by Drag Illustrated | Jun 3, 2026 | chad green, drag racing, Funny Car, NHRA
A strong start to the season has the chance to get even better for Funny Car’s Chad Green at this weekend’s 13th annual NHRA New England Nationals presented by bproauto at New England Dragway. Approaching 100 career starts in the Funny Car ranks, Green is off to the...
by Brian Wagner | Jun 3, 2026 | drag racing, Funny Car, National Hot Rod Association, NHRA, NHRA & IHRA, pro mod, Pro Modified, Pro Stock, race car, Top Fuel, turbo
Ron Capps rolls into Epping looking to protect his Funny Car points lead. Maddi Gordon is ready to experience her first Epping event.
by Drag Illustrated | Jun 3, 2026 | drag racing, Funny Car, Maddi Gordon, News, NHRA, Ron Capps, Top Fuel
Ron Capps Motorsports (RCM) announced today a new partnership with OKUMA, naming the global leader in machine tool design and manufacturing the official CNC machining partner of the championship-winning organization. While this marks the first official collaboration...
by Brian Wagner | Jun 3, 2026 | drag racing, Funny Car, National Hot Rod Association, NHRA, NHRA & IHRA, pro mod, Pro Modified, Pro Stock, race car, Top Fuel, turbo
The Midwest Nationals will showcase the NHRA to NFL audiences this year. The event will be broadcast during FOX's NFL coverage.
by Brian Wagner | Jun 3, 2026 | drag racing, Funny Car, National Hot Rod Association, NHRA, NHRA & IHRA, pro mod, Pro Modified, Pro Stock, race car, Top Fuel, turbo
Team Kalitta wants to continue its dominant run in the nitro ranks at the New England Nationals. Here's what the teams have to say.
by Bobby Bennett | Jun 3, 2026 | Breaking News, drag racing, drag racing championships, drag racing crashes, drag racing engineering, drag racing highlights, drag racing innovation, drag racing live stream, drag racing news, drag racing points standings, drag racing results, drag racing surface preparation, drag racing technology, drag racing today, drag racing track prep, Drag racing videos, dragstrip traction specialist, Funny Car, Funny Car track prep, Gainesville Gatornationals, ihra, Indianapolis Raceway Park, Kurt Johnson, NHRA, NHRA 2026 Season, NHRA track preparation, nitro drag racing, Norwalk dragstrip, Phoenix Arizona Nationals, Pro Modified, Pro Stock, race track maintenance, race track traction compound, Top Fuel, Top Fuel traction, Total Venue Concepts
If a crew chief is the key spoke in a wheel for a race team, a traction specialist would hold the same role for a national event facility. And when it comes to preparing a race track for high-horsepower vehicles, the process is an art.Kurt Johnson, the driving force...
