RESULTS & GALLERY: 330 ENTRANTS MAKE DRAGFEST 2026 A HUGE SUCCESS

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Australian Rod & Custom Warwick Dragfest 2026 has delivered a huge weekend of drag racing, attracting an epic 330 entrants for three days of competition, despite challenging weather conditions.

Despite close to 40 competitors forced to withdraw in the weeks leading into the event, the reserve list was quickly called upon, with every vacant spot filled to ensure a full entry list.

While the weather certainly tested organisers and racers throughout the weekend, all three days of racing were successfully completed. With extremely cold and windy conditions, no sunshine across the weekend and 20mm of rain falling on Friday morning, the track crew did an outstanding job keeping the racing surface in tip-top condition.

One of the standout achievements was the incredible support for Fast Street, which attracted 100 entrants and delivered plenty of close racing and excitement.

There were also some impressive performances across the quicker categories, highlighted by Stew Prior powering his Controlled Insanity A/Fuel Dragster to a 3.63-second pass at 200mph.

Steve Smith was another standout, recording a 3.84-second pass at 205mph in his twin-turbocharged Noonan C7 Pro Mod Corvette.

Blown Outlaws also attracted a strong field, with close to 20 competitors making the trip to Warwick. Khan Tait topped qualifying in his PSI Hemi-powered Monte Carlo Funny Car with a 4.07 at 188mph, ahead of McKenzie Garside, who recorded a 4.15 at 186mph in his twin-turbocharged 481X-powered Pro Mod Mustang and Christine Steffens rounded out the top three with a 4.17 in her blown big-block Chevrolet dragster.

The event also delivered a significant financial boost to competitors, with a total of $27,000 in prize money distributed across the Sportsman brackets and the $5,000 Radial Shootout.

With packed fields, outstanding performances and plenty of racing action particularly from the likes of those wild Vintage Gassers across the three days, Dragfest 2026 once again demonstrated the strength and enthusiasm of the Australian grassroots drag racing community.

Credit to the Loy family for the outstanding venue and congratulations to all competitors, winners, officials, volunteers, sponsors and everyone who helped make the event such a success.