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Straight to the Top!
Hagan’s win moved the Dodge//SRT Mopar racer to the top of the current NHRA Funny Car point standings with 277 to Capps’ 251 as the NHRA Camping World tour heads to the Four-Wide Nationals on April 14-16 in Las Vegas, NV.
Matt Hagan proved to be the most consistent Funny Car driver at the In-N-Out Pomona Dragstrip when he drove the ...
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Final Phoenix Funny Cars!
Robert Hight who finished 2022 with eight victories, picked up his 62nd career victory in his Flav-R-Pac Chevrolet Camaro to win the final NHRA Arizona Nationals event episode.
Hight ran a final round 3.930 at 328.62 to beat defending world champ Ron Capps.
It gives Hight the points lead and his second straight Phoenix victory, putting on a show after struggling during ...
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Opening Event Message Sent!
3X NHRA Camping World Funny Car Champion Matt Hagan of Christiansburg, Va., scored his second straight NHRA Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals drag racing title driving his Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) Direct Connection Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Funny Car to victory at the legendary Gainesville Raceway in the 2023 NHRA season-opening national event. Hagan, who qualified fifth Saturday in the 16-car field, ...
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Tasca Team Tasking
Okuhara, Brooks Named New Tuners for Bob Tasca III’s Nitro Funny Car
Veterans Todd Okuhara and Aaron Brooks have been named co-crew chiefs for Bob Tasca III’s Nitro Funny Car, Tasca Racing announced today. Both have a wealth of NHRA crew chief experience – 31 years between the two of them.“I’m pleased to welcome Todd Okuhara and Aaron Brooks to Tasca ...
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Third Championship Clinched!
In a dramatic final round to close out the 2022 season, defending NHRA Funny Car world champion Ron Capps clinched his third series title, and the first for Ron Capps Motorsports, at the NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. Capps drove the NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota GR Supra to a runner-up finish to win his second consecutive championship ...
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Inaugural Five Car Feature
A new era for drag racing was ushered into reality (Nov 4-5th) when Top Fuel Funny Car class racing made it’s official debut for the 400 Thunder Aeroflow Drag Racing Series - during the East Coast Thunder event - hosted at Sydney Dragway.
The headlining nitro cars featured five machines running at the groundbreaking event and they did produce both some ...
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When Opportunity “Bubbles Up”
Edmonton local “young gun” racer is deserving recipient of a major Funny Car opportunity….
What started as a holiday too sunny California to catch some nostalgia drag racing recently turned into the opportunity of a lifetime for Nathan Sitko.
The aspiring Alberta nitro Funny Car driver found himself some time off work and decided along with team crew member Ed Mitton, ...
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Some Fuel For Thought!
Australia’s 400 Thunder Drag Racing Series continues a nitromethene experiment….
Fans attending the 54th edition Gulf Western Oil Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway may very well have been provided a glimpse of the future.
During the 2-year COVID pandemic period there has been some off track developments — including another significant division within the political ranks for Top Fuel class racing in ...
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The Hight of Horsepower
Robert Hight scored his 3rd win of this young 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series when took the fuel FC title during the Virginia Nationals.
Hight ensured a nitro sweep for JFR (which also won in Top Fuel) delivering a 3.907 at 328.86 mph in hi Auto Club Chevrolet Camaro SS in the Funny Car final round against points leader ...
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Force the Conquerer!
John Force rocketed to both ends of the track record while winning for the 155th time in his illustrious career.
JFR teamate Robert Hight placed R/UP
John Force and the PEAK / BlueDEF PLATINUM Chevrolet Camaro SS team dominated the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway.
After securing the No. 1 qualifying position and setting both ends of the track record, ...