Author: Mike Haag

Various photos of Carb Day and the Winnie 500 on Friday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. All photos are provided courtesy of Michael C. Johnson.

Photos of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series WÜRTH 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY race at Texas Motor Speedway. All photos are provided courtesy of Michael Johnson.

FORT WORTH, Texas – Photos from Saturday’s NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Andy’s Frozen Custard 340 race at Texas Motor Speedway. All photos are provided courtesy of Michael C. Johnson.

Courtesy of the NHRA ADEL, Ga. – Reigning Top Fuel world champion Doug Kalitta made the quickest run of 2026 in front of a sellout crowd on Saturday at South Georgia Motorsports Park, powering to his first No. 1 qualifier of the season at the NHRA Southern Nationals. J.R. Todd (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also qualified No. 1 at the fifth of 20 races during the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season. Kalitta, the current points leader, went 3.657-seconds at 342.37 mph in his 12,000-horsepower Mac Tools dragster in front…

Photos from Friday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series 28th Annual SpeedyCash.com 250 race at Texas Motor Speedway. All photos are provided courtesy of Michael C. Johnson.

FORT WORTH, Texas – Photos from Friday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice session at Texas Motor Speedway. All photos are provided courtesy of Michael C. Johnson.

Courtesy of the NHRA CONCORD, N.C. – Reigning Top Fuel world champion Doug Kalitta shattered the track speed record in the final round en route to the win on Sunday at zMAX Dragway, beating a loaded final quad of Shawn Langdon, Tony Stewart and Leah Pruett at the 16th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals. Ron Capps (Funny Car), Matt Hartford (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won the fourth of 20 races during the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season. Kalitta went 3.692-seconds at 342.98 mph in his 12,000-horsepower Mac Tools dragster, setting the track…

Courtesy of the NHRA POMONA, Calif. – Top Fuel’s Doug Kalitta continued to rule the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge on Saturday at In-N-Out Pomona Dragstrip, winning the bonus race for a second straight time after beating Maddi Gordon on the final round as part of the 66th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals. Matt Hagan (Funny Car) and Dallas Glenn (Pro Stock) won the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge, while Leah Pruett (Top Fuel), J.R. Todd (Funny Car) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) all qualified No. 1 at the third of 20 races during the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season. Kalitta…

By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service O’REILLY POINTS LEADER ALLGAIER CONTINUES PULLING DOUBLE DUTY MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Justin Allgaier has another busy weekend ahead – his “9-to-5” job competing for the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series championship on Saturday and then continuing to fill in for the injured Alex Bowman in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at the famous half-mile Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. So far, the 2024 NASCAR O’Reilly champ has done admirable work balancing the heavy schedule. He’ll drive the No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevy in Saturday’s NFPA 250 (3:30 p.m. ET, CW, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) and then suit…

Courtesy of the NHRA PHOENIX – Three-time Funny Car world champion Ron Capps recovered from a massive engine explosion in the second round at Firebird Motorsports Park, defeating Spencer Hyde in the final round to earn his 78th career win on Sunday at the 41st annual FMP NHRA Arizona Nationals presented by NGK Spark Plugs. Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel) and Dallas Glenn (Pro Stock) also won the second of 20 races during the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season. In the final round, Capps went 4.124-seconds at 303.24 mph in his 12,000-horsepower NAPA Auto Parts Toyota GR…