Welcome to the Drag Drive Repeat News presented by Summit Racing for 3/7/2026

Stats and Stories from the drag and drive community this week include: 

Magazine Features, the Saturn rocket has died, the First Race is locked in for The Circuit 2026 and more

Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands.

Make sure to download the Summit Racing Mobile App for easy access to speed parts. Find them on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Also, you can tune in to the On All Cylinders podcast for more automotive discussions. From humble origins to the social media lane, Summit Racing stands by your need for speed. Find everything at summitracing.com

Summit Post from this week

Hood up or down at car show?

Summit racing Equipment is the 2026 Awards sponsor for Weekend Warrior Race & Relax October 2-4 at Western Colorado Dragway! Stay tuned for Registration opening up April 2nd!

DDR merch on Summit Racing - When you grab your DDR hoodie, please make sure to cut off the strings. Those things are just waiting to get caught in a spinning fan or alternator pulley. Be cool like David Freiburger.

Welcome to Episode 141 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing

The Canadian Invasion is here. With more horsepower than the Canadian Mounties, these racers have proven that being stuck inside for 8 months a year will turn out some incredible cars. For EP 141, we welcome Rovic, Rich Guido, Chris Hein, Shaun Umscheid, Trevor Branden, Sheldon Root, Steve Groeninck and Isiah Williams for a night of stories from our northern #racecarfriends

Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands.

Make sure to download the Summit Racing Mobile App for easy access to speed parts. Find them on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Also, you can tune in to the On All Cylinders podcast for more automotive discussions. From humble origins to the social media lane, Summit Racing stands by your need for speed. Find everything at summitracing.com

Welcome to Episode 140 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing

Sick Week 2026 Record Holders Bradley Arnold and Trevor Branden will be our guests as we find out what it takes to run at the very front of the toughest event of the year. With more competitors and quicker cars than ever, these guys will give us the rundown on how they set records and what it took to survive the weather and abuse of Florida in the winter. 

Plus, more drag and drive stats and stories from around the community. 

Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands.

Make sure to download the Summit Racing Mobile App for easy access to speed parts. Find them on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Also, you can tune in to the On All Cylinders podcast for more automotive discussions. From humble origins to the social media lane, Summit Racing stands by your need for speed. Find everything at summitracing.com

Summit Racing New Product Release

Lift your vehicle safely and confidently with our Summit Racing™ vehicle lift blocks. Their innovative two-piece design lets you raise your vehicle either 8 inches, or 11 inches, making oil changes, inspections, and repairs fast and easy. Unlike jack stands, these lift blocks keep the floor underneath your vehicle clear, giving you unobstructed access to work comfortably. Sold in pairs and engineered for strength and stability. They feature an 8000-lb per pair weight rating, so you can wrench with peace of mind.

Drag Drive Repeat Update

2026 Drag and Drive World Champion Points update coming on Saturday’s News but for today

Top 9 Spots are

Nick Rinehart with 40 points

Five Way Tie for Second at 39 points for Niklis Linrin, Les Smith, Alan Whitaker, Bradley Arnold and Trevor Branden.

Three Way tie for 3rd at 38 points - Val Morris, Randy Fuller, and Tanner Stover

Mother Road Mayhem - Registration opens on March 1 with a $25 discount. $125 Early Registration until March 19. $150 after. 

Special Drawing for 2 $50 Love’s Travel Stops gift card for Early Entries

Drawings for 2 Free Tech Cards at TRP for future visits

Drawing for 2 DDR Swag Packs

Plus, the Quickest Car will receive FREE entry to The Circuit - their money back if they are already entered

Quickest three get free entry to Two Lane Throwdown (June 20)

#racecarfriends FB Group topped 3000 members

DDR Facebook crossed 25k followers

Welcome to Episode 139 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing

We will have Chris Wozniak on to talk about Sick Week and his new Track Buddy app. PLUS Keith Turk will be on to talk about 20+ years of drag and drive rule making and ball breaking. 

Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands.

Make sure to download the Summit Racing Mobile App for easy access to speed parts. Find them on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Also, you can tune in to the On All Cylinders podcast for more automotive discussions. From humble origins to the social media lane, Summit Racing stands by your need for speed. Find everything at summitracing.com

Drag Drive Repeat Update

Event List for 2026 for DDR

Tom Bagguley put out his Sick Week video - 90 minutes of pure American Hot Rodding

Working with Hot Rods by Havliks Fastest Street Car Shootout Drag and Drive Shootout

We have sent individual invitations to 40 of the Quickest Racers to finish a National Event in the 20 year History of the sport.

Joe Barry replied with a video of him driving the car - WITH THE LENCO back in it

Matt Frost posted a photo with 8” Bullhorns on Hulk

Matt Blasco said he could be peer pressured into coming

Clark Rosentstengel is registered

More invitations go out tomorrow -are you quick enough to get one???

Welcome to the Drag Drive Repeat News presented by Summit Racing for 2/28/2026

The Final Day of February brings DNDWC updates, an abandoned trailer is opened after 15 years, WSOPM drag and driver updates and more from the drag and drive community. 

Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands.

Make sure to download the Summit Racing Mobile App for easy access to speed parts. Find them on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Also, you can tune in to the On All Cylinders podcast for more automotive discussions. From humble origins to the social media lane, Summit Racing stands by your need for speed. Find everything at summitracing.com

DDR updates

DNDWC Rules update: To Qualify for the Mileage Bonus Point, You MUST submit a pass everyday of racing (unless racing is cancelled by promoter).

Short Circuit 2026 is a Go at one of the most legendary tracks in the country. 

• George Ray’s Wildcat Dragstrip

• Nov 6-7 

• 100 Cars

• Race Friday afternoon, 100ish Mile Drive Saturday AM, Race Saturday Afternoon

• George Ray’s will be running an Outlaw Small Tire race

• 6 Classes - All ⅛ Mile

• You VS You, Tailgate, 6.50 Index, Stick Shift, Power Adder, All Motor

Welcome to the Drag Drive Repeat News presented by Summit Racing for 2/21/2026 - we got redhatt scotty as a co-host this morning while Mike is taking care of some family stuff but we have a ton of updates for you this morning!Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands.

Make sure to download the Summit Racing Mobile App for easy access to speed parts. Find them on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Also, you can tune in to the On All Cylinders podcast for more automotive discussions. From humble origins to the social media lane, Summit Racing stands by your need for speed. Find everything at summitracing.com

Welcome to the Drag Drive Repeat News presented by Summit Racing

Welcome to the Drag Drive Repeat News presented by Summit Racing for 2/14/2026 -Happy Valentine’s Day….

A deep dive into Sick Week - Who Won, Who Broke, Who Set Records

Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands.

Make sure to download the Summit Racing Mobile App for easy access to speed parts. Find them on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Also, you can tune in to the On All Cylinders podcast for more automotive discussions. From humble origins to the social media lane, Summit Racing stands by your need for speed. Find everything at summitracing.com

Welcome to Episode 138 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing

Brandon Parker and Chris Smith will be on to talk about Sick Week 2026, drag and drive in a VW, and the accessibility for those with disabilities. 

But, before we bring them for a night of stories, we have big updates for the community - A new event and Sick Week was insane

Welcome to Episode 137 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing

Steve from Wirecare - tips, tricks and parts you need in your drag and drive trailer

Calvin and Andrew Nelson - building their quickest car yet for Sick Week Freaks 2026. 

Plus, who is on the road headed south. We will have updates on where they are, how they are doing and how are the roads….

Lastly, will the weather cause issues at Sick Week this year?

Welcome to Episode 136 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing

Summit Racing Gift Card Giveaway

Event updates - The Circuit, Sick Week 2026, and more

Thomas West