NEWS ARCHIVE
Drag Racing
Funny Car championship contender Jordan Vandergriff closed in on points leader Matt Hagan with a win at the Mopar NHRA Las Vegas Nationals powered by Dodge. Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel) and Dallas Glenn (Pro Stock) also won championship-crucial titles. The Pro Stock Motorcycle final was moved to Pomona due to excessive wind.
Drag Racing
After a long extended weekend, here are the top five things we learned at the Mopar NHRA Las Vegas Nationals powered by Dodge.
Drag Racing
Four new champions were crowned on Monday in the NHRA Summit Racing Equipment E.T. Series presented by Hoosier at the Mopar NHRA Las Vegas Nationals powered by Dodge as Duston Wutz, C.J. Yaeger, Tyler Janousek, and Jeff Green scored hard-fought victories in Super Pro, Pro E.T., Sportsman, and Sportsman Motorcycle, respectively.
Drag Racing
Three-time NHRA world champion Angelle Sampey has joined AB Motorsports’ Top Fuel driver roster after completing her licensing runs Monday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, marking the next step in her progression through the team’s Accelerate program.
Drag Racing
Melanie Johnson achieved a major career milestone at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, capturing her first career NHRA national event victory at the Mopar NHRA Las Vegas Nationals powered by Dodge, and shared the winner's circle with her father, Alan Johnson, who tuned Doug Kalitta to the Top Fuel win.
Dirt Track
DECORAH, Iowa - Decorah, Iowa, driver wins 20 races, adds Iron Man title and takes $3,000 USRA Nationals finale Dan Hovden of Decorah, Iowa, captured his second straight PEM Racing Gears & Drivetrain...
Dirt Track
CLEAR LAKE, Iowa - The 20-year-old Clear Lake, Iowa, racer won at eight tracks and took home $1,700 with a Saturday night victory at the USRA Nationals. Joshua Monson made the number on his door the...
Motorcycle Racing
Expansion of SMX Next Program Combines Supercross, Pro Motocross, and SMX Next Australia Events to Determine SMX Next World All-Stars Postseason Field.
Motorcycle Racing
Expansion of SMX Next program combines Supercross, Pro Motocross, and SMX Next Australia to determine SMX Next World All-Stars postseason field.
Motorcycle Racing
The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) congratulates the champions of the AMA American National Enduro Championship, which wrapped up Sunday, Nov. 9, at the Enduro Engineering Bob Reese Memorial National Enduro in Geneseo, Ill.
Stock Cars
11-race schedule features national reach, regional combination events and a Berlin Raceway headliner co-sanctioned with UARA WOODVILLE, Wis. (Nov. 3, 2026) – The newly rebranded CARS STARS Super Tour, formerly the ASA STARS National Tour…
Drag Racing
Martin Family Motorsports will return to the dragstrip for the first time in nearly three seasons with the debut of its all-new nitro Funny Car in Lucas Oil Series competition. Based in Nuevo, Calif., the team will compete in back-to-back NHRA national events in Las Vegas and Pomona.
Dirt Track
GRANADA, Minn. — Thirteen wins, remarkable consistency and a breakthrough USRA Nationals victory powered Derek Green to the 2026 Edelbrock USRA Stock Car National Championship, adding another champio...
Dirt Track
WEBSTER CITY, Iowa (November 3, 2026) - 28 Races, 12 Different Winners, 38.25 Cars Per Event, and some of the best racing you will see. The 2026 Summit Racing Equipment USMTS presented by RacinDirt.c...
Open Wheel
The NTT INDYCAR SERIES team has invested in tools (image) from Dynisma, a United Kingdom-based leader in vehicle simulation.
Dirt Track
By Ben Deatherage VINTON, Iowa (Nov. 2, 2026) — IMCA has released its 2027 rules package, featuring minor updates and clarifications across several divisions, along with changes to helmet requirements and head and neck restraint regulations for minor drivers. In the Sunoco IMCA Stock Car and Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stock divisions, frame ground clearance must measure a minimum of 6.5 inches and a maximum of nine inches ben
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By Ben Deatherage CASCO, Wis. (Oct. 20, 2026) — CASCO, Wis. (Oct. 20, 2026) — At just 19 years old, Coy Vlies accomplished something no Wisconsin driver had done before, becoming the first from the Badger State to capture the Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMod national championship. The Casco racer was also the youngest of IMCA’s 2026 national champions, prevailing in the closest national championship battle of the
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By Ben Deatherage ROBINSON, Texas (Oct. 22, 2026) — After coming up just short of a national championship in 2025, Trevor Cogburn returned with unfinished business in 2026. The 21-year-old Robinson, Texas, racer captured his first Smiley’s Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMod national championship. Cogburn also earned his first Texas State championship and repeated as Heart O’ Texas Speedway track champion, complet
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By Ben Deatherage HARTFORD, S.D. (Oct. 22, 2026) — Lee Goos Jr. continued his championship run in 2026, capturing his third consecutive RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Car national championship after another season of success across the Midwest. The 47-year-old Hartford, S.D., driver finished 44 points ahead in the national standings while adding his second South Dakota State championship. He also collected track championships
Dirt Track
By Ben Deatherage BEATRICE, Neb. (Oct. 21, 2026) — Johnny Thomas never planned to chase a national championship in 2026. But when Dillon Richards asked him to pursue a third consecutive Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compact national title for the Cornhusker State, the 40-year-old from Beatrice, Neb., found it difficult to turn down the opportunity. After eight months of traveling, preparation, and racing, Thomas had accomplished
Dirt Track
By Ben Deatherage KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Oct. 20, 2026) — Six seasons into the Stealth Racing IMCA Mod Lite division’s history under Speedway Motors IMCA sanctioning, Dillon Raffurty remains the only national champion the division has known. The 29-year-old Kansas City racer continued that streak in 2026, securing his sixth consecutive national title by 21 points following a career-best season that produced 36 feature vic
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By Ben Deatherage ONAGA, Kan. (Oct. 20, 2026) — A late-season charge that produced 12 victories in his final 13 starts helped 28-year-old Nicholas Ronnebaum of Onaga, Kan., capture his first Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stock national championship in 2026, prevailing by just four points after a season that saw him win more than half of his feature appearances. Ronnebaum became the fifth Kansas driver to win the national champio
Dirt Track
By Ben Deatherage BELLEVUE, Neb. (Oct. 20, 2026) — Zach Zeitner followed his first Sunoco IMCA Late Model national championship in 2025 with another successful season in 2026, collecting 16 feature victories in 38 starts while maintaining the consistency that helped establish him as one of the division’s leading competitors. The Bellevue, Neb., driver recorded 26 podium finishes, 33 top fives, and 38 top-10 finishes
Dirt Track
By Ben Deatherage WEST BURLINGTON, Iowa (Oct. 20, 2026) — After years of competing in the Sunoco IMCA Stock Car division, John Oliver Jr. finally reached the top of the national standings in 2026, capturing his first national championship by five points following a season that produced 20 feature victories in 54 starts. The 51-year-old West Burlington driver became the 11th different Iowa racer to win the Stock Car n
Dirt Track
By Ben Deatherage CALERA, Okla. (Oct. 20, 2026) — Thirteen years after winning his first Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified national championship, William Gould returned to the top of the standings in 2026, capturing his second career national crown by 14 points following a season that produced 18 feature victories. The Calera, Okla., veteran became one of just eight drivers to win multiple Modified national championships si
Drag Racing
The NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series California Hot Rod Reunion presented by Good Vibrations Motorsports wrapped up the 2026 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series at Famoso Dragstrip.
Drag Racing
Las Vegas is home to the most chaotic and erratic NHRA Pro Mod race of any given season, yet it’s the perfect place to wrap it up year after year. Here's a look back at the chaos and calamity of past seasons.
Drag Racing
After one of the biggest seasons in the history of the NHRA Summit Racing Equipment E.T. Series presented by Hoosier, 64 standouts head to Las Vegas with championship hopes and dreams.
Drag Racing
The Deecell Power Systems NHRA Comp Clash is back, and it’s set for this weekend at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, as the specialty race-within-a-race in Competition eliminator grabs a spotlight as part of the Mopar NHRA Las Vegas Nationals powered by Dodge.
Drag Racing
It all comes down to Las Vegas for the JBS Equipment NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Elite Motorsports, as the series closes out a thrilling 2026 campaign and crowns a world champion as part of this weekend’s Mopar NHRA Las Vegas Nationals powered by Dodge at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Drag Racing
Street Legal Dragway has joined the NHRA Member Track Network, as the facility joins the growing Pacific Division (Division 7).
Road Racing & Sports Cars
David Lecko’s debut season in SRO America competition was certainly a memorable one, capturing the GT America powered by AWS Cup class championship in the No. 89 RacingSupport Ginetta GTP8. Over the course of his first full-season campaign, Lecko combined steady development, consistent racecraft and a strong partnership with the RacingSupport crew to deliver a landmark result for both his team and Ginetta as the manu
Road Racing & Sports Cars
SRO Motorsports America is pleased to announce the promotion of Staci Langham Perry to Chief Operating Officer (COO), recognizing her longstanding dedication, leadership, and significant contributions to the growth and success of the organization.
Open Wheel
A successful Barber Motorsports Park test marks a significant milestone in the team's preparations for its first full-time season since 2012.
Dirt Track, St. Louis / Midwest
November 5–7 | Pevely, MO 3 Nights • 3 Separate Shows! $5,000-to-Win MLRA • Midwest Late Model Racing Association Championship Saturday! $1 Beers Thursday! FREE Camping All Weekend!
Dirt Track
WINONA, Minn. — Keith Foss saved some of his biggest performances for the biggest moments in 2026, powering through a strong late-season stretch to capture his first Mel Hambelton Ford USRA Modified...
Dirt Track
After reaching Victory Lane for the first time with the Hoosier Racing Tire Mid-East Crate Modifieds in 2022, Ty Norder has added another World Short Track Championship trophy to his collection. The 22-year-old from Mooresville, NC, crossed the finish line fourth in Saturday’s Crate Modified main event at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. However, after […]