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🔥 Racing on the surface of the sun. That’s what teams are bracing for this weekend at the NHRA Arizona Nationals as desert heat forces tuners into survival mode. With track temperatures expected to push toward 150 degrees, crew chiefs like Tommy DeLago, John Medlen, Dickie Venables, and Hall of Famer Rahn Tobler explain why winning in Phoenix may come down to restraint — not raw horsepower. This isn’t a race for records. It’s a race for survival. 👉 Read the full story: competitionplus.com/racing-on-the-… #NHRA #ArizonaNationals #TopFuel #FunnyCar #ProStock #DragRacing #Nitro #CrewChiefLife #RacingInTheHeat #MissionFoodsSeries #FirebirdMotorsportsPark #SurvivalRace #Horsepower #DragRaceStrategy #PEAKSquad

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Buddy Hull will sit out the NHRA Arizona Nationals as his Funny Car team rebuilds after a Gainesville incident. Here’s what’s next for the owner-driver and his potential return plans for Pomona. 👉 competitionplus.com/buddy-hull-sid… #NHRA #DragRacing #FunnyCar #TopFuel #ArizonaNationals #Winternationals #NitroRacing #Motorsports #DragRaceNews #PEAKSquad

The Alan Reinhart Show Starring Nicole Clark #4 || Warren Johnson x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

This week Pro Stock legend Warren Johnson joins The Alan Reinhart Show. Watch LIVE at 5p today! #DragRacingNews #Podcast youtube.com/live/cyobOtpWW…

Defending Arizona Nationals winner Paul Lee returns to Phoenix with Mainline Sales on board and early-season speed already on display. With triple-digit heat expected and momentum from the NHRA Gatornationals, can he repeat last year’s Funny Car breakthrough? 👉 competitionplus.com/defending-phoe… #NHRA #FunnyCar #DragRacing #ArizonaNationals #NitroFunnyCar #PaulLee #FirebirdMotorsportsPark #NHRA2026 #Gatornationals #MotorsportsBusiness #PEAKSquad

Power Hour #259 Maddi Gordon | Drag Racing | NHRA | Top Fuel x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Just a Heads Up. This Wednesday Warren Johnson will be my guest on the show. Love Pro Stock? Tune in. 5 PM EST on @competitionplus TV. This one will be fun. Questions for me? Asktheannouncercptv@gmail.com #LoveThisLife

Fresh from her semifinals finish in Gainesville, Maddi Gordon joins the #PowerHour at 5:30p. Think she is excited for her 1st #2fast2tasty appearance?

Ever wondered how Pro Modified evolved into drag racing’s wildest doorslammer battleground? 📚 Part 2 of Bobby Bennett’s definitive four-part history series dives into the Quick Eight era — when innovation, outlaw spirit, and raw horsepower reshaped the class forever. This is the deep dive hardcore fans have been waiting for. 👉 Read it here: competitionplus.com/encore-pro-mod… #ProModified #DragRacingHistory #Doorslammer #QuickEight #NHRA #IHRA #PDRA #DragRacing #CompetitionPlus #BobbyBennett #DragRacingLegends #MotorsportsHistory #QuarterMile #OutlawRacing #RacingHeritage #PEAKSquad

It hasn’t happened yet — but everyone in drag racing knows it’s coming. Tony Stewart says the hype around racing his wife, Leah Pruett, is overblown… but Matt Hagan believes the moment will be historic when it finally happens. Full story: competitionplus.com/inevitable-ton… #NHRA #TonyStewart #LeahPruett #TopFuel #DragRacing #EliteMotorsports #TonyStewartRacing #MattHagan #NHRA2026 #MotorsportsHistory #NitroRacing #RacingFamily #CountdownToHistory #DragRacingNews #PEAKSquad

Have you ever wondered how Pro Modified really started? This is the most extensive history lesson ever produced on the class — and it’s written by Bobby Bennett. The first of a four-part deep dive into the formative years of doorslammer drag racing’s most radical division is now live. If you think you know Pro Mod history… this might change your perspective. Read Part 1 → competitionplus.com/encore-pro-mod… #ProModified #ProMod #DragRacingHistory #Doorslammer #IHRA #NHRADragRacing #CompetitionPlus #DragRacing #MotorsportsHistory #ProModLegends #QuarterMile #RacingHistory #BobbyBennett #NitroRacing #PEAKSquad

@younce235 @NoamSayin02 If you had read the commentary, you'd know our comments had little to do with wins or losses.

@NoamSayin02 @competitionplus The two cars she beat both had problems and did not make clean runs. She was very slow on the light- .107. Let’s give her some time.

For months, the question lingered across drag racing — who becomes the face of NHRA when John Force is no longer the sport’s center of gravity? In Gainesville, a rookie didn’t just win rounds. She changed the conversation. She connected with fans, energized the media, and reminded the sport what authenticity looks like. NHRA didn’t appoint its next face. One driver stepped forward and took the moment. 👉 competitionplus.com/bobby-bennett-… #NHRA #DragRacing #TopFuel #MaddiGordon #JohnForce #RonCapps #DonPrudhomme #Gatornationals #NHRA75 #NitroRacing #WomenInMotorsports #NHRAFuture #DragRacingLife #NitroNation #MotorsportsCommentary #NextGenNitro #PEAKSquad

Could the future of NHRA professional drag racing also consider the eighth-mile? NHRA’s newest partnership with Texas-based Xtreme Raceway Park is about more than adding another member facility. It could signal the first serious step toward exploring professional eighth-mile competition — a concept that once seemed unlikely at the sport’s highest levels. With leadership openly discussing innovation, new markets and alternative showcase formats, the conversation is no longer theoretical. Now the question is whether XRP becomes the proving ground. 👉 FULL STORY: competitionplus.com/could-xtreme-r… #NHRA #DragRacing #EighthMile #TopFuel #FunnyCar #ProStock #ProMod #XtremeRacewayPark #ClydeScott #NHRA75 #QuarterMax #SportsmanRacing #DragRacingNews #NitroRacing #Motorsports #TexasDragRacing #RacingInnovation #FutureOfRacing #DragstripLife #PEAKSquad

🌵☕ Coffee and Nitro in the Desert! NHRA has moved #ArizonaNats start times earlier to beat the Phoenix heat, reshaping the race weekend schedule at Firebird Motorsports Park. Here’s what fans and teams need to know before the Duel in the Desert begins. 👉 Read here: competitionplus.com/nhra-firebird-… #NHRA #ArizonaNationals #DragRacing #FirebirdMotorsportsPark #TopFuel #FunnyCar #ProStock #MissionFoodsSeries #NHRA2026 #DragRacingNews #Motorsports #NHRAUpdates #RacingSchedule #CoffeeAndNitro #PEAKSquad

IHRA has unveiled its national event announcing lineup for 2026 — a rotation of veteran voices tasked with shaping how fans experience Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock competition this season. The move signals the sanctioning body’s continued effort to refine its national event presentation with proven storytelling and technical insight. Full story: competitionplus.com/ihra-reveals-2… #IHRA #DragRacing #TopFuel #FunnyCar #ProStock #DragRacingNews #Doorslammer #Nitro #ProMod #Motorsports #CompetitionPlus #PEAKSquad

NHRA wanted to open its 75th anniversary with legends looking back on the good ol’ days. Instead, it turned into a passionate forum on whether the sport must return to 1320 feet to preserve its future. When Don Garlits, Kenny Bernstein and Joe Amato start talking about the distance debate, the conversation quickly shifts from nostalgia to urgency. Is it time to bring back the quarter-mile in Top Fuel? 👉 FULL STORY: competitionplus.com/garlits-bernst… #NHRA75 #TopFuel #DragRacing #DonGarlits #KennyBernstein #JoeAmato #QuarterMile #1320 #NitroRacing #NHRAHistory #DragRacingLegends #MotorsportsDebate #GainesvilleRaceway #FunnyCar #ProStock #PEAKSquad

“Social media made y’all way too comfortable with disrespecting people…” — Mike Tyson once said it. Defending NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Richard Gadson lived it. From the fallout of the canceled Pomona World Finals to a statement performance in Gainesville, Gadson turned criticism into fuel as he prepares to defend his title. 👉 competitionplus.com/social-media-f… #NHRA #ProStockMotorcycle #RichardGadson #DragRacing #NHRA75 #CountdownToTheChampionship #GainesvilleRaceway #Pomona #DragBike #MotorcycleDragRacing #NHRAChampionship #RacingMindset #NitroRacing #NHRAFans #ProStockBike #DragRacingLife #Speed #RacingNews #Motivation #PEAKSquad

Power Hour #258 Josh Hart - NHRA Gatornationals Top Fuel Winner | Drag Racing x.com/i/broadcasts/1…