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Drag Racing

How Kalitta Motorsports elevates its hospitality experience with Deecell

By partnering with Deecell Power Systems, the Official Solar Power Unit of the NHRA, Kalitta Motorsports has successfully transformed its trackside hospitality experience, eliminating the constant rumble and heavy fumes of traditional diesel generators in favor of clean, sustainable, and silent battery-and-solar power.

Drag Racing

The Comeback Kids: Jimmy Prock and Will Smith

On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast powered by Speedmaster, Jimmy Prock and Will Smith join host Brian Lohnes to talk about not only their successes in St. Louis at Worldwide Technology Raceway but also their teams' respective improvements over the course of 2026.

Open Wheel

Inside Line: Top Ganassi Championship Season?

Three of the four Inside Line panelists chose the epic 2009 duel between Scott Dixon (photo, left) and Dario Franchitti (photo, right). Read the full story to find out why and which CGR title season the other panelist chose.

Open Wheel

Leary’s Crown! 2026 USAC Silver Crown Review

Oct 06, 2026Through personal loss, love, pain and joy, C.J. Leary continued to race on over the past year and a half. After finishing the USAC Silver Crown Championship points 3rd, 4th, 4th, and 2nd over the past four seasons, a title was just within reach. In 2026, after 12 years after making his series debut, the Greenfield, Indiana native finally made it to the top once again, this time as a USAC Silver Crown cham

Open Wheel

Dirt Slingin’! USAC Sprints Set for 2 Nights at The Burg Oct. 9-10

Oct 07, 2026Two more times. We’re gonna celebrate. The final two Midwest events of the 2026 USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship season bring a double dose of dirt slingin’ to the speedy southeastern Indiana 3/8-mile oval of Lawrenceburg Speedway on Friday-Saturday, October 9-10. Drivers and teams will be chasing after a $6,544 top prize during Friday’s Greg Staab Memorial and a grand prize of $20,000 during

Stock Cars

Midwest Tour Top Three to Battle for the Title at Fest

By: Kevin Ramsell West Salem, WI – A third-generation driver, a four-time tour champion, and two-time winner this season walk into a racetrack with a 20-point separation to being the 2026 champion. No, it’s not…

Drag Racing

Championship on the line as Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown heads to St. Louis

The penultimateFlexjet NHRA Factory Stock Showdown Series race will be filled with high-stakes competition. Four drivers will be racing to win the rain-postponed NHRA Great Lakes Nationals during qualifying, and the entire field will be racing to keep points leader Jonathan Allegrucci from clinching his first world championship.

Road Racing & Sports Cars

How to Watch and Follow the DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour Event

The 2026 season is heading toward its grand finale as SRO America returns to the Racing Capital of the World for the DESDER Indianapolis 8 Hour, October 9-11, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Bringing together the GT World Challenge America powered by AWS and  Intercontinental GT Challenge championships, this year’s event will feature an expanded international GT3 field for eight hours of endurance racing at one of mo

Dirt Track

Heavy Rains Force Cedar County Changes; Reinhart Memorial Reset for Oct. 11

By Jerry Mackey TIPTON, Iowa (Oct. 3, 2026) — Heavy rains throughout the week in the Tipton area forced Darkside Promotions officials Ryan Duhme and Tim Current to postpone racing scheduled at Cedar County Raceway. Both the Gary Reinhart Memorial and Fall Bash fell victim to the wet weather after heavy rainfall left the Cedar County Fairgrounds saturated without enough drying time for racing to be held over the weeke

Dirt Track

Weaver Brothers Go 1-2 in Dream Night at Thundering Rock

By Jim Haines CUMBERLAND, Md. (Oct. 3, 2026) — The Weaver brothers enjoyed a dream weekend at Thundering Rock Raceway, with Kolby Weaver leading Kasey Weaver across the finish line for a family 1-2 Saturday night’s co-sanctioned Virginia Sprint Series and Laurel Highlands Sprint Series RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Car feature. Kasey started the evening by winning the first heat race, while Colton Hendershot took the second.

Motorcycle Racing

U.S. Team Claims First-Ever FIM Enduro Vintage Trophy Victory in Germany

The United States has won the FIM Enduro Vintage Trophy (EVT) for the first time. The American trio of Fred Hoess (Husqvarna), Billy Burns (Can-Am) and AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Terry Cunningham (Husqvarna) took the Vintage Veterans Trophy at the tenth running of the event in Zschopau, Germany.

St. Louis / Midwest

Ten Years of Dirt in December

The Gateway Dirt Nationals will celebrate its 10th running December 3-5, 2026, when The Dome at America’s Center is once again transformed into one of the most unique dirt tracks in the country. Since debuting in 2016, the Gateway Dirt Nationals has become a December tradition in St. Louis, bringing dirt racing indoors on a temporary 1/5-mile oval constructed inside The Dome. Drivers, teams and race fans from acro

Drag Racing

Peak Performance September Sportsman Racer of the Month: Brad Plourd

With his Top Dragster win at the inaugural Rockingham event, Brad Plourd joined a short list of drivers with NHRA national event victories in seven different classes, and he went to the final round in Stock. As a result, he has been named the Peak Performance Sportsman Racer of the Month for September.

Drag Racing

Tricky Tipster: NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals

At this week's NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals, the PlayNHRA Favorites include Shawn Langdon, Matt Hagan, and Matt Smith in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock Motorcycle, respectively, while Greg Anderson and Dallas Glenn share the top spot in Pro Stock.

Drag Racing

Top Fuel’s Shawn Langdon looking for fourth straight win of 2026

Shawn Langdon is now on his second three-race winning streak of the year heading into this weekend’s 15th annual NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway, and the Top Fuel standout continues to raise the bar in the category.

Drag Racing

Ron Capps thinking big at NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals

Needing a big weekend to get back in the thick of the world championship hunt, NAPA-backed Ron Capps likely couldn’t have picked a better destination than World Wide Technology Raceway, the site of this weekend’s NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals.

Stock Cars

CRA Pro Series To Be Crowned This Friday at Winchester

By: Kevin Ramsell Winchester, IN – Chase Pinsonneault will have a lot on his mind as he comes into the Turn One CRA Pro Series presented by Chevrolet Performance Winchester 100 season finale this Friday…

Road Racing & Sports Cars

The Racing Capital of the World: Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Few places in sport carry the weight of Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The grandstands rise out of the surrounding neighborhood like a city of their own, and once inside, the sheer scale of the place makes it clear why it has been called the Racing Capital of the World for well over a century.