Scott Oksas got his first taste of the DRAG ILLUSTRATED World Series of Pro Mod a year ago.

It’s not hard to figure out what is making him return to Bandimere Speedway on Aug. 9-10 for the third annual World Series of Pro Mod presented by J&A Service, Elite Motorsports, Big O Tires and benefitting One Cure.

“The $100,000 brings me back, buddy,” Oksas said. “Do you want to race for $10,000 or $100,000? The $100,000 brings you back.”

Don’t be surprised to see Bobby Bode driving his father, Bob’s nitro Funny Car, in NHRA Mello Yello Series in 2020.

That’s the career path Bobby is traveling.

“We went last month to Frank Hawley’s Drag Racing School (in Gainesville, Fla.) and we got halfway through it, and it got rained out,” Bob said. “We are going back in September to finish it up. We also went last year, and he now has nine passes in Hawley’s Alcohol Funny Car, and we are going back in September, and we will have him make six more passes and hopefully, he will finish up things then.”

The most legendary name in drag racing, “Big Daddy” Don Garlits, will attempt to set a world speed record in his Swamp Rat 38 electric dragster Saturday, July 20 at Palm Beach International Raceway, Jupiter, Fla. 

Pro Stock driver Shane Tucker will not be competing during the historic three-race western swing due to business commitments with this Dallas-based company, Auzmet Architectural. It was a tough decision for the young racer who was chasing a spot in the NHRA Countdown and his dream of an NHRA Mello Yello Pro Stock world championship behind the wheel of his Auzmet Architectural/StructGlass Chevrolet Camaro.

After a two-month break, the 2019 Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Pro Mod Series (MWPMS) will resume July 12-13, with its inaugural appearance at Xtreme Raceway Park in Ferris, TX, just south of Dallas.

"We were actually scheduled to open our season last year at the brand-new Xtreme Raceway Park before unavoidable construction delays got in the way," MWPMS owner and promoter Keith Haney explained.

Derrell Gumm will have the luxury of watching NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing from the comfort zone of his cell phone or computer thanks to a one-year subscription to NHRA.tv courtesy of CompetitionPlus.com.

The euphoria of a national event victory will inspire a racer to do the absurd, even crowd surf a golf cart.

Who could blame John DeFlorian?

DeFlorian scored his tenth round win out of 12 possible this season on Sunday, as he crossed the finish line first in the Mountain Motor Pro Stock final at the NHRA New England Nationals in Epping, NH.

Top Fuel star Steve Torrence’s domination in the NHRA’s Mello Series continued Sunday at the New England Nationals.

The reigning world champion appeared in his eighth final round in a row and won for the seventh time.

Things had not been going well for Matt Hagan in the Mopar Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat.

The two-time world champion out of the Don Schumacher Racing stable lost in the first round at three straight races – Topeka, Kan., Bristol, Tenn., and Norwalk, Ohio, and five of the past six NHRA Mello Yello Series events.

It all started with a tweet; then escalated to words exchanged on national television.

NHRA Funny Car racer Shawn Langdon expressed his dissatisfaction with what he felt was a subpar show for the fans at the NHRA New England Nationals in Epping, NH.

Langdon tweeted, “Maybe if @NHRA “thinks” 65/35 spray is good on a 135+ degree racetrack, they should refund the fans for a poor show #Q1fail #everyonewassmokingthetires”