Lamattina Top Fuel Racing (LTFR) has continued its impressive form, claiming back-to-back event victories with a dominant performance at the Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway.
The Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs was billed as Sydney’s biggest nitro show in years, and it well and truly delivered across May 1-3 at Sydney Dragway as part of the National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC).
After an action-packed Saturday at Sydney Dragway, expectations are sky high for what is set to be a truly scintillating Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs race day at Sydney Dragway Sunday May 3.
On the eve of drag racing utopia in NSW, the NDRC Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs is about to explode into action at Sydney Dragway. As a teaser for this weekend a test and tune held on Wednesday gave racers a last minute opportunity to fine tune ahead of the next round on the National Drag Racing Championship.
After nearly four years on the sidelines, Nino Cavallo is set to make his long-awaited return to Pro Stock racing at the upcoming Nitro Champs, marking one of the most anticipated comebacks in recent memory.
This weekend’s Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs is set to be the biggest NDRC show Sydney Dragway has ever seen, with more than 300 racers and every championship bracket coming together for one giant nitro spectacle. It is the only Sydney round in 2026 to feature the full lineup – including all eight pro-level brackets – and is one of just three all‑brackets events on the national calendar.
JTS Racing is rolling into the Nitro Champs with serious intent, with Omar Sedmak confirming the team has secured the former Erica Enders Elite Dodge Dart.
The National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC), Australia’s premier drag racing series, has recorded major year-on-year audience growth on 7plus, with the Riverbend Nationals delivering strong gains across every key streaming metric compared to the same event in 2025.
John Zappia lost fifth gear on his very first pass of the 2026 NDRC Top Doorslammer season – He never got it back. He won the race anyway.
Kyle Putland broke through for his first ever A-Final appearance at the weekend’s Riverbend Nationals at Dragway at The Bend – round two of the 2026 NDRC BLAHST Top Fuel Australia Championship.
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