Drag Race Bracket Bonanza will return for the entire 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season and will partner with stats website DragRaceReference.com. The collaboration aims to enhance the race statistics featured in the “Densy’s Deets” tip sheet and on social media channels.
“We launched ‘Densy’s Deets’ at the beginning of last year as an additional resource for our players as they make their picks after qualifying ends,” said DRBB founder Elon Werner. “The response we received from our players and sponsors was that this was exactly what they needed to make an informed decision while filling out their brackets.”
DragRaceReference.com, launched in May 2024 by statistician David Wesolowski, serves as a free resource for NHRA race results across various drag racing classes. Wesolowski created the site to fulfill a need for fans to easily access comprehensive data.
“Similarly to how Elon created Drag Race Bracket Bonanza because he wished something like it existed for drag racing fans, I felt there was a stats resource missing in drag racing,” Wesolowski said. “I’ve been collecting these stats for years just because I found them interesting, but I realized that I could create a free resource for other fans.”
The “Densy’s Deets” tip sheet is distributed the Friday before each national event at 2 p.m. EST. It features current points standings, statistics from DragRaceReference.com, and analysis by Hall of Fame Statistician Dave “Densy” Densmore.
Insights from the tip sheet are integrated into the “Who Ya Got?” podcast hosted by JT Hudson, Rex Simmermaker, and Elon Werner. The podcast is broadcast on social media platforms on Thursdays before each national event at 7 p.m. CST/8 p.m. EST, resuming prior to the NHRA Arizona Nationals.
“When we created the ‘Densy’s Deets’ tip sheet, it was before PlayNHRA was announced,” Werner said. “Now that legal gambling is in play for the NHRA, we see it as a resource for both our players and those interested in putting real money on the line.”
In addition to the tip sheet, DRBB will share DragRaceReference.com’s head-to-head data on social media after matchups are confirmed for race day. Fans can follow DRBB for updates on Twitter/X at @dragracebb or on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube at @DragRaceBracketBonanza.
Further announcements will be made leading up to the AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals scheduled for March 6-9. DRBB players can begin filling out their brackets during the Gatornationals after qualifying ends on March 8. Submissions will be accepted until the first round of eliminations starts on March 9 at 10:30 a.m. ET. Fans can watch the NHRA broadcast on FS1.
