Staying busy has never been a problem for third-gen drag racer Aaron Stanfield. 

This weekend, in addition to his traditional gig of driving the Johnson's Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / Janac Brothers Racing Camaro at this weekend's NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Stanfield will also be fielding an entry in the Factory X class.

Oh, how a situation can change in a decade. Time can also fly by when one is having fun. 

Past NHRA series champion J.R. Todd is admittedly having the time of his life as the Funny Car point leader. This weekend’s NHRA event in Las Vegas marks a decade when Todd was sitting on the sidelines watching NCAA basketball when Kalitta Motorsports called inviting him to drive their Top Fuel dragster. 

Todd was to be the replacement for David Grubnic, who was unceremoniously dumped after Friday’s two sessions. Todd had one shot to prove his worth.

The transition between jet propulsion and piston-driven horsepower is a transition Mexican drag racer Juan Cantu is proving seamless.

Cantu, a native of Monterrey, Mexico, will compete in this weekend's NHRA Four-Wide Nationals as a Top Alcohol dragster competitor after spending time piloting a jet dragster in an NHRA exhibition capacity. 

Cantu will drive the Rich McPhillips Top Alcohol Dragster, the same one motorsports icon Tony Stewart drove on his road to Top Fuel racing. Stewart also won last season's NHRA Vegas Four-Wide Nationals. 

Veteran Top Fuel driver Rob Passey’s passion to compete remains as strong as ever. 

The Salt Lake City, Utah, native will feed his passion when he makes his 2024 season debut at the Four-Wide Nationals, April 12-14 in Las Vegas.

When Passey’s team rolls into The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway it will be with backing from the Salt Depot and their Purple Heat Ice Melt brand, which has Passey’s Team Seven23 excited to return to competition this weekend.

Since Larry Carrier envisioned cutting a drag strip through the middle of an eastern Tennessee valley in the 1960s, the drag strip formerly known as Thunder Valley has provided entertainment and significant marketing value to attract drag racing fans. 

For the next few drag racing seasons, Super Grip, a Piney Flats, Tenn. corporation that is a worldwide leader in creating high-quality tires for the industrial tire market, intends to take advantage of this value. 

On Tuesday, officials from Bristol Dragway, NHRA, and Super Grip announced today a multi-year partnership agreement that names Super Grip the entitlement sponsor for the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, June 7-9, 2024.

Weather.com and local forecasters apparently aren’t doing the job for NHRA.

NHRA announced on Tuesday that it will employ BAM Weather (BAMWX.com) to provide weather data and forecasts. BAM Weather will provide weather data, forecasting, and support through its platform, Clarity, for NHRA operations.

“We’re excited to add BAM Weather as a partner for the NHRA,” NHRA Vice President of Racing Administration Josh Peterson said. “The weather is a huge factor in our sport, and their experts and standout technology ensure we will have the proper tools to make the most accurate weather assessments possible. Working with BAM Weather will allow us to make proactive weather-related decisions when it comes to our events as well.”

A longstanding attribute of Jim Dunn Racing has been its ability to leverage national and local partnerships on the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. At the upcoming NHRA Vegas Four Wide Nationals, the long-running team and its new driver, Buddy Hull, will be rolling local. 

Jim Dunn Racing plans to kill them with Kindness. 

Competition Plus’ Water-Cooler Topics From The NHRA Arizona Nationals from Phoenix, AZ.

Peer pressure can be a mother. 

And when you’re the minority motorsports representative in a world of oval track racing. When they win, you have no choice but to win. 

Anderson, at 62, thought he was done with peer pressure. But it’s really no big deal when the pressure is to win and you’re the winningest driver in the class. 

By beating teammate Dallas Glenn in the final round, Anderson gave Hendrick Motorsports a two-series sweep Sunday. After watching snippets of the Martinsville race, the now 104-time winner said he felt the pressure to perform. His Hendrick Motorsports brothers William Byron, Kyle Larson, and Chase Elliott posted a 1-2-3 finish as the team was marking its 40th anniversary in the Cup Series.