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Sweet Weekend Summary!
Some race weekends are about more than just wins.
For standout rookie Spencer Hyde, the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals was all about honoring Jack Hyde, the family member who got him into drag racing as a child. His special Jack and the Green Stock livery was a replica of the stock car that Jack, now 83 years old, drove in ...
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Very Special Edition!
Spencer Hyde to Race Specialty Themed Funny Car at NHRA Norwalk….
Funny Car rookie Spencer Hyde started his drag racing career in his hometown of Stratford, Ontario, racing junior dragsters at his local track. As a young boy he was influenced by his grandfather's cousin Jack Hyde who took on a grandfatherly role in his life. The elder Hyde was also ...
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Burning By Virginia
A mark of a fantastic driver is when they can appreciate a great race, even if they weren't the competitor who came out on top.
For Spencer Hyde, the Canadian driver for Head Racing and the leading NHRA Rookie of the Year candidate, that was the case during the American Rebel Light Virginia NHRA Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park.
Hyde and ...
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New Digs – New Livery
NHRA Funny Car driver Buddy Hull is coming into the American Rebel Light Virginia NHRA Nationals with confidence, control, and a whole new ride.
As the Jim Dunn Racing driver continues with just his second season behind the wheel of a Nitro Funny Car, he's already turning heads on the national stage—and this weekend at Virginia Motorsports Park, June 21-22, he's ...
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Record-Setting Successful Session!
The penultimate season round for NDRC’s 2024/25 season XPRO Funny Car division included both victory and record setting status for class standout driver Morice McMillin.
McMillin prevailed to win Australian drag racing's ultimate season event prize — the Gulf Western Oil Winternationals. That happened in front of another packed crowd enthralled with the action for NDRC drag racing at Queensland's Willowbank ...
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Highs & Lows of Thunder Valley
Nothing can humble you faster than NHRA drag racing, and rookie Funny Car driver Spencer Hyde can attest to that after last weekend's Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway.
The Canadian driver for Head Racing came into the weekend riding high after a standout performance at the NHRA New England Nationals, where he advanced to his first final ...
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Career Progression > First FC Final!
NHRA Rookie of the Year frontrunner, Canadian Spencer Hyde, the Funny Car driver for Head Racing, made it to his first final round at the 12th NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway today.
In the process, he set several new personal bests and secured himself a spot in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge next week in Bristol.
"I am so ...
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Career Fast Speed!
When you are a genuine fan of the sport of drag racing, you can find the beauty even when the competition doesn't fully go your way. Canada's Spencer Hyde, the Funny Car driver for Head Racing is doing just that.
Despite a tough first round loss at the Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK, he's optimistic ...
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Green Light for Return
Blake Alexander returns to Funny Car action this weekend (May 16-18) at the NHRA Gerber Collision Route 66 Nationals at Route 66 Dragway when he pilots the 11,000-horsepower Pronto Auto Service Centers Funny Car for Chad Green Motorsports.
Alexander, a three-time NHRA national event winner from Charlotte, comes to the Chicagoland area in search of his first 2025 NHRA win as ...
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Hometown Season Debut — at the Cusp
Heading into the 25th Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 Nationals, Chicagoan Chris King, Funny Car team owner and driver, will be looking to use this event as a springboard to a strong season in the 2025 Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.
Since he started chasing the dream of racing nitro Funny Car full-time King has wanted to race at ...
