An abundance of sportsman entries at the NHRA Route 66 Nationals outside of Chicago, has led to stout early battles.

Competition Eliminator, sporting one of its largest fields this season with 32-cars on the property, was paced provisionally by Doug Engel's D/Econo Dragster, turning in a 7.249, -.661 under the index. Slipping into second was the D/Dragster of Brian Browell.

Thanks to our coverage partners at DragRacer.TV (formerly D3TV) and Warren Evans, we present to you the live video feed from the NHRA North Central Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from Bowling Green, Ky.

Frank Aragona Jr. won Comp and was joined in the winner's circle by son Frank III, a winner in the Jr. dragster class, while Super Comp winner Tom Stalba and his Jr. Dragster-driving daughter Emily also doubled up at Maple Grove Raceway.

Thanks to our coverage partners at DragStory.com and Mark Walter, we present to you the live video feed from the Great American Bracket Race in Memphis, Tenn.

LS Fest veteran Rich Willhoff ruled the roost again at LS Fest West 2019, where he edged out Austin Barnes and Jordan Priestley for the Grand Champion title in a hard-fought battle for the overall title determined by just an eight-point span between the three podium finishers. Willhoff came out on top with 399 points and won two of the four categories (Autocross & 3S Challenge), and Barnes won the other two (Road Course & Drag Race. Priestley didn't finish first in any categories but was fifth or better in everything and outran both drivers ahead of him in the final overall standings on the drag strip.

Top Alcohol Dragster driver Jackie Fricke fell in love with the category at a young age. After seeing Top Alcohol Dragster on TV, she was hooked.

It also helped that her father Rich exposed her to the sport at a young age. He competes in the NHRA Summit ET Series.

You know him as the baddest man behind the wheel of a factory hot rod, as the Pro Stock point leader.

For Bo Butner, being the baddest driver behind the wheel of non-professional factory hot rod means just as much.

Thanks to our coverage partners at DragRacer.TV (formerly D3TV) and Warren Evans, we present to you the live video feed from the NHRA North Central Division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event from Norwalk, Ohio.

Thanks to our coverage partners at DragStory.com and Mark Walter, we present to you the live video feed from Loose Rocker's Inaugural Super Doorcar Challenge at Piedmont Dragway, located outside of Greensboro, NC.

Longtime motorsports broadcaster Joe Castello has a new podcast dedicated to the wildly popular SAMTECH.EDU Factory Stock Showdown series part of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events in 2019. The inaugural Factory Stock Podcasts are available now on Soundcloud and here as well as on Apple Podcasts. Castello is joined during each podcast by Brian Massingill, SAM Tech’s Vice President of Business Development who is also a successful sportsman racer in the Stock Eliminator class. The series is expanding to eight events in 2019 and Castello will host a pre and post-race podcast around every race featuring racers and industry insiders.