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With rain in the forecast for later in the afternoon, the IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series moved up professional qualifying roughly one hour on Friday morning at the IHRA Spring Nationals, allowing for consistently quick runs throughout the day in the cool air at Darana – National Trail Raceway in Hebron, Ohio. Lee Callaway ran a career-best 3.055 elapsed time at 282.31 mph to grab the top spot in Top Fuel, piloting the PBR-sponsored ride out of the Scott Palmer Racing camp. Gary Pritchett, who won

The inaugural Southeast Gassers Association event at Holiday Raceway produced a true brawl in The Bama Brawl, where racers duked it out amongst themselves and the track. The historic facility in Woodstock, Alabama, produced another SEGA-defining race showcasing the wild and unpredictable nature of these SEGA-style gassers that get as close to the 1960s as possible. The Bama Brawl packed a punch that will be felt throughout the 2026 championship season and beyond in SEGA drag racing. The Alab

The Southeast Gassers hit the track in Alabama for an epic event. Here's who brought home the hardware from Holiday Raceway. View the full article

Fast door slammers are coming back to Santa Pod Raceway. Here's what you can expect at THE DOORSLAMMERS race. View the full article

If there’s a place where horsepower meets heart, it’s the annual Truckin’ For Kids Charity Show & Drags – and the 45th edition didn’t lift. It stood on the diesel pedal and never looked back. Held May 2-3 at Famoso Dragstrip and presented by 10-4 Magazine, the Bakersfield staple once again proved that big rigs, big smoke, and big speed can drive an even bigger purpose. With all net proceeds benefiting Shriners Children’s Hospital in Pasadena, the weekend blended show-and-shine polish wit

‘Doorslammer’ is a drag racing term for a full-bodied car with functioning doors – in other words, your bog-standard saloon. Yet nothing is remotely bog-standard about the ‘saloon cars’ heading to Santa Pod Raceway from across Europe this month for the venue’s annual big-money bonanza shootout, THE DOORSLAMMERS – powered by FuelTech. Yes, they all have roofs and doors, sprung chassis too, but that’s where resemblance ends. A £100,000 prize pot beckons, ‘powered by FuelTech’, the Brazilia

NHRA officials are excited to announce that newly-reopened Thunder Road Raceway has joined the NHRA Member Track Network in NHRA’s West Central Division (Division 5) Located in Sturgis, S.D, Thunder Road Raceway is preparing for an exciting new chapter as the historic facility, which closed in 2023, has reopened under new ownership and management, bringing 1/8-mile drag racing back to the Black Hills region for the 2026 season and beyond. Formerly known as Sturgis Dragway, the facility f

The Quick 32 Sportsman Series announced today that Fletch Racing will provide guaranteed bonuses for the winner and runner-up teams competing in the John Scotti Canadian Championship Series during the NHRA National Open double-headers at Toronto Motorsports Park at Cayuga, scheduled for the Victoria Day Weekend of May 16-17. The winning Quick 32 Sportsman Series (Top Dragster and Top Sportsman) team will receive a $2,000.00 bonus, and the runner-up will receive a $1,000.00 bonus, over and ab

Kyle Loftis, the founder of 1320Video and one of the most influential media figures in modern street car and drag racing culture, has passed away. 1320Video announced Loftis’ passing Wednesday afternoon, stating that Loftis died Tuesday night. “Kyle’s passion for motorsports inspired millions of people around the world and we will never forget what he has done to grow our beloved sport,” the company said in its statement, adding that Loftis’ “enthusiasm, kindness and creativeness was contagi

Siblings have qualified No. 1 together in the Red Line Oil PDRA Drag Racing Series’ Jr. Dragsters classes before – multiple times, in fact – but siblings qualifying No. 1 with “perfect” passes was unheard of until McKenzee and Jayden Hogan accomplished the feat at the recent Summit Racing Equipment East Coast Nationals presented by FuelTech at Darana Motorsports Park – Benson, NC.  In PDRA Pro Jr. Dragster, drivers qualify against the 7.90 index. Classic Graphix Top Jr. Dragster, the younger

Master your charging system: calculate true idle amp draw, respect the 18,000 RPM limit, and ensure a perfect engine ground.View the full article

Kyle Loftis and 1320Video changed motorsports media. Sadly, it has been announced that Kyle has passed away. View the full article

The first PDRA Triple Threat Bracket Series event of 2026 brought a schedule change due to inclement weather on Saturday but the action on track started as fierce as ever for the first event on the schedule this season at Virginia Motorsports Park. Bruce Hensley started the weekend off with the Super 64 Shootout win on TBM Brakes Thursday. Hensley brought out a new dragster for this event and immediately took it to the winner’s circle in a double breakout final round against New York’s Tyler

The 2nd annual DragCoverage Gulf Coast DragFest at Gulfport Dragway turned into one of the biggest and most memorable weekends in the history of the Gulfport, MS facility. DragFest was race number two of the 4-race Southern Outlaw Tour Series that TJ Pruitt started to bring back grass roots Pro Mod racing. Earlier in the week, the forecast looked almost identical to last year, with rain chances threatening the event. After discussions between Pruitt and the Gulfport Dragway team, the dec

Racing Electronics, the longtime trusted two-way radio communication provider for many of the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series’ top-tier teams, has teamed up with Ron Capps Motorsports for the 2026 season.   As the official radio supplier of the championship-winning organization, Racing Electronics supplies radios, headsets, helmet and car wiring kits, batteries, and chargers to Ron Capps and his NAPA Auto Care Funny Car team along with the Carlyle Tools Top Fuel team and rookie driver Madd

As NHRA continues the yearlong celebration of its 75th anniversary, the stars of the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series return to Route 66 Raceway for the fan-favorite Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by PEAK on May 14-17. Route 66 Raceway and its stadium-style facility have been a must-see stop on the NHRA tour since the series’ return in 2023. The venue has produced several memorable moments, and this year’s 26th annual event promises to again deliver an ep

Former road racer J.R. Osborne's ride is wild. He's partnered with FFRE to create a unique Coyote-powered Pro Mod Mustang.View the full article

When rain set in after round one of eliminations at Mike Beland’s Cash Days 4, the party simply moved under awnings and into trailers until the bad weather subsided. Karaoke was sung (was that really singing?), shots were drank, and good cleanish fun was had by all.  And when the sun shown again Sunday on Shelby, North Carolina’s Shadyside Dragway, hangovers were hydrated, turbos were spooled, and rubber was burned. THE hot event on the gasoline-burning, Harley-Davidson, motorcycle drag raci

Ron Capps has earned another honor. Capps will be inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America Class as a part of the 2027 class. View the full article

Leaf Racewear & Safety Equipment will return in 2026 as the preferred and official uniform supplier for the Quick 32 Sportsman Series. For over 42 years, Leaf Racewear & Safety Equipment Inc. has been a trusted name in motorsports safety. The company manufactures and distributes a wide variety of premium racewear, including fire-resistant driver suits, undergarments, gloves, shoes, racing helmets, seat belt harness systems, and custom sublimated crew shirts to racers worldwide. “

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

Moser Engineering is making rearend upgrades easy. Moser Engineering is offering free assembly of its MusclePak rearneds in the month of may.View the full article

The last 365 days have been a wild ride for Jordan Vandergriff. We sat down with Vandergriff to learn a bit more about him.View the full article

NHRA Funny Car driver and Hull Racing team owner Buddy Hull traded nitro for NASCAR this Sunday, taking in the Wurth 400 Presented by LIQUI MOLY at Texas Motor Speedway as a special guest of Ford Racing.   Hull, joined by his wife Madi, experienced a behind-the-scenes look at the NASCAR Cup Series, beginning with an exclusive tour of the media center before heading to pit road. The highlight of the afternoon came as Hull watched the race from the pit box of Austin Cindric, driver of the No. 2 Fo

Alexis DeJoria continued her consistent start to the 2026 season Sunday at the NHRA Southern Nationals, guiding the Bandero Café Chevrolet SS Funny Car to a semifinal finish at South Georgia Motorsports Park. At the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series’ debut event at the facility, DeJoria navigated tricky track conditions to advance to the semifinals for the second time this season while holding onto sixth in the championship standings for John Force Racing.   DeJoria, who previously raced at