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HART, CAPPS, COUGHLIN AND SMITH CLAIM NO. 1 QUALIFYING SPOTS TO OPEN NHRA’S 75TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON
03/08/2026

The 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season opened with a familiar theme at Gainesville Raceway — speed, pressure and early statements from drivers intent on shaping the championship picture.Josh Hart [Top Fuel], Ron Capps [Funny Car], Cody Coughlin [Pro Stock], and Angie Smith [Pro Stock

ANTRON BROWN WINS NHRA ALL-STAR CALLOUT AS 2026 SEASON OPENS AT GATORNATIONALS
03/08/2026

Four-time NHRA champion Antron Brown delivered an early season statement Saturday at Gainesville Raceway, defeating Clay Millican to win the NHRA Top Fuel All-Star Callout and the $80,000 bonus during the season-opening Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals.Brown ran 4.290 seconds at 258.76 mph in the fin

HILTON, PLATE LEAD EARLY NITRO QUALIFYING AT BAKERSFIELD MARCH MEET
03/07/2026

THURSDAY – PHOTO GALLERYFRIDAY – PHOTO GALLERYThe opening round of nitro qualifying at the 68th Bakersfield March Meet set the tone Friday at Famoso Dragstrip, where Tyler Hilton and Todd Plate paced their respective categories as teams began the process of dialing in their combinations at one of dr

HART SMASHES GAINESVILLE SPEED RECORD IN JOHN FORCE RACING DEBUT AT NHRA GATORNATIONALS
03/07/2026

Josh Hart arrived at Gainesville Raceway two weeks ago with something to prove, and by Friday night at the NHRA Gatornationals he had delivered a statement that echoed across the drag racing world.Driving a John Force Racing Top Fuel dragster for the first time in national event competition, Hart po

2026 NHRA GATORNATIONALS – EVENT NOTEBOOK
03/07/2026

Photos by Alex Owens, Adam Dobbs, Todd Dziadosz, Dwayne CullpepperFRIDAY NOTEBOOK – A MEMORABLE DEBUT FOR HART, CAPPS GETS PAST THE DISTRACTIONS1 – WEEKEND AT BURNYZZ – Josh Hart delivered one of the standout performances of the opening day of qualifying at the NHRA Gatornationals, racing to a trac

HART, CAPPS, COUGHLIN AND SMITH SET EARLY PACE AS NHRA’S 75TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON OPENS AT GATORNATIONALS
03/07/2026

Josh Hart opened the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season with a record-setting run Friday night, powering to the Top Fuel provisional No. 1 position at the NHRA Gatornationals. Hart’s 3.658-second pass at 340.30 mph marked the fastest run in Gainesville Raceway history.Ron Capps (Funny

MONSTER ENERGY JOINS MADDI GORDON, RON CAPPS MOTORSPORTS FOR MULTI-YEAR NHRA TOP FUEL PARTNERSHIP
03/06/2026

Monster Energy has joined Ron Capps Motorsports and NHRA Rookie of the Year candidate Maddi Gordon in a multi-year partnership beginning with the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.The announcement came Friday at Gainesville Raceway ahead of qualifying for the season-opening NHRA Gato

ALVEY, TINDLE, DUELL LEAD LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES OPENING ACTION
03/06/2026

Matthew Alvey led the Competition Eliminator field with a 0.611-second performance under his H/AA index, setting the pace as Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competition at the NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla. Alvey’s 8.569-second run narrowly edged James Greenheck atop the category.Greenheck fo

2026 NHRA GATORNATIONALS – EVENT RESULTS
03/06/2026

Photos by Alex Owens, Auto ImageryFRIDAY QUALIFYING – HART, CAPPS, COUGHLIN AND SMITH SET EARLY PACE AS NHRA’S 75TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON OPENS AT GATORNATIONALSJosh Hart opened the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season with a record-setting run Friday night, powering to the Top Fuel provi

CAPPS OVERCOMES OWNERSHIP CHAOS TO LEAD FUNNY CAR QUALIFYING AT NHRA GATORNATIONALS
03/06/2026

The three-time world champion and team owner pushed through months of off-track chaos Friday night, powering to the provisional No. 1 qualifying position with a 3.890-second run at 334 mph at Gainesville Raceway.The run made Capps the only driver in the Funny Car field to dip into the 3.80-second ra

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PLATE GOES NO.1! 5.48 RUN AFTER REUNION CRASH – NOSTALGIA FUNNY CAR BAKERSFIELD MARCH MEET
03/07/2026

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NOSTALGIA FUNNY CAR BAKERSFIELD MARCH MEET - FUNNY CAR QUALIFYING SESSION
03/07/2026

🔥 Josh Hart Blasts 340 MPH Gainesville Record | 2026 NHRA Gatornationals Qualifying Highlights
03/07/2026

International Drag Racing Hall of Fame Induction 2026 | Drag Racing
03/06/2026

The Alan Reinhart Show Starring Nicole Clark #3 || Alan Johnson and Season Opening Blowout
03/05/2026

Power Hour #257 Evan Jonat - Gatornationals - Gainesville Raceway | NHRA Drag Racing
03/04/2026

🚨 WILDEST PRO MOD RUN EVER? THE DAY NHRA PRO MOD MADE ITS MARK
03/01/2026

Power Hour #256 With Scott "Woody" Woodruff | IHRA Leadership | IHRA Drag Racing
02/25/2026

Justin Ashley Gets His First 340 MPH at Gainesville PRO Test | SCAG Racing Top Fuel Milestone
02/24/2026

🎥 Funny Car Firepower at PRO Test: Todd Leads, Vandergriff Licenses, Beckman & Prock Close Behind
02/23/2026

RACE RESULTS

2026 NHRA GATORNATIONALS – EVENT NOTEBOOK
03/07/2026

Photos by Alex Owens, Adam Dobbs, Todd Dziadosz, Dwayne CullpepperFRIDAY NOTEBOOK – A MEMORABLE DEBUT FOR HART, CAPPS GETS PAST THE DISTRACTIONS1 – WEEKEND AT BURNYZZ – Josh Hart delivered one of the standout performances of the opening day of qualifying at the NHRA Gatornationals, racing to a trac

2026 NHRA GATORNATIONALS – EVENT RESULTS
03/06/2026

Photos by Alex Owens, Auto ImageryFRIDAY QUALIFYING – HART, CAPPS, COUGHLIN AND SMITH SET EARLY PACE AS NHRA’S 75TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON OPENS AT GATORNATIONALSJosh Hart opened the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season with a record-setting run Friday night, powering to the Top Fuel provi

THE TEN – PRO TEST SESSION IN GAINESVILLE EDITION
02/23/2026

Competition Plus’ Water-Cooler Topics From The Professional Racing Organization [PRO] Testing in Gainesville, FL1 – THE STAR OF THE SHOW – Shawn Langdon didn’t just headline testing — he reset the conversation.During the Professional Racers Organization preseason test, the Kalitta Motorsports driver

THE TEN – 2025 YEAR-END EDITION
12/31/2025

Competition Plus’ Water-Cooler Topics From 2025 drag racing season. 1 – PROCKS ROCKET ON – The silence of a Friday night cracked when the Prock family rumor finally stopped whispering and started shouting.The news appeared in the CompetitionPlus.com FTI Rumor Mill, where word spread that the Prock f

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