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HUDSON TOWN COUNCIL APPROVES BANDIMERE SPEEDWAY’S PLAN FOR A NEW RACETRACK
04/23/2026

Back in 2023, when the curtain dropped on Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, Colorado, it was a hard pill for the state’s motorsports racers and fans to digest.The Bandimere family had operated the facility since it opened in 1958. The family later sold the property to a company with no plans to contin

EFFICIENT TEAMWORK ALLOWING STEWART TO BRANCH OUT, PRUETT TO STEP UP
04/23/2026

Like all the other NHRA nitro-class crew chiefs, Tony Stewart Racing’s Neal Strausbaugh, Mike Domagala, and Phil Shuler walk the tightrope of sending their 12,000-horsepower race car down the dragstrip, knowing it could rock a record elapsed time or speed or detonate in spectacular disaster – or may

JEFF AREND TALKS ABOUT HIS WHIRLWIND TURN OF EVENTS TO GET BACK DRIVING FOR JIM DUNN
04/23/2026

Opportunity can come when someone least expects it.That was definitely the case for Jeff Arend on April 11.The veteran nitro Funny Car driver was sitting at home in La Verne, Calif., just down the road from the Winternationals in Pomona.“I live a mile from the track. I didn’t even go to the track on

GILBERTSON BRINGS IN BURKART FOR FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS AT CHARLOTTE
04/23/2026

Bob Gilbertson has a lot riding on this weekend in Charlotte. Instead of shaking the rust off himself, he handed the driving job to veteran Phil Burkart Jr. for the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway.Gilbertson said there was no reason to overthink it. If you need someone who can climb in and

BUDDY HULL GOES SMALL-TIRE DRAG RACING AT TEXAS RADIAL CHALLENGE
04/22/2026

No one can ever accuse Buddy Hull of lacking range, but this weekend might top the list. Hull, who has strapped into both Top Fuel and Funny Car machinery, is heading to the small-tire world with help from friend and shop neighbor J.D. Campbell.Hull is scheduled to drive a nitrous-fed 2006 Ford Must

NHRA RULE CHANGES AIM TO GIVE FORD, DODGE A FAIR OPPORTUNITY IN PRO STOCK
04/22/2026

NHRA has introduced a series of Pro Stock rule changes aimed at increasing manufacturer participation and improving competitive balance, opening the door for Ford- and Dodge-powered combinations to gain a fair opportunity in one of drag racing’s most technical categories.Beginning at this week’s NHR

HYDE BRINGS NEW CAINE GROUP BACKING INTO NHRA 4-WIDE NATIONALS SHOWDOWN
04/22/2026

Spencer Hyde didn’t just roll into Charlotte with a Funny Car this week. He showed up with a new sponsor and the kind of momentum that usually gets people paying attention.Hyde will carry The Caine Group as primary sponsor at this weekend’s NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway, the only four-wide r

REAR-END REALITY: NITRO RACING FOUND THE NEXT WEAK LINK
04/21/2026

It is the situation no race fan or racer wants to see in modern nitro racing. What looks like a routine oil-down quickly becomes a stalled show, a line of race cars headed back to the pits, and cleanup crews trying to remove gear oil that does not come up easily.For the grandstands, it is frustratio

FROM THE BAYOU TO THE HALL: ANGELLE SAMPEY EARNED THIS ONE THE HARD WAY
04/20/2026

Angelle Sampey wanted this day. She just never let herself expect it.That is what drag racing does to people who stay in it long enough. It teaches you to quit counting blessings before they happen because this sport can take tomorrow away in one round.So when the call came telling Sampey she was he

MIKE LOMAS JOINS ELITE MOTORSPORTS FOR NHRA 4-WIDE NATIONALS DEBUT AT ZMAX DRAGWAY
04/20/2026

Elite Motorsports is adding another racer to its expanding NHRA program, announcing Mike Lomas will make his team debut this weekend at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway in Competition Eliminator.Lomas joins an Elite Motorsports roster that already fields entries in Top Fuel, Pro Stock, Pro

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Power Hour #264 - Jasmine Salinas | Top Fuel Dragster Racer | Drag Racing
04/22/2026

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🔥 Shawn Langdon BLASTS 345.62 MPH | EXCLUSIVE Finish-Line Video From Gainesville Raceway 🏁
04/20/2026

The Alan Reinhart Show Starring Nicole Clark #6 || Steve Johnson
04/16/2026

International Drag Racing Hall of Fame Induction 2026 | Drag Racing
04/16/2026

Power Hour #263 - Jordan Vandergriff | NHRA Funny Car Racer | Drag Racing
04/15/2026

MATT HAGAN WINS 1,000TH FUNNY CAR RACE + TONY STEWART'S WIN, ALL NHRA FINALS | POMONA 🔥🏁
04/13/2026

LEAH PRUETT, VANDERGRIFF & ANDERSON LEAD FRIDAY QUALIFYING 🔥 NHRA WINTERNATIONALS POMONA
04/11/2026

Power Hour #262 - Buddy Hull | NHRA Funny Car Racer | Drag Racing
04/08/2026

🔥 FRANK HAWLEY BREAKS SILENCE ON IHRA SCHOOL SALE | FIRST INTERVIEW WITH ALAN REINHART 🏁
04/02/2026

The Alan Reinhart Show Starring Nicole Clark #5 || Frank Hawley
04/02/2026

RACE RESULTS

2026 PDRA DUNN-BENSON – EVENT PAGE
04/19/2026

Photos by Robert RichardFINAL NOTEBOOK – PRO MOD POWER BROKERS DUKE IT OUT, HARRIS THROWS A PARTY AT SALEMI’S EXPENSE1 – A PRESIDENTIAL BATTLE – One of the biggest Pro Nitrous fields in recent memory ended with two series bosses settling unfinished business in the final round. When it was over, PDRA

THE TEN – 2026 NHRA WINTERNATIONALS EDITION
04/13/2026

Competition Plus’ random water-cooler topics from the Lucas Oil Winternationals at Southern California’s In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip1 – HAGAN HAS SWIRL OF EMOTIONS AFTER WINNING 1,000TH FUNNY CAR RACE – Matt Hagan, who’s normally chatty after a Funny Car victory, was out of breath and barely co

POINTS STANDINGS FOLLOWING THE 2026 NHRA WINTERNATIONALS
04/13/2026

Point standings (top 10) following the 66th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Pomona Dragstrip, the third of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series – Top Fuel – 1. Doug Kalitta, 256; 2. Shawn Langdon, 252; 3. Josh Hart, 235; 4. Tony Stewart, 224; 5. Leah Pruett, 220;

ROUND BY ROUND RESULTS FROM THE 2026 NHRA WINTERNATIONALS
04/13/2026

Final round-by-round results from the 66th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at In-N-Out Pomona Dragstrip, the third of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series:TOP FUEL: ROUND ONE — Justin Ashley, 3.714, 332.43 def. Maddi Gordon, 3.744, 334.15; Tony Stewart, 3.726, 327.11 def. Wil