family racing operation for the full 11-race season to compete for a world championship beginning at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, March 6–8, at Gainesville Raceway. Thielen will pilot a ’67 Mustang tuned by the father-son Mike Janis Sr. and Jr. duo and equipped with a roots-style supercharger, marking both a return to fam

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

The two-car team of Tony Stewart Racing is set to kick off the 2026 Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series season. Leah Pruett returns to the seat of the Top Fuel dragster after a two-year hiatus, while four-time Funny Car world champion Matt Hagan is looking to carry over momentum from a second-place finish in 2025. Both teams were back on the drag strip February 17-20 for NHRA / Professional Racers Owners Organization (PRO) testing at Gainesville Raceway in Florida, two weeks ahead of NHRA’

Technology continues to change how we build projects. Here's how you can use a 3D scanner in the shop on custom projects. View the full article

Atomizer Fuel Components, producers of high-performance racing injectors, will serve as an associate sponsor of the upcoming Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod presented by Red Line Oil, race officials announced today. With more than 70 drivers competing for the $150,000 winner-take-all prize, the World Series of Pro Mod is the ultimate proving ground for eighth-mile Pro Modified racers, including those relying on Atomizer Racing Injectors. Taking place Feb. 26-28 at Bradenton Motorsports

One of drag racing’s fastest-growing brands is stepping onto one of the sport’s biggest stages. Right Trailers has partnered with Vic Alvarez for the 2026 Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod presented by Red Line Oil, with the company set to be prominently featured on the doors of Alvarez’s centrifugally supercharged ’69 Camaro at Bradenton Motorsports Park. The partnership aligns one of drag racing’s most active and visible sponsors with the most competitive Pro Mod race in the wor

Before engines fire and eliminations begin at the 2026 Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod presented by Red Line Oil, competitors, crew members, and fans will have the opportunity to gather for a different kind of moment. The inaugural World Series of Pro Mod Prayer Breakfast will take place Saturday morning at 8:30 AM inside the Strange Engineering VIP Pavilion at Bradenton Motorsports Park. Open to all, the gathering will feature complimentary coffee and donuts and provide a brief

Some might say that Cody Anderson has big shoes to fill as the son of the most successful Pro Stock racer in NHRA history. The truth of the matter, though, is that the 27-year-old has no intention of walking in dad Greg Anderson’s footsteps. Cody is writing his own story in the world of Pro Stock, and it will begin on the first day of NHRA’s 75th anniversary celebration at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla. He will pull to the starting line for the first time in the NH

Fendt®, a leading provider of advanced agricultural machinery and smart farming solutions, today announced a renewed, two-year partnership with the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA). The company will continue serving as the official NHRA tractor, expanding its visibility across fan engagement and track operations. “Fendt’s ongoing NHRA commitment reflects the continued growth and strength of this partnership and our shared values of performance, precision and reliability,” said Tim Millwoo

Jasmine Salinas returns to action for the 2026 season. The driver will run a hybrid NHRA and IHRA schedule to gain more seat time.View the full article

The Oberhofer brothers are teaming up again at Rick Ware Racing for the 2026 season. They will tune two elite Top Fuel dragsters.View the full article

Sonnax Transmission Company, the leader in transmission innovation, announces a groundbreaking servo system to improve GM TH400, 4L80-E reliability and make staging more consistent and predictable. The externally adjustable low/reverse servo were named runner-up in the performance racing new product category at the 2025 SEMA show, standing out among more than 1,300 entries across 15 categories. In drag racing, proper L/R band adjustment is critical to prevent transbrake malfunction. If the s

Team owner and Funny Car driver Buddy Hull is building his newly formed Hull Racing team on a foundation of performance, safety and strong relationships. The past two months have seen a flurry of activity in Hull’s race shop located just south of the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex by long-time crew chief Mike Guger and new addition veteran crew chief Matt Bynum. With two Funny Cars in the shop the tandem has been meticulously going over every part and piece of the operation preparing for their seaso