The Funny Car Chaos Championship series presented by Spell Paving Services and Wulff Pumps is ready to rumble into another season of heads up, run whatcha’ brung Funny Car drag racing in 2023. The excitement shared by racers and fans of the now seven-year-old Funny Car Chaos concept has evolved into an all-out barnstorming tour of funny cars spanning the Southwest and Midwest regions from Louisiana to Illinois. Over 90 funny car teams participated in Chaos events in 2022, and although most would have never guessed it possible, series founder Chris Graves fully expects to welcome over 100 teams in the 2023 campaign with the buzz of new teams coming out and the addition of two new host facilities to the geographical footprint.

While the 18th running of the COMP Cams Street Car Super Nationals presented by FuelTech and Summit Racing Equipment was still going at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, it was big news when next year's date was announced.

For years, racers and fans have kicked off their holiday season by coming to Sin City the weekend prior to Thanksgiving to be a part of drag racing's biggest bucket list event. Next year, SCSN moves up a month to Oct. 18-22, 2023.

The mission has been clear from the start.

Operation: Fill the Box, a non-profit effort headed up by Brian and Lisa Losness of Boise, Idaho, had the goal to send 1050 care packages to National Guard soldiers. The soldiers are with Task Force Rattler, which is currently deployed to both Kuwait and Syria. 

In the final round of qualifying at the COMP Cams Street Car Super Nationals 18 presented by FuelTech and Summit Racing Equipment, John Durden laid down a pass of 5.683 seconds at 253.90 mph to take the Precision Pro Mod Top Qualifier. The San Juan Bautista, Calif. native edged past Friday's provisional pole sitter Bret Williamson's 5.6960-second lap.

Second-generation Mountain Motor Pro Stock driver Johnny Pluchino continues to make his mark on the class, as he clinched his second Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) Liberty’s Gears Extreme Pro Stock presented by AED Competition world championship. The 2022 title is Pluchino’s fourth PDRA world championship and the team’s fifth, adding to his two titles in Pro 632 and his father John’s 2016 Extreme Pro Stock championship. 

At the completion of Day 1 of the 18th Annual COMP Cams Street Car Super Nationals presented by FuelTech and Summit Racing Equipment, Bret Williamson stood atop the Precision Turbo Pro Mod standings. After two rounds of qualifying, the Gilroy, Calif-native earned the provisional pole with a pass of 5.696 seconds at 260.61 mph.
 
Fellow Californian John Durden had the next-best qualifying pass with a lap of 5.826 seconds at 252.90 mph.

Multi-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Antron Brown has a fondness for ducks. They remind him a lot of himself.

Well, to be exact, January 2008 were his most duckish moments.

Brown transitioned from Pro Stock Motorcycle racer to Top Fuel driver in pretty much the same fashion as a duck takes to water.

Pro Mod drivers won’t be the only ones racing for big money at the 2023 Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod, March 3-5, at Bradenton Motorsports Park. Event promoters announced today the $25,000-to-win $hameless Racing Mountain Motor Pro Stock Invitational presented by Seminole Paving, with 16 drivers getting invited. 
 
“My passion for Pro Modified drag racing is no secret, but I’m also very passionate about Mountain Motor Pro Stock,” said Wes Buck, Drag Illustrated founder and WSOPM promoter. “Like Pro Mod, this class has a rich history and a rabid fanbase. With massive, naturally aspirated engines, hood scoops, clutches, and hard-leaving launches, what’s not to like? The $hameless Racing Mountain Motor Pro Stock Invitational presented by Seminole Paving is the perfect complement to the $100,000 winner-take-all World Series of Pro Mod.”

Greg Stanfield represented an up-and-coming drag racer when he got the call back in the late 1980s. On the other end of the phone was the person responsible for one of the most iconic drag racing teams in history.

Gil Kirk, the driving force behind the Rod Shop branding in the late-1960s through 1980s, made him the last hire in his team car dynamic. When the Rod Shop brand went away, Stanfield went on to a championship career, including five NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Championships. 

History repeated itself recently when Kirk reached out to Stanfield with a proposal. Kirk became very interested in the NHRA's forthcoming Factory X division and wanted to make a return. In the interest of fair reporting, this interest was fueled by the passion of Kirk's younger brother Rick. But it didn't take much coaxing.

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