All good things must eventually come to an end, and on Saturday, during Day Two of the second annual Stampede of Speed hosted by the Texas Motorplex, the 2022 Funny Car Chaos season concluded.

In the A Field, it was No. 1 qualifier Kirk Williams capping his world championship season with his sixth win of the year, defeating Mike Newkirk for the Funny Car Chaos trophy commemorative Stampede of Speed belt buckle. Williams was second off the line in the final but made up the difference almost immediately, getting the win with a 3.679-second pass to Newkirk’s 3.749-second run.

There were 32 qualifiers in the A field.

 
A special shootout with four of the quickest cars on the property closed out Saturday qualifying at the 10th annual FL2K presented by Brian Crower at Gainesville Raceway. Rick Prospero collected the $3,500 payday, adding to a day that also saw the Florida native qualify No. 1 in Street Car Shootout presented by Motion Raceworks and Real Street Performance. 
 
Driving his twin-turbocharged, big-block-Chevy-powered Mazda RX-7 known as the “Green Mamba,” Prospero used a 6.753-second pass at 203.89 MPH to knock out David Farlow and his 6.779 at 177.77 in the first round of the shootout. In the final round, he left the starting line first and posted a consistent 6.769 at 203.28 to beat Jonathan Atkins and his 6.916 at 202.91. 
 
“This win means a lot because we finally got the car to another level of power and it's pretty consistent,” Prospero said. “We tried to lean on it a little bit harder the first round and it wheelied, but we managed to gather it up and still got the win.”

From the creative mind of Les Mayhew comes this video of the AA-Fuel Dragster competition from the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series Nitro Nationals from Tulsa Raceway Park September 16-17, 2022.

Matt Smith would love nothing more than to win his sixth NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle world championship in 2022.

That would tie him with Andrew Hines for the most PSM world titles.

To help with the drive to a sixth world crown, Smith is having veteran competitor Chip Ellis ride one of his MSR bikes at the Texas NHRA FallNationals at the Texas Motorplex in Dallas.

Smith will arrive in Dallas as points leader with a 21-point advantage over Joey Gladstone.

Just ask a casual drag racing fan what they think of today's current NHRA Pro Stock, and chances are you will get one of these answers.

"Nothing stock, nothing relatable, never watch them. Best time to go check out the sportsman pits."

"Park a Pro Stock car next to the factory-produced equivalent, and that'll answer the question as far as I'm concerned."

After a last-minute move from Bradenton Motorsports Park to Gainesville Raceway, FL2K22 presented by Brian Crower is ready to host the biggest and baddest street cars for a weekend of roll racing, drag racing and more, Oct. 6-9. With bragging rights and $125,000 in cash payouts on the line, it’s one of the most anticipated events in the street car scene. 
 
Victor Alvarez launched the first FL2K in 2013 as a destination event for high-performance street cars. The event has exploded since then, attracting fans, racers, and sponsors to Bradenton Motorsports Park, with many more people watching online from around the world. Alvarez increased his commitment to the event and the track in general when he purchased Bradenton Motorsports Park in 2018. 

Kirk Williams admits that he “wasn’t the best mathematician in high school.”

But he didn’t have to be an Einstein to understand that Funny Car Chaos was the place he needed to race based on raw numbers.

“Where else can you go and have a $100 entry and run for $6,000?” the Glenwood, Iowa, racer said.

A big weekend is on tap for the Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series (MWDRS) presented by J&A Service, as the series will crown event champions for two different events at the fall edition of the Throwdown in T-Town, Oct. 6-8, at Osage Casino & Hotel Tulsa Raceway Park. Eliminations from the MWDRS Great Bend Nationals in June will be completed Thursday before kicking off the Tulsa race, adding another element to the historic event. 
 
“We’re coming up on our 30th edition of the Throwdown in T-Town,” said Keith Haney, founder of MWDRS and co-owner of Tulsa Raceway Park. “We do two a year, one in the spring and one in the fall. The fan turnout is always amazing. Everybody looks forward to racing at the Throwdown just because of the atmosphere itself. Todd [Martin, track co-owner] does a great job interacting with the fans. Having Al Tucci and Luke Clevenger on the mic and all of them interacting together is pretty cool too.”