Drag Strips

One year after setting the top speed of eliminations at 330.88 mph in his Fry’s Food Stores Top Fuel Dragster, Phoenix native Travis Shumake will return to Firebird Motorsports Park in a completely different, but far more personal machine. For the first time in his professional career, the NHRA Top Fuel driver will compete behind the wheel of a Funny Car during the FMP NHRA Arizona Nationals presented by NGK Spark plugs, March 20-22, 2026. The second-generation professional drag racer will be dr

Phoenix native Travis Shumake returned to Firebird Motorsports Park with several goals as he made his Legacy Nitro Funny Car debut during the FMP NHRA Arizona Nationals this weekend. The second-generation driver was racing to honor his late father Funny Car standout Tripp Shumake and he was representing long-time Arizona area sponsor Fry’s Food Store as well as Kroger Health, Red Line Oil and Yates Buick and GMC. Driving Dave Benjamin’s Nostalgia Funny Car Shumake made three qualifying attempts

Trick Titanium is now under Noonan Inc., bringing improved manufacturing tolerances and advanced coatings to their lineup of racing valves.View the full article

Metal fabrication online superstore Trick-Tools.com has announced an expanded sponsorship with NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Chase Van Sant and the WAR/TK Motorsports team for the 2026 season. Trick-Tools has served as the primary sponsor of Van Sant’s Suzuki since his Rookie of the Year season three years ago. Now, reflecting its “The Next Level Awaits” philosophy, the company is elevating its role from individual bike sponsor to title sponsor of the team.  “At Trick-Tools, we live by

Recent NHRA Gatornationals winner Chad Green was seeking another Funny Car trophy this weekend at the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park in triple digit heat with his 12,000-horsepower CGM Bond-Coat Ford Mustang. Racing at the hottest track surface (140-plus degrees) seen in decades, Green and CGM team were ready for the tough conditions when qualifying opened on Friday morning at the racing facility south of Phoenix. Led by crew chiefs Joe Serena and Dean Marinis, the Midla

The IHRA Triple Crown put on an epic show. Here's a recap of who won and could be racing for a million dollars this September at Maple Grove. View the full article

Wrapping up the inaugural NHRA Potomac Nationals presented by JEGS at Maryland International Raceway on Sunday, Troy Coughlin Jr. in the JEGS Pro Stock car and Greg Stanfield in the Janac Brothers Racing Pro Stock entry led Elite Motorsports with semi-final finishes. Troy Jr. started the day from the No. 6 qualifying position and handled the JEGS machine past Eric Latino and Kenny Delco before falling short to reigning world champion and eventual runner-up Dallas Glenn. It was a tight side-b

After initially being left off the event schedule, the fan-favorite True 10.5 class is poised to return January 23-25 for the U.S. Street Nationals presented by M&M Transmission, the second race of the Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service, once again competing for $40,000. True 10.5 was originally scheduled to only appear at The Snowbird Outlaw Nationals presented by Motion Raceworks and the World Series of Pro Mod. But with the immense popularity of the class, combin

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’

A new twist on drag-and-drive is coming to Summit Motorsports Park. Here's what you can expect at the Turn & Burn event.View the full article

Santa Pod’s 60th anniversary kicks off with two massive race weekends. Drivers from 18 countries bring 11,000 horsepower to the drag strip.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

Young gun Ty Kasper is one of the names that’s been missing on the Pro 10.5 qualifying sheets at the first two races in the Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service at Bradenton Motorsports Park. That ends this week at the Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod presented by Red Line Oil, as Kasper is back with his twin-turbocharged Mustang after making significant upgrades over the winter. He’s also set to debut a brand-new sponsor, Boost Gangster, a new line of apparel with

The March Meet is steep in Top Fuel tradition – Garlits, Sorokin, McEwen, and Warren have all hoisted that iconic triangular trophy head high in victory at the patch. Four-time NHRA Heritage Series Top Fuel champ Tyler Hilton and the Great Expectations III team have done it all and won it all in Top Fuel – except for one. The March Meet title has eluded their path of dominance. A healthy dose of California sun, great track conditions, and that elusive nitro consistency proved to be the combo as

In a move designed to strengthen its position in an increasingly competitive motorsports market, US 131 Motorsports Park has announced the retention of long-time industry executive Steve Earwood as consultant to VP of Operations Jason Peterson. Earwood, former National Media Relations Director for the NHRA and, for more than 30 years, the owner/operator of Rockingham Dragway, will work closely with US 131 staff to develop new events and enhance existing anchor races like the Northern Nationals.

In an exciting move for NHRA’s 75th anniversary season, NHRA officials announced today that U.S. 131 Motorsports Park, a standout facility in Martin, Mich., has joined the NHRA Member Track Network as part of NHRA’s North Central Division (Division 3). Known as “The Fastest Track in Michigan,” the track is one of the Midwest’s premier drag racing facilities and is well established as a favorite for both racers and fans. U.S. 131 Motorsports Park first opened in 1962 and has an extensive schedu

The 2026 edition of the U.S. Street Nationals presented by M&M Transmission was a historic event for Pro Modified. By any and all measurements of performance and competition, the sport has never seen anything quite like it. Fans were treated to the quickest 32-car Pro Mod field in history, and the first ever all-3.50’s field. Five drivers managed to dip into the 3.50’s and still fail to qualify.  In 2023, Mark Micke qualified No. 1 at the Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod with a 3

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

The 2026 eighth-mile doorslammer season is set to begin this weekend as Bradenton Motorsports Park hosts the U.S. Street Nationals presented by M&M Transmission, Jan. 22-25. It’s the second of three races in the 2025/2026 Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service, a Pro Mod championship series paying out more than $300,000 in total purses and bonuses. The U.S. Street Nationals is also the season opener for the FuelTech Radial Outlaws Racing Series, adding drag radial racing

Drag and drive events will test both man and machine. Brandon Doller drove his twin-turbo Nova from Indiana to Florida. View the full article

On February 7th, UMTR North will host its Champions Celebration to honor the accomplishments of the 2025 racing season. This past year featured an incredibly tight points race that came down to the wire in both classes. In the Quick Stick category, Tim O’Neal took home the top honor in his Chevy Vega, narrowly defeating Troy Hrdlicka by just 4 points. Additionally, Jeremy Murray secured his Street Stick championship in his Neon, surpassing Brandon Margo by a mere 3 points. UMTR North also an

The stick-shift-focused racers of the UMTR South are gearing up for a full slate of events in 2026. The series recently announced its 2026 schedule for the Quick Stick and Street Stick classes. 2026 UMTR South Schedule May 2 – Darana Raceway, Xenia, OH May 9 – Darana Raceway, Hebron, OH (North vs. South Nationals) May 16 – Edgewater Sports Park, Cleves, OH June 6 – Ohio Valley Dragway, West Point, KY June 27 – Kentucky Dragway, Clay City, KY July 18 – Edgewater Spor

Rain wasn’t the only black cloud hanging over John Force Racing on Sunday at Bristol Dragway as all four of its teams were eliminated after the second round of competition in the Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. The PEAK Chevrolet SS Funny Car team of Jack Beckman and the Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car team of Jordan Vandergriff were eliminated in the quarterfinals while the Bandero Café Chevrolet SS Funny Car team of Alexis DeJoria and the Speedmaster Top Fuel dragster team

On a Saturday afternoon in April 2026 at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, Justin Ashley sat in the cockpit of his 12,000-horsepower SCAG Power Equipment Top Fuel dragster and did the same thing three rounds in a row. He left with an .025 light. Round one. Round two. Round three. He cut a good light in the final, too – .036 – but it just wasn’t enough to hold off a hard-charging Tony Stewart and his 3.683-second blast. Most fans walked out of Pomona talking about motorsports Hall

Turbocharged street/strip cars need the right torque converter. Here's what goes into picking the correct converter. View the full article