While blasting down track in his jet engine-powered Kenworth truck and burning down signs in the process, Bob Motz has fascinated fans and formed friendships at Norwalk, Ohio's Summit Motorsports Park for years, and while it looked as though he had his final performance at SMP last year, he's making a return for the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals this year.

Motz will lay flames and make a 200-plus mph pass after the final pair of nitro cars head down track Friday, June 23, and again after the final pair of nitro cars make a pass Saturday, June 24. His Friday performance will be followed by a colorful display of fireworks.

VP Racing Fuels announced its support for Prime Motivation, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping disconnected youth stay in school and focus on future personal and career oriented goals.  

As Official Fuel, VP will help support events staged by Prime Motivation on high school campuses to showcase customized vehicles with the latest aftermarket and high-tech products and gadgets. The vehicles facilitate discussion of the work and skills needed to customize the vehicles and associated career opportunities in the Automotive Industry. Teens can participate in hands-on workshops, educational seminars, and demonstrations that cover topics such as mobile electronics, manufacturing, research & development, auto body, and more.

John Gaydosh probably wasn't aware of what a Pyrrhic victory when he went into Sunday's final eliminations at the NHRA Summernationals, but he quickly became the poster child for victory at too high of a cost. 

Gaydosh scored a monumental victory in upsetting Rookie of the Year frontrunner Tanner Gray in the first round. 

In crossing the finish line, Gaydosh's 500-inch, electronic fuel injected engine dropped a valve, broke a piston and destroyed the cylinder just to name a few of the calamities. Gaydosh was unable to continue and watched the second round as a spectator. 

During Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Matt Smith’s championship career, he has had plenty of success at the Summernationals – including wins in 2006 and 2011.

The past two years at Old Town Township Raceway Park, however, have been a nightmare for the two-time world champion as he has failed to qualify.

There's nothing like old school nitro, at least this is how the majority of those who responded to our latest ARP Question of Week see it. 

When asked which fringe style of drag racing they prefer, CompetitionPlus.com readers, by a 33-percent of over 5,500 votes cast, responded they love the old school Funny Cars and Dragster.

John Lassiter has won in many vehicles and formats at historic Piedmont Dragway. From big money bracket races to the old Renegade series, Lassiter has used his employer Brett Nesbitt’s powerplants exclusively. While Nesbitt is still working on getting a handle on his beautiful new RJ ’69 Camaro he at least he has a powerplant in the winners circle.

During qualifying Bubba Turner was low man for a brief moment at 4.049. Tim Lawrence spoiled the party with a 4.039 in his ’13 RJ Camaro. Third was Cam Clark at 4.049, third because of MPH. Fourth was Brian Schrader at 4.077. Finally, at fifth, was Lassiter with a 4.080 qualifying shot. Sixth was Ronnie Gardner, winner of the season opener, with Jason Harris in seventh and Brett Nesbitt eighth.

K&N Engineering has signed an agreement to become the title rights sponsor of the upcoming NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event at Route 66 Raceway, NHRA officials. As part of the agreement, K&N has teamed up with its charity partner, The Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation, for the race, which takes place July 6-9.

The 20th annual Children of Fallen Patriots NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by K&N is the 13th of 24 events, officially kicking off the second half of the 2017 season. Route 66 Raceway will celebrate its 20th year of NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series racing in 2017, as the state-of-the-art facility has treated the Chicago area to thrilling action for two decades. Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Jack Beckman (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were last year’s winners of an event that will be broadcast on FOX Sports 1, including live final eliminations coverage starting at 3 p.m. (ET) on Sunday, July 9. 

Mendy Fry is exactly where she has wanted to be all of her life.

Fry ascended into the NHRA Heritage Series Top Fuel point lead on the strength of her monumental Good Vibrations Bakersfield March Meet win earlier this season. 

Fry, who raced Nostalgia Funny Cars for the last few seasons, has shown no problems in the transition back to the front-engine dragsters. 

Television ratings for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series continue to reach historic heights as Sunday’s eliminations show from the NHRA Summernationals in Englishtown, N.J., on Fox Sports 1 (FS1), became the most watched show in NHRA history. During the broadcast 1,623,000 viewers watched as Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Jack Beckman (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Jerry Savoie (Pro Stock Motorcycle) record wins in their respective categories. 

Larry Dixon sees the silver lining in the dark clouds these days.

Dixon, the three-time NHRA Top Fuel champion, was just about the stage one of three Rapisarda Autosport International dragster in competition at the Australian Winter Nationals when a race official frantically motioned for the defending event champion to shut off his car.

Dixon was in the last pair of dragsters, in Saturday night's final session, as rain began to fall in the shutdown area of Willowbank Raceway, the popular Aussie drag strip located outside of Brisbane. Unfortunately for Dixon, this was the last time he'd get on the track for a chance to score the 50th anniversary title of the event.