​If there’s one lesson Arianna Brown, the 21-year-old daughter of past Top Fuel champion Antron Brown, learned by watching her famous father’s career, it’s the importance of forging her own path. Recently, she started heading in that direction by completing the Super Comp course at Frank Hawley’s Drag Racing School.

The second-generation drag racer got her start while racing in the NHRA’s Junior Dragster program. Despite taking a break during her late teens to focus on school and pursue a competitive dance career, her passion for drag racing never waned.

Brown joins her brother, Anson, as the second of Brown’s children to complete Hawley’s Super Comp curriculum. 

A family that races together stays together, And in the case of the Franklin family, a family that races together sometimes wins together. Saturday evening at Galot Motorsports Park, during the PDRA DragWarz event, the father and daughter duo of Tommy (Pro Nitrous) and Amber Franklin (Pro 632) delivered their second family double-up in as many seasons. 

Also scoring wins were Scott Lang (Pro Boost) and Tony Gillig (Extreme Pro Stock).

Two-time Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous world champion Tommy Franklin showcased his dominance on Friday night, securing the first No. 1 qualifier award of the season at the PDRA ProFabrication DragWars held at GALOT Motorsports Park. Piloting his Musi-powered "Jungle Rat" '69 Camaro, Franklin blazed through the track, clocking a stunning 3.644-second pass at 205.63 MPH, securing his spot atop the leaderboard as he aims for his third consecutive season title.

It’s no secret that Richard Freeman, the man credited with revitalizing Pro Stock into a viable professional division, wanted to one day be involved in some way in the fuel ranks. Today, that wish has become a reality.

Freeman’s brand Elite Motorsports will adorn the side of a Top Fuel dragster owned by Todd and Tony Paton at the season-ending In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals and driven by fellow Canadian Spencer Hyde.

Hyde made a name for himself earlier this season when he drove his Pro Modified to victory at the Drag Illustrated World Series Of Pro Mod presented by J&A Service earlier this year. This triumph at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Bradenton, Fla., has catapulted his career and set the stage for his debut in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. 

Veteran Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Angie Smith crashed during the NHRA Midwest Nationals on Saturday, September 30, 2023. She was transported to a local hospital, where doctors determined she had broken both feet and suffered severe road rash. 

NHRA officials impounded Angie Smith’s bike at the scene for inspection. Tuesday afternoon marked three full days the bike has been in NHRA’s possession, and team owner Matt Smith wants answers.

Answers, Smith declares, the NHRA isn't providing. 

Tommy Frankin knew if he was going to have a place to race for the long-term in eighth-mile Pro Modified style racing, he knew he would have to give back to the sport that had richly blessed him. And ten years later, the richly blessed Franklin keeps getting richly blessed. 

Ten years ago, the major league eighth-mile drag racing scene was in a conundrum. The well-established American Drag Racing League [ADRL] was crashing in a ball of flames, and the silence of uncertainty was deafening. 

Franklin, fellow doorslammer racers Jason and Mitchell Scruggs, Gene Hector, and Roger Henson formed the Professional Drag Racers Association [PDRA].

Stevie “Fast” Jackson has long intended to build a doorslammer racing empire. Today, the past NHRA Pro Modified champion and iconic doorslammer racer took a significant step in the business sector by hiring Don O’Neal as his General Manager for the Killin’ Time Racing [KTR] brand. 

The new shop, in Thomson, GA, has achieved numerous championships across multiple continents and serves customers globally with top-quality components and services. Whether asset management or complete racing cars, KTR provides comprehensive motorsports solutions.

Twenty years ago, they were the talk of the drag racing world, and today, much hasn't changed.

Sisters Erica and Courtney Enders, the focus of the Disney Channel original movie, have certainly made a name for themselves in the last two decades and are featured in a documentary "Speed Queen: The Enders Sisters Story.

The documentary follows the Enders Sisters and the Elite Motorsports team as Erica pursues her fifth NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series world championship.

Competition Plus’ Water-Cooler Topics From The Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technologies Raceway in Madison, Ill.

When multi-time NHRA nitro Funny Car world champion Matt Hagan opened his post-race press conference Sunday, he didn’t hide his feelings.

“I said it before and I'll say it again, ‘All greatness comes from God.’ It was kind of weird that NHRA edited that out of the TV deal last time, but I think it's important because you have to believe,” Hagan said shortly after winning the Midwest Nationals in St. Louis. “You have to believe in something, and it gives you hope, and it gives you something to dig towards and that you're pushing something in the right direction.”

Hagan was truly digging in St Louis, and it culminated with him winning in by defeating reigning world champion Ron Capps in the finals of the third race of the six-race Countdown to the Championship.