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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.

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.

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.

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.

Jeg Coughlin Jr. qualified sixth and won in the first round at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals before tire shake cut short a strong second-round run against Greg Anderson. The result continues an upward trajectory for the Elite Motorsports Dodge Dart program.

John Zappia reset the Australian Pro Slammer National Record with a 5.683-second pass at 253.76 mph during the 45th Westernationals at Perth Motorplex. Zappia top-qualified, reached the final, and maintained his lead in the 400 Thunder Championship.

John Zappia heads to the Australian Nationals at Calder Park leading the 2015/2016 ANDRA Top Doorslammer Championship. The event marks the first Nationals at the venue in fifteen years, with Zappia aiming to be the first Top Doorslammer team to run a five-second pass there.

Eight-time ANDRA Top Doorslammer champion John Zappia completed a flawless 2014-2015 season with a new national record of 5.639 seconds, defeating Ben Bray in the final at the FUCHS Winternationals.

John Zappia won the 44th Westernationals at Perth Motorplex, defeating Peter Kapiris in the final by 0.007 seconds to extend his 2015 ANDRA Top Doorslammer Championship lead to 85 points.