Seven years after he began racing, Peter Xiberras has emerged from the shadow of his better-credentialled rivals after winning the top two prizes on offer for Aussie Top Fuel at the Willowbank Winternationals on June 13.

The Sydney owner-driver scooped the prize pool, winning his maiden Willowbank Winternational crown and also pocketing his first 400 Thunder championship. To cap off a near-perfect weekend, he reset the Australian record not once but twice, first, with a 3.76 and followed up with a sizzling 3.74 on race day.

The 3.76 run was made just hours after Billy Torrence clocked a 3.77 to top qualify at the TascaParts.com NHRA New England Nationals, on the other side of the world. 

Mike Salinas came across the country from San Jose, Calif., this past week to the Northeast to pick up two items: his wife Monica’s diploma from Harvard University at Cambridge, Mass., and his own third Top Fuel trophy at Epping, N.H., at the TascaParts.com NHRA New England Nationals presented by Bandero Premium Tequila.

The Scrappers Racing boss’ third statue will have to wait, while Monica’s diploma takes center stage by itself on the family mantel.

Greatness does not have an expiration date for John Force.

The drag racing legend won his second race of the 2021 NHRA Camping World Series NHRA season and 153rd of his amazing career Sunday at the Tascaparts.com New England Nationals Sunday.

This was not Aaron Stanfield's first NHRA Pro Stock Wally, but he is going to cherish the second one just the same.

Stanfield won his second by beating world champion and No. 1 qualifier Greg Anderson in the finals of the Tascaparts.com New England Nationals Sunday.

Bubba Stanton dominated from pillar to post in the season opener of the CBD American Shaman 2021 ADRL Tour Saturday night at World Wide Technology Raceway outside of St. Louis, taking the Minuteman trophy in the Carolina Precision Machining Pro Extreme class against Missouri native Jon Stouffer.

In one of the best races of the Aegis Home Protection ADRL Gateway Drags presented by dragracingforkids.org, Stanton edged Stouffer in the final round, his 3.644-second pass at 209.14 mph topping Stouffer's run of 3.681 seconds at 204.29 mph. Both laps were the quickest of the weekend for both drivers, with Stanton's run topping his Q3 pole-winning ET of 3.657 seconds.

Hosted at the iconic Summit Motorsports Park, the fourth stop on the 2021 Holley NMRA Ford Nationals drag racing tour was the Inaugural NMRA Ford Performance Nationals on June 11-13 in Norwalk, Ohio, and the weekend wound down the fields in over a dozen classes to finish out strong with memorable winner’s circle celebrations

Continuing his number one qualifying streak from St. Louis in Norwalk as well, Tony Hobson’s name topped the order for NMRA VP Racing Madditives Street Outlaw as his ProCharged 1990 Ford Mustang ran out the back door to go 4.353 at 165.01 mph. The Lake St. Louis, Missouri, resident took on John Urist in his Hellion Turbo 2015 Mustang, and although Urist had the hole shot advantage, he spun not long into the run and Hobson powered past to conclude another event with a win as his 4.422 at 164.81 mph time slip made things official.

In a thrilling final round between teammates, the legendary John Force knocked off Robert Hight in Funny Car at New England Dragway, powering to his 153rd career victory on Sunday at the TascaParts.com NHRA New England Nationals presented by Bandero Premium Tequila.

Billy Torrence (Top Fuel) and Aaron Stanfield (Pro Stock) also won in their respective categories at the sixth race of the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.

Sunday's final results from the ninth annual TascaParts.com NHRA New England Nationals presented by Bandero Premium Tequila at New England Dragway. The race is the sixth of 22 in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series:

 Final round-by-round results from the ninth annual TascaParts.com NHRA New England Nationals presented by Bandero Premium Tequila at New England Dragway, the sixth of 22 events in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series:

Point standings (top 10) following the ninth annual TascaParts.com NHRA New England Nationals presented by Bandero Premium Tequila at New England Dragway, the sixth of 22 events in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series -