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Final Round Momentum Builder!
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
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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Strong Sophomore Start!
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!
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 ...
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Debut Set For Gainesville
Buddy Hull to Debut all new FS Mustang Funny Car at Gatornationals Hull Racing led by team owner and driver Buddy Hull will start the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series at the historic Gatornationals with new sponsor and marketing partner FS Performance and Sam Pack Ford on their 12,000-horspowered Funny Car. The design will mirror the 2025 high performance ...
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Milestone 1000th Funny Car Event!
1,000TH FUNNY CAR RACE COMING TO LUCAS OIL NHRA WINTERNATIONALS IN POMONA In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip will again make history this spring during NHRA’s milestone 75th season, as the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals will play host to the 1,000th Funny Car race in NHRA history on April 9-12 on the hallowed grounds at Pomona. Funny Car made its first-ever appearance at the ...
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First Look: TSR Matt Hagan New Dodge FC
Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) and NHRA Dodge nitro driver Matt Hagan have droped a sneak peek of their new Dodge race car graphics as they chomp at the bit to hit the strip in less than 30 days at the 2026 season-opening NHRA Gatornationals.
Hagan, winner of 55 NHRA national events in his career (all in Dodge Funny Cars), came close ...
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A First Round Flame Out
Thru no fault of itself - the NDRC's first round of 2026 for its XPRO Nitro Funny Car division -- did not have the desired outcome.
Five-nitro burning machines did travel to Willowbank Raceway for the opening season frame as part of that track's NDRC Pro Alcohol Nationals feature race.
After Saturday’s program saw qualifying completed for the 11,000 HP flame-throwing Funny ...
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“50 Years of Force” Celebration Plans
As NHRA prepares to celebrate its 75th anniversary season in 2026 and highlight some of the sport’s biggest legends, the 2027 season is already shaping up for another year-long epic celebration with one of motorsports’ most iconic figures.
NHRA announced today that the 2027 season will honor the sport’s winningest star, legendary 16-time Funny Car world champion John Force, with a ...
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Comeback Kid Inclusion
This Australia Day weekend (24-25 January 2026), the National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) is bringing flame-throwing action to Willowbank Raceway for the season-opening Pro Alcohol Nationals.
Five fire-breathing XPRO Nitro Funny Cars will join with eight incredible Pro Alcohol machines to headline the two-day spectacular, joined by more than 100 of the country’s best sportsman racers competing for the NDRC Aeroflow ...
