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Jack Beckman and John Force Racing’s PEAK Chevrolet SS Funny Car team qualified first and set low elapsed time of the meet in eliminations but came up short in the final round of the inaugural NHRA Potomac Nationals at Maryland International Raceway. Beckman, who earned his 35th No. 1 qualifier the day before and set low elapsed time of the event in the semifinals (3.923 seconds), ran 3.971 seconds at 323.50 mph in the final round but it wasn’t enough to get around Austin Prock’s run of 3.95

The 114th victory of six-time world champion Greg Anderson’s historic career came this weekend at a facility where he had never won before. The celebration that ensued following Anderson’s triumph at Maryland International Raceway’s Inaugural NHRA Potomac Nationals was also packed with appreciation for the most winning driver in the history of Pro Stock. After the event, Anderson recalled the words of NASCAR legend Kyle Busch after he won the final race of his career before passing away suddenly

The wait is over for back-to-back Funny Car world champion Austin Prock, as the standout won for the first time in 2026 on Sunday in front of a huge crowd at Maryland International Raceway, defeating John Force Racing’s Jack Beckman in the final round of the inaugural NHRA Potomac Nationals presented by JEGS. Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Angie Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won the seventh of 20 races during the 2026 NHRA season. Smith’s win was the 200th victor

The NHRA's first visit to Maryland International Raceway was epic. Here's who won at the first NHRA Potomac Nationals. View the full article

(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) We came out to hang with Cole Quinnell and his event Pavement Pounder’s Motor City to Wheel Hub Live about one minute after we got our ’65 Impala SS back together. We met up with the Pavement Pounders in Des Moines and cruised with them to Museum of Speed in Lincoln, NE. That’s where Wheel Hub Magazine’s Live Event was happening. And boy was it a happening! What does all that mean? Wheel Hub is a fantastic new magazine that covers the highest quality built cu

Jack Beckman and the PEAK Chevrolet SS Funny Car team earned their second consecutive No. 1 qualifying spot of the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season and John Force Racing’s other three teams all earned lane choice for the first round of eliminations in Sunday’s inaugural NHRA Potomac Nationals presented by JEGS at Maryland International Raceway. Beckman earned his 35th career No. 1 spot with Saturday’s Q3 run of 3.935 seconds at 326.79 mph. The PEAK Chevy was on another stron

With 113 Pro Stock trophies in the case, six-time world champion Greg Anderson has claimed more than any other driver in the history of the class. From Anderson’s perspective, though, there is plenty more work to be done. On Sunday at the Inaugural NHRA Potomac Nationals, the driver of the HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro plans to be heavy in the hunt for another NHRA 75th Anniversary Diamond Wally to match the one he earned earlier this season in Pomona.   Taking home the hardware from this ra

After a rocky start to the season, reigning Funny Car world champion Austin Prock earned his first victory of the year when he won the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge on Saturday at Maryland International Raceway. With momentum on his side, he is looking to claim his first win of 2026 at the inaugural NHRA Potomac Nationals presented by JEGS. Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel), Aaron Stanfield (Pro Stock) and Angie Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge, while Langdon

NHRA officials announced a sellout on Saturday for its debut at Maryland International Raceway for the inaugural NHRA Potomac Nationals presented by JEGS. The race marked the second visit to four new facilities during NHRA’s 75th anniversary season. Fans packed the grandstands of Maryland International Raceway at the seventh event of the 2026 NHRA season at the second day of qualifying at the NHRA Potomac Nationals presented by JEGS. “I have to say a special thanks to every one of y’all

The NHRA Mission Food Series kicked off qualifying Friday at the Potomac Nationals. Here's who sitting number one in each class.View the full article

Coming off back-to-back Top Fuel wins, points leader Shawn Langdon made the quickest run on Friday in NHRA’s debut at Maryland International Raceway, powering to the provisional No. 1 position at the inaugural NHRA Potomac Nationals presented by JEGS. Cruz Pedregon (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Angie Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are also the provisional No. 1 qualifiers at the seventh of 20 races during the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season. Langdon, who alre

Paige Coughlin has spent years forging her own path in drag racing, a sport synonymous with her family’s name. But this weekend at US 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan, Coughlin is fulfilling a lifelong dream – competing in Pro Mod – at the Shakedown at M’Town with the Mid-West Drag Racing Series.  Coughlin grew up bracket racing in classes like Super Comp and Top Dragster, then stepped into the world of No Prep Kings with her 3rd-Gen Camaro named “Golden Child.” When NPK ended, she s

Andy Robinson and the Anger Management Pro Mod team, fresh off the heels of a successful weekend at the Doorslammers event, scored yet another final-round appearance at the recent FIA Main Event, at Santa Pod Raceway. The event started with a race within a race, the Carl Cox Motorsport series. This is a 5.90 index, all cars run, Aussie-style format race with a points system that sets up the final rounds. Many different combos entered, including screw blowers, roots blowers, turbochargers, 2J

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 5! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag Racing, where wheels-up action is the norm, then this is the racing for you. We’re talking Stock, Super Stock, Comp, Alcohol classes, and more right here from Tri-State Raceway! Check it out and let us know what you think. The post FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 5 At Tri-Sta

If you don’t know Brown County, and the War in the Woods races, then you don’t follow No Prep because this is one of the most famous races and tracks in the No Prep drag racing world. Thanks to our friends at Pro Tree Videos, we’ve got a cool livestream to share below. Watch the action and we’ll let the insanity speak for itself. This race is known for big carnage, big wheelstands, tons of smack talk, and so much more. Check it out. The post FREE LIVESTREAM: War in the Woods at Brown Coun

This weekend marks a special opportunity for Pro Stock Motorcycle’s Kelly Clontz and she’s determined to make the most of it as the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series makes its debut at Maryland International Raceway for the inaugural NHRA Potomac Nationals presented by JEGS. Clontz, a Hughesville, Md. native, got her racing start at the facility, winning track championships and advancing her career. But this weekend is the first time she’ll compete at the track on her Steamfitters UA Local 602

Eric LaFerriere and Duy Bui have dominated six-cylinder performance standards on 275mm rear tires for several seasons, but the duo shocked the sport with three amazing blasts from their seldom-seen 2020 Lexus LC500 in outlaw doorslammer trim which culminated in a staggering 5.448-second, 266.11 mph quarter-mile attempt using Toyota 2JZ power, which obliterated every six-cylinder record in drag racing. Rhode Islander Eric and Texas resident Duy (pronounced “Dewey”) won the 2025 HalTech World

(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) We came out to hang with Cole Quinnell and his event Pavement Pounder’s Motor City to Wheel Hub Live about one minute after we got our ’65 Impala SS back together. We met up with the Pavement Pounders in Des Moines and cruised with them to Museum of Speed in Lincoln, NE. That’s where Wheel Hub Magazine’s Live Event was happening. And boy was it a happening! What does all that mean? Wheel Hub is a fantastic new magazine that covers the highest quality built cu

Here’s our final nitro gallery from the NHRA Four Wide Nationals in Charlotte. If you missed our previous photos, use the link below to check out all our Four Wide photos. (Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Lucky for us, we have great photos from our dude David Whealon who was on hand shooting all kinds of race cars, from nitro

We all love full boogie race parts and high end components for our projects, but sometimes that stuff can be a bit overkill not only from a performance perspective, but also from the budget standpoint. I mean I’m a huge fan of the Single and Triple Adjustable Ridetech shocks that we’ve been running on projects for years, with their impact forged aluminum Fox shock bodies and all the technology, but I’ve got a couple of cars that the expensive shocks feel a little bit overkill on, even though the

NHRA, in collaboration with Concrete Software and Trailmark Games, announced the release of the “NHRA Legends of Drag Racing” mobile game, which is available now and for free on iOS and Android. Built on 75 years of NHRA’s illustrious drag racing history, the game is built for race fans and gamers, focusing on the incredible cars, rivalries and tracks that have shaped the sport over the past seven-plus decades. From old-school hot rods to legendary 340-mph Funny Cars and Top Fuel dragste

You never know what you'll need during a drag-and-drive. We take a look at what goes into building and stocking a drag-and-drive trailer. View the full article

Eric Russell wanted to build something that wasn't a Mustang for his project car. Russell's 1985 Thunderbird is a supercharged beast.View the full article

The FuelTech Radial Outlaws Racing Series and the Mid-West Drag Racing Series piled some of the meanest doorslammers in the country into U.S. 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Mich. for Shakedown XXIII at M’Town — three days of eighth-mile knife fights with the Stroud Safety Pro Mods headlining a 10-class card that includes Radial vs. The World, Pro 275, Limited Drag Radial, X275, Ultra Street, X255, Gangster X, Top Sportsman, and Top Dragster. Twenty-six Pro Mods are chasing a 16-car field, and K

The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series rolls into a brand-new home this weekend for the inaugural NHRA Potomac Nationals presented by JEGS at Maryland International Raceway in Mechanicsville, Md. — the second of four new events on the 2026 tour and the seventh race of the 75th anniversary season. Top Fuel points leader Shawn Langdon brings momentum off his Chicago win. Antron Brown is back on the East Coast for a hometown run. Funny Car co-leaders Ron Capps and J.R. Todd headline a class that

It’s time for more LIVE drag racing, and this time it is from the big money bracket races at Darana Raceway National Trail in Hebron Ohio as they Laris Motorsports Insurance $75,000 To Win race weekend starts now. It’s the Thursday Warmup Race, but the action will still be hot and heavy. There are hundreds of cars and drivers on the property ready to take home the big money, but it is going to be anyone’s game. The track is great, ready, and waiting for the champions to show themselves. Video D

US 131 has been open for testing the past two days as both the Mid West Drag Racing Series and Radial Outlaws Racing Series prepare to take over the famed US 131 Motorsports Park. I’ve raced there a few times and can tell you that this facility is really nice, in a beautiful setting, and draws lots of racers. We’re excited to see how the weekend goes, but not before we share the testing action courtesy of our friend NC ProModer. Video Desciption: The Midwest Drag Racing Series and The Radial O