LIVE at 5:30 p.m. ET (1/27), Competition Plus TV’s drag racing talk show Power Hour, presented by Weldon Performance, returns with the latest news, perspective, and conversation shaping the sport.

For Mark Beatty, the most misunderstood part of modern drag racing sponsorship is the belief that brands are still searching for teams to fund. As Brand Director for Red Line

John Force Racing will enter the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series with a revised crew chief lineup across three Funny Car teams and one Top Fuel program, reinforcing

Replacing a two-time Funny Car champion is supposed to come with nerves, doubt and public skepticism. Jordan Vandergriff arrives instead with conviction, stepping into one of the sport’s most demanding

Stevie “Fast” Jackson finally turned persistence into payoff Sunday night, driving his screw-blown “Shadow 3.0” Camaro to a $75,000 Pro Modified victory at the U.S. Street Nationals. Jackson secured the

Willowbank Raceway has extended its sanctioning agreement with the International Hot Rod Association for another decade, reinforcing the venue’s position as the anchor of Australian drag racing. The renewed deal

The first round of Pro Mod eliminations at the U.S. Street Nationals delivered on the promise set during historic qualifying, producing multiple side-by-side runs in the 3.50-second zone and eliminating

Doug Herbert’s B.R.A.K.E.S. teen driver training program has become the foundation of a new nationwide effort to curb distracted driving among teenagers, pairing hands-on instruction with incentive-based technology. The initiative

NHRA’s decision to reintroduce Modified Production as a paragraph classification, no-breakout category for pre-1981 cars has revived questions about the class’s origins. The move has also reopened a broader discussion

Jimmy Taylor remained the provisional No. 1 qualifier Friday at the U.S. Street Nationals as Pro Mod competitors produced the first all-3.50-second, 32-car field in the event’s history at Bradenton

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