McCulloch to Ashley’s TF team; Pro Mod races at Norwalk in 2026
With a couple of weeks between NHRA’s Texas FallNationals and next weekend’s Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals, the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series landscape is taking time to change.
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News, how tos, information, updates, interviews and events forall drag racing series and classes including the NHRA, IHRA, and the Sportsman, Pro Stock, Top Fuel, Funny Car and Top Fuel Motorcycle classes.
Buddy Hull Returns to NHRA Funny Car action at Las Vegas
The intent was always to return to the seat and to put substitute driver Alex Laughlin back in his other NHRA machines full-time, including his Pro Mod entry.
R+L Carriers Joins Elite Motorsports’ Top Fuel team
Things are changing in 2026, as the former NASCAR, INDYCAR, USAC champion attempts to secure an NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Top Fuel championship as the “hired gun” at Elite Motorsports.
Mike Green to lead Elite Motorsports’ Top Fuel NHRA team
Championship winning Top Fuel crew chief Mike Green is on the move. Until the close of this year’s Texas NHRA FallNationals , Green has been the crew chief for Justin Ashley’s dragster program. Now, he’s heading to Elite.
Toyota’s Longtime Motorsports Manager Les Unger has Passed
Les Unger paved the way for Toyota in its motorsports activities; it was he who led the Japanese vehicle manufacturer to motorsports in the United States and got them to sponsor racing in Long Beach, CA.
Josh Hart to take over John Force Racing dragster entry
NHRA’s Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Top Fuel class is experiencing changes for the upcoming 75th anniversary season in 2026.
Kalitta, Prock, Glenn, Gadson Secure Texas FallNationals Titles
By the time four rounds of qualifying and four elimination rounds were completed, the look of this year’s six-race Countdown to the Championship playoffs gained a lot of clarity
Texas Motorplex Celebrates 40 years with NHRA FallNationals
This upcoming weekend, the fourth of six NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoff races for drivers and riders vying to be champions in Mission Foods Drag Racing Series takes place. And it will be big. Very, very big.
NHRA Sets 10-race 2026 Pro Mod schedule
NHRA’s Pro Mod series has released its 10-race schedule for the sanctioning body’s 75th anniversary season in 2026, with a six-contest “regular” season and four races in Pro Mod’s Road to the Championship.
What’s Next for NHRA Funny Car Tethers?
Funny Car tethers are the latest issue that the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series tech department has to look into. With some exceptional explosions occurring in the class and tethered bodies causing drivers to be blinded when their massive bodywork cascades upward, everyone in the class agrees something has to be done.