The return of the Stampede of Speed, a ten-day festival of music, drag racing and amazing fan experiences in advance of the NHRA Texas Fall Nationals, was officially announced with the release of the special event schedule on www.stampedeofspeed.com. Hosted once again at the historic Texas Motorplex, the multi-use facility located just 35 minutes from Dallas and Fort Worth, as well as in downtown Waxahachie the Stampede of Speed will feature non-racing activities, concerts, educational and business events for fans from across the country.
 
“Last year we took a leap of faith with the Stampede of Speed and it paid off with thousands of fans coming to Texas Motorplex, Waxahachie and Ellis County for ten days of racing and entertainment,” said Christie Meyer Johnson, Texas Motorplex co-owner. “Over the next two weeks we will be unveiling new events, a major country concert line-up, fan contests and additional elements making the second annual Stampede of Speed even bigger than last year. Our goal is to welcome visitors to the great state of Texas and introduce them to our facility, the NHRA playoffs and high quality family-friendly events.”

According to letters and statements distributed to track owners and membership, the United States and Australian versions of the International Hot Rod Association have new ownership.

In a letter sent to its sanctioned track owners from Louis F. Partenza, President & Chief Executive Officer of IRG Sports + Entertainment (IRGSE), he confirmed an agreement in principle for the IHRA to be acquired by Larry Jeffers.

Jeffers, known for his successful chassis business, also owns Jeffers Motorsports Park, a facility in Sikeston, Mo., and according to its Facebook Page, is American Hot Rod Association sanctioned.

RAD Torque Systems announced on Saturday before the first qualifying session of the day at the 33rd annual Northwest Nationals that they would be continuing their support of 2021 NHRA Rookie of the Year Dallas Glenn through 2024.
 
Before Dallas fired up his RAD Torque Systems / KB Racing Chevrolet Camaro, there was a pause in the action for RAD Torque’s Dan Provost to make the surprise announcement.

Two weeks after Dane Wood reached his first final round in Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous, the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) racer scored a $15,000 victory at the second annual Summit Racing Equipment PDRA ProStars race Saturday night during Virginia Motorsports Park’s K95 Richmond Night of Fire. The Virginia native recorded a 3.797-second pass at 199.88 MPH in the final round to defeat Ed “The Iron Man” Burnley and his 4.077 at 145.19. 
 
Another Virginia native, Randy Weatherford, picked up the $15,000 win in WS Construction Pro Boost presented by P2 Contracting and Ty-Drive. JR Carr (Liberty’s Gears Extreme Pro Stock presented by AED Competition) and Lexi Tanner ($hameless Racing Pro 632) were also victorious in the professional classes. 

Four-time Top Fuel champion Shirley Muldowney has never lost her need for speed. And hopefully, in the future, the lady who revolutionized drag racing for professional female drag racers will get a chance to scratch an itch and do so by running faster than ever before in her life. 

There's a plan on the table that could bring her to the Bonneville Salt Flats and allow her to run more than 460 miles per hour. She's got fingers, toes, and anything else she can cross, hoping for this dream to come true.

Muldowney, who was recently named to the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame, admits running on Bonneville's Salt Flats has been a dream for as long as she can remember.  

"That would fulfill a dream of mine that goes back to the '60s," Muldowney admitted. 

Long-time Chicago area drag racer Chuck Weck, 66, of Marengo, IL, succumbed to injuries sustained in a high-speed crash at Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove, WI, on Saturday, July 30, 2022.

In a statement by the Kenosha County Sherriff’s Department, Kenosha County deputies and Fire/Rescue personnel from the Town of Paris and the Village of Somers responded to Great Lakes Dragaway, where Weck’s Corvette had lost control on the track and crashed. He was wearing a helmet and full safety restraints while operating the race car. 

Tony Schumacher has been known to weave his magic, doing the improbable and maybe the impossible at the most implausible times. 

And his winning Top Fuel performance Sunday in the Flav-R-Pac Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways, near Seattle, was no different.

Robert Hight’s victory parade made another stop this weekend, culminating with his win in Seattle.

Hight, out of the John Force Racing stable, won for the sixth time this season in 13 races with his latest triumphant coming at the Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals Sunday.

There have been plenty of valleys in the 2022 NHRA Pro Stock season.

However, through hard work Troy Coughlin Jr. and his Elite Motorsports finally reached a peak on Sunday.