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This week IHRA have announced a new sanctioning agreement with the recently branded Victorian Motorsports Park – formerly Heathcote Park Raceway, and reaffirmed sanctioning for Hidden Valley Dragway.
After a rain-affected finish robbed the 2025 NSW Championship of its thrilling closing rounds, the 2026 season kicked off in scorching conditions at Sydney Dragway in February. Despite delays for track maintenance due to the extreme heat into the high 30s, racing was completed and the early points battles began as competitors set their sights on this year’s Track Championship titles.
The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Emmanuel (Manny) Galetakis to its Board of Directors as an Independent Director.
A new chapter has begun for Victorian drag racing with Heathcote Park Raceway officially acquired by new ownership and management, who have unveiled the venue’s new identity as Victorian Motorsports Park.
Ex-pat Australian drag racer Jason Grima is preparing to take the next step in his racing career, announcing a move into the hard-hitting world of Mountain Motor Pro Stock in the United States.
PAC Racing has revealed its latest Pro Compact contender, a striking new ‘Bumblebee’ Camaro built around Rodney’s proven 13B rotary power combination.
Ronnie Palumbo will contest the entire 2026 National Drag Racing Championship Top Doorslammer Championship, taking the wheel of the ACivil ’37 Chev beginning in a couple of weeks at the Riverbend Nationals at Dragway At The Bend.
After a period of uncertainty, engines are set to fire once again at Far North Queensland’s iconic Springmount Raceway, with the venue preparing to welcome racers and fans back to the black top.
A packed weekend of horsepower and flames lit up Warwick Dragway as racers and fans gathered for the return of Nitro on the Downs on February 21. The now annual event once again proved why it has become a highlight on the regional drag racing calendar, blending grassroots sportsman racing with the spectacle of nitro-powered funny cars.
ANDRA was on-hand at the ceremony to support Santo Rapisarda in receiving this recognition.
Top Fuel legend Santo Rapisarda has been inducted into the Australian Motorsport Hall of Fame at an official ceremony as part of the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne today.
The backbone of Top Fuel racing in Australia, Santo Rapisarda will be the next drag racing inductee into the Australian Motorsport Hall of Fame, with the ceremony taking place at week’s Australia Formula One Grand Prix
For as long as he can remember, Josh Caval has been around drag racing. He grew up at the track watching his dad, Richard, compete, including the team’s stint in Pro Stock before a frightening accident in Sydney brought that chapter to an abrupt end. The sport has always been part of family life, and so too has the ambition of one day returning the Caval name to the category.
WA’s Kyle Putland might have been making his debut at Mildura’s Sunset Strip at the weekend for the Twilight Nationals, but that didn’t stop him from turning plenty of heads during the event.
Lamattina Top Fuel Racing delivered a powerful performance at its home event at the iconic Sunset Strip in Mildura this weekend, showcasing strong qualifying speed across both Top Fuel entries before weather brought racing to an early close.
The 2026 BLAHST Australian Top Fuel Championship has exploded into action at Mildura’s Sunset Strip this evening, with qualifying for its season opening Twilight Nationals completed ahead of Saturday’s racing at the popular regional drag racing facility.
Willburn Racing is set to turn heads this weekend as they unveil a brand-new vinyl wrap on their iconic Supercharged Outlaws funny car at the upcoming NDRC Twilight Nationals event in Mildura that will feature Top Fuel and the NDRC Aeroflow Sportsman Series.
The BLAHST Australian Top Fuel Championship will come thundering into Mildura this week, with the NDRC Twilight Nationals set to host intense racing action from these 11,000hp flame-throwing monster machines at the Sunset Strip across Friday and Saturday (27-28 February).
VenuesWest, ANDRA and Evolve Facility Management are pleased to confirm the extension of the operating agreement at Perth Motorplex.
In 65 days (April 18), Dragway at The Bend will come alive with the ANDRA Grand Finals, a one-day showdown to decide the 2025/2026 ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship
Lamattina Top Fuel Racing (LTFR) is proud to announce the launch of the all-new LTFR BLAHST Dragster, set to make its competition debut at the upcoming NDRC round at Sunset Strip, Mildura on February 27–28.
BLAHST has been confirmed as the Naming Rights Sponsor of the Australian Top Fuel Championship for 2026 under the National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC), marking a major new partnership at the pinnacle of Australian drag racing.
Gulf Western Oil is proud to announce its partnership with emerging Australian drag racing talent Britney Olive, coming on board as her product sponsor for the 2026 NSW Championship Series.
LTFR smashed the South Coast Raceway track record not once, but twice over the weekend at the venue’s 20th Anniversary Spectacular. In a handy hit-out ahead of the opening round of the NDRC Top Fuel Championship in a few weeks’ time, the FUCHS Lubricants dragster laid down a blistering 3.33s pass before backing it up with an even quicker 3.261s at 219.41mph, resetting the track benchmark yet again.
Damon Paton made his A-Final debut in the XPRO Nitro Funny Car championship at the 2024/2025 finale back in November, and on January 24, he qualified for his second – this time at the 2026 season opener (Willowbank Raceway’s Pro Alcohol Nationals).
On the eve of the 2026 NSW Championship Series, meet your newly crowned 2025 Sydney Dragway Track Champions, who will return to defend their titles across an eight-round campaign this season.
With ANDRA’s return to Sydney Dragway with the ANDRA Drag Racing Masters now successfully complete, attentions turn to the upcoming final round of the 2025/2026 ANDRA Regional Sportsman Championship: the ANDRA Grand Finals at Dragway at The Bend on Saturday April 18.
The first event of the new NDRC season raced out of the blocks this weekend with the biggest entry list in Australian drag racing for 2026 so far seeing 170 racers – including almost 150 sportsman racers – hitting Willowbank Raceway for the opening rounds of the new NDRC XPRO Nitro Funny Car, Pro Alcohol, and Aeroflow National Sportsman Championship title chases.
The inaugural ANDRA Drag Racing Masters have brought the Australian National Drag Racing Association back to Sydney Dragway for the first time in years
Willowbank Raceway is proud to announce the extension of its long- standing sanctioning agreement with the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) extending their agreement for a further 10 years, securing an exciting future for Australian drag racing. As part of this agreement, IHRA will also become the naming rights sponsor of Willowbank Raceway.
Season three of the National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) is firing into life this Australia Day weekend at the Pro Alcohol Nationals and it isn’t time for the action to let up yet, with a full day of Pro Alcohol Nationals racing at Willowbank Raceway to come on Sunday 25 January.
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