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Potomac Positive!
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Reigning NHRA Rookie of the Year Spencer Hyde continued his strong sophomore campaign in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series this weekend, advancing to the Funny Car quarterfinals at the Inaugural NHRA Potomac Nationals presented by JEGS at Maryland International Raceway.
Driving the Head Contractors and Engineers Funny Car for veteran crew chief Jim Head, Hyde qualified third in a ...
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Chicago Weekend Thoughts
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Post-race report for Canadian funny car drivers Spencer Hyde and Jeff Arend…
Spencer Hyde, the Canadian driver of the Head Contractors and Engineers Funny Car, continued to build consistency this weekend at the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK. The reigning NHRA Rookie of the Year made his best pass of the season during qualifying, earning ...
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Impressive “Four Score”
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NHRA Funny Car’s Chad Green continued to build his championship contender case by closing out with a huge win at the 26th annual Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK at Route 66 Raceway.
On Sunday at Chicago, the Texan slipped past Alexis DeJoria in a thrilling final round duel with a run of 3.945 at 324.75 ...
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Nitro Champs (Notoriety!)
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For NDRC's defending XPRO Nitro Funny Car Champ Morice McMillin, it was a wild ride to back-to-back Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs victories - last weekend.
For that event's conclusion, the CEO of Rocket Industries had to fight his 11,000 hp machine all the way to taking the win over his team-mate, and last year’s runner-up, Josh Leahy, with a 4.143 ...
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Rapid Ascent Verification
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NHRA's first Southern Nationals event edition since 2019 - included a breakthough victory for yet another young gun/rookie driver!
A longtime dream came true for Funny Car star Jordan Vandergriff, as he rolled to his first career NHRA win, defeating No. 1 qualifier J.R. Todd in the final round with run of 4.007 at 314.17 in his John Force Racing/Cornwell Quality ...
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Inaugural Weekend Outing
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At the inaugural NHRA national event at beautiful South Georgia Motorsports Park in Adel, Georgia, 2025 NHRA Rookie of the Year Spencer Hyde and the Head Contractors and Engineers Funny Car raced to a quarterfinal finish at the Southern Nationals.
Coming into race day as the No. 9 qualifier Hyde, who is solidly in the Funny Car top ten in points, ...
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Department of Canada – FC Updates!
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Some details and thoughts from Canadian-born Funny Car class racers - from NHRA 4-Wide Nationals event…
JEFF AREND -- The 4-Wide Nationals marked a return to the drivers cockpit for Jeff Arend into the Jim Dunn Racing (Mooneyes) race car.
Together, the initial event results produced encouraging progression - including Jim Dunn Racing’s highest qualifying position of the 2026 season - 13th ...
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“Red Hot Ron”
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Ron Capps' red-hot start to the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season rolled on at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway as the 3X world champion secured his second win of the year in his third consecutive final round.
Driving his NAPA Auto Care Funny Car at the fourth of 20 races this season, Capps qualified No. 1 ...
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First Heads Up to New Look!
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This weekend the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series will be running the only four-wide national event of the season, and the unique event will provide 2025 NHRA Rookie of the Year, the opportunity to promote The Caine Group with a specialty wrap on his 12,000-horsepower Nitro Funny Car.
Last year Hyde met executives from The Caine Group at zMax Dragway ...
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Undefeated Streak Extends
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Popular veteran FC driver Dale Creasy Jr. kept this IHRA winning ways in tact last weekend winning the second Outlaw Nitro Series event of 2026 - hosted by Darana Virginia Motorsports Park.
Creasy, who had also won the season opener in North Carolina in late March, topped 9 other entries at VMP when he edged out his primary class rival Del ...
