Bob Tasca III knows he has a team capable of winning the NHRA Camping World nitro Funny Car world championship.

His team has had some early-season struggles but he believes it is turning the corner after back-to-back semifinal round performances at the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals May 1 in Charlotte, N.C., and the Virginia NHRA Nationals in Richmond on May 15. Tasca is sixth in the points standings – just 41 points behind fifth place Cruz Pedregon.

“From where we started to where we ended in Richmond, we were pretty happy,” Tasca said. “We had back-to-back semifinal efforts at the Four-Wide and Richmond and the car is definitely running better early which is something we have have really been focusing on. Our car has run great speed all year, but it hasn’t run as hard early as we needed it to.

A month ago, the All American/Fuel Dragster group threatened a boycott of the NHRA’s Holley Heritage Series event in Bowling Green, Ky., if certain conditions were not met, namely a 16-car field.

Monday afternoon, it was confirmed in a statement issued by the Mid-West Drag Racing Series that the front-engine dragsters will be racing on the same weekend, June 17 - 18, 2022, at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill. The group is billing the event as the largest Nostalgia Top Fuel Dragsters gathering in over 20 years.

The Ray Skillman Auto Group, based around the surrounding areas of Indianapolis, has made its name known in the NHRA Drag Racing world through racing and sponsorship endeavors.

Being in the car sale business and competing in the drag racing arena has had its plusses according to Bill Skillman, owner of the Ray Skillman Auto Group.

“You know what? We've sold a lot of cars through drag racing and it's hard to know about any advertising pallet what part of it works,” Bill said. “They say 90% of it doesn't work and the other 10% does, but you're afraid not to advertise everywhere. You don't know what works. Yeah, we've actually sold a lot of dually (trucks) and different vehicles to racers and just a lot of personal vehicles as well.”

Lamattina Top Fuel Racing owner-driver Phil Lamattina has become the first two-time winner of the season after defeating Peter Xiberras in round five of the Burson Auto Parts Australian Top Fuel Championship at Heathcote Park Raceway [HPR], May 21-22.

Twenty-four hours earlier, teammate Shane Olive scored his first-ever TF win in only his fourth outing after outpedalling Peter Xiberras in the final of Round four.

Veteran drag racing filmmaker Les Mayhew has delivered a masterpiece. Three weeks in the making, Mayhew chronicles the last national event for Houston Raceway Park. Turn up the speakers and sit back as we present the highlights of 35 years worth of drag racing history dating back to 1988.

There's fan interaction, hot drag racing action, and stories from those responsible for the facility located in Baytown, Texas. There's plenty of emotion involved in this film, and we feel confident in saying it is one of the best Mayhew has ever produced from the start to the final eulogy from NHRA announcer Alan Reinhart.

A drag racing legend has passed away.

Dave McClelland, the recognized voice of drag racing for decades, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2022, at 9:30 am, of natural causes. His passing was announced this morning via social media by his family.

The Holley NMRA Ford Nationals and Red Line Oil NMCA Muscle Car Nationals signed a three-year contract with the famed World Wide Technology Raceway as it continues building its presence in the St. Louis market through 2025. Be sure to block May 4-7, 2023 on your calendar as the official date for next year’s NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Street-Legal Drag Racing. 

Rockingham Dragway owner Steve Earwood said Thursday that a $485,000 grant from the state’s Motorsports Relief Fund announced this week by Governor Roy Cooper will be used to help offset the cost of new Compulink scoring and timing equipment and other planned facility improvements.

“We just reached an agreement with Compulink founder Bob Brockmeyer to upgrade our scoring and timing system to the highest standard,” Earwood said.  “This grant will allow us to also begin a major repaving project.  We’re going to lay 700 feet of new high traction concrete which will transition into fresh asphalt for the remainder of the quarter mile.

There is stepping outside of one's comfort zone, and then there's what John Montecalvo has been doing lately.

Montecalvo, who is largely known for his prowess behind the wheel of Mountain Motor Chevrolet Pro Stocks, announced last month he had sold his Camaro Pro Stocker and would drive a Mustang Pro Stocker.

The shock had barely worn off the Chevrolet to Ford transition when Montecalvo stepped even further out of the comfort zone earlier this week and tested a 500-inch Pro Stocker.

Montecalvo saw firsthand the differences between the two styles of Pro Stocker were like night and day.