Drag & Drive News & Entertainment 6/1/2026
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Drag and Drive Community Updates:
David Diehl wins Sick 7.50 Index Shootout
Jeremy Ortiz won Sick 8.50 Index Shootout
Harley Town won 5.30 Lil Gangstas in the Blue Car
Josh Opfermann wins DYO at Speedfest with a 0.014 Spread
Car Count: 65
140+ cars
Carl Stancell III and the DTH team, PLUS Brian Acton and Jay Blanchard) will be on the Drag Drive Repeat Show EP 154 Wednesday 6/3 to tell all the stories
Shaun Skipper beat Larry Larson!
Larson ran a 4.307 on day 3
Top 5 cars
Shaun Skipper - Overall Quickest Average: 4.706
Larry Larson - S10 - 4.815 avg
Steve Morris - Boostmaster Wagon - 4.979 avg
Jeremiah Kerby - Green Chevelle - 4.999 avg
Jimmer Kline Jr - GTO - 5.02 avg
Bryant Goldstone on site at Drop the Hammer drag and drive style event
#racecarfriends Member update:
Goldstone brought the Javelin to Drop the Hammer
Sadly, he was out on Day One, saying “The car broke the hardened tip off of a titanium valve. We didn’t have what we needed to fix it there. This is something that has never happened to us, but I hear it’s happened to a lot of others before. We first thought it was a lifter so we tore apart to fix the lifter without even looking at the tip of the valve. Rob and I spent the day today (Sunday) putting it back together and getting it running. I also got the front and back painted for the Corvette today so it’s been a good weekend.”
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Drag Drive Repeat News (5/30/2026) presented by Summit Racing Recap
Murf McKinney - Founder of McKinney Corp - They were the first route stop of Back to the Streets and have a 45 year history of building Nitro Funny Cars and incredible industrial parts for all kinds of builders and manufacturers. Murf gave us insight on the business and some of the cars that were his favorite.
Bill Spangler is testing FUB at Dragway 42 - 8.4804, 8.4993, 8.5108 - Street Race Big Block Power Adder is in trouble at Sick Summer.
Ned Dunphy has the car completely apart. Widened the rear fenders to fit some 36” Bubba radials from MT! And has the engine and transmission out to be refreshed before Drag Week.
Drag and Drive Event Updates
June Events and Important Links
Street Car Challenge (Jake’s Dragstrip, Alabama) will take racers on Day One if you are looking for a drag and drive this weekend
Street Weekend UK kicks off on June 4th at Santa Pod Raceway in the UK. With 200+ cars signed up, this will be a BIG ONE. Plus they are going to 4 days of racing and will be included in the Drag & Drive World Championship Points Standings.
Rocky Mountain Race Week kicks off this Friday (6/5) in Great Bend, KS with the Racer Pre-Party hosted in downtown Great Bend. Saturday 6/6 will be Tech and Day One of Racing (Racing begins at 3pm). Matt said on Drag Drive Repeat Show EP 151 that they will take racers that want to show up on Day One. But, he asked that you input your info into the Waitlist form on the website.
Drag Drive Repeat’s Two Lane Throwdown is June 20th
Single Day drag and drive style event at Tulsa Raceway Park - Six Classes
Olympic Street Car Shootout opened registration TODAY - If you want to see the Northwest part of the US, and do it in drag and drive style, this weekend event is perfect for you.
Find the full list at Drag Drive Repeat’s Drag & Drive Event List 2026
Deatschwerks has rolled out a Lifetime Warranty on products!
They posted to their Facebook on May 28th: Every DeatschWerks product is now backed by a Limited Lifetime Warranty because reliability has always been at the core of our engineering. Through extensive endurance testing under extreme operating conditions and real-world validation on street and track applications, our products are engineered to deliver dependable performance for the long haul. -
You can find out more here: https://deatschwerks.com/blogs/news/now-backed-by-limited-lifetime-warranty
Drag Drive Repeat Show EP 154 presented by Summit Racing
Topics: Drop the Hammer & Speedfest Results
Street Car Challenge/Street Weekend UK/Rocky Mountain Race Week Updates
Drag & Drive Vehicle and Racer Updates
Guests: Carl Stancell III and the DTH Team
PLUS Brain Acton and Jay Blanchard
