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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 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.

Speedmaster has entered a presenting sponsorship with the NHRA Insider Podcast, positioning the brand within drag racing's core media platform alongside event activations at select NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series events.

Emilio and Adamo Spinozzi's transition from Pro Stock to Pro Slammer has drawn national media attention, with the Speedmaster Chevelle earning the cover of Drag News Magazine alongside a detailed feature on the team and build.

John Zappia and the Fuchs Monaro team earned the WA Top Comp Championship at Perth Motorplex, overcoming a broken clutch lever mid-event to defeat rival Adam Marchant with a 5.91-second pass on five levers.

John Zappia capped the ANDRA Top Doorslammer season with a fifth consecutive event win at Adelaide International Raceway. His 15-round winning streak now puts him within reach of Ben Bray's long-standing 24-round record.

John Zappia secured his tenth consecutive ANDRA Top Doorslammer championship at the Westernationals, clinching the title after qualifying in top position with a 5.74-second pass and winning the final with a 5.72.

John Zappia won the Goldenstates but bent rods on two separate runs. Ahead of the Westernationals, the team has been refining the Fuchs Monaro's tune-up for reliability while Zappia works on improving his reaction times.

John Zappia took top qualifier at the SA Summer Nationals with a 4.996 at 205.01 mph, extending his ANDRA Top Doorslammer Championship lead to 237 points with four rounds remaining.

John Zappia swept the Alice Springs Desert Nationals with top qualifying, event victory, and new track records, moving to the top of the ANDRA Top Doorslammer Championship standings on 184 points.

John Zappia clean-swept the Top Doorslammer category at the Alice Springs Desert Nationals, resetting both the track speed and elapsed time records on his way to the event victory over Ben Bray.

John Zappia reset the Hidden Valley Drag Strip track record with a 5.750-second pass in Round 1, but tyre shake in the semi-final ended his run at the opening round of the ANDRA Top Doorslammer Championship in Darwin.

At the 2016 City of Ipswich Winternationals, Speedmaster-backed teams Zappia Racing and Spinozzi Racing competed through engine failures and mechanical setbacks across the final championship round of the 400 Thunder season.

John Zappia secured the first-ever 400 Thunder Pro Slammer Championship at the 2016 Winternationals despite engine failures, a broken blower belt, and two complete engine changes across a grueling weekend at Willowbank Raceway.

John Zappia enters the 2016 City of Ipswich Winternationals as the top qualifier in seven of the last nine events. With both championship titles already in hand, the focus shifts to chasing the five-six barrier.

John Zappia clinched two championships in a single season: his ninth consecutive ANDRA Top Doorslammer title and the inaugural 400 Thunder Pro-Slammer Championship. The Speedmaster-supported driver now turns his attention to the Winternationals at Willowbank.

Clutch setup in professional drag racing is a mathematical exercise in managing three variables: engine power, clutch load, and available traction. Spinozzi Racing crew chief Michael Marriott explains the engineering behind base pressure, centrifugal force, and the between-rounds process that keeps a Pro Stock car consistent.

Spinozzi Racing's Speedmaster Camaro recorded one of the top five fastest side-by-side six-second passes in Australian drag racing history at the 2016 Nitro Champs at Sydney Dragway.