Richie Crampton expects the phone calls and text messages to really fire up tonight as Australia wakes to the news that it has a US Nationals Top Fuel champion.

Australian Top Fuel driver Richie Crampton has won the US Nationals at Indianapolis Raceway Park.

Positive news from Indianapolis Raceway Park – every Australian and Australian team who has hit the track has qualified for race day!

Australia enjoyed good times as the US Nationals moved past the halfway point with Richie Crampton and Rapisarda Autosport International in particular finding success.

GEICO/Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster driver Richie Crampton drove to the final round of the Traxxas Shootout on Saturday night at the 60th running of the US Nationals.

The 60th US Nationals overcame rainy periods on Friday to turn in an interesting day of qualifying as teams around Indianapolis Raceway Park took different strategies into their runs.

Testing ahead of the tomorrow’s event has been hectic when the world’s fastest compacts battle for Jamboree glory.

After careful consideration, the Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA) Board in consultation with the venues have made the decision to move the ANDRA Drag Racing Grand Finals from Calder Park in Melbourne to the Australian Nationals on October 31 – November 2 in Sydney.

Round six of the Atura Blacktown NSW Championships at Sydney Dragway was washed away just after eliminations had commenced. It was the third time this season Mother Nature had intervened prematurely ending a round of the series, so Drag News has put together ten points of interest from round six.

Cruising the pits at Indianapolis Raceway Park, it is difficult not to run into Australians. For the world’s second biggest drag racing market, the world’s biggest drag race has a strong attraction.