NEWS

STAMPEDE OF SOUND: HOW TEXAS MOTORPLEX TURNED CONCERTS INTO A DRAG RACING GOLD MINE
10/21/2025

Billy Meyer’s Texas Motorplex was built on horsepower, but this year’s biggest roar came from guitars and amplifiers.In a bold twist to drag racing tradition, Meyer and his daughter, Christie Meyer Johnson, have turned pre-event concerts into the driving force behind record attendance for the annual

STEVE GIBBS RETURNS HOME TO BAKERSFIELD, BRINGING THE NITRO REVIVAL LEGACY FULL CIRCLE
10/21/2025

Steve Gibbs has never been one to walk away from unfinished business. Nearly a decade after parting ways with the California Hot Rod Reunion over a clash of vision and management, the man who helped make the California Hot Rod Reunion’s Cacklefest a nostalgia racing institution is returning to where

R+L CARRIERS SIGNS MULTI-YEAR DEAL AS PRIMARY SPONSOR OF ELITE MOTORSPORTS TOP FUEL DRAGSTER
10/21/2025

R+L Carriers has signed a multi-year agreement to become the primary sponsor of the Elite Motorsports Top Fuel dragster to be driven by motorsports legend Tony Stewart beginning with the 2026 Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series season.The partnership marks a major addition to Elite Motorsports’ gr

JOSH HART OPENS UP ABOUT NEW MOVE TO JOHN FORCE RACING
10/20/2025

Josh Hart isn’t one to chase attention, but even he admits the sound of “Josh Hart, John Force Racing Top Fuel driver” has a nice ring to it.“I never thought I’d have John Force’s phone number, let alone be able to call him and say, ‘Hey, what time do you want me to work, boss?’” Hart said.The 2026

CRUZ PEDREGON TO RACE CALIFORNIA CHARGER AT HOT ROD REUNION
10/20/2025

Cruz Pedregon is bringing an old friend back to a familiar home. The two-time NHRA Funny Car champion will return to Famoso Dragstrip for the California Hot Rod Reunion, driving his Keeling & Clayton tribute car — the California Charger Pontiac Trans Am — in the NHRA Heritage Series Nostalgia Funny

BOBBY BENNETT – IT USED TO BE MY PLAYGROUND: A LOVE LETTER TO A LOST DRAG STRIP
10/19/2025

To anyone who grew up at a drag strip that’s now gone, this one’s for you. To those who remember the smell of burnt rubber, the sound of open headers echoing through the pines, and the thrill of Saturday nights spent chasing dreams—your memories are sacred ground.For me, that ground was the Spartanb

SOUTHEAST GASSERS ASSOCIATION SETS RECORDS, MAKES HISTORY AT GULFPORT DRAGWAY
10/19/2025

The Southeast Gassers Association combined nostalgia and horsepower with record-breaking crowds during the Gulf Coast Nationals at Gulfport Dragway, held in conjunction with Cruisin’ The Coast. The event marked the first time in series history that SEGA held two championship points races in one week

ENCORE – WHY DID THE CAMARO TAKE OVER PRO STOCK? BECAUSE IT WAS BUILT TO DO SO
10/18/2025

Originally published 11-15-23The first Camaro to win a round in competition is credited to the Hot Rod project car. Driver Don Brown beat Bill Jenkins, who fouled in his Chevy II.Do you ever wonder why the Camaro is virtually everywhere in drag racing and dominates Pro Stock in entries? It’s not roc

MIKE GREEN JOINS ELITE MOTORSPORTS AS CREW CHIEF FOR 2026 TOP FUEL PROGRAM
10/18/2025

Multi-championship crew chief Mike Green has joined Elite Motorsports to lead its Top Fuel program beginning with the 2026 Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series season.Team owner Richard Freeman said the decision followed several weeks of discussions with potential candidates before Green emerged as

MIKE GREEN DEPARTS SCAG RACING AHEAD OF NHRA NEVADA NATIONALS
10/17/2025

SCAG Racing confirmed the departure of longtime crew chief Mike Green ahead of this weekend’s NHRA Nevada Nationals, ending a successful five-year partnership with Top Fuel driver Justin Ashley. The team announced that co-crew chief Tommy DeLago will assume the lead role moving forward.In an officia

COMPETITION PLUS TV

Power Hour #242 - Billy Meyer & Dallas Glenn | NHRA Drag Racing - Fall Nationals
10/15/2025

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WILD!!! IDA ZETTERSTROM BLOWS THE ENGINE IN HER DRAGSTER TO SMITHEREENS
10/13/2025

POSSIBLY ONE OF THE WEIRDEST TOP FUEL RUNS YOU WILL EVER SEE
10/13/2025

JOHN FORCE RACING'S AUSTIN PROCK DOMINATES DALLAS; KALITTA, GLENN AND GADSON WIN#FALLNATS
10/13/2025

LANGDON, JOHN FORCE RACING'S AUSTIN PROCK HEADLINE FRIDAY TOP QUALIFIERS AT #FALLNATS
10/11/2025

SHAWN LANGDON TAKES TOP SPOT AT #FALLNATS
10/11/2025

AUSTIN PROCK SETS A TORRID PACE FOR FUNNY CARS AT #FALLNATS
10/11/2025

GREG ANDERSON CONTINUES HIS TEXAS MAGIC AT #FALLNATS
10/11/2025

POINTS LEADER RICHARD GADSON SETS THE PACE FOR BIKES AT #FALLNATS
10/11/2025

DRAG RACING LEGEND BILLY MEYER DOES A BURNOUT AT #FALLNATS
10/11/2025

RACE RESULTS

THE TEN – 2025 TEXAS FALLNATIONALS EDITION
10/13/2025

Competition Plus’ random water-cooler topics from the Stampede of Speed NHRA Texas Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex1 – KALITTA TOOK CARE OF BUSINESS HIMSELF – Shawn Langdon was the last domino to fall.Doug Kalitta defeated Steve Torrence in Sunday’s final round of the NHRA’s Texas Fall Nationals “S

SPORTSMAN RESULTS FROM 2025 NHRA FALL NATIONALS
10/13/2025

Sunday’s final sportsman results from the 40th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex. The race is the 18th of 20 in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series:Top Alcohol Dragster — Joey Severance, 5.470, 208.03 def. Jon Bradford, Foul – Red Light.Top Alcohol Funny Car — Sean Bellemeur,

POINTS STANDINGS FOLLOWING THE 2025 NHRA FALL NATIONALS
10/13/2025

Point standings (top 10) following the 40th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex, the 18th of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series –Top Fuel –1. Doug Kalitta, 2,525; 2. Justin Ashley, 2,384; 3. Shawn Langdon, 2,366; 4. Steve Torrence, 2,297; 5. Brittany Force, 2,291;

ROUND BY ROUND RESULTS FROM THE 2025 NHRA FALL NATIONALS
10/13/2025

Final round-by-round results from the 40th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex, the 18th of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series:TOP FUEL:ROUND ONE — Clay Millican, 3.700, 335.32 def. Tony Stewart, 3.774, 321.52; Brittany Force, 3.729, 340.14 def. Tony Schumacher, 5.