John DiBartolomeo was known throughout the drag racing community and in almost every aspect of it as well.

One of drag racing’s legendary voices passed away on May 20, 2022. Best known as an NHRA announcer and broadcaster, Dave “Big Mac” McClelland died of natural causes, which initiated an outpouring of support and remembrances on social media.

A familiar face in NMRA JDM Engineering Limited Street competition, Stacey Roby is switching gears for 2023 and beyond as he’s recently taken ownership of Keith Ciborowski’s former 2003 Mustang Cobra to field in NMRA VP Racing Madditives Renegade instead.

The Holley NMRA Ford Nationals and Red Line Oil NMCA Muscle Car Nationals signed a three-year contract with the famed World Wide Technology Raceway as it continues building its presence in the St. Louis market through 2025. Be sure to block May 4-7, 2023 on your calendar as the official date for next year’s NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Street-Legal Drag Racing.

A longtime veteran of NMRA competition in classes ranging from Roush Super Stang to JDM Engineering Limited Street, Chad Wendel will be stepping up to NMRA VP Racing Madditives Renegade and Ultra Street for the remainder of his 2022 season and beyond with a new-to-him 1986 Ford Mustang.

We’ve covered the build and testing of this Ford Godzilla powerplant built by Dandy Engines and topped with a Harrop Engineering supercharger when the duo began the project, and now the powerplant has finally made its way into a clean Ford XA Falcon so the team can drive it on the street and get it on track to see just what this boosted combination can do.

In an incredible showcase of speed, Larry “Spiderman” McBride delivered the fastest motorcycle pass in drag racing history on Saturday at Virginia Motorsports Park, making a historic Top Fuel Motorcycle run during the weekend’s Virginia NHRA Nationals.

Race Winning Brands, Inc. (“RWB”), a portfolio company of MiddleGround Capital, is excited to announce another milestone in the expansion of their performance product offerings with the acquisition of Haltech Engine Management Systems (Haltech).

Performance Racing Industry strengthens its commitment to the motorsports industry with new home in the racing capital of the world.

Having made a name for himself in the drag radial scene many years ago with his 1968 Plymouth Barracuda known as the “Bad Fish” before taking the reins of an Elite Motorsports-backed NHRA Pro Stock entry, co-owner of EliteHP Marty Robertson is now making the jump to the no prep circuit.

Cadillac revealed full details surrounding the 2023 Escalade-V — the industry’s most powerful full-size SUV.

The automnotive performance aftermarket recently lost Kenny Brown, a fixture in the late-model Mustang market as it began in the 80s, advanced in the 90s, and launched in to the new millenium.

If you want your chance at dropping an engine like this into your project, your friends at Holley have just the chance for you. Their latest sweepstakes, the 1000+ HP 632 Big Block Chevy Sweepstakes, gives you the opportunity to take home this Prestige Motorsports-built beast of an engine.

The hardcore racers will have their hands full trying to maintain their position, or move up, in points among a very tough field at the lNMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Street-Legal Drag Racing presented by Fuelab, this weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway.

Alabama native Ricky Pennington set the bar rather high in his first NMCA season, as he took home championships in both Open Comp and the Stock/Super Stock Combo categories.

Ten years to the day that former Pro Mod racer Dan Parker lost his sight in a violent accident, the determined driver made history on March 31, 2022, when his hard work and perseverance paid off.

With car counts regularly in the 20s, the NMRA’s G-Force Racing Transmissions Coyote Stock category offers plenty of competition in a relatively inexpensive, heads-up class, and now Holley EFI Factory Super Cars driver Jason Dietsch has decided to join the ranks after purchasing a 2004 Mustang from Coyote Stock racer Jimmy Vogel.

Indiana-based racer Travis Burkett made the move to NMRA Edelbrock Renegade for 2021 and had a solid season, but he wrapped things up with an engine failure at the season finale in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Over the off-season, though, Burkett made big moves to prepare for a bolder 2022 and now has a new engine locked and loaded.

Through photos, we revisit the recent Scoggin Dickey Parts Center NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals presented by MAHLE Motorsport.

Lingenfelter is more than turning innovative engineering into winning performance; they like to get involved, and this time, they are helping children with critical illnesses make their life-changing wishes come true through the Make-A-Wish foundation.     

Holley is taking LS Fest to Texas! Join us June 17-18 for LS Fest Texas, the third installment of Holley’s popular event series dedicated to all vehicles powered by GM’s LS and current gen LT engines.

On, April 21^st, 2022, the Scoggin Dickey Parts Center NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals presented by MAHLE Motorsport comes to Rockingham, North Carolina for the first time, bringing the quickest and fastest speed machines to the famed quarter-mile track that is Rockingham Dragway.

NMCA is celebrating the 16^th annual Chevrolet Performance LSX Shootout, marking it as the longest running LS-based competition and it happens during the NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Street-Legal Drag Racing Presented by Fuelab over the weekend of May 12-15, 2022.

The Kentuckian is new to LME Street King this year, and pulled off a win at the NMCA season opener.

From one generation to the next, the Robertson family continues its legacy of racing. The father-and-son team of Ed and Ryan found the formula for success with the perfect blend of life, work, and play.

The competition in the NMRA’s Richmond Gear Factory Stock class is as tough as a heads-up category gets, and FS racer Gary Windsor and car owner Michael Washington have put some major changes/upgrades into the gray notchback over the winter for the 2022 racing season.

MAHLE Motorsport is pleased to be this year’s presenting event sponsor for the Scoggin Dickey Parts Center NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals.

It seems to be the norm at least once a year to read about the loss of a racing facility to encroaching housing, lack of interest, or selling the property for new usage.

Fully electric drag racing, autoX, and road racing, drift exhibitions, the hottest builds, and more converge on Sonoma Raceway July 9-10 for the biggest performance EV experience of the year!

The Holley NMRA Ford Nationals and Red Line Oil NMCA Muscle Car Nationals announce SCE Gaskets as the Official Gaskets for each sanctioning body and its racer and fan base that is comprised of thousands of enthusiasts.

Race Winning Brands, Inc., a portfolio company of MiddleGround Capital, is pleased to announce the acquisition of PAC Racing Springs, a leading manufacturer of high-performance valve springs serving the automotive and powersports performance and racing aftermarket.

She added a Whipple supercharger to her previously naturally aspirated program for NMRA SunCoast Performance 8.60 Street Race competition.

With several wins, runners up, and multiple top ten points finishes already on his drag racing résumé, Bob Zelenak chooses not to focus on chasing the fleeting feeling of victory as he instead prefers to enjoy racing simply for the thrill and for the time spent with his loved ones.

Earlier this year, the Holley NMRA Ford Nationals announced a brand-new shootout category that combines a heads-up start with a breakout index, and it is aimed directly at the street car market.

The old adage, “Don’t fix what isn’t broken” applies to a great many things, but in the heads-up racing world, if you’re not progressing, then you’re going backwards.

NHRA officials announced Michigan’s Milan Dragway as the latest addition to the NHRA Member Track roster.

With an extra $10,000 on the line for the winner of the NMCA Holley EFI Factory Super Cars and NHRA Constant Aviation Factory Showdown classes in 2022, the Dodge Challenger Mopar Drag Pak drivers were fired up for the start of the season.

Revised bill clarifies that a VIN may legally be removed from an antique vehicle “if the removal and reinstallation are reasonably necessary for repair or restoration”

Drag racing doesn’t get much more exciting than the gear-banging, wheels-up action in NMRA Coyote Stock, and Nathan Stymiest knows just how competitive the class is, having claimed the 2021 class championship.

Alex Taylor kicked off her 2022 season by competing in Sick the Magazine’s Sick Week in Florida with her 1955 Chevy.

Dodge announced that its Direct Connection performance parts are now available through the Dodgbe Power Brokers dealer network.

M&M Transmissions' Mark Micke is determined to bring turbo cars back to the forefront of doorslammer drag racing and is in the process of building a killer new 1969 Chevy Camaro SS Pro Mod to make it happen.

Noted Pro Mod racer Adam Flamholc of Cape Coral, Florida, has been thinking about his racing program, as well as his growing engine building/tuning business, for the past year and following the sale of his no-prep racing Chevy Nova and blown-alcohol and Hemi-powered Pro Mod Corvette, Flamholc announced that he purchased John Keesey’s X275 Mustang and plans to jump into the small-tire, radial...

The Michigan-based racer led qualifying, set a record and won in NMRA JDM Engineering Limited Street at the series' season opener.

Oshinski's new engine is paired with his tried-and-true twin TorqStorm Superchargers, and he'll be one to watch in NMCA TorqStorm Superchargers True Street.

Import racing star and industry veteran, Lisa Kubo, will join the McLeod Racing family as the Director of Sport Compact Sales.

The Edelbrock Group is excited to announce the continued partnership with Musi Racing Engines.

MAHLE Motorsport, manufacturer of high-performance custom race pistons and shelf-stock PowerPak piston kits and rings, announces plans to sponsor all classes of Southeast Gassers Association (SEGA) racing for 2022.

The Holley NMRA Ford Nationals and Red Line Oil NMCA Muscle Car Nationals adhere to NHRA safety standards, which have recently been revised with new requirements for 2014-and-newer vehicles.