Now that’s an exclamation mark on the season!

Second-generation drag racer Jason Harris made sure he didn’t become complacent in his Pro Boost championship season as he ended his third PDRA series title on a victorious note at the Brian Olson Memorial World Finals hosted by Virginia Motorsports Park outside of Richmond, Va.

Joining Harris atop the PDRA food chain were Jay Cox (Pro Nitrous) and John Montecalvo (Pro Stock).

Scotty Cannon was the benchmark standard for Pro Modified's first decade. In nine seasons of racing the IHRA's volatile doorslammer division, he won six world championships, finished in the top ten every season, and won 28 of 45 final rounds. A full decade [2008] after the Lyman, South Carolina driver pursued an NHRA fuel Funny Car career, Cannon remained the winningest driver with nine more victories than second-place Shannon Jenkins. He had reached 14 more finals than Jenkins, clearly his fiercest challenger.  

Cannon heard the whispered jeers of how he'd cheated his way to success. His opponents protested him dozens of times, only to lose their money and watch as Cannon was declared in compliance with the rulebook every time. 

"I was trying hard," Cannon said. "I was working harder than anybody. Carl Moyer even said that more than once when he did his interviews: 'The reason I won, I was winning so much,' he said. 

If you're going to make a championship statement, make it with a bang. That's exactly what championship contender Tommy Franklin did on Saturday as the PDRA's season draws down from a thrilling 2023.

Franklin's near-record 3.614-second, 206.42 MPH pass Saturday night at the PDRA Pro Line Racing Brian Olson Memorial World Finals presented by ProCharger put him on top of the Pro Nitrous field, where he is expected to settle a battle with Jim Halsey on Sunday.

Also landing atop their respective professional categories were Todd Moyer (Pro Boost) and Steven Boone (Pro Stock).

Drag Racing has a new sponsor coming in, and they are doing it in a city known for making a splash. 

Future Energy Solutions [FES], a company focused on enabling business owners to generate energy savings, will make its first foray into the world of extreme sports marketing and do so on the side of the Kalitta Motorsports race team, with past world champion Shawn Langdon at the upcoming Nevada NHRA Nationals on The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. 

Future Energy Solutions is making its first trip to Las Vegas as a passenger on the Top Fuel dragster driven by 2013 NHRA Top Fuel champion Shawn Langdon. The 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series resumes Oct. 27-29, 2023, at the Nevada NHRA Nationals on The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

In a day and age when the closing of drag strips is more common than some would accept, Wild Wide Technology Raceway (WWTR) offered data on how much a drag strip can impact the local economy. In 30 days they recorded their contributions of 30 days from September to October, including five days when the strip was repurposed for road racing. 

“This was a tremendous month with a diverse offering of racing on so many levels,” said Chris Blair, WWTR’s Executive Vice President and General Manager. “To accomplish so much in such a brief period of time demonstrates what World Wide Technology Raceway and its dedicated staff is capable of. Once again, we have proven to the motorsports industry that WWTR is the place to host important events.

There's going to be a championship battle decided this weekend at the Mid-West Drag Racing Series' final, starting on Friday at Xtreme Raceway Park in Ferris, Texas. Multiple series championships are up in the air as the action kicks off Friday, October 20. 

This weekend, Pro Modified veteran Steven Whiteley and Keith Haney will duel in the season's final battle as the two head into the event, separated by only one round of competition. The battle tightened last weekend as the two faced one another in the first race of a doubleheader race weekend at Tulsa Raceway Park's Throwdown in T-Town. In the second event, Haney beat Ed Thornton. 

"We knew we had to buckle up and finish these two races in just three days," said Haney of the rain-delayed event. "With the points battles this tight, every single round counts."

Nothing says friendship, like helping a friend win a championship. 

Top Alcohol Funny Car standout Doug Gordon just won his second consecutive and third overall NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series world championship in the quarterfinal round of competition at the Texas NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex. He went on to win the entire event, securing his sixth national event victory of the season.

Gordon pulled it all off, thanks largely in part to help from his friends. 

The team at CompetitionPlusTV has a new series you are bound to love. Each month we will deliver a top ten listing of certain topics, with honorable mentions. The Peanut Gallery, comprised of various drag racing figures, will react and comment on them.

The hilarious debut episode focuses on the top ten wild rides and crashes in the era of 1970 through 1987. These videos are primarily ones where the driver walked away, but some do have non-life-threatening injuries.

Our Peanut Gallery for this episode features drag racing television personality Brian Lohnes, past nitro champions Antron Brown and JR Todd, and the tuning duo of Nicky Boninfante and Del Worsham.

Two of Competition Eliminator's more seasoned drivers gained an experience they hoped would never come during the second round of the Texas NHRA Fall Nationals.

Clark Smiley lost control of his BB/Altered Grand Am as he chased down Keith Hall's C/Super Modified entry. He caught Hall and posted a 7.190 before his entry abruptly turned left and went into the other lane. Smiley made impact with Hall before crashing into the retaining wall. 

Both cars came to a stop in the shutdown area, where the drivers emerged from their race cars under their own power.