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Following his victory at the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, four-time Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown will travel to Matco Tools headquarters on June 23 to participate in the company’s annual employee picnic. The visit continues a long-standing tradition between Brown and Matco Tools, one of the most recognizable and enduring partnerships in professional drag racing. During the visit, Brown and members of the AB Motorsports team will spend time with Matco employees

Melling Engine Parts is proud to announce it was named Engine Pro’s Branded Supplier Partner of the Year during the Engine Pro Group (EPG) Annual Meeting held in Kingsport, Tennessee, May 20-21. Representing Melling, Laura Short, Doug Smith and Karen Bewley were on hand to receive the award presented by David Garmenn, Vice President of Engine Pro. David Garmenn stated, “We evaluate multiple factors when selecting our Supplier Partner of the Year and Melling delivers excellence in every a

This isn't your standard Li’l Red Express. Rick Russell has turned this Dodge truck into an 8-second drag-and-drive monster.View the full article

The IHRA opened its Triple Crown on Friday at Darana Raceway in Hebron, Ohio, the first of three races in the big-money series. With a potential $1 million payday on the line in five different classes – Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Mod, Mountain Motor Pro Stock, and Pro Stock – and only two qualifying attempts, the tension was high as drivers simply attempted to make it to race day. Shawn Reed came out on top in Top Fuel in a Friday night session that saw drivers getting bumped in and out of the

A star-studded weekend is back at Summit Motorsports Park on June 25-28 when the biggest names in drag racing celebrate NHRA’s 75th anniversary at the 20th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Annually one of the biggest weekends on the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series tour, the stop in Norwalk is always loaded with highlights. The 2026 version will be one of the biggest yet and features the following: Four rounds of qualifying (two on Friday, two on Saturday), including a

MGP Connecting Rods, an innovative industry leader, has partnered with Small Tire Pro Stock as a class sponsor. The company, which is based in Lakewood, New Jersey and part of Race Winning Brands, specializes in billet aluminum connecting rods for a variety of domestic and import applications. Seasoned MGP Connecting Rods sales specialists ensure that enthusiasts and engine builders around the world select the right MGP Connecting Rods for their drag racing, boat racing, tractor pulling,

SCAG Power Equipment, a division of Metalcraft of Mayville, has become a Preferred Partner of Brainerd International Raceway. Fans attending races this season will see the popular “Cat’s Eye Gold” colored equipment in use throughout the facility as it is being used for upkeep on and around the dragstrip, road course, and drifting competition areas. Equipment such as the popular Windstorm stand-on blower will be used on track surfaces to keep them clean between races, while other equipment in

Small tire racing is always evolving. X255 has been introduced to give racers a lower-cost option to compete at big events. View the full article

The SEGA racers put on another great show. Check out this recap of the Brainerd Motorsports Park event and see who brought home a win. View the full article

There's nothing like a new race car. The Decker family is debuting its new centrifugally supercharged Camaro at the IHRA Triple Crown. View the full article

Two qualifying sessions on both Friday and Saturday return to the schedule for the upcoming 37th annual Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals, NHRA officials announced today. As part of NHRA’s celebratory 75th anniversary season, it returns to Pacific Raceways on July 24-26 as one of the final events of the regular season in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. The weekend will shift to a more traditional weekend schedule, featuring two qualifying sessions on Friday an

Action at the historic Brainerd Motorsports Park was every bit as hot as the June weather with the Southeast Gassers Association’s Rumble in Ringgold, presented by Harbin’s Mechanical Services. The extreme conditions pushed SEGA competitors to the limit as they wrestled their old‑school, naturally aspirated four‑speed gassers – machines built to mirror 1960s-era drag racing as closely as possible. This third stop of the SEGA championship season, rescheduled from its original date, delivered seve

Scrappers Racing will finally have the opportunity to field two Top Fuel entries at the same event when they roll into Hebron, Ohio, this week for the first IHRA Triple Crown race at Darana National Trail Raceway. Top Fuel pilot Jasmine Salinas will welcome her father and Scrappers Racing team owner Mike Salinas back to competition for the first time since he stepped out of the driver’s seat at the beginning of 2024. The father/daughter duo will compete in the same category for the first time in

Set to close out the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series regular season in style for its 75th anniversary campaign, NHRA officials announced the next group of commemorative tickets for the final four races of the regular season. The special commemorative tickets will continue to feature NHRA legends past and present at the final four regular-season events during the celebratory year, including Brittany Force (Sonoma), Jim Dunn (Seattle), Ron Capps (Brainerd), and Shirley Muldowney, Jo

High performance vehicles run on money and good maintenance. Moser Engineering has what you need to maintain virtually any rearend.View the full article

THE WES BUCK SHOW – EPISODE 429 “WALLYS, WILD RIDES, AND A THOUSAND AUTOGRAPHS” SOME WEEKS YOU GET A WINNER. SOME WEEKS YOU GET A GOOD STORY. THIS WEEK? WE GOT BOTH. AND THEN SOME. This week on The Wes Buck Show, we’re diving headfirst into one of those episodes that reminds you why drag racing is the greatest reality show on earth. First up, we’ve got Antron Brown fresh off another Top Fuel victory in NHRA competition. The man just keeps finding ways to win. Champion. Team o

ONE WEEK OUT. THREE RACES. ONE MILLION ON THE LINE. EACH.The 2026 IHRA Triple Crown opens at Darana Raceway in Hebron, Ohio on June 19-20. Five classes – Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Mod, Pro Stock, Mountain Motor Pro Stock – are each eligible for a $1 million bonus if a single competitor wins all three races on the Triple Crown calendar. Top Fuel and Funny Car go at 1,000 feet. Pro Mod, Pro Stock and Mountain Motor Pro Stock at the eighth-mile. Pre-race Street Party at Buckeye Lake Village Thursday

This year’s Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park will again see an extra level of excitement when the stars of the Pro Stock class face off in the GETTRX Pro Stock NHRA All-Star Callout on Saturday, June 27. The field is officially set for the unique callout-style race, pitting the top eight Pro Stock drivers against each other with bonus purse and bragging rights on the line in Norwalk, which marks the halfway point of the 2026 Mission Foods Dra

Returning to the site of her first career victory, Melanie Johnson is set to defend her Top Alcohol Dragster title at this weekend’s 20th Annual Cavalcade of Stars at Summit Motorsports Park. The event marks a pivotal Central Regional stop on the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series tour. Last year, in just her sixth career start in the category, Johnson drove the McPhillips Racing A/Fuel Dragster to a hard-earned victory at the Norwalk facility. While she has since secured multiple semifinal f

Rick Ware Racing has acquired Jeff Lutz’s iconic Mad Max Camaro, with Lutz signed to a multiyear deal targeting major drag-and-drive events.View the full article

Veteran racer Shane Molinari tragically lost his life following an on-track accident at Sonoma Raceway during the annual RaceWorz event. View the full article

J.R. Todd and the DHL Funny Car team continue to produce consistent results on the track. The team is gearing up for another title run.View the full article

The insane, 1600+ horsepower Top Fuel Motorcycles (TFM) are back on track this weekend, June 19-20, at IHRA’s Triple Crown race at Darana National Trail Raceway, Hebron, Ohio.  With eight supercharged, nitromethane-burning bikes, it will be the biggest field in many, many years for these mythical beasts known as the Kings of the Sport. Larry “Spiderman” McBride will start the run for his 25th title as the favorite. He and brother/tuner Steve McBride have spent their careers being nearly

After more than a month out of the driver’s seat, Top Fuel pilot Jasmine Salinas proved that the Valley Services Scrappers Racing team should not be taken lightly despite their part-time status in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. The talented up-and-comer qualified in the top half of the competitive Top Fuel field this weekend at the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals but fell to Shawn Langdon in the opening round of eliminations. Nevertheless, Salinas is leaving Bristol Dragway

Alexis DeJoria, the driver of the Bandero Café Funny Car, landed the best qualifying position among her John Force Racing teammates at this weekend’s Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tennessee. DeJoria, who won this event in 2021, qualified second in the category but made an early exit on race day against her teammate Jordan Vandergriff.    Bristol Motor Speedway recently resurfaced the track at Bristol Dragway and NHRA competitors were eager to begin collecting data on the r