- QUICK 32 SPORTSMAN SERIES, PRO BIKE & SLED SERIES AND FRIENDS BACK AT EMPIRE DRAGWAY FOR 2025
- Robert Murphy Secures JEGS $50,000 at the Strange Spring Fling presented by OPTIMA
- CONGRUITY NHRA PRO MOD SERIES GOES FOUR-WIDE RACING IN CHARLOTTE AT EVENT POWERED BY CULP LUMBER
- DragRaceTV Launches on Roku — A New Era of Drag Racing Coverage is Here
- JHG MOUNTAIN MOTOR PRO STOCK SERIES OPENS 2025 SEASON AT ZMAX DRAGWAY
- Jeff Serra Claims APD $15,000 at the Strange Spring Fling presented by OPTIMA
- ICUracing.com Launches DragRaceTV Channel on Roku to Promote Grassroots Drag Racing Content
DANIEL WILKERSON AND SCAG FORD LOOKING FOR CONSISTENCY AT ZMAX DRAGWAY
CONCORD, NC – Daniel Wilkerson and the SCAG Power Equipment Ford Mustang Funny Car team enter this weekend’s American Rebel 
Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway poised for victory.
Fresh off strong team performances at the NHRA Winternationals, where Wilkerson finished runner-up, and the Las Vegas Four-Wide Nationals, where all three SCAG Racing nitro cars advanced past the first quad, Wilkerson and his Summit Racing Equipment-backed SCAG Mustang are primed for a shot at his first victory in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.
“With all our nitro cars getting out of first round at Vegas, we’re all excited for Charlotte,” Wilkerson said. “Our whole team is clicking, but this Summit Racing Equipment Jackal Mustang is hungry for a win, and I don’t see any reason why we can’t get one in Charlotte.”
In 2024, zMAX Dragway was the site of Wilkerson’s first career runner-up finish. Qualified 10th Wilkerson narrowly missed his first win falling short only to former world champion Matt Hagan in the final quad. Continue reading
Josh Hart Eager to Take on Flexjet Factory Stock in Charlotte
OCALA, FL – Josh Hart has built his professional and motorsports career on overcoming obstacles with a positive attitude and a never give up 
mindset. His debut Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown national event driving the Burnyzz Speed Shop Dodge Challenger was a lesson in turning a negative into a positive. The first race of the season, the NHRA Gatornationals, was heavily impacted by weather and his team’s limited time preparing for the race was a perfect storm of frustration and missed opportunity. However, the business owner from Ocala, Florida, who teamed up with David H. Davis Racing (DHDR) to field the factory stock entry has already put that event behind him as he focuses on this weekend’s American Rebel Light Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway.
“I don’t even look at the Gatornationals as a race honestly,” said Hart, who has competed in a variety of classes in the NHRA. “I am focusing on this weekend’s Charlotte Four-Wide Nationals as my real debut. This Burnyzz Speed Shop Dodge Challenger never really got a good opportunity in Florida with the rain. I am really looking forward to this weekend.”
Hart has owned the Dodge Challenger he will be campaigning this weekend since the Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series was announced over five years ago. Over the offseason Hart and Davies, a veteran of the factory stock class, talked about how they could work together to get Hart behind the wheel in one of the most competitive door-slammer classes in the NHRA. The plan came together quickly after the first of the year and DHDR has contributed mightily to getting Hart’s operation ready. Continue reading
DAVE RICHARDS AND BLUEBIRD TURF / VERSATRAN TEAM LOOK TO CONTINUE MOMENTUM AT ZMAX DRAGWAY
CONCORD, NC – Dave Richards, driver of the BlueBird Turf / Versatran Funny Car for SCAG Racing, is gearing up for the American Rebel 
Light NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway, just outside of Charlotte. Coming off a strong performance in Las Vegas, Richards is eager to maintain his momentum and chase crucial points in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.
Richards and the BlueBird team reached the final quad of the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Las Vegas finishing the weekend with semifinal points for the first time in Richards’ career.
“I’m really excited to get to Charlotte,” Richards said. “After Vegas, reaching the final quad, we’re all just hoping to keep the momentum going; get more round wins, chip away at the points and really just stay consistent and focused. It’s working, it’s coming together.”
Last year at zMAX Dragway, Richards made it to the second round of the 4-Wide Nationals earning quarterfinal points and in 2023, at the fall event, Richards had another quarterfinal finish at the venue. Continue reading
BUFFALO TURBINE SET TO CONTINUE AS OFFICIAL TRACK BLOWER OF NHRA WITH LONG-TERM EXTENSION
INDIANAPOLIS – NHRA and Buffalo Turbine officials announced today that Buffalo Turbine will continue as the “Official Track Blower of 
NHRA” as part of a long-term extension.
The partnership between NHRA and Buffalo Turbine dates back to 2010, as the two companies continue to work closely together. As part of the long-term extension, the Simpson NHRA Safety Safari will continue using a dedicated fleet of 13 Buffalo Turbine debris blowers at all NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series national events.
The high-quality equipment plays a critical role in track preparation and safety, helping remove track debris and moisture with the company’s legendary turbine force air power. Continue reading
FATHER & SON TEAM OF CHAD AND HUNTER GREEN READY FOR NITRO FUNNY CAR ACTION IN FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS IN CHARLOTTE
CHARLOTTE, NC – Chad and Hunter Green, the popular Funny Car father and son team, make their trek to zMax Dragway this weekend 
(April 25-27) in search of a victory at the annual American Rebel Light Beer Four Wide Nationals, the fifth stop on the 20-race 2025 NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series.
The Green family duo will be sporting two nitro-burning Bond-Coat Funny Cars when qualifying opens Friday at 5:15 p.m. EDT in the unique four-wide racing format which features four cars competing at the same time. Only zMax Dragway and The Strip in Las Vegas, two SMI-owned facilities, hold four-wide NHRA national events.
The Greens are the only father-son combination competing in the nitro divisions (Funny Car and Top Fuel) in the NHRA national campaign as Chad runs the complete 20-event tour and Hunter splits races in the team’s second car with veteran Blake Alexander.
“It’s very exciting to have Hunter move into the Funny Car class this year after a successful 2024 season in the Top Alcohol dragster,” said father Chad, who opened the 2025 NHRA Mission season with a victory at the season-opening NHRA Gatornationals. “He won the prestigious U.S. Nationals last September and finished third in the national points. We felt he was ready to jump into the nitro Funny Car in 2025. And, in his first Funny Car race in Las Vegas, he qualified sixth and handled the car very well in tough track conditions. Now we come back to another four-wide race for more experience for Hunter.” Continue reading
Ron Capps First to Feature Centennial Scheme Celebrating NAPA’s 100th Anniversary
BROWNSBURG, IN – The Ron Capps Motorsports team will roll into this weekend’s NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway near 
Charlotte with a brand-new look as NAPA celebrates its upcoming 100th anniversary.
Founded in 1925, NAPA was at the forefront of the transportation revolution, laying the groundwork for the automotive aftermarket industry of today. With the anniversary of the founding of NAPA taking place on May 4th, all NAPA-backed motorsports teams will run commemorative one-off liveries on or around that date to mark a century of innovation, dedication, and community support from America’s largest network of parts and care.
Each team’s entry will sport a similar centennial scheme, featuring a uniform look across multiple racing disciplines, which includes the NASCAR Cup Series (Chase Elliott), NASCAR Truck Series (Daniel Hemric), High Limit Sprint Car Series (Brad Sweet), and Ron Capps, driver of the NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. Capps will be the first among NAPA’s roster of drivers to reveal his celebratory paint scheme. Continue reading
FLEXJET FACTORY STOCK SHOWDOWN RETURNS TO CHARLOTTE FOR FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS
CONCORD, NC – After a six-week break in the action following the season-opening NHRA Gatornationals in March, Flexjet Factory Stock 
Showdown competitors will be back in action this weekend at the American Rebel Light Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway outside of Charlotte, N. C. Drivers wheeling Ford Cobra Jets, Chevrolet COPO Camaros and Dodge Challenger Drag Paks will race four-wide in one of the most exciting drag racing events in the country. Returning to the state-of-the-art zMax Dragway, known as the “Bellagio of Drag Strips” reigning world champion Mark Pawuk will be looking to pick up his first four-wide victory.
“I have raced in all the four-wide nationals going back to 2022,” said Pawuk. “The last two four-wide national events I made it to the final quad, but this year I am looking to get the win light. There is a lot going on at the starting line and you really have to keep your focus.”
The first time the Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series raced four-wide Bill Skillman won at zMax Dragway in 2022. The next year it was Lenny Lottig outrunning Factory Stock Showdown veterans Aaron Stanfield, Stephen Bell and Pawuk for the victory. Last year the four-wide national event was contested at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with Ricky Hord winning his first Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown national event getting to the finish line first in front of David Janac, Scott Libersher and Pawuk. Continue reading
BECKMAN AIMS HIGH AT CHARLOTTE 4-WIDE
CHARLOTTE, NC – “Fast Jack” Beckman, who came out of retirement last season to drive John Force’s PEAK Antifreeze and Coolant 
Chevrolet SS to a second-place points finish behind teammate Austin Prock, relishes the fact that he and his team are partnered this week with HendrickCars.com at the 15th NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at ZMax Dragway.
“Rick Hendrick is a high-performance man in every sense,” Beckman said of the CEO of Hendrick Automotive Group and founder of Hendrick Motorsports. “Whatever he does, it’s 100% and it’s successful. Partnering with him at ZMax is a racer’s dream.
“With Brittany’s dragster (and reigning NHRA Pro Stock Champion Greg Anderson’s Chevy) also sporting HendrickCars.com this week, there is a very realistic possibility of giving ‘Mr. H’ a triple win,” said the two-time World Champion and 36-time Funny Car tour winner. “Our PEAK Squad is definitely up for the challenge!
“I’m looking forward to sharing some stories with him,” Beckman said of the man whose NASCAR team has won a record 315 Cup races and 14 championships. “He’s had drag boats and has been involved in drag racing for many years. This stuff is in his DNA. What you ?nd out is, car people are car people. When you boil it down, we all are cut from the same cloth.” Continue reading
BRITTANY SEEKING ANOTHER MILESTONE VICTORY
CHARLOTTE, NC – Rick Hendrick has had tremendous success going in circles, but the NASCAR team owner actually developed his love for 
motorsports in drag racing, a discipline to which he returns to this weekend as primary partner on the national record-holding Top Fuel dragster in which Brittany Force will try to win the 1,000th Top Fuel race in NHRA history.
“We’re really excited to be partnered with HendrickCars.com again and flying their colors this weekend (in the 15th running of the original NHRA 4-Wide Nationals),” Force said of a relationship that began three years ago.
“Our team made history when we won the 900th NHRA Top Fuel race,” the two-time World Champion said of her 2019 win at Las Vegas, Nevada. “So winning this weekend and taking home the trophy from the 1000th race, especially at the Bellagio of dragstrips, ZMAX Dragway, would be a great milestone and a great highlight for the season.”
As for Hendrick, the chairman and CEO of Hendrick Automotive Group and founder of a NASCAR team that has won a record 315 Cup races and 14 championships, his interest in drag racing spans decades. Continue reading
PROCK PURSUES 4-WIDE HISTORY AT CHARLOTTE
CHARLOTTE, NC – Since sliding into the seat of the Cornwell Tools/HendrickCars.com Chevrolet SS for the first time at the start of the 
2024 season, Austin Prock has been on a record-setting binge he hopes to sustain this week when he competes in the 15th renewal of the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at ZMax Dragway.
A victory two weeks ago at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, his first of the new season but his ninth in his last 22 NHRA starts, made the 29-year-old the first to win four-across in both the Top Fuel and Funny Car categories.
This week, he’ll try to further enhance his resume by becoming the first to win in both categories at the same four-wide event, an achievement made possible by his 2023 Top Fuel victory in the Charlotte 4-Wide in his final season at the wheel of a John Force Racing dragster.
“Ready to get to Charlotte,” beamed the man who last year broke boss and mentor John Force’s 28-year-old single season record when he qualified his hot rod Chevy No. 1 at 15 of the 20 events in the NHRA’s Mission Foods Series. Continue reading
