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Chassis Engineering is offering their high-quality chassis components at new lower prices, the company announced today. This move reflects Chassis Engineering’s commitment to giving back to racers, especially in today’s economy. Now, the high-quality, precision-manufactured chassis components that have made Chassis Engineering a major player in the racing aftermarket for 45 years – all designed and made in the USA and based out of South Florida – are more accessible than ever to the racer/builde

Every so often, a factory-built car shows up at a drag strip and completely resets expectations. Not nudges them forward. Not “pretty quick for a street car.” Completely rewrites the conversation. That’s exactly what happened when Chevrolet rolled the new Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X onto the starting line at US 131 Motorsports Park. The result? An 8.675-second quarter-mile at 159.5 mph – in a street-legal, production-spec Corvette that anyone with the means can order. That number alone is s

This weekend at the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 Nationals presented by Peak Chicagoan Chris King will hang up his fireman’s protective gear for an Impact firesuit to pilot the Howards Cams/Competition Products Nitro Funny Car. For King handling the dual role of team owner and driver is an exciting diversion from his day-to-day as a lieutenant for the Chicago Fire Department. The team will be looking to grab one of the 16 qualifier spots to race for the coveted 75th anniversary diamond

For full-time Chicago firefighter and Funny Car driver and team owner Chris King the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by Peak was a solid start to his 2026 NHRA season. The independent team rolled into Rt. 66 Raceway looking to make four quality runs in qualifying, earn a spot in the 16-car field and represent their sponsors Howards Cams/Competition Products with strong runs on race day. King made the most of the three-day national event earning the No. 16 qualifier

Chris King is ready to make his 2026 NHRA debut. The Chicago native is excited to race at Route 66 Raceway in front of his friends and family.View the full article

This Audi R8 was taken to a new level by Cicio Performance. Check out what Cicio did to JR Pines R8 to make it crank out 1,400 horsepower.View the full article

There’s a version of race day that looks clean on the highlights reel – a crisp burnout, perfect launch, a number on the board that moves you up the qualifying ladder. And then there’s the version Clay Millican lived through during this past weekend’s Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals in Pomona.  This version included a grinding, sweaty, gear-oil-soaked Saturday that had his entire operation camped in the staging lanes, watching the clock, watching the track get torn apart, watching their own r

Rick Ware Racing is ready to score another Winternationals victory. Drivers Clay Millican and Tony Schumacher have their eyes on the win. View the full article

Cleetus McFarland is selling the world's fastest radial tire car. You can now own Eagle and be a top-tier small tire racer with this ride.View the full article

Master the balance of torque and drivability. McLeod’s Will Baty breaks down clutch friction, MOI, and the physics of a perfect launch.View the full article

Some might say that Cody Anderson has big shoes to fill as the son of the most successful Pro Stock racer in NHRA history. The truth of the matter, though, is that the 27-year-old has no intention of walking in dad Greg Anderson’s footsteps. Cody is writing his own story in the world of Pro Stock, and it will begin on the first day of NHRA’s 75th anniversary celebration at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla. He will pull to the starting line for the first time in the NH

Cody Anderson carries one of the most legendary last names in drag racing, and his debut in a Pro Stock car with KB Titan is already one of the most talked about aspects of the NHRA AMALIE Motor Oil Gatornationals in Gainesville this weekend. It means a lot for the son of six-time champion Greg Anderson, and for the Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series, it means something else. The MWDRS Badge will be emblazoned on the side of the 500 cubic inch, naturally aspirated beast, markin

In what was undoubtedly the greatest example of perseverance at the U.S. Street Nationals presented by M&M Transmission, Cole Pesz went from the doctor’s office to the winner’s circle at Bradenton Motorsports Park. Just a few days after crashing the screw-blown ‘18 Corvette owned by Mark Gobert during pre-race testing, Pesz navigated five grueling rounds in the $40,000-to-win True 10.5 class at the Drag Illustrated Winter Series presented by J&A Service. What began as a devastating s

CompetitionPlus.com has been a leader in online motorsports journalism for over 25 years. Through web stories, commentaries, longform videos and podcasts the media organization founded by Bobby Bennett has been the go-to resource for drag racing fans around the world. For 2026 the wildly popular Power Hour show hosted by Lee Craft and Dujunnea Bland will move to a 5:30 p.m. ET time slot starting this Tuesday, January 13, offering live commentary and guest interviews weekly throughout the season.

John Force Racing and Austin and Jimmy Prock have ended the racing partnership that produced NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Funny Car championships the past two seasons for the 24-time championship organization. “John Force Racing has been doing what we do for more than 50 years and all the hard work preparing for the 2026 NHRA season continues as planned with four race teams and the Force American Made machine shop,” said 16-time NHRA Funny Car Champion and team owner John Force. “We

For the second time in the first six races of the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season, Alexis DeJoria drove her John Force Racing Bandero Café Chevrolet SS Funny Car to the final round Sunday afternoon at the Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by PEAK. It was a rematch of the final round at the season-opening NHRA Gatornationals, with DeJoria losing a close race to Chad Green. Between a Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge win on Saturday and a runner-up finis

AB Motorsports crew chief Brian Corradi and multi-time NHRA champion Bo Butner are set to take on the biggest Pro Mod race of the year at the World Series of Pro Mod, February 26-28, the third and final stop of the Drag Illustrated Winter Series at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Bradenton, Florida. The duo will once again campaign the well-known “Gotham City Returns” 2018 Camaro, backed by Robots Done Right, as they look to cap the Winter Series with a statement performance. Robots Done R

Corteco UK has strengthened its commitment to UK grassroots motorsports by becoming the Headline Sponsor of the forthcoming Street Weekend event hosted by Santa Pod Raceway, 4th-7th June 2026. Launching from Santa Pod Raceway and travelling to multiple venues nationwide, Street Weekend challenges street-legal cars to deliver both drag strip performance and everyday reliability – values that closely mirror Corteco’s focus on durability, precision and OEM-quality engineering. 2026 sees a n

The Spring Fling Million kicked off with a tough 32-car shootout. Cory Costin got the job done and brought home the big prize.View the full article

Cory Costin won a brand new American Race Cars dragster with a Riggeal’s Performance Fiberglass carbon body on Advanced Product Design Tuesday at the Moser Engineering Spring Fling Million presented by RAD Torque Systems at the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. APD Tuesday began with time trials for all drivers on property with eliminations of the 32-Car Shootout happening in the afternoon. Over the last four rounds, Cory Costin from Double Springs, Alabama was a combined .017 on the tree (

Cory Reed is starting to make small-tire racing look easy. It isn’t. Reed wheeled Manny Buginga’s “Freddy” Mustang to his second consecutive IHRA Small Tire BRATZ Series victory at the second stop on the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series tour at Virginia Motorsports Park, following up his season-opening win at Galot Motorsports Park with another sweep through the bracket. He beat Adrian Herrera in the opening round, outran Dustin Mewbourn in the second, took out small-tire heavyweight Bill Lutz

A new chapter is coming to one of the Midwest’s most storied drag racing facilities. During the championship awards banquet on Saturday, March 7, Eddyville Raceway Park owner Gerald Kramer announced that the Oskaloosa, Iowa-based dragstrip will transition to new ownership in 2027, with Craig Fawcett, co-owner of Dig’s Rod Shop in Oskaloosa, set to assume control of the facility. Kramer said Fawcett’s passion for the track, combined with his vision for the future, made him the right perso

The IHRA kicked off its 2026 season in Benson. Here's a recap of all the winners from this first IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series event. View the full article

Two-time NHRA Funny Car world champion Cruz Pedregon confirmed Wednesday that crew chief Jason Bunker has departed Cruz Pedregon Racing (CPR) to pursue other opportunities. The team issued a brief statement wishing Bunker well as both sides move forward. After flashes of strong performance in 2025—including a playoff-opening win at the NHRA Reading Nationals—Pedregon says the move aligns with a larger effort to reshape the program for long-term success. “With this transition, CPR is fully focu

Cruz Pedregon Racing announced today the addition of two highly respected veterans of the sport, Terrance “Rip” Reynolds and Chris “Warrior” Kullberg, to its 2026 Nitro Funny Car operation. Both bring decades of winning experience, proven leadership, and a history of success within the NHRA. Reynolds and Kullberg are no strangers to Cruz Pedregon Racing. Each has previously worked with the team at various points throughout their careers, contributing to on-track victories and championship-ca