Drag Strips

Ray Kasicki's Willys Coupe has been a family project from the start. This wild gasser rips off 8-Second passes with ease.View the full article

FOX Sports released the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Season Schedule. All 20 races air on FOX or FS1 for the 75th year.View the full article

Stevie “Fast” Jackson, the most recent winner in the Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service, will not be in his familiar, fan-favorite Motion Raceworks “Shadow 3.0” ’68 Camaro when he rolls through the water box for Q1 at the Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod presented by Red Line Oil. As announced this week on the Shake and Bake Show, Jackson has converted the Shadow from outlaw trim to NHRA Pro Mod-legal trim and will instead drive the Pierce family’s “Purple Heart”

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

INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 13, 2026) – Coming off a standout season that included the most-watched race in NHRA history, NHRA officials and FOX Sports released the television schedule for the upcoming 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season, a year that also celebrates NHRA’s 75th anniversary. All 20 races, along with the NHRA All-Star Callout events in Top Fuel and Funny Car, and the GETTRX NHRA All-Star Callout races in Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle, will be broadcast on either FOX

WYNNEWOOD, Okla. – As Elite Motorsports continues to solidify its standing as the largest professional team in the Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series, the organization has stayed dedicated to maintaining and building relationships with its longtime partners.  Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage, the very best in custom cars, trucks and crate engines, Melling Performance Parts, a top manufacturer of the newest cutting edge performance parts, CTech Manufacturing, a leader in premium aluminum cart

There are many different storylines to follow in the world of NHRA Mission Foods Series drag racing, and that much was evident in this week’s new episode of Chasing Speed, VICE’s NHRA docuseries. From Jasmine Salinas and Ida Zetterström discussing the challenges of finding funding to a behind-the-scenes look at Shawn Reed’s harrowing Seattle crash, Episode 4 dove into some of the harsh realities of professional drag racing. Viewers also get to hear from drivers like Matt Hagan, Austin Prock

I mean…yeah. Tony Stewart, in my humble opinion, is the greatest race car driver to ever compete in this United States and honestly, I don’t see how there’s an argument against it. With the Rushville Rocket returning to NASCAR action this weekend for the Craftsman Truck Series 2026 season opener at Daytona, I thought now’s a good time to prove my point. Now let me clarify, I didn’t say greatest drag racer. But his foray into straightline motorsports makes his claim as the American GO

ProCharger, manufacturers of high-performance centrifugal superchargers, 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 ProCharger superchargers for power. Set to take place Feb 26-28 at Bradenton

Sick Week 2026 was an amazing event. Check out this photo gallery that captures all of the emotions and action from Sick Week 2026.View the full article

Is wider better? We look at the benefits wider wheels provide in high horsepower applications in drag racing. View the full article

Will Smith is ready to realize his dream of Top Fuel racing. Smith will be driving a SCAG-backed Top Fueler in the NHRA this season.View the full article

Drag Illustrated and No Limit Drag Racing are once again bridging the gap between real-world competition and digital horsepower – this time with a major expansion to an already powerful tradition. Beginning in 2026, the points champion of the Lil’ Gangstas Championship Series presented by Melling Performance at the Drag Illustrated Winter Series will be added directly into the No Limit Drag Racing video game, giving fans around the world the opportunity to race the very car that conquered on

Pro Modified standout rookie and NHRA Top Fuel driver Jacob McNeal has been officially named by Jeff Diehl Racing as their Nitro Funny Car driver to compete for a points championship in the 2026 IHRA eight-race points series. Legendary Nitro Funny Car driver/owner Jeff “The Surfer” Diehl will continue running at select NHRA races as well as the IHRA Triple Crown series. McNeal will bring his forward-focused discipline and intensity to competing in Nitro Funny Car, along with a deep respect f

How to assemble hoses correctly, avoid common mistakes, and learn proven shop tips from Koul Tools inventor Richard Raczuk. View the full article

The Wally Parks 75th Anniversary Appreciation Fund honors the NHRA founder. Racers compete for $27 million during this 2026 milestone.View the full article

Blown nitro, turbo alcohol, turbo nitro—the STM Powersports Snow Outlaws snowmobile drag racing series has them all and will unleash the fury February 13-14! The St. Germain Shootout presented by Wisconsin’s St. Germain Chamber of Commerce will see Outlaw, Pro Xtreme 55, and Pro Modified sleds launching with big wheelies and huge roostertails on the purpose-built, 500-foot, snow-packed racing surface. Your access to this action is on West Bay of Little St. Germain Lake, with Friday night tim

Winner winner chicken dinner will be a reality for the Southeast Gassers Association in 2026 with newly formed partnership with Wings Etc. Grill & Pub of Boiling Springs, South Carolina. Wings Etc. is proud to partner with SEGA for race weekend streaming and beyond. With a strong history in motorsports – from local Upstate South Carolina events to the NASCAR O’Reilly Series – Wings Etc. brings authentic racing enthusiasm to the partnership. As SEGA’s official “Wings and More” destination, th

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

Atlanta Dragway could roar to life once again. The Banks County Commissioners approved a permit for the track to reopen. View the full article

Knowing when to use a forged vs a cast piston is important. Here is a breakdown of the two types of pistons and when to use them.View the full article

A 1,000-car caravan marks the grand opening of FuelTech Motorsports Park. This massive festival in Brazil drew 30,000 fans.View the full article

Following a standout season in the Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Series, Derek Menholt rolled into the 2025/2026 Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service at Bradenton Motorsports Park with quiet momentum and a brand-new centrifugally supercharged Corvette. He’s since qualified in the two quickest 32-car Pro Mod fields in history and went to the $75,000 final round at the U.S. Street Nationals, building further momentum going into the Winter Series finale, the Drag Illustrated World S

For as long as I’ve had a front-row seat to this sport – for as long as I’ve watched drag racing try to claw its way into the modern attention economy with one hand tied behind its back – I’ve been saying the same thing like a broken record: we don’t have a racing problem. We have a storytelling problem. And that’s why this new VICE Sports-produced NHRA docuseries, Chasing Speed, matters. Not because it’s “cool.” Not because it has slick camera work and cinematic pacing (it does). Not be

Tommy Youmans earned his first career Limited Drag Radial victory and first major event win of any kind at the U.S. Street Nationals presented by M&M Transmission, delivering a strong and consistent performance in one of radial racing’s most competitive categories at Bradenton Motorsports Park. Driving his steel-bodied 1970 Pontiac GTO, Youmans put together a steady weekend and battled through a demanding elimination ladder that included wins over No. 1 qualifier Jamie Stanton and Snowbi