NEWS

THERE WERE MAGAZINE RACES AND THEN THERE WAS THE POPULAR HOT RODDING NATIONALS
01/18/2026

Photos by Steve ReyesSteve Scott PhotoWhen drag racing rose to mainstream levels in the 1960s, having an event and a magazine was a combination that often went hand-in-hand.Then there was the old Popular Hot Rodding Nationals at Martin, Michigan’s U.S. 131 Dragway that produced double-fisted enterta

WHEN NASCAR STARS TOOK TO THE STRIP: THE ERA STOCK-CAR HEROES DRAG RACED FOR PAYDAYS
01/17/2026

For a brief but consequential stretch of American motorsports history, some of NASCAR’s biggest names spent their off-days drag racing, not as a novelty but as a practical way to earn money and extend their reach with fans.The period, roughly from 1957 through the mid-1960s, coincided with drag raci

KB-TITAN PRO STOCK TEAM BUSY TESTING OUT OF THE ORDINARY
01/17/2026

The NHRA Pro Stock offseason has a way of creating just enough intrigue to stir conversation without delivering firm answers, and recent testing activity involving KB-Titan Racing has followed that familiar pattern.One of the more talked-about sights during recent test sessions at Bradenton Motorspo

DALE PULDE, THE WARRIOR BUICK, AND A FUNNY CAR LEGACY THAT ENDURES 40 YEARS LATER
01/17/2026

Photos by David McGee, Auto Imagery Dale Pulde just wanted to be unique.In 1985, the world of professional Funny Car racing was in full swing with competition in the NHRA, IHRA (with only floppers and no Top Fuel) and to a lesser extent the ADRA (American Drag Racing Association, formerly AHRA) wher

DEADHEAD UNDER THE HELMET: JEG COUGHLIN JR.’S OTHER LIFE
01/16/2026

Drag racers often live two lives, one defined by the starting line and another shaped far from the strip.Those lives usually stay separate, divided by helmets, schedules, and expectation.Occasionally, the line blurs enough to reveal something unexpected.For Jeg Coughlin Jr., the polished and corpora

TASCA HIRES PROCK TO DRIVE FORD FUNNY CAR, DROPS BACK TO TEAM OWNERSHIP ONLY
01/16/2026

Bob Tasca III promised Ford that if it returned to NHRA drag racing, he would deliver them a Funny Car championship.If he is to keep his promise, he will have to do it as a team owner only.And he will have to yield the driving glory once again to two-time and current Funny Car champion Austin Prock.

SOPHOMORE DRIVER MATT LATINO BUILDS HIS OWN LANE IN PRO STOCK
01/15/2026

Matt Latino was standing in line for a rental car in Cancun, trying to squeeze in a family vacation before the calendar flips fully to race mode. Those free days are likely gone as Latino prepares for his first full NHRA Pro Stock season in 2026, a milestone reached through preparation rather than i

WYATT MARKS 50 YEARS IN FUNNY CAR RACING, A CAREER BUILT ON ENDURANCE
01/14/2026

Jack Wyatt has never measured his Funny Car career by championships or headlines, but by persistence. As he enters his 50th consecutive year racing Funny Cars, Wyatt stands as a rare constant in a sport defined by constant change.The milestone reflects not a single achievement, but decades of surviv

NHRA ANNOUNCES SECOND WAVE OF TOP 75 DRIVERS AS ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION CONTINUES
01/14/2026

NHRA has named Antron Brown, Ron Capps, Greg Anderson, Matt Smith, and Dan Fletcher as the second group of inductees into the Top 75 Drivers list as part of the organization’s 75th anniversary celebration in 2026. The announcement continues a weekly rollout, with five new additions revealed each Mon

WATCH EPISODE 250 OF THE POWER HOUR WITH IDA ZETTERSTROM
01/13/2026

CompetitionPlusTV hits a milestone with the 250th episode of the CompetitionPlus POWER HOUR, presented by Weldon Performance — your weekly dose of drag racing news, opinion, and must-hear guests from across the sport.This week, we’re joined live by Ida Zetterström, as she breaks down the off-season

COMPETITION PLUS TV

1973 DRAG RACING DOCUMENTARY | WONDER BREAD PRESENTS THE WONDER OF DRAG RACING
01/18/2026

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1992 NHRA SPRINGNATIONALS | GLIDDEN VS. JOHNSON HEAT UP PRO STOCK AT NATIONAL TRAIL
01/18/2026

1973 DRAG RACING DOCUMENTARY | RARE EDUCATIONAL TV FOOTAGE FROM VROOM
01/17/2026

DALLAS GLENN TESTS SUPERCHARGED PRO MOD | KB-TITAN OFFSEASON AT BRADENTON
01/17/2026

CODY ANDERSON TESTS KB-TITAN PRO STOCK CAR | OFFSEASON BRADENTON RUNS
01/17/2026

Power Hour #250 Ida Zetterstrom | Drag Racing | NHRA | IHRA | Top Fuel
01/14/2026

🔥 NITRO & FLAMES AFTER DARK | THE LES MAYHEW COLLECTION 🔥
01/13/2026

WORLD’S FASTEST ’55 CHEVY: CHARLES CARPENTER’S LEGENDARY TRI-FIVE IN RARE ARCHIVAL FOOTAGE
01/10/2026

🔥 Dry Hop Heaven Vol. 2 — Rare Nitro Funny Car Dry Hops | The Les Mayhew Collection
01/06/2026

1986 NHRA Southern Nationals | Dan Pastorini’s First Top Fuel Win & Bob Glidden’s Shocking Crash
01/04/2026

RACE RESULTS

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

THE TEN – SNOWBIRD OUTLAW NATIONALS EDITION – BRADENTON, FLA.
12/07/2025

Competition Plus’ Water-Cooler Topics From The Snowbird Outlaw Nationals from Bradenton, Fla..1 – HARRIS CAPTURES SNOWBIRD TITLE – Jason Harris closed out a dominant weekend by winning the Snowbird Outlaw Nationals presented by Motion Raceworks on Saturday night at Bradenton Motorsports Park, one da

THE TEN – IN-N-OUT NHRA FINALS EDITION
11/17/2025

Competition Plus’ Water-Cooler Topics From The NHRA IN-N-OUT Finals in Pomona, Ca..1 – RAIN RULES BUT CHAMPIONS NAMED – Not one pro car went down the In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals the entire weekend. But Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel) and Austin Prock (Funny Car) becam

KALITTA’S SECOND TITLE ARRIVES AS NHRA FINALS FALL TO RELENTLESS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAIN
11/17/2025

Just one day after Doug Kalitta clinched his second NHRA Top Fuel championship in three seasons, NHRA officials canceled the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip due to persistent rainfall and unsafe track conditions. The decision ended the 2025 Mission Foods Drag Racing S

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