Pro Stock legend Erica Enders will have additional support in 2022 as CTech Manufacturing comes on board to sponsor her Elite Motorsports entry. The four-time NHRA Pro Stock Champion begins her ninth season at the season opener of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series in California this February.

Elite Motorsports is a multi-car ‘Mega Team’ that not only competes, but wins at every level of the NHRA and has been a customer of CTech long before this partnership was even a thought.

MOTORTREND has confirmed the 2022 dates for two of its premier annual events. The world’s largest traveling car show, HOT ROD Power Tour Driven By Continental Tire, will return to early summer taking place Monday, June 13 through Friday, June 17. Additionally, HOT ROD Drag Week Presented By Gear Vendors Overdrive, the fastest street car competition in America, is back beginning Sunday, Sept. 18 through Friday, Sept. 23. Both events combined boast upward of 6,000 participating vehicles. Registration opens in early 2022.

“The exciting tradition continues as we bring back two of our signature annual events, HOT ROD Power Tour Driven By Continental Tire and HOT ROD Drag Week Presented By Gear Vendors Overdrive,” said HOT ROD’s Editor-in-Chief John McGann. “The growth we continue to see with these events is a testament to our loyal fan base. We’re grateful to be able to share our passion for cars with our readers and fans.’”

Scotty Cannon was on the verge of landing a 30-pound fish and was in a much bigger struggle than he ever experienced with any of his 1990s Pro Modified adversaries. Then the phone rang. 

Cannon, who was reeling and pulling, and rasslin' with something underneath his family's iconic lake, looked down at his phone, and it was drag racing legend Don Garlits. He was somewhat torn with what to do. Answer the phone or finish the fight?

Then he hit the wrong button and accidentally declined the call from Big Daddy. Immediately, he returned to what seemed like a battle with a Great White shark off the coast of Amity Island. 

Nitro Funny Car driver/team owner Bob Tasca III had a memorable 2021 NHRA Camping World Series Drag Racing season.

He finished third in the point standings, highlighted by three wins in Las Vegas, Atlanta and the season finale in Pomona, Calif. Tasca also had impressive 32-17 elimination-round record.

Despite his accomplishments, Tasca isn’t patting himself on the back because he knows there’s more goals for his team to reach.

Performance Racing Industry (PRI) is strengthening its commitment to the motorsports industry and cementing its presence in the racing capital of the world by purchasing a 42,500-square-foot building in Speedway, Ind., just outside of Indianapolis. Located within walking distance of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the building will serve as PRI Membership Headquarters and offer a broad range of programs and services to assist the motorsports community.

“Indianapolis is the epicenter of motorsports in America and the world, and we are excited to work alongside our Indianapolis neighbors and racing industry icons, and be at the forefront of the racing community,” said PRI President Dr. Jamie Meyer. “PRI Membership is a groundbreaking program that unites the industry and creates a collective voice for the motorsports community to address any challenges and needs."

This season will be drastically different for Don Schumacher, the winningest team owner in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. Just five seasons ago, Schumacher entered the 2017 season with eight teams. When the season kicks off next month in Pomona, Schumacher will roll through the gates with just one professional team, the one driven by his son Tony Schumacher.

Schumacher addresses the downsizing in this exclusive interview with CompetitionPlus.com editor Bobby Bennett. He also reflects on his successful run as a mega-team owner and his time in the sport as a drag racer. 

Schumacher also looks ahead to the landscape of his team and if he plans to reexpand or remain as he is now in this first interview ahead of the 2022 season. 

When it came to drag racing heroes, there was only one for Lee Callaway.

The sun rose and set around this Funny Car driver, at least as the youthful eyes of Callaway saw it.

As far as he was concerned, for Callaway, NHRA Division 4 racer Johnny White was as good as it got back in the day.

NHRA officials announced DENSO as the title rights sponsor of the 2022 DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals, July 22-24.

The DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals, the second stop of the annual NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series Western Swing, is a highlight for racers and fans alike. Seeded in the heart of wine country, Sonoma Raceway is one of the most scenic facilities on the NHRA circuit.

Veteran Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Hector Arana Jr. competed in four races in the 2021 NHRA season after his team lost its primary sponsor.

At his four events, Gainesville, Fla., Charlotte, N.C., Indianapolis and Dallas, Arana Jr. had success highlighted by his runner-up finish in Dallas.

Arana Jr. doesn’t have any definite racing plans in place for 2022, as it is a work in progress finding financial backing.

 
Immediately following Helio Castroneves’ historic fourth Indianapolis 500 victory last May, Jimmie Johnson said that the wildly popular, energetic Brazilian is the person who will push the sport forward.
 
Personality-wise, Castroneves undoubtedly checks all the boxes. It’s debatable whether the NTT IndyCar Series should bank on a driver who’s zooming in on his 47th birthday – especially with so many talented young shoes. The series has Colton Herta and Rinus VeeKay at age 21, Pato O’Ward at 22, Santino Ferrucci at 23, reigning champion Alex Palou and R.C. Enerson at 24, and Oliver Askew and Pietro Fittipaldi at 25. Older but still-young are 29-year-old Scott McLaughlin, 30-year-olds Alexander Rossi and Felix Rosenqvist, and 31-year-olds Josef Newgarden and Marcus Ericsson.