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Wild weather at Willowbank and Mildura were just some of the factors that knocked out three NDRC Aeroflow Sportsman Championship point rounds in 2026.
Sportsman racers have been asking for more chances to chase championship points.
Australian Junior Dragster standout Luca Lamattina will represent Australia on the international stage in July after being selected for the 2026 Kanga Kids USA Junior Dragster Tour.
With the Winternationals now in the books, every NDRC Championship class has had its chance to shine and the title battles are beginning to take shape. From record-breaking performances to breakthrough victories and championship-defining moments, the points picture has shifted once again. Here’s where the NDRC Championship chases stand following the biggest event of the season.
The 2026 Winternationals delivered one of the most significant weekends in recent Australian Pro Stock history, with track records, personal bests and a historic 200mph pass highlighting an event that showcased the category at its very best.
The future of motorsport is set to roar to life with the launch of the Kanga Kids USA Junior Dragster Tour 2026, an exciting initiative dedicated to developing the next generation of racing talent.
The National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) has surged to its highest live 7plus audience total to date, with the Gulf Western Oil Winternationals delivering the biggest event result in NDRC digital broadcast history.
The National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) today announced that Nitro Up North, originally scheduled to take place at Hidden Valley Raceway on August 14-15, will not run in 2026.
In front of near-capacity crowds, Emilio Spinozzi has claimed the biggest victory of his Top Doorslammer career, taking out the 2026 Gulf Western Oil Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway with a stunning performance that rewrote the history books.
The National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) brought the ultimate nitro showdown to Willowbank Raceway for the Gulf Western Oil Winternationals at the weekend, with world and national records falling, thrilling head-to-heads for NDRC Gold Christmas Trees, and some pretty big escapes to boot.
Lamattina Top Fuel Racing demonstrated resilience and determination at the Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway, overcoming a challenging weekend to secure valuable championship points and extend Phil Lamattina’s lead in the Top Fuel standings.
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.
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