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Josh Hart drove the Burnyzz Speed Shop/Speedmaster Top Fuel dragster to victory at the 57th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals on March 8, 2026 — winning in his first race with John Force Racing, defeating reigning world champion Doug Kalitta, and setting a new Gainesville Raceway track speed record.

Speedmaster has entered a multi-year partnership with John Force Racing as co-primary sponsor of Josh Hart's NHRA Top Fuel dragster, with associate sponsorship across all three Funny Car entries for the 2026 season.

Over four days at SEMA 2025, Speedmaster's Booth #22761 in the Central Hall Racing & Performance zone hosted award-winning exhibits, 16 live podcast episodes, a live art collaboration with CalichoArt, and an exclusive after-hours YPO networking event featuring The Macallan and Johnny Fly.

At the 2025 SEMA Show, the Speedmaster Podcast recorded 16 live episodes featuring guests from BendPak, FiTech, NHRA, Oracle NetSuite, Drake Motorcars, and more - covering engineering, brand-building, racing heritage, and automotive culture.

Speedmaster is partnering with Movember as primary sponsor of Josh Bilicki's No. 91 Chevrolet Camaro at the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race, bringing men's health awareness to Championship Weekend at Phoenix Raceway.

Miguel Hernandez was named Speedmaster's 2024 Employee of the Year through a peer-nomination process. Three additional team members - Bobby Madrid, Miguel Mendoza, and Stan Chatwood - were recognised at the Rialto facility ahead of the annual corporate retreat.

Speedmaster's 2025 corporate retreat brought global leadership together in Palm Springs for four days of strategic planning, team recognition, and cross-border collaboration. The gathering reinforced a long-standing commitment to building alignment across three continents.

Speedmaster has joined the NHRA's Be A Winner, Be A Member program as a sponsor for the 2025 season, providing prize packages including gift certificates for performance parts to bracket racing winners at local NHRA member tracks.

Speedmaster enters the NHRA Contingency Program for the 2025 season, posting cash rewards for winners and runners-up competing with its 9-inch third member assemblies and performance cylinder heads.

Speedmaster CEO Jason Kencevski joined the Add To Cart podcast to discuss the systems, strategy, and infrastructure behind the brand's global e-commerce operation - from marketplace integration to mobile showrooms.

Speedmaster CEO Jason Kencevski and COO Melissa Parra represented the company at the 2025 SEMA MPMC Media Trade Conference in Orlando, engaging with media professionals and industry leaders across three days of focused sessions.

Speedmaster hosted the highest-attended YPO gathering at SEMA 2024, co-hosted by CEO Jason Kencevski and MotoRad CEO Matt Buchholz, featuring industry discussions and the debut of a BendPak collaboration video.

The Speedmaster Gallery hosted a live podcast series at SEMA 2024, recording sixteen episodes with guests spanning pro drifters, EFI engineers, custom builders, media professionals, and micro-influencers.

Speedmaster took home six Global Media Awards and the SEMA Data Excellence Award at the 2024 SEMA Show, with winning products spanning engine components, valve covers, intake manifolds, and timing drive systems.

At SEMA 2024, Jason Kencevski sat down with Brian Lohnes and Tony Pedregon at the NHRA booth to discuss Speedmaster's six new product awards, the strategy behind serving niche markets, and the resurgence of classic engine builds.

Speedmaster was selected as one of a small group of customers to host a dedicated booth at SuiteWorld 2024. CEO Jason Kencevski presented on the mainstage, and the leadership team appeared in live NetSuite TV interviews.

Speedmaster sponsored the second annual Sportsman Racer Appreciation Dinner at the 2024 Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals, contributing a Small Block Chevy 6/71 Blower Kit as one of the event's top raffle prizes to nearly 900 attendees.

Jason Kencevski joined the NetSuite Podcast to discuss how Speedmaster evolved from a family business into a global operation, and the role Oracle NetSuite plays in managing that complexity across supply chain, inventory, and ecommerce.