John Mitchell's new Outlaw Pro Modified 2022 Camaro, built by the team at RJ Race Cars and Quartermax, is a beauty. The Martin, Tennessee-based drag racer was taken aback by the finished product.

“I’ve been bracket racing for 30 years and started running heads up about seven years ago, and I’ve been doing some outlaw racing. I’ve been wanting a Rick Jones car for 15 years and was finally able to get one…Let me tell you ain’t nobody builds a car like Rick Jones.

When it comes to his Top Fuel drag racing, Josh Hart can truthfully say he gets by with a little help from his friends. Actually, it’s a friend and a business associate who accompanied Hart to the drag races in 2022 and liked the experience so much that he’s become a fixture in the R&L Carriers Top Fuel operation.

Hart invited long-time business associate and friend Chris Armstrong, who also calls Ocala, Fla., home, and after one visit to the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series, became hooked on the experience. Armstrong wasted little time creating a plan of how he could assist the young team owner to expand his Top Fuel racing operation.

On Saturday night, December 3, the Inaugural Lions Automobilia Foundation Awards Dinner and Silent Auction will be held celebrating the "Golden Anniversary of the Last Drag Race.” 

The sold-out event will be dedicated to recognizing those who influenced Southern California Motorsports and inspired its car culture lifestyle. Drag racing legend Don Prudhomme will join Mickey Thompson, Ed Iskenderian, Vic Edelbrock Sr., and CJ Pappy Hart as a member of the first Hall of Fame class. Already a member of the Drag Racing Hall of Fame, International Motorsports Hall of Fame, the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America, the SEMA Hall of Fame and recognized as a Texas Motorplex Legend, Bristol Dragway's Legends of Thunder Valley and the No. 3 racer on the NHRA’s list of “The 50 Top Drivers of All Time,” Prudhomme feels this induction is a tremendous honor.

In an unprecedented move, NHRA announced new directors in three of its Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series divisions in one day. NHRA confirmed on November 29, 2022, replacements for its Division 1 (Northeast), Division 5 (West Central), and Division 7 (Pacific).

It’s been a while since NHRA officially had a Senior Director of Competition, but after an announcement yesterday, now they do. 

Mike Rice, who relinquished his role as NHRA’s Division 7 Director, has accepted the role of Senior Director of Competition. Rice’s role marks the first time someone has officially held the role since 2003.  Graham Light held a similar role but was always titled Sr. Vice President of Operations. 

Rice first came to work with NHRA in 2001, where he served as the Division Director of Division 7 for 16 years. In his new role as NHRA Sr. Director of Competition, Rice will lead tower operations at all NHRA national events, coordinate and maintain daily on-track schedules, and communicate with race teams. He will also be involved in guiding the seven NHRA Division Directors. 

The quickest and fastest cars and the biggest stars in outlaw racing’s big-tire and small-tire classes will come together at Bradenton Motorsports Park this weekend, Dec. 1-4, for the 51st annual Snowbird Outlaw Nationals presented by Motion Raceworks. With a $51,000-to-win Pro Mod show headlining the event, the race also includes Pro 275, X275, Outlaw 632, and the Jet Jam Night of Fire featuring Jet Trucks and the Larsen Motorsports Jet Dragsters.

There’s no question Hector Arana Jr. made the most of his limited 2022 NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle schedule.

Competing in only seven of the season’s 15 races, Arana Jr. had two wins in Dallas and Las Vegas and finished 11th in the points standings on his Buell.

“It's super gratifying and that's why we go to the races,” Arana Jr. said about winning two of his seven starts. “We don't go... We're going there for a reason and that's to win. Obviously, it's a passion of mine and my father's (Hector Arana Sr.) and we love doing this. But we're going there because we know we have a shot to win. And we have a bike, we have a team that is capable of winning, which is why we go.”

With more than 70 wins to his resume, three-time NHRA Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown knows the importance of starting race day with the proper fuel in his belly and the right nutrition to power to the winner’s circle. The fan-favorite racer has partnered with Sturdiwheat, the Red Wing, Minn.-based maker of all-natural dry baking mixes, and its Bottomless Breakfast program, 

“The Bottomless Breakfast pancake promotion is perfect for NHRA Drag Racing and is an awesome Christmas gift for any racer or regular traveler,” Brown said. “NHRA is a family sport and so many racers, families, and fans stay at the track in their motorhomes and campers, and what better way to start your morning than with the best pancakes on the market, Sturdiwheat.”

Talk about slick, check out the newest hot rod to roll out of Jerry Bickel Race Cars. This machine belongs to Randy Weatherford and will hit the track next season in PDTA's Pro Boost division.