If you're jonesing for Drag Racing as much as we are, you're in good company! The off season can be a trying time for those of us who need their dose of the thrills and spills that is Drag Racing, no matter which series.

Alex Laughlin is not new to the NHRA or winning big events but he is new to Jim Dunn Racing as the team’s Funny Car driver in 2023. Laughlin, who has succeeded at every level he has competed at in drag racing, will bring a wealth of talent and young energy to the historic team. Team Manager, Jon Dunn, announced the new driver at this year’s Performance Racing Industry (PRI) tradeshow in Indianapolis.

The final stop of the 2022 tour, the Mid-West Drag Racing Series Xtreme Texas World Finals at Xtreme Raceway Park on October 21-22 will determine who gets to go home with bragging rights that will last a lifetime.

After a wild season of nostalgia goodness, the Funny Car Chaos Championship Finals will wrap it all up with 2022’s most thrilling event yet, scheduled for October 7-8 and hosted at the famous Texas Motorplex.

One of the Midwest’s most beloved races, the Throwdown in T-Town will also feature the Mid-West Drag Racing Series for its 2022 iteration on October 7-8 at Tulsa Raceway Park in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

It was a dominant start for John Force Racing to open the Countdown to the Championship playoffs, as Top Fuel’s Austin Prock and Funny Car points leader Robert Hight powered to wins on Sunday in front of a capacity crowd at Maple Grove Raceway at the 37th annual Pep Boys NHRA Nationals.

NHRA officials today announced the details of the full 2023 Camping World Drag Racing Series schedule, which will include a pair of Pep Boys NHRA All-Star Callout races in Gainesville and Indianapolis, as well as a return to the fan-favorite Route 66 Raceway in Joliet, Ill.

The 2022 Mid-West Drag Racing Series US 131 Nationals on September 9-10 will be run in conjunction with one of the largest growing events at US 131 Motorsports Park in Martin, Michigan, The 18th Annual Honor Credit Union Funny Car Nationals.

Celebrating Mo-Kan Dragway’s 60th Anniversary, the 57th Annual Labor Day Weekend Classic Featuring Funny Car Chaos Presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts rolls into Asbury, Missouri, over the weekend of September 2-3, 2022, with tons of ground-shaking action and nostalgia goodness.

Outlaw funny cars take over Eddyville Raceway Park in Iowa for two wild days of drag racing as the Funny Car Chaos championship tour heats things up on Friday and Saturday, July 29-30, 2022, with its incredible nostalgia competition.

Two-time NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster world champion Megan Meyer, who stepped away from competition after the 2020 season to start a family, will make her return to the driver’s seat of a Randy Meyer Racing A/Fuel dragster this summer. With support from Meyer Truck Center and NGK’s Shop Squad, Meyer will compete at Mo-Kan Dragway’s Nitro Chaos July 14-16.

A truly one-of-a-kind weekend is in store for drag racing fans on Friday night and Saturday, July 15th and 16th at Mo-Kan Dragway in Asbury, Missouri. The celebration of Mo-Kan’s 60th birthday is being held on the true weekend of it’s start of operation in 1962 and is going to deliver a memorable experience for all those in attendance. For nitro lovers, this is a dream come true.