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Sellout crowd at debut NHRA Nationals at The Rock

NHRA officials announced a sellout on Saturday for the inaugural NHRA Nationals at The Rock as fans packed the grandstands of Rockingham Dragway on Saturday during the second day of qualifying at the 16th event of the 2026 NHRA season.

Drag Racing

NHRA Nationals at The Rock Sunday preview

It’s just the second of six races in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship playoffs, but already you can feel the weight, and raceday is sure to ratchet up the emotions with close points battles raging across the fields.

Drag Racing

Points leaders Hagan, Langdon, Gadson, new leader Stanfield rock 'The Rock'

Funny Car points leader Matt Hagan rolled to his fourth victory of the season while Shawn Langon's win in Top Fuel and Richard Gadson's Pro Stock Motorcycle win also bolstered their leads and Pro Stock winner Greg Stnfield assumed the lead in his class at the inaugural NHRA Nationals at The Rock.

Drag Racing

Unofficial Mission Foods points standings

Unofficial points standings following the completion of the NHRA Nationals at The Rock, the 16th event of the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season and the second in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs.

Drag Racing

Five Things We Learned in Rockingham

The inaugural NHRA Nationals at The Rock brought NHRA Championship Drag Racing back to Rockingham Dragway for the first time since 1998, and, boy, was there a lot ot unpack. Here’s our five big takeaways from the event.

Drag Racing

“Top Dog” competition highlights Friday night qualifying in St. Louis

Friday night's professional qualifying session at World Wide Technology Raceway will carry extra stakes as NHRA's quickest qualifiers battle for $7,500 in bonus money during the inaugural "Top Dog" competition, presented by UsedHotDogs.com, at the NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals, Oct. 2-4.

Dirt Track

Foulger Charges Back for Last-Lap Stock Car Victory at Antioch’s Bill Bowers Memorial

By Candice Martin ANTIOCH, Calif. (Sept. 26, 2026) — Troy Foulger completed a remarkable comeback from a flat tire with a last-lap pass to win the $1,000 Sunoco IMCA Stock Car feature, while Andrew Pearce collected $3,049 in the Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified headliner during Saturday night’s seventh annual Bill Bowers Memorial at Antioch Speedway. After a hard crash in his own car at Boone Speedway two weeks earlier dur

Dirt Track

Sites Charges From Seventh to Capture Fireball 25 at Afton

By Michael Benjamin AFTON, N.Y. (Sept. 26, 2026) — Eddie Sites charged from seventh to capture the rescheduled Fireball 25 for the Close Racing Supply NY/Penn IMCA Modified Series Saturday night at Afton Motorsports Park. Twenty-four Karl Kustoms IMCA Modifieds checked in for the 25-lap, $1,002-to-win feature on the 3/10-mile oval. The event was originally scheduled for Aug. 8 before weather forced its postponement.

Dirt Track

Laney Holds Off Diercks in Traffic for Kathy Dlouhy Memorial Victory at Cedar County

By Jerry Mackey TIPTON, Iowa (Sept. 27, 2026) — Cedar County Raceway hosted 152 race teams Sunday for the Kathy Dlouhy Memorial, an event honoring a woman who poured her heart and soul into the Tipton facility. The Modifieds headlined the program with 24 cars taking the green for the 20-lap, $1,500-to-win feature. Cody Laney advanced from the third row and took the lead away from early pacesetter Donovan Lodge. Laney

Dirt Track

Maupin Seals STIMS Championship With I-37 Victory

By Nick Robbins PLEASANTON, Texas (Sept. 26, 2026) — The Southern Touring IMCA Modified Series presented by On Demand Shirts wrapped up its 2026 points season at I-37 Speedway, where 17 Karl Kustoms IMCA Modifieds signed in for the $1,000-to-win, 20-lap main event at the racy South Texas bullring. Cody Leonard set the tone early, taking the win in the first heat over Steven Whiteaker Jr. Contact between Johnny Torres

Dirt Track

French Grimes: A Life Remembered

By Ben Deatherage MADISON, Va. (Sept. 28, 2026) — French Grimes once compared himself to Johnny Appleseed. Instead of carrying a sack filled with apple seeds, Grimes believed his contained something else. RaceSaver. “I said I’m Johnny Appleseed,” Grimes explained during a 2013 interview. “I’ve got a sack of seeds for RaceSaver, and I go around the country. I poke them in a hole where I think it’ll grow, and then we f

St. Louis / Midwest

“Top Dog” Competition to Kick Off Friday Night Qualifying at NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals - World

Friday Night Competition to Award $7,500 in Bonus Money to Quickest Qualifiers MADISON, Ill. (Sept. 29, 2026) – Friday night’s professional qualifying session at World Wide Technology Raceway will carry extra stakes as NHRA’s quickest qualifiers battle for $7,500 in bonus money during the inaugural “Top Dog” competition, presented by USEDHOTDOGS.com, at the NAPA Auto...

Stock Cars

HIGHLIGHTS – Owosso Nationals 09-26-26

The Turn One CRA Pro Series presented by Chevrolet Performance went to Owosso Speedway on Saturday, September 26 for the Owosso Nationals. Highlights by TrackTV.com…

Open Wheel

Edward Jones, McLaren Announce Multiyear Partnership

The No. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet driven next season by six-time INDYCAR SERIES champion Scott Dixon (photo) will feature primary sponsorship from the financial services firm at the Indy 500 and selected other races.