Keith Haney earns a living with multiple auto dealerships by giving clients a deal they cannot refuse. Coming later this season, Haney’s got one for the Pro Modified community that he knows they logically cannot refuse. 

Haney isn’t into flexing muscles in competition with other promoters, but he believes the facts will speak for themselves. He plans to deliver the richest payday for any Pro Modified or doorslammer event in existence, period. 

Haney said he’s got 253,000 reasons why Pro Modified teams want to be at Flying H Drag Strip on the weekend of September 19 - 21, 2024, for the Mid-West Drag Racing Series’ inaugural Fall Smackdown. The winner of the event can pocket a hefty $150,000 prize while finishing runner-up can net a $25,000 prize. The Main Event is sponsored by Stroud Safety and presented by M&M Transmission and Proline Racing Engines.

The three-peat is quite an accomplishment. It's such a prestigious accomplishment that legendary NBA basketball coach Pat Riley trademarked the phrase to recognize his accomplishments with the Chicago Bulls and, later, the Miami Heat franchises. 

One drag racer has a franchise of his own, heading into this weekend's Big Go West drag race, the NHRA Winternationals.

Justin Ashley, the second-generation drag racer from New York's Long Island, who drives the SCAG Power Equipment Top Fuel dragster, is going for a third consecutive NHRA Winternationals title. He's raced to the finals of the last three races of what used to be the season-opening event. 

If you're looking for a passive drag racing documentary on a legendary drag racer, then Shirley isn't the one you want to watch.

The Shirley Muldowney documentary, scheduled to air tonight on FS1 at 7 PM EST., is presented in the nature of what was needed for a drag racer, who just happened to be a female, to survive. She speaks softly and carries a big stick to needle the boys, almost as entertaining of a pastime for the four-time Top Fuel champion as winning rounds.

One knows exactly where the show is going when it opens with, "From day one, that fire was there. It was personal; no one was going to stop me."

J.R. Todd will readily admit he got away with one in winning the NHRA Gatornationals. But, as Todd and any drag racing veteran will attest, there's no category in drag racing's stat books for "got away with one" victories. There are just wins and losses, and in Gainesville, Todd had four round wins to clinch the victory in the season opener. 

“(The win) sets a good tone going into Pomona,” Todd said. “It’s not like these guys (on this team) lack confidence. When we were not running well, they still knew they had an opportunity to run well and win against these guys. I know I have to be on kill every time because when the car is on, I think it’s a tough combination. 

Renee Bingham believed she had a higher calling at the drag strip than being one of the most efficient administrative data managers in the tower at IHRA events. Twenty years ago, her true calling became crystal clear. 

Bingham was the driving force behind God Speed Ministry, the official ministry for the then Norwalk, Ohio-based IHRA series. The drag race ministry has become more than just a church at the track by supporting various organizations and following God's call to impact lives worldwide. 

Joined by her husband Gary, a past IHRA Top Sportsman champion, the ministry started with a single 30-minute service at each IHRA event. The fledgling nonprofit quickly gained traction and grew to Saturday and Sunday services, kids and teen ministries, and dozens of chaplains and volunteers. 

Mark Christopher Auto Center Chevrolet likely won’t have any Top Fuel dragsters for sale on its showroom floor in Ontario, CA, this week. But what they will have is their logo prominently adorning the side of a two-time Top Fuel championship-winning fueler rocking down the In-N-Out Pomona Dragstrip.

Force also carries primary backing from Monster Energy drink, but this weekend, the focus is on a local company that has supported John Force Racing for many years.

Buddy Hull will be showcasing a new Mooneyes Funny Car body, a nod to the longstanding partnership between Jim Dunn Racing and Moon Equipment Company, at the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals this weekend at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.

“I am over the moon to be competing at the Winternationals again,” said Hull. “This weekend, we’re switching the body on the car to have a retro Mooneyes look. We’re super happy about it and can’t wait for the world to see it. It’s a cool race car, and to debut it in California, which is the homeland of drag racing, will just be an incredible experience. Mooneyes has been a sponsor for Jim Dunn Racing for a long time, and to show off this iconic car and represent Big Jim is a big deal to me.

The International Hot Rod Association is set to host the IHRA Hot Rod Classic, promising big payouts and an exciting atmosphere for participants. In collaboration with sponsors like Don Baskin Truck Sales LLC and Hoosier Tire, the event will feature substantial cash prizes and unique trophies and medals for winners in various categories.

Huntington, Indiana native Brittanie Hart, wife of NHRA Top Fuel racer Josh Hart, is leading the “Race to Fill the Food Pantry” campaign in March. Donations to the United with Love food pantry will be matched dollar for dollar up to $10,000, with contributions from races, fans, and the Huntington community.

Executive Director of United with Love, Erin Didion, expressed gratitude towards the Hart family for their support. 

Tony Stewart is bringing a new look to Top Fuel competition at this weekend’s NHRA Winternationals. The veteran motorsports driver, cloaked in Top Fuel rookie status, will drive a dragster adorned in the commemorative 50th Anniversary Mobil 1 livery. 

“I can’t express how excited I am to run the black and gold 50th Anniversary scheme for Mobil 1. It is a huge honor because I’m very passionate about Mobil 1,” Stewart said. “They’ve been a great partner since we got together in 2011 at Stewart-Haas Racing. They have been a part of everything I have done since then.