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Indy – Positive Post Race Report
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Coming into the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals, the Head Contractors and Engineers Funny Car team led by Jim Head and piloted by Spencer Hyde made significant changes to the car by upgrading several parts.
Those changes were reflected positively on the track almost immediately, when Hyde qualified in the No. 4 position in a competitive field of 23 ...
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An Epic Weekend for Fast Jack!
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Funny Car’s Jack Beckman finished off a spectacular two days, following Sunday’s victory in the PlayNHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout with a Monday victory at The Big Go, taking down regular season world champion Matt Hagan in the championship round with a standout run of 3.965 at 327.35 in his 12,000-horsepower PEAK Chevrolet SS for John Force Racing. Beckman was dominant ...
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Prime Points Position Assumed!
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A formidable and familiar name moved back to the top again after NHRA racing at the Brainerd Nationals (in Minnesota).
4X Funny Car world champion Matt Hagan moved into the points lead, defeating Jordan Vandergriff in the final round at the 13th of 20 races during the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.
Hagan went 3.946-seconds at 320.13 mph in ...
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New Spencer Splash
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The NHRA Brainerd Nationals delivered the usual mix of nitro-fueled competition and legendary campground chaos, but for Spencer Hyde and Head Racing, the weekend was about more than what happened on the racetrack.
OUTLAW Light Beer joined Hyde and the Head Contractors and Engineers Funny Car team as the primary sponsor for the weekend, bringing a bold blue-and-white look to the ...
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Sitting Rather Pretty!
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After doing very well again recently within North America's Western Hemisphere Nitro Nostalgia Funny Car class - Edmonton's iconic Hodgson Racing is primed for more potential greatness this season.
The Pacemaker/Bubble Up race team (owned by Ron and Ryan Hodgson), and featuring driver Nathan Sitko, is now in fact leading the points chase for two primary series - Legacy Nitro Funny ...
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New Look Livery!
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The upcoming NHRA Brainerd Nationals is recognized as one of the most boisterous and fan-friendly motorsports events in the country and this year Spencer Hyde and Outlaw Beer will up the ante with a specially designed Outlaw Beer Funny Car just for the race.
Outlaw Beer has been riding with Hyde, the 2025 NHRA Rookie of the Year, as well as ...
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Seattle Summarized!
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Funny Car’s J.R. Todd won for the first time in 2026 at Pacific Raceways when he defeated back-to-back and reigning world champion Austin Prock in the final round of the 37th annual Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals.
Todd snapped a 23-race winless streak when Prock went red in the final round, as the past world champion went 3.941-seconds at 334.90 ...
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WESTERN SWING – Progress Report
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Spencer Hyde and the Head Contractors & Engineers Funny Car team continued to build momentum during this weekend's Muckleshoot Casino Resort NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways, showing steady improvement throughout qualifying before an opening-round loss ended their day on Sunday.
Hyde, the 2025 NHRA Rookie of the Year and the only full-time Canadian competing in the NHRA's Nitro ranks, enjoyed ...
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Mid-Summer California Mindset
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Spencer Hyde, the driver of the Head Contractors and Engineers Funny Car, advanced to the quarterfinals of the uber competitive DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals presented by PowerEdge.
He entered race day from the No. 6 qualifying position, based on a pass that was the quickest run of his 2026 season thus far. "It was great to see the car get in the ...
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Sonoma FC Summary!
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Funny Car class newcomer Jordan Vandergriff notched his 2nd career victory of the season - driving for John Force Racing during NHRA's Denso-presented Sonoma Nationals.
Vandergriff went 3.900-seconds at 330.72 mph in his Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS to power past Dan Wilkerson’s 3.950 at 301.33 in the championship round, getting his second career victory and first at Sonoma Raceway. The Brea, Calif. ...
