It's safe to say Todd Bruce wasn't exactly the A/Fuel dragster everybody had their eye on heading into this past weekend's Nitro Chaos season opener at Edgewater Sports Park, as that nod went to Two-time NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster Champion Megan Meyer, who was making her return to the driver seat for the first time in competition since winning the last Nitro Chaos race at Mo-Kan Dragway in 2022.

That seemed even more evident in qualifying as Meyer blasted to the No. 1 qualifying position with a blistering eighth-mile 3.508-second pass at over 228 miles per hour, a run that was a full tenth quicker than the next-best driver. While Bruce, at the wheel of "The Bull" A/Fuel dragster out of Canada, who coincidentally beat Meyer in the final round of Top Alcohol Dragster at the NHRA Fall Nationals in Dallas in 2017 to capture his first career national event win, struggled mightily in qualifying smoking the tires early on each of his first two runs.

That's why they don't race on paper.

While Drew Austin and Jim Maroney qualified at the bottom of the eight-car Nitro Funny Car field, heading into final eliminations at this past weekend's 52nd Ignitor from Firebird Raceway just outside Boise, Idaho, they were the two men left standing by days end.

Unfortunately, they both will have to wait to determine a winner as a second rain delay rolled through the area late in the afternoon, forcing the postponement of the highly anticipated final until August during the 52nd annual NightFire Nationals.

Many spellbinding moments have been in the spotlight at the NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Muscle Car Drag Racing over the years.
 
The storied event has seen racers from both series overcome obstacles and put down personal bests, and they have endeared and excited everyone in the process. 
 
This year’s event, the 18th Annual NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Muscle Car Drag Racing, was held May 5-7, 2023, at World Wide Technology Raceway in Illinois, and it will go down in history as one of the most action-packed and astonishing.

If the NHRA handed out its Rookie of the Year accolades for the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, the contest would be over now. 

Tony Stewart drove to the second win of his rookie season, putting down all challengers in winning the Cleetus and Cars Show; the most recent stop on the NHRA Div. 3 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series hosted by Indianapolis Raceway Park has now advanced to the finals in the last three NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events.

Some things are worth fighting for. And for two past NHRA champions and an NHRA executive, they visited Washington, DC, to point out the virtues of motorsports in the United States. 

Ron Capps and Antron Brown, along with NHRA Vice President of Track Management and Operations Kasey Coler, recently visited Washington, DC on Wednesday, April 26 as representatives for the National Motorsports Coalition (NMC) to share with members of the Congressional Motorsports Caucus and other lawmakers in Congress.

NHRA legend Larry Dixon, racing for Rapisarda Autosport International scored the victory in the A-Final over local hero Phil Lamattina at the penultimate round of the Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel championship at Sydney Dragway on May 5,6.

Dixon, a regular visitor down under over the last decade, experienced his last win in Australia at Willowbank Raceway in 2016.

The win is also his first ever at Sydney Dragway.

On the surface, Top Fuel owner/driver T.J. Zizzo would have made his return to racing – after 19 months away – because of the temptation of racing at his hometown track in Chicago.

The decision for Zizzo to come back had many layers.

Zizzo is returning to compete at the Gerber Collision and Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK Performance May 19-21 in Chicago.

For the first time in nearly two years, NHRA nitro Funny Car driver/owner Chris King will be back in action.

King is returning to compete at the Gerber Collision and Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK Performance May 19-21 in Chicago. 

“I have been working on this Funny Car deal since our last race in 2021,” said King, who raced successfully in the Top Alcohol Funny Car ranks. “I want to test myself against the best of the best, but I also want to make sure my operation goes A to B with quality parts and a professional looking team. I have to thank Howard Cams, Competition Products, Red Line Oil, and Reid Rocker Arms for coming on board and helping make this happen. We plan on doing at least six and maybe more races if everything works out. We are trying to secure sponsors every day.”

With the simple instruction of "you better make 'em fast," elite car builders Joey Riley and Rory Roberts are hard at work constructing Car No.1 of a limited number of high-performance Chevrolet Nova hot rods honoring drag racing icon Shirley Muldowney. 

With the first of 25 "Cha Cha" Novas scheduled to be officially unveiled at the 2024 SEMA Show, Riley, Roberts and Muldowney have advanced well past the drawing board stage on this historic project. On May 12, the four-time world champion will by on hand to add her signature to the actual glovebox cover of the initial special-edition, 1,000-horsepower hot rod at Riley Performance and Restoration headquarters in Gainesville, Texas.

 
Red Line Oil, a leading manufacturer of motor oils and lubricants, has signed on as the title sponsor of the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) Carolina Nationals, series officials announced today. Held Sept. 14-16 at Darlington Dragway, the Red Line Oil Carolina Nationals is the sixth of eight championship points races on the 2023 PDRA schedule. 
 
“We’re honored to bring in a brand like Red Line Oil to the PDRA family,” said Will Smith, marketing director, PDRA. “As we continue to celebrate our 10th season, it means a lot to have the support of industry leaders and companies that offer the products and support our racers need. From 4,000-horsepower Pro Mods to our Jr. Dragster classes, Red Line Oil has products for all of our racers. We’re excited to begin this relationship with the Red Line Oil team.”