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NHRA SOUTHERN NATIONALS GATES DELAYED TO NOON AFTER HEAVY RAIN AT SOUTH GEORGIA MOTORSPORTS PARK
05/02/2026

NHRA officials pushed back Saturday gate opening to noon after heavy overnight and morning rain impacted South Georgia Motorsports Park ahead of the Southern Nationals.Fans were asked not to arrive before 12 p.m. ET as track workers and NHRA staff continued efforts to prepare the facility for racing

LANGDON REWRITES NHRA HISTORY AS SOUTHERN NATIONALS DEBUT OPENS WITH FIREWORKS
05/02/2026

If NHRA wanted a statement to open its first national event at South Georgia Motorsports Park, Shawn Langdon supplied one at 345 miles an hour.Langdon made the fastest run in NHRA history Friday, taking the provisional No. 1 spot in Top Fuel at the Southern Nationals with a 3.724-second pass at 345.

MADDI GORDON TRADES TOP FUEL PRESSURE FOR BRAVES MOUND MOMENT IN ATLANTA
05/01/2026

Maddi Gordon understands pressure. She went straight from Top Alcohol Funny Car to driving a Top Fuel dragster for one of the sport’s more prominent teams, Ron Capps Motorsports.But the fear of failure paled compared to what she faced this week when she walked to the mound at Truist Park to throw ou

2026 NHRA SOUTHERN NATIONALS – EVENT RESULTS
05/01/2026

Photos by Alex Owens, Dwayne Culpepper, Tracy Waters, Marvin T. SmithFRIDAY QUALIFYING – LANGDON REWRITES NHRA HISTORY AS SOUTHERN NATIONALS DEBUT OPENS WITH FIREWORKSIf NHRA wanted a statement to open its first national event at South Georgia Motorsports Park, Shawn Langdon supplied one at 345 mile

NHRA MOVES UP FRIDAY QUALIFYING SCHEDULE FOR SOUTHERN NATIONALS DEBUT IN GEORGIA
04/30/2026

NHRA adjusted Friday’s qualifying schedule for this weekend’s NHRA Southern Nationals, moving the start times earlier for the Mission Drag Racing Series categories at South Georgia Motorsports Park.The first round of professional qualifying will now begin at 11:15 a.m. Eastern on Friday.NHRA Pro Sto

SOUTHEAST GASSERS RETURN TO ALABAMA FOR BAMA BRAWL AT HOLIDAY RACEWAY
04/30/2026

The Southeast Gassers Association returns to Alabama this weekend for the first time in nearly five years, bringing its 1960s-style heads-up drag racing format to Holiday Raceway for the inaugural Bama Brawl in Woodstock.The event marks the second stop of the 2026 season and the first appearance by

40-YEAR PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE VETERAN STEVE JOHNSON REFLECTS AND LOOKS FORWARD
04/30/2026

After 40 years competing in the Pro Stock Motorcycle ranks, there is no slowing down Steve Johnson. The wily veteran went from humble beginnings to 12 career wins — two at the prestigious U.S. Nationals — along with influence on furthering the category as head of the PRO2 board. Often diving headfir

CAPPS’ IHRA MOVE ISN’T ABOUT POLITICS OR PAYDAY — IT’S ABOUT PAYING BACK LOYALTY
04/29/2026

Ron Capps will compete in the opening leg of the three-race IHRA Triple Crown at Maple Grove Raceway, but the three-time NHRA Funny Car champion said the decision was never driven by prize money, rivalry, or the chance to make headlines. The reason, he said, was simpler and harder to ignore: people

PAUL LEE JOINS IHRA MAPLE GROVE TRIPLE CROWN FIELD, CHASING $150,000 WIN AND $1 MILLION BONUS
04/28/2026

Money talks in drag racing, and right now it’s saying something loud enough for another 2025 NHRA Top Ten finisher to sign up on the entry list.Paul Lee confirmed to CompetitionPlus.com he will race the IHRA Triple Crown Series opener at Maple Grove Raceway, giving the startup program another proven

WILKERSON’S NEW FUNNY CAR TETHER SYSTEM PASSES FIRST REAL TEST
04/28/2026

One of last season’s hottest debates in nitro racing centered on Funny Car body tethers; the hardware meant to keep body parts out of the grandstands when engines explode. Few argued with the purpose, but plenty questioned the side effects when the same body stayed attached during a violent engine f

COMPETITION PLUS TV

SHAWN LANGDON SETS FASTEST RUN IN NHRA HISTORY | SOUTHERN NATIONALS DEBUT DELIVERS FIREWORKS
05/02/2026

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The Alan Reinhart Show Starring Nicole Clark #7 || Larry Dixon
04/30/2026

Power Hour #265 - Don O'Neal | South Georgia Motorsports Park General Manager | Drag Racing
04/29/2026

🔥 2026 NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Final Rounds | Kalitta Record Blast, Capps, Hartford & Herrera Win 🏁
04/27/2026

🔥 MILLICAN, VANDERGRIFF, ANDERSON & HERRERA WIN #2FAST2TASTY AT NHRA CHARLOTTE 4-WIDE NATIONALS 🏁
04/26/2026

LAUGHLIN MAKES THE SAVE! 😳 Wild No-Chute Ride Ends With Fast Pro Mod Pass | #PEAKPITNOTE
04/25/2026

LANGDON, CAPPS, ANDERSON & SMITH TAKE OVER FRIDAY! 🔥 NHRA 4-WIDE NATIONALS QUALIFYING RECAP
04/25/2026

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

🔥 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

RACE RESULTS

2026 NHRA SOUTHERN NATIONALS – EVENT RESULTS
05/01/2026

Photos by Alex Owens, Dwayne Culpepper, Tracy Waters, Marvin T. SmithFRIDAY QUALIFYING – LANGDON REWRITES NHRA HISTORY AS SOUTHERN NATIONALS DEBUT OPENS WITH FIREWORKSIf NHRA wanted a statement to open its first national event at South Georgia Motorsports Park, Shawn Langdon supplied one at 345 mile

THE TEN – 2026 NHRA 4-WIDE NATIONALS
04/27/2026

Competition Plus’ random water-cooler topics from the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Concord, NC1 – CAPPS DELIVERS CONFIDENCE – Multi-time Funny Car champion Ron Capps admits even veteran racers are burdened by doubt into the cockpit. He turned that doubt into another trophy Sunday at zMAX

POINTS STANDINGS FOLLOWING THE 2026 NHRA 4-WIDE NATIONALS
04/27/2026

Point standings (top 10) following the 16th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway, the fourth of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series –Top Fuel – 1. Doug Kalitta, 373; 2. Shawn Langdon, 350; 3. Leah Pruett, 297; 4. Tony Stewart, 296; 5. Josh Hart, 265; 6. Maddi Gordon, 238;

SPORTSMAN RESULTS FROM 2026 NHRA 4-WIDE NATIONALS
04/27/2026

Sunday’s final sportsman results from the 16th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway, the fourth of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series –Top Alcohol Dragster — Joey Severance, 5.203, 274.50 def. McKenna Bold, 5.264, 276.52 and Jamie Noonan, 5.226, 273.22 and Jackie Fricke,

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