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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

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

ALWAYS AND ANYTIME: LYLE BARNETT AND THE NITRO DOOR THAT NEVER QUITE CLOSED
01/13/2026

There’s coming close, and then there’s how Lyle Barnett nearly stepped into Top Fuel at a moment when professional opportunity collided with personal timing. The opening was real, advanced, and ultimately redirected by decisions that reshaped one of drag racing’s most visible operations.Barnett was

GAIGE HERRERA EYES REDEMPTION, ANOTHER PSM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2026
01/13/2026

For two years, Gaige Herrera seemingly could do no wrong aboard his RevZilla/Mission/Vance & Hines Suzuki.Herrera won an incredible 21 national events – 11 in 2023 and 10 in 2024 – and claimed two NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle world championships.Herrera set the record for most consecutive wins in NHRA

COMPETITION PLUS POWER HOUR MOVES TO NEW TIME, UPDATES FORMAT FOR 2026
01/12/2026

CompetitionPlus.com will shift its long-running Power Hour show to a new 5:30 p.m. ET time slot beginning Tuesday, Jan. 13, while also rolling out an updated format for the 2026 drag racing season.The weekly program, hosted by Lee Craft and Dujunnea Bland, will continue to feature live commentary, n

CLAY MILLICAN PRESERVES WERNER TOP FUEL DRAGSTER THAT DEFINED HIS IHRA DYNASTY
01/12/2026

You know the old saying about idle hands and a certain someone’s workshop, right? Idle hands are …… non-existent with Clay Millican.Well, it’s true.So rather than let a pair of the famed Werner-sponsored, championship-lineage Top Fuel dragster continue to sit around and collect dust, the six-time IH

NO SHORTCUTS, NO SPONSOR CHECKS: WILL SMITH’S REDEMPTION ARRIVES IN TOP FUEL
01/12/2026

For as long as Will Smith can remember, he has wanted to drive a Top Fuel dragster. That ambition finally became reality Thursday when Smith was announced as a full-time Top Fuel driver for the Bluebird Turf-backed operation, a milestone reached quietly and without spectacle.The announcement came vi

IHRA UNVEILS $13.6 MILLION 2026 OUTLAW NITRO SERIES WITH CHAMPIONSHIP PURSES AND TRIPLE CROWN
01/11/2026

With rumors circulating for months about a long-awaited championship points purse, International Hot Rod Association confirmed its 2026 plans with a sweeping announcement that formalizes a national championship, introduces a lucrative Triple Crown and locks in a finalized Outlaw Nitro Series schedul

AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS CONSTRUCTION, ALOHA BEAUTY LOUNGE EXTEND TONY SCHUMACHER TOP FUEL SPONSORSHIP THROUGH 2032
01/10/2026

Texas-based American Communications Construction and Aloha Beauty Lounge have extended their primary sponsorship of NHRA Top Fuel driver Tony Schumacher through the 2032 season, providing long-term stability for the Rick Ware Racing operation.The agreement keeps Schumacher in the No. 15 Top Fuel dra

BETWEEN PLANS AND POSSIBILITY: IDA ZETTERSTROM NAVIGATES A SHIFTING TOP FUEL FUTURE
01/09/2026

Ida Zetterstrom arrived in the United States with a defined vision for how she would build a career in Top Fuel, and her first two seasons suggested that plan was realistic. After a breakout sophomore year in 2025, she expected 2026 to be a continuation, not a reset.That expectation changed when the

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

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🔥 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

🐊🔥 1976 NHRA GATORNATIONALS REWIND | RAW NITRO, LEGENDS & CLASSIC NHRA SOUNDS
01/03/2026

Burn On (1973 Drag Racing Documentary) — Jungle Jim Liberman & New England Dragway Nitro Action!
01/03/2026

🏁 1974 NHRA Winternationals — Pomona’s Nitro Explosions & Historic Champions 🤘🔥
01/02/2026

🎉 CACKLE IN THE NEW YEAR — NITRO REVIVAL CACKLEFEST 2025 🤘🔥
01/01/2026

🔥 THE TEXAS TRACK WAR 🔥 | 1988 NHRA SuperNationals Houston Raceway Park
01/01/2026

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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