Robert Hight powered to the Funny Car No. 1 qualifier Saturday at the 32nd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex.

Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Bo Butner (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also earned No. 1 qualifiers in their respective categories at the fourth of six events on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship.

Shawn Langdon never figured in a million years he'd have the opportunity to race a Top Fuel dragster. Likewise, he never imagined driving a fuel Funny Car would be in the cards either.

Friday evening at the NHRA Fall Nationals outside of Dallas, Texas, Langdon revealed he's following the lead of teammate and friend J.R. Todd and will be headed over to Funny Car in 2018.

Langdon's sponsor, Global Electronic Technology, a Torrance, Ca.-based company with over a quarter-century of expertise in the payment processing industry, will make the move with him to a Toyota Funny Car. He will essentially assume the same crew led by Nicky Boninfante and Tommy DeLago which turned the wrenches for soon-retiring Alexis DeJoria. 

It’s been a season to remember for Top Fuel points leader Steve Torrence, yet two goals remain for the Kilgore, Texas, resident.

Torrence wants to grab his first NHRA Mello Yello championship and claim his first victory before his Texas supporters.

Ron Capps is not the type of guy to take anything for granted.

Consider how he spent much of his free time last week in the paradise conditions of Hawaii during a promotional event for his sponsor NAPA.

Texas native Steve Torrence piloted his Top Fuel dragster to the top of the leaderboard Friday at the 32nd annual AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex.

Ron Capps (Funny Car), Bo Butner (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were also provisional No. 1 qualifiers in their respective categories at the fourth of six events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship.

Drag racers from all across the United States are heading to Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park this weekend (Oct. 13-14), for the Mid-West Pro Mod Series (MWPMS) World Finals, held in conjunction with the Throwdown in T-Town, which promises to rank among the biggest drag races held nationwide this year. And incredibly, fans will be admitted free just by downloading tickets from a link on the track’s Web site at www.tulsaracewaypark.com.

MWPMS world champions in four classes will be crowned at Tulsa in the last of five races for the organization’s inaugural season, headlined by the wild and unpredictable Pro Mod class, where drivers wheel their fire-breathing machines to 3.7-second passes at more than 210 mph over the eighth mile. Also racing for championships will be teams in Radial vs. the World, X275 and MX235, all using various sizes of drag radial tires as opposed to the huge, rear slicks on the Pro Mods.

After a two year hiatus from competition, "Wheelie King" Brian Ambrosini took his place again on the throne of Byron Dragway's Power Wheelstand Championships.

The win did not come without stiff competion. Chris Pearce was the early favoritewhen he carried his "Chinto" Pinto to a 500' Round 1 pass. And when three time Champion Jason Schubert took his show quality 1978 Olds Cutlass over the wall at 800' in Round 2 , it looked to be anyone but Ambrosini.

WELD Racing has acquired Forgestar Performance Wheels that will strategically position both brands for a stronger future in the custom, tuner, and boutique aftermarket wheel industry. This valuable addition to the WELD Racing portfolio will enhance Forgestar’s place as a leader in producing custom flow formed wheels.
 
“We are pleased to add Forgestar Performance Wheels to the WELD Racing family,” said Norm Young, President and CEO of WELD Racing. “Both WELD and Forgestar have a

Alexis DeJoria knew her decision was going to be a tough one. Admittedly, a decision she pondered as early as July 2016 tested the boundaries of the entire emotional spectrum. 

On Monday, October 9, 2017, just four days before the NHRA Fall Nationals outside of Dallas, Tex., the place where it all began for  DeJoria, daughter of billionaire-entrepreneur John Paul DeJoria released a heavily emotional weight from her shoulder and announced her retirement at the conclusion of the 2017 season.

"I actually was kind of tossing it around last season, before Sonoma, just so you know," DeJoria said. "I don’t want anybody to think that was a deciding factor because it really wasn’t. But again I wanted you to know, it’s like you just want that one more year, just one more year, one more win, one more shot at the big, big trophy. And you know I started to lose sight of the things that I have done, and what I have accomplished. 

Blake Alexander confirmed to CompetitionPlus.com, he will be racing in the Top Fuel class in NHRA’s national events in Dallas – this weekend – and the season-ending Auto Club NHRA Finals (Nov. 9-12) in Pomona, Calif.

Alexander will be driving the Pronto Auto Service Centers-sponsored dragster owned by Del Worsham. This is the same dragster Alexander drove in Englishtown, N.J., in June and Chicago in July.