Drag racer Lenny Lottig is taking the next step in his career.

After completing in a full season in the 2022 NHRA Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown and finishing fourth in the points, Lottig was satisfied with his results.

Now in 2023, Lottig is going to drive in the Factory Stock Showdown class again and will compete in the new Factory X class.

Richard Freeman is returning to his Pro Stock roots.

Freeman, who in 2008 got his Pro Stock racing start in the large displacement arena, announced on Tuesday, December 6, he will return to the arena. 

Freeman's Elite Performance purchased J.R. Carr’s Mountain Motor Pro Stock program. Mountain Motor Pro Stock machines come in at over 820 cubic inches and can put out close to 2,000 horsepower. This acquisition adds two new vehicles to the Elite fleet. Five-time NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Pro Stock titleist Erica Enders will pilot one of these powerful machines while Richard Freeman will drive the other. 

During the 2022 season, five-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders used a Chevrolet Camaro to mow down the competition. 

Enders drove to thirteen final rounds, ten of which she won en route to the world championship. 

In 2023, Enders intends to mow the field with a different piece of equipment.

Drag racing can be volatile, and insuring your assets should be a no-brainer. Navigating the process can sometimes be challenging for those who need help understanding the procedures and policies.

When one buys a motorsports insurance policy, does it cover the race car in competition? What about the support equipment like the tractor-trailer, toterhome, or stacker? Does this fall under one's home, auto, or business insurance policies?

Motorsports Insurance specialist Sean Schwartz believes the best starting point for insuring one's team should be focused on those things responsible for getting the team to the track.

Last year, NHRA nitro racers got their chance to call out one another for big money.,

Next year, the “Stock” divisions will get their turn. The NHRA announced the formation of the NHRA All-Star Callout events of the Pro Stock and Pro Stock Bike events. This announcement was made as the NHRA revealed the schedule for the two categories in the 2003 season.

The 2023 campaign starts with the 54th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, kicking off what will be the 72nd season of racing in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. Both Top Fuel and Funny Car will compete at all 21 races at standout tracks across the country, giving race fans the chance to experience the amazing thrills and the intense action of the 11,000-horsepower nitro categories. Pro Stock will take part in 18 events, while Pro Stock Motorcycle will appear at 15 races.

The 2022 Drag Illustrated 30 Under 30 issue, highlighting the brightest and most promising young people in drag racing, is now available in digital form, Drag Illustrated announced today. Print copies will hit subscriber mailboxes starting this week. Copies will also be available at the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Show, Dec. 8-10, in Indianapolis. 
 
The honorees who appear on the 2022 DI 30 Under 30 list will be celebrated at a special press conference at the PRI Show in the PRI Content Creator Zone on Friday, Dec. 9 at 1 p.m. ET. 

Drag Racing history was on the center stage in Southern California this past weekend as the Lions Automobilia Foundation inducted their first Hall of Fame class on Saturday night with a sold-out event. Additionally, the winners of the last drag race held at the famed drag strip on the weekend of its 50th anniversary.

The special awards dinner, a suit-and-tie event, featured some of drag racing's most iconic names and personalities in attendance. Among those in attendance were "TV" Tommy Ivo, Roland Leong, Steve Gibbs, Carl Olson, and Don "The Snake" Prudhomme, one of the inaugural inductees.

He could have won the lottery without buying a ticket. He could have landed the leading role in a blockbuster movie without auditioning. Or, he could have broken the world's land-speed record in Prius.

All of those ridiculous scenarios could have transpired, for three-time Top Fuel drag racing champion Antron Brown and he wouldn't have been more surprised than what he managed to pull off Sunday in Bradenton, Fla.

Brown, who won 16 NHRA national event titles on two-wheels, 55 in an 11,000-horse Top Fuel dragster, can now say he's won a race on radial tires, measuring 10.5 inches wide while pulling nearly 2,000 horsepower. He won the Pro275 Radial division at the annual Snowbird Nationals, a race headlined by Outlaw Pro Modifieds.

Jim Dunn Racing announced today that it is parting ways with Funny Car driver Jim Campbell. The race team is expected to announce a new driver at the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) tradeshow in Indianapolis this week.

Significant change is coming to Jesel Inc., as the company confirmed today.

After 42 years in a leadership role, Dan Jesel will be transitioning from President and Chief Executive Officer to Executive Chairman effective immediately. Rich Runne, a 31 year company veteran will assume controlling interest and the CEO position in partnership with Wayne Jesel.

“Jesel has been my life for the past 31 years. The opportunity to work with and learn from Dan over that period of time has been a true honor” says Rich Runne “I look forward to continuing to work with Dan, Wayne, and the entire Jesel team in order to maintain valve train industry leadership. With the people, processes, and technology we have put in place over the last 42 years, Jesel is positioned for long term market leading growth and I am truly humbled to be at the helm”