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IT’S THE GNARLY 1980S: DRAG RACING VIDEOS: 1980 – 1984
12/27/2025

VIDEOS FROM 1970 – 1975VIDEOS FROM 1976 – 1979The 1980s exploded drag racing’s television exposure. While most of the 1960s and 70s drag racing coverage was dominated by ABC’s Wide World of Sports, occasional one-off documentaries, and later Diamond P, the 1980s ushed in new players, such as NBC Spo

WHY NHRA PRO STOCK WENT 500 CUBIC INCHES: THE REAL STORY BEHIND DRAG RACING’S MOST DEFINING RULE
12/26/2025

Originally published March 2003Photos by NHRA, Norman Blake Pro Stock hasn’t always been a simple formula. Today, those that participate in the class carry a common weight of 2,350 pounds in a two-door American made coupe no older than five years old with the source of motivation coming from an engi

TEN OF OUR FAVORITE DRAG RACING-THEMED TOYS
12/26/2025

If you grew up in the 1970s and 80s, you were truly blessed with some of the most awesome toys ever. We’ve compiled some of the best drag racing-themed toys. And while we might have missed a few, we’d love to hear about it. Drop a line on our Facebook page.

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM OUR TEAM
12/25/2025

This is our favorite time of the year. It’s the time of the year that we get to spend time with our families in the spirit of peace on earth and good will to our fellow man. We wish you a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. May your blessings be great.Christmas should be the time that br

TEN COMPELLING STORYLINES FROM THE 2024-25 AUSSIE DRAG RACING SEASON , PT. 2
12/25/2025

The 2024–25 Australian drag racing season didn’t simply deliver headlines — it delivered turning points. Across Top Fuel, Nitro Funny Car, Pro Alcohol, Doorslammer and beyond, the biggest storylines shaped not only championships but the direction of the sport itself.In Part 1, veteran Australian cor

IHRA COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK AS QUESTIONS REMAIN ON OTHER STOPS
12/24/2025

The International Hot Rod Association has completed its acquisition of the historic motorsports facility in Millington, Tennessee, formerly known as Memphis International Raceway and Memphis Motorsports Park, closing on the property Dec. 23, 2025.The purchase places one of the region’s most recogniz

THE DAY THAT REDEFINED AUSTRALIAN DRAG RACING
12/24/2025

December 27, 2005, is long remembered as a watershed date in the history of Australian drag racing when two-time NHRA champion Scott Kalitta partnered with teammate Aussie David Grubnic to record the quickest side-by-side pass ever witnessed in Australia to win the Nitro Thunder USA Top Fuel Invasio

IN JOHN FORCE’S WORDS – A VERY FORCE CHRISTMAS
12/23/2025

John Force has spent a lifetime telling stories at 330 miles per hour.They are stories measured in championships, crashes survived, sponsors chased, and history rewritten in nitro flames. They are told loudly, quickly, sometimes chaotically, always honestly.But the story that matters most to him doe

GRUDGE RACING, A MILLION-DOLLAR STEERING WHEEL AND THE STOTT BOYS
12/23/2025

Remember the climactic scene from the “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” movie?It’s where bad guy Walter Sullivan, in a quest for eternal life, had to select the correct cup among dozens of shiny, jewel-encrusted chalices. He “chose poorly,” to quote the aged knight who stood guard over the collec

WHEN FRANK HAWLEY ALMOST WENT TO HOLLYWOOD
12/22/2025

Most people know Frank Hawley as a two-time NHRA Funny Car champion, television analyst, and one of drag racing’s most respected instructors. Fewer know that during a recent cleanup, he rediscovered proof that he once came close to being part of a major Hollywood motion picture.The recollection surf

COMPETITION PLUS TV

🎄🏁 TEN DRAG RACING TOYS EVERY FAN WOULD LOVE FOR CHRISTMAS 🏁🎄
12/26/2025

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LIFE IN THE QUICK LANE | EXTREMELY RARE 1979 DRAG RACING DOCUMENTARY | PRUDHOMME, GARLITS, MULDOWNEY
12/25/2025

😂 John Force Unfiltered | 10 of His Most Hilarious Interviews Ever
12/24/2025

JOHN FORCE: A CHRISTMAS STORY — THE GIFT THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING
12/23/2025

THE ESSENCE OF DRAG RACING — 60 SECONDS OF SPEED, SOUND & SOUL
12/20/2025

LEGENDS: THE SERIES — SOX & MARTIN: THE PARTNERSHIP THAT CHANGED PRO STOCK RACING
12/19/2025

LEGENDS: THE SERIES PREVIEW | Sox & Martin: The Story Behind the Legend
12/18/2025

Power Hour #249 Jason Peterson For US 131 Motorsports Park | Drag Racing
12/17/2025

🔥 Rare 1974 NHRA Springnationals Video Rewind | Drag Racing History Uncovered
12/12/2025

Power Hour #248 Jason Harris & Buddy Hull - Drag Racing - Pro Mod - Funny Car
12/10/2025

RACE RESULTS

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

AUSTIN PROCK CLAIMS HIS SECOND NHRA NITRO FUNNY CAR TITLE IN A ROW
11/17/2025

This isn’t how Austin Prock wanted to win his second NHRA nitro Funny Car championship in a row – but Mother Nature had other plans.Prock had a 101-point lead in the standings over Matt Hagan heading into the season-ending In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals, set for Nov. 13-16 in Pomona, Calif.And that’s t

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