Clay Millican set the Top Fuel track speed record Saturday afternoon during the single round of qualifying due to inclement weather at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park.

Courtney Force (Funny Car), Jeg Coughlin Jr. (Pro Stock) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are also No. 1 qualifiers in their respective categories at the 12th of 24 events on the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule.

Rick Hord remained atop of the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals following the second session of qualifying for the class. The teams only had one qualifying session during the day due to inclement weather in the area. This weekend’s Pro Mod racing, presented by J&A Service, is the seventh of 12 events this season.

Hord ran a 5.754-second pass at 254.76 mph during Friday’s lone qualifying session in his ’16 Corvette.

Once again, Courtney Force is dominating Funny Car qualifying.

Force, who arrived in Norwalk, Ohio, leading the season points standings, showed no signs of slowing down Friday.

Rain wrecked the second session of qualifying Friday at the Summit Racing Equipment Nationals in Norwalk.

Reigning Top Fuel world champion Brittany Force took full advantage of the first session, clocking a 3.776-second elapsed time at 324.44 mph to take the provisional No. 1 qualifying position.

Rahn Tobler is the “sensei” of professional drag racing.

He has taught some of the best crew chiefs currently competing in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing.

The sport’s Renaissance man also has taught assistants the cultural and spiritual benefits of hip-hop music and fine wine.

Faced with abysmal participation so far this season, the Professional Drag Racing Association (PDRA) recently announced that Pro Extreme (PX)—the ultimate eighth-mile doorslammer class for screw-blown and turbocharged entries—will no longer be contested at its national events.

Among those affected by the decision is the winningest PX driver in history, Jason Scruggs, who entered just one Pro Extreme race this year. Driving Roger Henson’s screw-blown ’69 Camaro, the “Mississippi Missile” qualified number one in a three-car field for the PDRA season opener at GALOT Motorsports Park, where he fell in the second and final round to Terry Leggett.

Rick Hord is atop the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals following the first session of qualifying for the category. The teams only had one qualifying session during the day due to inclement weather in the area. This weekend’s Pro Mod racing, presented by J&A Service, is the seventh of 12 events this season.

Hord ran a 5.754-second pass at 254.76 mph in the lone qualifying session in his ’16 Corvette.

There's a quiet revolution underway in the NHRA, a throwback movement to a simpler time when having fun was the top priority and successes were always shared with family and friends. It's drivers Scott Palmer and Dom Lagana and their CatSpot Organic Cat Litter Top Fuel dragsters -- racing in collaboration with CAPCO pilots Billy and Steve Torrence -- and together they're giving the huge corporate-backed teams fits.
 
"Tommy Thompson gave us an incredible opportunity," Palmer said, referring to the owner of CatSpot Organic Cat Litter and a renowned drag boat racer. "I mean, who takes a chance on one of the smallest teams in the pits and completely funds a guy who has nothing? Nobody but Tommy. What he liked most is that we're just regular guys, working hard, living a dream.

In response to the rapid growth of its annual Ladies Only Drag Race held at Byron Dragway, Car Chix, the Premier Motorsports Organization for Women, proudly announces its drive to take their "Powered by Women" drag racing events to the next level by debuting a three event Ladies Only Drag Race Series for 2018.
 
The Car Chix Ladies Only Drag Race Series kicks off with Battle of the Sexes on Saturday, June 23rd at Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove, Wisconsin.  Women will first compete in the Ladies Only Bracket Race which will be run in two ET based categories. The winners of these Car Chix classes will then compete against the winners of Great Lakes Dragaway’s regular Bracket Race program for the title ‘Winner of Battle of the Sexes’. Racers will compete for cash prizes, trophies and sponsored gifts from VP Racing Fuel and Lucas Oil Products.