The latest update as of June 9, 2025

NORTHWEST NATIONAL OPEN - WEST REGIONAL at Mission Raceway Park - June 13 - 15, 2025

It's still four days away, but for the first time since 2019. It's been six long years, punctuated by the pandemic, and carrying on until 2025 before Top Alcohol cars will be running at MRP. In the 2019 regional event, a "grand" total of six cars - two Funny Cars and four Dragsters, competed in what could have been a rather lacklustre affair. However, there were some serious names running, ranging from current world champion Shawn Cowie to championship contender Brian Hough. Other serious runners like Casey Grisel, Kim "Going Top Fuel" Parker, Alberta's Mike Quayle and the always entertaining Chris Marshall rounded out the small but mighty show.

Through the grapevine we've heard that seven dragsters and three funny cars will be in attendance this coming weekend, almost double the car count from six years ago, and there are hopes for at least more last minute additions to the lineup. As soon as we have more news it will be posted here. BONUS: For the first time in seven years, Bobby THUNDER will be in attendance, documenting the proceedings with photos and reports.

NEWS Flash: Alan Rienhart will be working the microphone in the announcing booth at Mission Raceway this weekend. After a long career with NHRA, which ended mid-summer in 2024, he landed in the IHRA earlier this year. That didn't last long as the revolving door of hiring/un-hiring went into overdrive at the "new"-est iteration of that sanctioning body. For the moment, he's a free agent and he's going to be making his first appearance at MRP. It should be very interesting, and very entertaining.