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IHRA Round One!
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The next generation edition IHRA opened for season business last weekend with its new Outlaw Nitro Series debuting at Darana Raceway in Benson NC.
The Nitro FC class did draw 10 entries and when competition was concluded it was a veteran IHRA racer - Dale Creasy - who claimed victory lane.
Dale Creasy won at IHRA's 2026 season opener event.
Creasy, driving his ...
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True Grit Title!
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Ron Capps and the NAPA Auto Care Funny Car team turned chaos into a commanding victory at the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Firebird Motorsports Park.
The 3X world champion overcame a rocky start in qualifying and bounced back from an engine explosion in the quarterfinals to earn his 78th career national event Wally and his 10th since becoming a team owner ...
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Another Notch for Nathan!
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Canada’s totally formidable Hodgson Racing nitro nostalgia Funny Car team collected their first win of the season - taking top class honours for the Legacy NFC eliminator portion of last weekend’s FMP NHRA Arizona Nationals — at Phoenix AZ.
With driver Nathan Sitko at the helm, the win came just after another superb final round finish for the team just two ...
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Final Round Momentum Builder!
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Canadian Funny Car standout Spencer Hyde continued to build momentum in his sophomore NHRA season with a stellar performance at the FMP NHRA Arizona Nationals presented by NGK Spark Plugs, powering the Head Contractors and Engineers Racing Funny Car to a runner-up finish in one of the hottest race weekends in NHRA history.
"Overall, a fantastic weekend," said Hyde. "We made ...
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1 Q @ Arizona Nationals
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A year after a disappointing qualifying effort at the FMP NHRA Arizona Nationals presented by NGK Spark Plugs second year Funny Car pro Spencer Hyde grabbed his second career No. 1 qualifier today at Firebird Motorsports Park.
The up-and-coming driver who hails from Stratford, Ontario will go into eliminations with the quickest Funny Car on the property facing No. 16 qualifier ...
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Nostalgia FC Appearance Planned
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One year after setting the top speed of eliminations at 330.88 mph in his Fry's Food Stores Top Fuel Dragster, Phoenix native Travis Shumake will return to Firebird Motorsports Park in a completely different, but far more personal machine.
For the first time in his professional career, the NHRA Top Fuel driver will compete behind the wheel of a Funny Car ...
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Successful Second Coming!
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Defending NHRA Gatornationals Funny Car Champion Chad Green made it two in a row last weekend with an impressive performance in his CGM Bond-Coat Ford Mustang at Gainesville Raceway in the season opener for the 75th anniversary of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series.
Green, the Midland, Tex., businessman when he isn't driving his nitro-burning Funny Car, was an upset winner ...
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Best of Bakersfield
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For the 68th time in history — NHRA’s pinnacle annual event for Nostalgia drag racing went into the books at the Famoso Drag Strip - Bakersfield California.
Nitro Nostalgia Funny Car class racing once claimed top billing for the Good Vibrations Motorsports “March Meet” and that final round featured a USA versus Canada conclusion.
It was Pacific Northwest based Mike Peck - ...
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Strong Sophomore Start!
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SPENCER HYDE advances to quarterfinals in first race since Rookie of the Year….
Reigning NHRA Rookie of the Year Spencer Hyde kicked off the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season with a strong showing at the historic AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, advancing to the quarterfinals at Gainesville Raceway.
Driving the Head Racing Funny Car for team owner and crew ...
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Lesenko to the Line!
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Canadian Todd Lesenko set for return this weekend at 57th edition NHRA Gatornationals…
Jim Dunn Racing brings its one full-time entry in Funny Car for Todd Lesenko to the north-central Florida track. A native of Edmonton, Alberta, Lesenko competed in the NHRA Funny Car class in 2012 for Jim Dunn Racing, so 2026 marks a homecoming for Lesenko and the iconic ...
