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Another capacity crowd at Willowbank Raceway has again been treated to record breaking performances from the National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) racers today as the 2026 Gulf Western Oil Winternationals – the largest championship drag racing event held outside of North America – came to a close.
It was billed as the ultimate drag racing show and so far, the Gulf Western Oil Winternationals has more than lived up to its name – with world and Australian records broken today in qualifying ahead of what is expected to be a truly intense day of racing for National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) Gold on Sunday at Willowbank Raceway.
The largest championship drag racing event held outside of the US – the Gulf Western Oil Winternationals – is well underway at Willowbank Raceway, with today’s day two of the four-day event forecasting an epic weekend of National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) action to come.
The biggest event of the year is underway! The 58th Gulf Western Oil Winternationals roared to life today with the opening day featuring NDRC Aeroflow Sportsman Championship action at Willowbank Raceway.
For Steve Carpenter, racing in Pro Alcohol wasn’t a spur-of-the-moment decision.
The National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) is set to put on one of its biggest spectacles of the year at Willowbank Raceway across June 4-7, with the Gulf Western Oil Winternationals poised to deliver a massive weekend of horsepower.
When the Gulf Western Oil Winternationals roar to life at Willowbank Raceway this weekend (June 4-7), a spectacular new chapter will be added to the Reed racing legacy.
The traditional Winter Warm Ups have provided an early glimpse at some of the action and new machinery set to feature at the Gulf Western Oil Winternationals, while also giving racers a final opportunity to test and refine their combinations before championship racing gets underway.
Australia has a newly licensed female Pro Stock racer, with Gina Bullians successfully ticking off all the requirements at Sydney Dragway on May 30.
Major site works in the refurbishment of the Perth Motorplex drag strip have begun, with the old concrete surface being uprooted in preparation for an all-new full concrete quarter-mile.
The wraps are officially off the brand-new XTR Nitro Funny Car, with the striking new design set to debut at the 2026 Gulf Western Oil Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway.
Nitro Champs may not have delivered the results Tremaniac Racing was chasing, but if one thing became clear across the Sydney weekend, it was that Aaron and Tyronne Tremayne have the performance to contend with the best in Pro Stock heading into the next round of the NDRC Australian Pro Stock Championship at the Winternationals.
After missing the last two race meetings, Wayne Price Racing has been quietly focused on something much bigger than immediate results — building a stronger, more consistent race car for the future.
It’s not just the drag racing world that Lisa Gregorini’s Scratch & Match Motorsport All-Girl Top Doorslammer team is influencing.
It’s outside the black top on a different quarter mile as well.
Western Australia has a rich history in Drag Racing spanning over 60 years. From the early days of racing including locations such as Dowerin, Caversham, Bunbury, Busselton and Fairbridge the sport grew to be seen as a viable option for a stand alone, purpose built facility leading to the opening of Ravenswood Raceway on the 30th November 1969.
Round two of the 2026 NSW Championship Series delivered another huge night of sportsman racing with packed fields and plenty of drama across the brackets, and now attention quickly turns to round three before the series heads into a short Winter break.
The 2026 Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs opened the Pro Stock season with fast racing, major upsets and a championship picture that looks vastly different to what people would think after round one at Sydney Dragway.
The NDRC Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway marked Round 2 of the 2026 Australian Top Doorslammer Championship and one of the biggest weekends on the national drag racing calendar.
Scratch & Match Motorsport experienced perhaps one of their wildest race weekends in history with a dramatic showing at Sydney Dragway for the Nitro Champs.
The Nitro Champs, round two of the 2026 NDRC Pro Mod Championship at Sydney Dragway, delivered everything fans have come to expect from one of the toughest and most unpredictable categories in Australian drag racing.
After a disappointing — by his own standards — opening round of the Australian Top Doorslammer Championship at Dragway at The Bend in March, reigning back-to-back national champion Russell Taylor steadied the ship by claiming victory at the Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway yesterday.
Pro Stock Motorcycle launched its 2026 season in style at the Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway, and the opening round delivered plenty of storylines as riders and teams laid down an early marker in what looks set to be a fiercely contested championship.
The first round of racing for BLAHST Top Fuel at the Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs delivered dramatic scenes at Sydney Dragway on Sunday morning, as Damien Harris’ Atlantic Oils Rapisarda Autosport International dragster bucked and snapped across the track, come scarily close to his opponent in the process.
Lamattina Top Fuel Racing (LTFR) has continued its impressive form, claiming back-to-back event victories with a dominant performance at the Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway.
The Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs was billed as Sydney’s biggest nitro show in years, and it well and truly delivered across May 1-3 at Sydney Dragway as part of the National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC).
After an action-packed Saturday at Sydney Dragway, expectations are sky high for what is set to be a truly scintillating Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs race day at Sydney Dragway Sunday May 3.
On the eve of drag racing utopia in NSW, the NDRC Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs is about to explode into action at Sydney Dragway. As a teaser for this weekend a test and tune held on Wednesday gave racers a last minute opportunity to fine tune ahead of the next round on the National Drag Racing Championship.
After nearly four years on the sidelines, Nino Cavallo is set to make his long-awaited return to Pro Stock racing at the upcoming Nitro Champs, marking one of the most anticipated comebacks in recent memory.
This weekend’s Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs is set to be the biggest NDRC show Sydney Dragway has ever seen, with more than 300 racers and every championship bracket coming together for one giant nitro spectacle. It is the only Sydney round in 2026 to feature the full lineup – including all eight pro-level brackets – and is one of just three all‑brackets events on the national calendar.
JTS Racing is rolling into the Nitro Champs with serious intent, with Omar Sedmak confirming the team has secured the former Erica Enders Elite Dodge Dart.
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