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KURT JOHNSON’S CANVAS – THE ART, SCIENCE, AND OBSESSION OF BUILDING A BETTER DRAGSTRIP SURFACE

by | 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...

ANGIE SMITH’S HISTORIC MARYLAND TRIUMPH FELT DESTINED FROM THE START

by | Jun 1, 2026 | Breaking News, drag racing, drag racing championships, drag racing crashes, drag racing highlights, drag racing live stream, drag racing news, drag racing points standings, drag racing results, drag racing today, Drag racing videos, Funny Car, Gainesville Gatornationals, ihra, NHRA, NHRA 2026 Season, nitro drag racing, Phoenix Arizona Nationals, Pro Modified, Pro Stock, Top Fuel

Anything less than a victory would have gone against any law of nature.From the time Angie Smith beat the odds to end up on top of qualifying Friday at the NHRA Potomac Nationals, it seemed like more than a race report. With husband Matt Smith hospitalized with...

AUSTIN PROCK FINALLY RETURNS TO WINNER’S CIRCLE, GETS HIS FIRST WIN WITH TASCA RACING IN MARYLAND

by | Jun 1, 2026 | Breaking News, drag racing, drag racing championships, drag racing crashes, drag racing highlights, drag racing live stream, drag racing news, drag racing points standings, drag racing results, drag racing today, Drag racing videos, Funny Car, Gainesville Gatornationals, ihra, NHRA, NHRA 2026 Season, nitro drag racing, Phoenix Arizona Nationals, Pro Modified, Pro Stock, Top Fuel

Reports of the demise of reigning two-time NHRA nitro Funny Car champion Austin Prock were greatly exaggerated.Seven races into his first season with his new team, Tasca Racing, Prock found the winners circle.Prock clocked a 3.956-second elapsed time at 324.20 mph to...

SHAWN LANGDON CAPTURES FOURTH TOP FUEL WIN OF SEASON IN MARYLAND, THIRD IN ROW

by | Jun 1, 2026 | Breaking News, drag racing, drag racing championships, drag racing crashes, drag racing highlights, drag racing live stream, drag racing news, drag racing points standings, drag racing results, drag racing today, Drag racing videos, Funny Car, Gainesville Gatornationals, ihra, NHRA, NHRA 2026 Season, nitro drag racing, Phoenix Arizona Nationals, Pro Modified, Pro Stock, Top Fuel

Make it a hat trick for Shawn Langdon.The Top Fuel driver of the Kalitta Air Careers dragster won his third consecutive race, claiming the title at the NHRA Potomac Nationals Presented by JEGS Sunday at Maryland International Raceway in Mechanicsville.Langdon’s...

JUST WHEN PRO STOCK STARTED LOOKING DIFFERENT, GREG ANDERSON SHOWED UP

by | Jun 1, 2026 | Breaking News, drag racing, drag racing championships, drag racing crashes, drag racing highlights, drag racing live stream, drag racing news, drag racing points standings, drag racing results, drag racing today, Drag racing videos, Funny Car, Gainesville Gatornationals, ihra, NHRA, NHRA 2026 Season, nitro drag racing, Phoenix Arizona Nationals, Pro Modified, Pro Stock, Top Fuel

The drag racing world has seen this movie too many times.About the time it appears momentum is headed elsewhere, Greg Anderson snatches the dangling carrot away with enough authority to remind everyone he’s the winningest Pro Stock racer in NHRA history for a...