Round one of the Queensland Drag Racing Championships kicked off on February 15, the re-badged Willowbank Track Championship Series featured a smallish field of 125 competitors doing battle for the first round of the new season.

Aussie Geico/Lucas Oil Top Fuel driver Richie Crampton went down swinging in his matchup with 2012 champion Antron Brown at the Carquest Auto Parts NHRA Nationals on Sunday at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park.

Round one of the JP Racing Eighth Mile Drag Racing Series kicked off with a great entry list of 95, up 10 from last year. After all of the weird weather that has been in Queensland of late it was great to see a fine and sunny day and not too hot.

The 43rd annual Westernationals is set to be one of the best ever, with the two major crowd drawcards of the ANDRA Drag Racing Series, Top Fuel and Top Doorslammer, on the same bill for the first time in the west.

Shane Tucker defeated number one qualifier Chris McGaha in the opening round of the Carquest Auto Parts NHRA Nationals in Phoenix but things got a bit hairy for Tucker in the braking area.

The Perth Motorplex is proud to announce that VPW has signed on as a major sponsor. VPW / Proflow will sponsor the right hand lane at the Perth Motorplex starting from this week’s Westernationals.

Phil Read will return to the seat of the Jim Read Racing Top Fuel dragster as numbers continue to grow for the fastest motorsport category in Australia.

The official ANDRA transporter is on its way to selected Perth locations from Monday, February 24th to Thursday February 27th, 2014 ahead of the Westernationals.

Modified racer Dale Gummow says she is getting used to the idea of racing on four wheels following her change from racing motorcycles to dragsters last year.

One of Australia’s biggest nitro names is back in the game with a new car as well as a new driver. The stunning 1974 Camaro – Shack Attack – is set to land in Australia in a week’s time and it’s full steam ahead for the north Queensland team.

The name Chaisty is well known around the West. In fact, Chaisty is a name synonymous with Super Stock racing around the country.

It looks as though Aussie Pro Stock racer Shane Tucker might just be causing an unexpected buzz in NHRA land at the moment. Drag News Australia’s media partner Drag Race Canada brings to our readers a northern hemisphere perspective of Tucker’s race campaign

Western Australian crew chief Michael Marriott did not stay on the jobless list for long, with Sydney-based Pro Stock team Spinozzi Racing picking up the former crew chief of Wayne Daley.

A $5000 to win Pro Stock Shootout will be one of the highlights of the John Taverna Classic to be held at Calder Park Raceway on March 1.

Weston Racing is looking forward to the 43rd Westernationals after a good performance in the opening Top Alcohol championship round in Perth.

A joint statement has been issued between Sydney Dragway and ANDRA with Sydney Dragway management claiming they have significant concerns as to ongoing commercial viability, with respect to hosting large ANDRA Drag Racing Series events, in particular the Australian Nationals and Nitro Champs. Prize money is again to be hit.

Troy Slamar and his family are planning a season chasing the national Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship this year and says it is all about having fun for the growing team.

Willowbank Raceway announced today that Fuchs Lubricants will continue as the naming rights sponsor of Australia’s largest drag racing event – the Fuchs Winternationals.

Chambers Flat drag racer Jason Cocking is set for an action-packed February with the 39 year old driver set to pack three events into just three weekends, the second of which will get underway at Willowbank Raceway this Saturday 15 February.

The Willowbank Raceway Board has today announced that Sue Syrmis has decided to step down from her position as Administration Manager with the Raceway, effective July 2014.

The Aeroflow Outlaw Nitro Funny Car Series continues to grow and the newest car on the track will be the ‘Bad to the Bone’ Pontiac Trans Am driven and owned by north Queenslander, Glenn Moore.

Wayne Daley’s crew chief Mick Marriott has announced that he will be looking at other opportunities going forward, leaving the Diamond T Pro Stock team which currently has no plans for appearances this season.

Jason Hedges Racing have unveiled the teams new 2014 livery for their GXP in preperation for a ANDRA Pro Stock return.

GEICO/Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster driver Richie Crampton experienced the highs and lows of NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing during the Circle K NHRA Winternationals in Pomona this morning.

  Mark Mariani made his first runs in his Top Fuel dragster at Sydney Dragway today, further bolstering the ranks of Top Fuel teams in Australia. With the supervision of some of Darren Morgan’s team including crew chief Ben Patterson, Mariani made a couple of hits at the track with both getting off the line cleanly. The car is an ex-Darren Morgan ride that has been set up by the reigning champ, with the Mariani finally getting the chance to return to racing as a family. Mark’s father Mario Mariani formerly raced Top Fuel while Mark drove for Santo Rapisarda for a number of years and won the 2010 Nitro Champs. The Mariani team is the second to begin licensing this year, following Peter Xiberras making his first runs in Queensland recently as well. {fcomment}

Queensland Pro Stock racer Shane Tucker has officially made his first NHRA field, qualifying 16th for the Circle K Winternationals this weekend in Pomona, California.

The NHRA season has officially opened in Pomona, California where Australian Pro Stock driver Shane Tucker made his first competitive runs in the Auzmet Architectural Chev Cobalt.

The Australian National Drag Racing Association has moved to a new headquarters in the Adelaide suburb of Ridleyton.

A last ditch qualifying pass saw reigning Top Doorslammer champion John Zappia qualify at the Pro Showdown but a part failure eliminated the champ early.

On Sunday 23 February, the Hot Rod bracket of Willowbank Raceway’s Nostalgia Drag Racing event will play host to no less than three ‘Carpenters.’