Odds and Ends

There's an interesting story on NHRA.com about the debut of Melanie Johnson, daughter of famed crew chief Alan Johnson, in the Top Alcohol Dragster class. Working with McPhillips team, she made a big impression on the other racers at last weekend's West Regional event at Las Vegas. You can read the story here.

2025 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series schedule released

This one was posted last week and it slipped our notice for a few days before we scrolled through the event list. Among the 21 regional races, there's one at our "home" track, Mission Raceway Park, for the first time since 2019. It's already on our calendar for June 14-15, 2025 and it will mark the first time that we've been to Mission since 2017. With the 2024 World Champion in Top Alcohol Dragster, Shawn Cowie, sure to be in attendance, it will be a special event to be sure. We're hoping that the competitor numbers in Top Alcohol are much higher than they were for the 2019 event, when only four dragsters and just two funny cars made the trek north to Mission.