Drag Strips

The John Scotti Canadian Championship Series is pleased to announce that the Quick 32 Sportsman Series will return to the NHRA National Open double-headers at Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario. The events are set for Victoria Day Weekend, May 15-17, and Labour Day Weekend, September 4-6, 2026. “Bruce Mehlenbacher’s Quick 32 Sportsman Series (Top Dragster and Top Sportsman) draw a great group of Canadian and American teams. We want those teams,” said John Scotti. “They’re second to

Leah Pruett and Matt Hagan are swinging for the fences at Pomona. The TSR teammates are ready to start their 2026 title runs.View the full article

Day one of the West Coast Rumble presented by Match Race Madness opened in a major way at Famoso Dragstrip, highlighted by the NHRA Youth & Education Services (YES) Program. Representing NHRA were Division 7 Director Matt DeYoung and Director of National Event Marketing John Baadilla, underscoring the importance of the program’s stop in Bakersfield. The impact was undeniable: 18 schools participated 660 students attended One unforgettable day at the racetrack Founde

NHRA National event racing returns to the great state of Michigan, courtesy of NHRA, Dodge and Mopar. NHRA officials announce that the Dodge and Mopar brands will serve as title and presenting sponsors of the first NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series event at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park. Racing takes place Sept. 18-20 during NHRA’s 75th anniversary season. The event is the first of six playoff races during the 20-event 2026 campaign. The inaugural Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals present

The NHRA announced its bringing a national event to Michigan. The Great Lakes Nationals will be held at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park.View the full article

This year marks 25 years of incredible NHRA action at scenic Bristol Dragway, as the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series celebrates its 75th anniversary in style at the highly-anticipated 25th annual Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Bristol Dragway has enjoyed an incredible history of thrilling NHRA drag racing action, and with a picturesque backdrop, along with the rumble of 340-mph, 12,000-horsepower nitro machines in Thunder Valley, it remains a must-see, destination event for

Big money was on the line at Byron Dragway. Here are the winners that brought home the cash from the Autoland Door Car Challenge. View the full article

Nitro Funny Car clutch tuning is super complex. In this episode of Tech Inspection we learn about clutch tuning from Tim Fabrisi.View the full article

Even as they grieve the very recent loss of one of their own, the Nitro Harley racers of the American Motorcycle Racing Association (AMRA) all-Harley drag racing series prepare to kick off their 2026 season at Belle Rose, Louisiana’s No Problem Raceway this weekend, March 20-22. Attempting to step up in class from her Pro Fuel bike, Hayley Caulk lost her life while testing a Nitro Funnybike this past Sunday in Texas. The very personable and popular racer was widely mourned on social media an

Nitro Joe Morrison is heading back to the NHRA. Morrison will make his 2026 NHRA debut at the Potomac Nationals this weekend.View the full article

The unmistakable rumble of nitro is back as the 67th annual Good Vibrations Motorsports March Meet officially got underway Thursday, March 5, 2026, at Famoso Dragstrip. Long regarded as the unofficial kickoff to the nostalgia nitro season, the historic March Meet opened under ideal Central Valley conditions, with sunny skies and temperatures in the high 60s welcoming racers and teams from across the country to the legendary quarter-mile. Thursday’s action saw qualifying begin for the eve

Firebird Motorsports Park proved to be an unfortunate Achilles’ heel for John Force Racing as none of its four teams advanced further than the second round of eliminations Sunday in the FMP NHRA Arizona Nationals. The Burnyzz Speed Shop / Speedmaster Top Fuel team with Josh Hart and the Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car team with Jordan Vandergriff were eliminated in the second round of competition while the PEAK Chevrolet SS Funny Car of Jack Beckman and the Bandero Premium Tequila Chev

Tyler Bohannon had quietly stopped chasing it. Not the wins – Bohannon never stops chasing wins. But the bigger thing. The version of himself he had built his whole life around. The kid who was going to make a living drag racing, chase NHRA Lucas Oil world championships, put his name in the same sentence as Peter Biondo and Dan Fletcher. For the last two years, he had been running a racetrack and pouring every ounce of himself into TB Promotions, the big-money bracket racing operation h

Orlando Speedworld Dragway has banned electric vehicles. The track cites safety risks as reason for the vehicle ban. View the full article

For a second straight year, nitro at night will include a special nod to the New England area on Friday at New England Dragway with the return of the “No. 1 Clawifier Award presented by NAPA” as part of this weekend’s 13th annual NHRA New England Nationals presented by bproauto. The award – as well as lobster dinners for the No. 1 qualifying teams in Top Fuel and Funny Car during the night run on Friday – will be on the line during the second qualifying session, which is slated to begin at 8

The sound, the shake, the unmistakable presence of nostalgia drag racing came roaring back to life April 18-19 as the ANRA launched its 2026 season at Famoso Dragstrip. With a strong car count filling the pits and near-perfect weather overhead, the season opener delivered exactly what racers and fans have come to expect from one of the West Coast’s premier nostalgia series—tight competition, diverse machinery, and a weekend that felt as much like a reunion as it did a race. The efforts of Ti

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

MOORESVILLE, N.C. – For as long as they have been brothers, Jim and Jon Oberhofer have been involved in drag racing. Since attending races with their father, Dave, the Oberhofer Brothers have been nearly inseparable, working with their dad on the Top Fuel dragsters he was a part of and eventually carving their own drag racing paths, most prominently with Kalitta Motorsports. In 2026, Jim and Jon Oberhofer are together again, this time at Rick Ware Racing (RWR) where the duo will serve as the

Following a 2025 season that resulted in a No. 2 finish in the Super Street points standings, Austin Vincent and the Vincent Performance team went to work over the offseason converting their nitrous-fed ’88 Mustang over to a FuelTech EFI setup. Those efforts paid off this weekend at the Summit Racing Equipment PDRA East Coast Nationals presented by FuelTech at Darana Motorsports Park – Benson, NC, where Vincent earned a decisive win over reigning world champion and No. 1 qualifier Connor McGee i

Pacemakers Dragway in Ohio could be redeveloped into mobile homes after officials recommended rezoning part of the historic racing facility.View the full article

Ron Capps Motorsports (RCM) announced today a new partnership with OKUMA, naming the global leader in machine tool design and manufacturing the official CNC machining partner of the championship-winning organization.   While this marks the first official collaboration between RCM and OKUMA, the relationship between the two extends back to RCM team owner Ron Capps’ days driving for Don Schumacher Racing (DSR). While at DSR, Capps experienced firsthand the advantages of utilizing engine components

Former NHRA sportsman racer J.C. Beattie Jr.’s venture into Pro 632 presented by Mark Williams Enterprises in the Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series is finally showing the rewards for the team’s hard work over the last few seasons. Beattie recently switched to a new nitrous-fed powerplant under the hood scoop in his ATI Performance Products ’18 Camaro, and when you combine that with Beattie’s driving and Dave Hanlon’s tuning, you end up with a dominant start to the 2026 season.  Editor’s N

The history of Immokalee Regional Raceway is a fascinating story of resilience, and while this IHRA-sanctioned eighth-miler in southwest Florida has indeed escaped closure on a number of occasions, it looks as though the end of the line is squarely in sight due to the neighboring airport’s latest expansion plans.  Editor’s Note: This column originally appeared in DI #198, the Photo Annual, in January/February 2026. Not only is the dragstrip situated on airport-owned land, but the track w

When it comes to historic dragstrips located in my native North Carolina, Wilkesboro Motorsports Park has compiled more history than most people can remember. I first stepped foot on the property 35 years ago when the track was known as North Wilkesboro Dragway, and it had just undergone a massive renovation. Editor’s Note: This column originally appeared in DI #199, the Interview Issue, in March/April 2026.   Prior to my first memory of the place in 1991, you could actually go back anot

This is the story of a modern Pro Mod built around a timeless '92 Oldsmobile Cutlass body and the friendship that inspired it.View the full article