If Pro Street icon Annette Summer's last five weeks could have been any more of a whirlwind, it would have been an F5 tornado. 

Summer, the first lady of Pro Street racing back in the 1990s, in a span of five weeks has resurrected her old "pink" Camaro and took delivery of a drag racing relic. 

Summer is racing Brian Havlik's Fastest Street Car Shootout at Tri-State Raceway in Earlville, Iowa. This is a reunion of sorts of the cars that raced in the early years of the NMCA.

The Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association (NEOPMA) season opener at Maryland International Raceway saw a fierce battle between father-son duo Mike Decker Jr. and Mike “Hollywood” Decker III. Decker III clinched his first Pro Modified win by defeating his father in a showdown marked by exceptional performances throughout the event.

Decker Jr. and Decker III claimed the top two qualifying spots in their respective screw-blown Camaros, setting the stage for a thrilling competition. With Decker III’s victory over formidable opponents like Derek Ward, the family rivalry reached new heights in a series of intense matchups that culminated in a significant win for Decker III.

Reflecting on his triumph, Decker III expressed gratitude for his team and mentor, Todd Tutterow, who played a pivotal role in their success at the event. 

When you have won as much as Bo Butner has and done so in as many divisions, rarely does a first time look like a first time. But on Sunday, at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway, Butner did something new - he won a Mountain Motor Pro Stock race. And it looked like business as usual. 

Butner also joined Jeg Coughlin Jr. as one of two drivers to have won in seven different categories. He now has 31 career national event victories. 

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Justin Ashley has harbored a love-hate relationship with four-wide drag racing.

He loves to race them, but he’s hated the results.

However, all of that changed Sunday when the Top Fuel phenom secured his inaugural victory in a race of that type at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals hosted at zMAX Dragway. The triumph marked a milestone in Ashley’s career, finally aligning his enjoyment of the format with a well-deserved taste of success.   

Rickie Smith has seen a lot in a lifetime of drag racing, but the one thing that transpired on Sunday he didn't see coming when he rolled through the gates at zMAX Dragway on Thursday. In fact, months ago, when he planned to run Competition Eliminator at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals on an off-weekend, he had never thought it could happen in a million years. 

Smith has been drag racing for a long time, but Sunday marked a million years. 

"I can't believe this is happening," Smith said. "I came down here for Parkway Ford just to put on a show. I'm more excited doing this than racing Pro Modified. That's badass racing, ya'll."

From his earliest memories as a young boy, Matt Hagan still vividly recalls the awe-inspiring experience of attending his very first drag race in Bristol, Tennessee. The sights, sounds, and smells of the sport left an undeniable impression on him.

In that moment, Hagan could scarcely have imagined that he would one day ascend to the pinnacle of NHRA competition, piloting an 11,000-horsepower, nitro-burning Funny Car, let alone etching his name into the history books as one of the sport’s true legends.

Sunday, at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals held at zMAX Dragway, Hagan cemented his status as a member of an exclusive club, capturing his 50th tour victory. In doing so, he joined the ranks of 16 other pro drivers in NHRA history to reach that level.    

Make it 105 for Greg Anderson. 

Anderson increased his NHRA Pro Stock record of national-event wins to that number by capturing the 4-Wide Nationals on Sunday in Charlotte, N.C.

Anderson, who pilots the HendrickCars.com Chevy Camaro for KB Titan Racing, clocked a stout 6.502-second elapsed time at 210.77 mph to win the finals quad over Aaron Stanfield (6.551), Dallas Glenn (6.561) and Cristian Cuadra (6.549).

The unstoppable force that is Gaige Herrera in NHRA’s Pro Stock Motorcycle class keeps mowing down the competition.

Herrera, since joining the powerhouse Vance & Hines team in 2023, has now won 13 national events in 17 starts.

Herrera’s latest victory came Sunday when he took home the title at the 4-Wide Nationals in Charlotte, N.C.

Herrera clocked a 6.684-second lap at 202.73 mph in the finals quad to defeat John Hall (6.758), Richard Gadson, his Vance & Hines teammate, (6.767) and LE Tonglet, who had a redlight start.