Money Woes Hurt NHRA Top Fuel Racers
Sponsorship woes, weather issues and more prove to be some challenges as the NHRA competitors head deeper into the season.
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Sponsorship woes, weather issues and more prove to be some challenges as the NHRA competitors head deeper into the season.
NHRA’s first 4-wide competition of the 20-race Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season on The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway yielded quite a few surprises, as well as justification for some racers’ careers.
Tony Stewart earned his first Wally winner’s trophy after a year and a quarter racing Top Fuel, defeating four-time reigning champion Antron Brown.
Gordon, who has been driving – and crewing on – her family’s Funny Car and is a third-generation straight-line racer, will enter NHRA’s Mission Foods competition in 2026 in a Ron Capps Motorsports Top Fuel dragster.
In addition to four qualifying sessions on offer both Friday and Saturday, this race features the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge that pits semifinalists from the prior race in a Saturday battle for extra Countdown to the Championship points and money
A tale of winners and losers at the 65th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals was only part of the story.
There were plenty of big numbers to talk about following the completion of NHRA’s 65th annual Lucas Oil Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.
The 65th Lucas Oil Winternationals will have cooler weather next to the hills that rise from the LA valleys and some clouds to deal with, too. It’ll be a big change from the heat at the Valley of the Sun outside Phoenix.
Fans swarmed Firebird Motorsports Park outside Phoenix, AZ to see the 40th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals, featuring the Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock stars of NHRA’s Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, Congruity Pro Mod Drag Racing Series and Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series.
Drag Racer Joe Morrison kicks off his 2025 race season, and RacingJunk will be along for the ride as he documents the adventure including highs, lows, and everything in between. He kicks off the journey in Gainsville, Fl.