A snapshot of all the horsepower action from this year’s Nitro Champs, and penultimate round of the inaugural National Drag Racing Championship series.
The Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway this Friday, Saturday and Sunday will offer nothing short of an absolute nitro extravaganza.
Peter Xiberras’ Supercars team might be competing on the other side of the country during the Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs, but with two Top Fuel championship rounds to be held in two days at the Sydney Dragway event, there was never any question about where the two-time Top Fuel champion would be across May 17-19.
Self-dubbed as the ‘Rapa-Slayer,’ two-time champ Phil Lamattina is heading into the upcoming Top Fuel double header at the Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs with plenty of swagger and some healthy confidence as he looks to continue his recent event-winning momentum.
XPRO Nitro Funny Car co-points leader Justin Walshe is torn heading into the upcoming Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs, stating he wishes he could be on the hill watching at what he expects to be “the best show the sport has ever had” at Sydney Dragway.
The National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC) is about to double the nitro at Sydney Dragway for the first time ever, with Top Fuel Dragsters and Nitro Funny Cars set to join forces for the Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs across May 3-5 – Tickets and entries on sale now!
As the end of the season approaches, husband-and-wife Top Doorslammer team Daniel and Lisa Gregorini have found themselves on opposite ends of the racing fortune spectrum.
The recent Nitro Champs gave some Pro Alcohol racers a chance to gain valuable track time and data in a non-championship race setting ahead of the Winternationals, however for Brett White the event panned out as anything but casual in the Fineline Motorsports funny car.
Bonus gallery with more terrific shots from the 2023 Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs, check it out.
Relive the 2023 Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs with this monster gallery from a epic two days of racing at Sydney Dragway.
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