Anyone who says relationships aren’t important in drag racing hasn’t been paying attention. Alexis DeJoria and Ida Zetterström spent the 2025 NHRA season as teammates at JCM Racing, but the
Paul Lee has always honored his longtime friend and mentor Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen with signage on his NHRA Funny Car. At the upcoming NHRA U.S. Nationals, the successful businessman-turned-Funny
The last time Hector Arana Jr. had a one-race deal, he made the most of the opportunity. Now, on drag racing’s largest stage, the second-generation drag racer hopes lightning can
Competition Plus’ random water-cooler topics from the NHRA Brainerd Nationals at Brainerd (MN) International Raceway 1 – DEJA-VU … KIND OF – In similar fashion to last year’s NHRA visit
Just when the drag racing community, and sometimes those covering it, start looking elsewhere in the Funny Car championship conversation, Matt Hagan has a habit of forcing his way back
Some places just click for certain drivers. For Doug Kalitta, Brainerd International Raceway might as well be Kalittaville. At a track where his uncle Connie Kalitta and late cousin Scott
It is becoming the same old story in Pro Stock, especially over the last three seasons. Greg Anderson is the aging gunfighter surrounded by younger gunslingers who, by his own
Del Worsham put both hands on top of his head. There wasn’t much else to do after Jacob Slater stopped the Compulink timing system at 5.452 seconds and, more noticeably,
Matt Hagan arrived at Brainerd International Raceway fifth in the Funny Car standings. He left Sunday night with the trophy and the points lead. Hagan defeated No. 1 qualifier Jordan
Ida Zetterstrom isn’t very good at sitting around waiting for somebody to give her something to race. She came to America to drive a Top Fuel dragster, and that remains
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