With the Winter Nationals just around the corner Victorian Darren Parker is getting his Jerry Haas Pontiac GXP prepared for the long haul from Melbourne to Willowbank Raceway in Queensland.

Kirsten Tucker, the sister of Pro Stock championship contender Shane Tucker, will make her professional drag racing debut at the Fuchs Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway on June 8-11.

The tight competition of the Pro Stock drag racing category continues to ramp up with teams calling in reinforcements ahead of the Fuchs Winternationals.

Round two of the Track Championship Series was a repeat performance for Grant Rowe as he secured his second consecutive win of the season at Hidden Valley Drag Strip on Saturday night.

Cory McClenathan’s Topeka campaign for Rapisarda Racing ended with a first round loss to number three qualifier Antron Brown.

  A STRONG pass of 3.91/309 mph has catapulted Rapisarda Racing into the 16 th spot after the final day of qualifying for the Dollar General Summernationals at Topeka, Kansas.  

Cory McClenathan and Rapisarda Racing occupies15 th spot after two runs on day one of qualifying at the Dollar General NHRA Summernationals at Heartland Park in Topeka, Kansas.

Rapisarda Racing is set to return to the NHRA Full Throttle Championship at the Dollar General Summernationals at Heartland Park in Topeka, Kansas this weekend. Tuning duties on the car again will in the hands of Santo Rapisarda Junior with noted NHRA tuner Lee Beard on hand to provide further support.  

Adam Marchant and the Marchant Family Racing Team didn’t get their Nitro Champs campaign off to the most auspicious of starts but recovered to set a new national record in the end.

Rumour has it that one of Australia’s most successful Group 3 race cars will be seen in the for sale columns in the very near future as a roller.

Many people would know Jamie Robertson as a regular on the Thursday night chat on Dragnews but now he is taking the big step from keyboard warrior to a seeing how the other half live by becoming a racer.

Claiming a new national speed record in Top Alcohol Funny Car was just the icing on the cake for Gary Phillips after his Sydney Nitro Champs campaign netted the fifteen time champion a finals berth along with quickest elapsed time (5.471) and top speed (261.07mph) bonus points for the meeting.

The super-competitive drag racing division of Pro Stock will be even more cut throat at the Fuchs Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway with 26 cars entered for the event.

A national record setting run and a runner up at the Nitro Champs in Sydney has left John Zappia in prime position to take a fifth Top Doorslammer title – but Victorian Peter Kapiris still stands in the way.

Chris Matheson is setting out to push the boundaries of what is achievable on a drag racing motorcycle at the Fuchs Winternationals with his nitro-fuelled machine being tuned for a five second pass at Willowbank Raceway.

Darren Morgan and the AEG Powertools Top Fuel team put in a strong showing to finish second at the Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway in the fifth round of the ANDRA championship, but lost precious position in one of the most thrilling Top Fuel title chases in years.

The Western Australian drag racing season has wrapped up with plaudits all round among racers and administrators.

Following completion of the ANDRA Divisional Elections for 2012, the make-up of the six Divisional Councils has been confirmed.

Steve Reed was able to farewell his Allstar Batteries Camaro Funny Car in good fashion in Sydney last weekend with personal best times ahead of the debut of a Pontiac Firebird at the Fuchs Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway in June.

The Rocket Allstars Racing Series reaches its final round at the Fuchs Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway. Teams from all over Australia will attend to pitch themselves at the best competition the nation can offer.

Victor Bray says he has no time for a slump in performances heading into the Fuchs Winternationals in one month’s time at Willowbank Raceway.

Jason Grima has a realistic shot at a top five finish in the ANDRA Pro Series following a semi finals appearance at the Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway.

Top Alcohol racer Steven Ham realised a childhood dream in Sydney last weekend, claiming the first ANDRA gold christmas tree trophy in his Pro Series career. Ham defeated 14-times Top Alcohol champion Gary Phillips in the close 5.52sec to 5.54sec final.

  No less than 463 racers from all over Australia and New Zealand have already thrown their hats in the ring for the 45th Fuchs Winternationals at Queensland’s premier drag racing facility, Willowbank Raceway, across June 8-11, 2012.

A total of 20 national drag racing records were set at the Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway over the weekend, including the oldest record on the Australian National Drag Racing Association books.

It is with immense sadness that Dragnews reports the passing of nostalgia drag racer Mark Stewart as a result of a truck accident today.

With just one round of the 2011/2012 ANDRA drag racing season remaining, a number of titles will go down to the wire at the Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway, June 8-11.

In what many are calling the best event held at Sydney Dragway, ANDRA Pro Series eliminations day featured some of the best personal performances and amazing drag races Australian drag racing has produced.