NEWS ARCHIVE
Drag Racing
Back in the NHRA Funny Car championship hunt, Austin Prock’s bid for a third straight world title hits an important point at this weekend’s Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex.
Drag Racing
The October 2026 issue of NHRA National Dragster, packed with racing action from four major NHRA series with championship implications, is now online in digital format and in the mail in its traditional print format to NHRA Members around the world.
Drag Racing
At this weekend’s Texas NHRA FallNationals, Terry Haddock will be campaigning a red, white, and blue Concho Supply Funny Car celebrating and honoring America’s 250th anniversary.
Drag Racing
Gaige Herrera enters the Texas NHRA FallNationals at the famed Texas Motorplex as the most recent Pro Stock Motorcycle winner on the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series tour and just 32 points out of the lead.
Drag Racing
On Thursday morning, NHRA and the Texas Motorplex hosted the JEGS Allstars Breakfast presented by ARP, ahead of the competition in which the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series’ Sportsman stars of the last calendar year will go head to head for individual and team honors.
Drag Racing
Top Fuel points leader Shawn Langdon enters the Texas NHRA FallNationals on a four-race winning streak, the longest domination of the class since Texan Steve Torrence won five straight in early 2019 after finishing the six-race 2018 Countdown to the Championship playoffs with six straight wins.
Drag Racing
News, notes, quotes, and photos from the opening day of qualifying at the Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex. First up, some pre-race notes.
Drag Racing
When the 2027 Pro Stock rule changes were announced in April this year, Elite Motorsports owner Richard Freeman had begun taking the necessary steps to prepare his super team for the switch and fans at the Texas NHRA FallNationals got a 2027 preview.
Drag Racing
Top Fuel points leader Shawn Langdon made the quickest run of his career, rolling to the provisional No. 1 qualifier to win the “Battle for the Saddle” to kick off this weekend’s NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex. Jack Beckman (Funny Car), Greg Stanfield (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are also the provisional No. 1 qualifiers
Drag Racing
After a solid Friday night of qualifying for the nitro cars (Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle Q2 was postponed), Saturday promises an action-packed day of racing at the Texas Motorplex as the Stampede of Speed continues at the Texas NHRA FallNationals.
Motorcycle Racing
Three iconic venues. Three unforgettable weekends. 2027 MotoAmerica tickets are on sale now for Road Atlanta (April 16-18), Laguna Seca (July 9-11) and VIR (August 13-15). Get your tickets today.
Dirt Track
By Christine Rublack CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Oct. 17, 2026) — Jed Freiburger of Dubuque collected his 11th Razor Chassis North Central Region victory of the season in the $2,000-to-win, 20-lap Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified feature, holding off a late charge from Cody Laney. Freiburger started on the pole and established the early advantage while Jace Eckrich moved into second, followed by Jeff Bodendorfer and Laney. Followi
Dirt Track, St. Louis / Midwest
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (Oct. 20, 2026) – Belle-Clair Fairgrounds Park Speedway will bring the curtain down on its inaugural season with the Russ Wallace Memorial, a two-day racing celebration Oct. 23-24 fe...
Open Wheel
The sponsorship, which began in 2012, is a cornerstone of Hitachi and Team Penske’s multifaceted partnership.
Open Wheel
David Malukas of Team Penske (photo) is a prime candidate to become the 300th different winner in INDYCAR SERIES history after scoring four second-place finishes in 2026 during his first season with the iconic team.
Open Wheel
Oct 19, 2026A total of 75 sprint cars are pre-entered for the 59th annual running of the Western World Championships at Central Arizona in Casa Grande on Thursday-Friday-Saturday, October 22-23-24, 2026. At press time, 39 USAC AMSOIL National and Avanti Windows & Doors USAC CRA 410 c.i. Sprint Cars are expected to compete in the three-night event on 3/8-mile dirt oval as well as 36 USAC Avanti Windows Southwest 360 c
Dirt Track, St. Louis / Midwest
WHEATLAND, MO. (Oct. 20, 2026) - The annual grand finale to the Lucas Oil Speedway dirt-track season, with noise and power, plus candy and trick-or-treating, is coming up Saturday night with 10 Monst...
Open Wheel
American Sprint Car Series - American Sprint Car Series Awards Banquet Wraps Final Bow on 35th Season
Motorcycle Racing
Championship firepower. Reigning Superbike champ Bobby Fong is bringing the #1 plate to OrangeCat Racing for 2027, teaming up with Sean Dylan Kelly on the OrangeCat Racing BMW M 1000 RRs. The 2026 title winner joins the runner-up — this lineup means business.
Motorcycle Racing
The seven-time Supercross winner rounds out a five-rider lineup with Drew Adams, Seth Hammaker, Levi Kitchen, and Nick Romano.
Motorcycle Racing
The U.S. Women’s Trophy Team maintained its hold over the FIM International Six-Days Enduro, winning its fourth consecutive ISDE title during the competition, which ran Oct. 12-17 in Grândola, Portugal, and celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2026.
Drag Racing
Forty years ago, Texas Motorplex hosted its first NHRA national event, the 1986 Chief Auto Parts Nationals, and Jack Beckman was there as a fan. Fast forward 40 years and “Fast Jack” is atop the Funny Car field, going from the grandstands to the top of the heap.
Drag Racing
Joey Gladstone, a three-time national event winner, will ride a championship-worthy Matt Smith Racing (MSR) Buell for the entire 2027 schedule with primary support from RAD Torque Systems. J&A Service will also come on board as an associate sponsor.
Drag Racing
It’s been fourteen years since GT Tonglet’s last NHRA competition run, but the veteran Pro Stock Motorcycle competitor has picked back up right where he left off at the Texas NHRA FallNationals.
Drag Racing
News, notes, quotes, and photos from the final day of qualifying at the Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex.
Drag Racing
Three-time NHRA Funny Car world champion Ron Capps' NAPA Toyota exploded the blower on a qualifying run Saturday at the Texas NHRA FallNationals that lifted his machine's rear tires off the ground for several hundred feet. He was not injured.
Drag Racing
Reigning world champ Dallas Glenn made the quickest run in Pro Stock history in front of a massive crowd on Saturday at Texas Motorplex, taking the No. 1 qualifying position with a world-record run at the Texas NHRA FallNationals, where Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel), Jack Beckman (Funny Car) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also qualified No. 1.
Drag Racing
Championship Sunday at the Texas Motorplex marks the close of the Stampede of Speed with the Texas NHRA FallNationals.
Drag Racing
News, notes, quotes, and photos from final eliminations at the Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex.
Drag Racing
Four-time Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown picked up his second win of the season at the Texas NHRA FallNationals. J.R. Todd (Funny Car), Dallas Glenn (Pro Stock) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won the 18th of 20 races during the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.
Open Wheel
The Arrow McLaren driver (photo) has two new teammates next season to help him achieve the two biggest goals remaining in his NTT INDYCAR SERIES career.
Open Wheel
Tulsa, OK. (10/17/26) — Frank Flud would earn the feature victories in both A-Class and Non-Wing, wh
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American Sprint Car Series - SEVEN: Sam Hafertepe Jr. Wins Fuzzy’s Fall Fling at Creek County, Clinches Seventh ASCS National Title
Open Wheel
American Sprint Car Series Cody Gardner Undefeated During ASCS Hurricane Area Super Sprint Championship Weekend Recap
Dirt Track
DIRTcar Racing A SMOOTH 100: Mike Mahaney Wins Chico Dingwall Memorial, Mat Williamson Earns Third DIRTcar 358 Modified Championship
Dirt Track
VADO, N.M. (October 16-18, 2026) — Stormy Scott saved his biggest performance for the biggest payday, charging from seventh to capture Sunday’s $20,000-to-win Modified finale as Vado Speedway Park wr...
Dirt Track
MASON CITY, Iowa (October 17-18, 2026) A weekend honoring Jon Tisor brought two full nights of racing, milestone victories and impressive charges through the field to Mason City Motor Speedway as the...
Dirt Track
Ricky Thornton Jr. won his second ARP Dirt Track World Championship on Sunday night at West Virginia Motor Speedway, earning $100,000 for Koehler Motorsports. His victory in the 46th annual event, wh...
Open Wheel
Oct 17, 2026At the beginning of the year, Gavin Miller may not have expected a win to arrive so quickly in his USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car career, by his own personal accord. That said, as the year wore on and Miller got more seat time, all the signs were as clear as neon yellow that the Allentown, Pennsylvania native was at the forefront of the list of potential first-time series winners during the 2026 season.