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HOW ELON WERNER TURNED DRAG RACING BRACKET BONANZA INTO AN NHRA FAN PHENOMENON
19+ hour, 29+ min ago (543+ words) As one of the most respected and busiest publicity directors in NHRA, Elon Werner has spent his career helping drivers and teams get the news about themselves and turn their dreams into reality. Werner is always ready with story-worthy ideas…...
NHRA SPORTSNATIONALS DOUBLEHEADER MOVED TO AUGUST AFTER WEATHER FORECAST FORCES POSTPONEMENTS
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (386+ words) NHRA officials postponed both SPORTSnationals events scheduled for this weekend after weather forecasts in Kentucky and Maryland left little room for a clean sportsman racing program. The JEGS SPORTSnationals at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and the…...
REVOLVING DOOR: IHRA'S LEADERSHIP SHAKEUPS KEEP ADDING NAMES
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (524+ words) Editor's Note: Portions of the reporting regarding the Thunder On The Beach offshore event and reactions from participants were first reported by Speed on the Water and are credited accordingly. Apparently there are two kinds of IHRA officials: those who…...
SHAWN LANGDON CAPTURES HIS THIRD TOP FUEL WIN IN 2026 IN CHICAGO
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (332+ words) Sometimes, when an NHRA Top Fuel season begins, hiccups can occur almost from the first pass. That hasn't been the case for Shawn Langdon in 2026. Langdon, driving for Kalitta Motorsports, won his third race of the season out of six…...
RELUCTANT WINNER: MATT SMITH LEAVES CHICAGO WITH A TROPHY AND A PIT IN HIS STOMACH
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (872+ words) There's a gracious winner, and then there's a sore loser. Then there's what Matt Smith looked and sounded like after winning Pro Stock Motorcycle at the NHRA Route 66 Nationals in Joliet, Ill. Smith added another Wally to the collection Sunday, his…...
CHAD GREEN TURNS HEADS AGAIN, WINS HIS SECOND FC RACE OF SEASON IN CHICAGO
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (578+ words) Well, the Midland, Texas, native is doing his best to change people's opinion of his talent " with his results. Green won for the second time in six 2026 races, capturing the title at the 26th annual Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals…...
MENHOLT BREAKS THE PATTERN, BECOMES PRO MOD'S FIRST TWO-TIME WINNER OF 2026
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (509+ words) Somebody had to do it. Derek Menholt probably didn't mind being the one. Through four races, the JBS Equipment NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series had turned into a weekly reset button. Four races had produced four different winners, and…...
THE STREAK ENDS: AARON STANFIELD AND ELITE MOTORSPORTS FINALLY PUSH BACK
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (813+ words) Sometimes streaks end with a knockout punch. Sometimes they end with a mistake. Greg Anderson, appearing in his 195th career final round and third of the season, left early on the starting line against Stanfield. The red light handed Stanfield the…...
THE TEN - 2026 NHRA ROUTE 66 NATIONALS
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (1959+ words) Competition Plus" Water-Cooler Topics From The NHRA Route 66 Nationals outside of Chicago. 1. SMITH WINS AND LOSES IN PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE FINAL " Any way you sliced it, a Smith was both the winner and loser in Sunday"s Pro Stock Motorcycle…...
POINTS STANDINGS FOLLOWING THE 2026 NHRA ROUTE 66 NATIONALS
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (215+ words) Point standings (top 10) following the 26th annual Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals presented by PEAK Performance at Route 66 Raceway, the sixth of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series " Top Fuel "1. Shawn Langdon, 594; 2. Doug Kalitta, 540; 3. Leah Pruett, 429; 4. Tony…...