Longtime Mopar Sportsman Racer and GEN 3 HEMI tuning guru AJ Berge will run the iconic RAMCHARGERS colors on his 2021 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak at NHRA Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown races and in NMCA Holley EFI Factory Super Cars class in 2023. The Long Island native made his rookie Drag Pak driving debut last year in both racing series and came away with a win and a runner-up finish in the NMCA Factory Super Cars class and ended the season third in overall points. Now on the eve of the 2023 drag racing season, Berge’s Drag Pak will take on a new look and attitude. 

The movers and shakers of Pro Modified, since the class launched in 1990, have envisioned taking the volatile doorslammer division to the next level. The next level appears to be here now. 

The FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, presented by Type A Motorsports, will now be part of the live broadcast of both FS1 and FOX for all ten of its events. The driving force behind this groundbreaking move was two-time NHRA Pro Modified champion Steve Jackson and Debbie O’Rourke of Finish Line Consultants. 

“I’ve been to hundreds of racing events, and the number one question I get asked is, when will fans get to see Pro Mods on the main tv broadcast,” said Jackson. “We have listened to you (the fans) because we love you, and here it comes. We are excited to deliver Pro Mod on the big show!

The late Whitney Houston once sang a song proclaiming, "I believe the children are the future. Teach them well and let them lead the way." Madi Turley, at age 16, is hardly a child, but by all indications, she has been taught well and given the chance will likely lead the way. 

Last month, on the CompetitionPlus.com Power Hour, team owner David H. Davies revealed his plans for a driver development program. 

Veteran Pro Stock driver Shane Tucker will represent UrPay, an Australian-owned payment processing company, throughout the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series as a brand ambassador. Beginning with the historic NHRA Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals, March 9-12, Tucker, who also hails from Australia will host VIP motorsports guests and potential clients throughout the NHRA season in the UrPay Finish Line Lounge adjacent to his Pro Stock pit. Tucker’s 210 mph Pro Stock Chevrolet Camaro will also be adorned in UrPay branding throughout the season.

The Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series, Presented by J&A Service, will collaborate with FloRacing for the 2023 season to broadcast all eight of the MWDRS tour stops.  

“We’ve worked extremely hard with FloRacing to create an amazing partnership that will allow us to showcase the series like never before. We’ll be doing things that no other series has done”, states series Founder Keith Haney. “I’m so excited to present what we have worked so hard to achieve the last few months.

​You only get one chance to make a first impression, and for Monty Bogan, Jr., a former IHRA world champion, his first NHRA Division 4 event will always be a memorable one.

Bogan, who made the trek from Jonesville, SC, headlined the final day of the NHRA Southwest division season opener with a double-up victory at No Problem Raceway, taking home both Competition Eliminator and Super Stock titles.

"We had a great weekend down here," Bogan said. "We came down here with the intention of competing for the Rooftec Competition Eliminator Bonus. We ended up winning that. We ended up winning Super Stock."

Round Five of the 2022-23 Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel Championship at the Perth Motorplex, March 3-4, is shaping up as a make-or-break round for the leading contenders headed by Rapisarda Autosport International star and series leader Damien Harris chasing his first Oz title since 2015.

The seven-round series returns to the ‘Plex for the second time this season.

Harris holds a narrow 90-point lead over reigning champ Peter Xiberras and veteran Phil Read tied in second spot, followed by Harris’ teammate Wayne Newby 50 points adrift in fourth place. Phil Lamattina, runner-up to Xiberras in the 2022 ATFC championship, trails Newby by 30 points, with his teammate Shane Olive 70 points behind in sixth place.

A capacity crowd filed into No Problem Raceway in Belle Rose, Louisiana, about an hour outside of New Orleans, and what they saw was some absolutely competitive drag racing during the NHRA's Division 4 season opener. 

Witchita, Kansas-based Top Alcohol Dragster racer Aaron Cooper picked up his second career win, stopping Jackie Fricke in the final round. Cooper ran a 5.302 elapsed time at 283.25 to drive around Fricke's 5.385, 265.13. The second-generation drag racer tied his father, Gary Cooper, in NHRA wins with the victory.

"This is a great way to start the season," Jones said. "We don't know how many races we can run in a year. We just run the regional races. So to come out here and get a leg up on some great cars in our division, it's an awesome start to the year. It's all I can really say because we'd really like to get in the JEGS All-Stars. It's one of the ways we can show we can kind of run with the guys that are out there getting a ton of runs. Just happy to get another one for my dad. I'm tied with him now. We both got two Wallys."

Well, Moses didn't part the Red Sea until he was 80 years old.

For Dodge Hemi Shootout racer Anthony Rhodes, the vision of grabbing gears didn't materialize until he became retirement age. At 67 years old, while racing in the famed Louisiana version of the Hemi Shootout, more commonly referred to as the Chootout, the Charleston, SC-based drag racing grabbed his first race win of any type.

"That's my first win in my life in a Hemi or any other car," said Rhodes, grinning ear to ear.