One of ANDRA drag racing’s traditional trophies will be in for a change next season with the ANDRA plaque to be replaced by a silver version of the iconic gold Christmas tree trophy handed out at national championship events.

The plaques have been awarded to winners of championship rounds outside of national events (the Nationals, Winternationals, Nitro Champs and Westernationals) for several decades of ANDRA’s history.

While tradition is important to maintain in drag racing, it is also important to ensure that the trophies symbolise the efforts put in by racers to earn wins at championship rounds and it was felt the time was right to move to a trophy that better rewards teams.

The Australian Nationals was a roller coaster ride of emotion and nail biting action for Pro Stock racer Jason Grima who, on the cusp of winning the 2012-13 ANDRA Pro Stock Championship, was also looking to make it a double celebration by winning his first national Pro Stock event.

Bill Goonan is quickly establishing himself in the ranks of Top Doorslammer with his first steps in the category producing positive results.

TSP Racing’s Steve Ham has boldly claimed the runner up spot in the ANDRA Top Alcohol Championship with a finals appearance at the Australian Nationals in Sydney Dragway.

Colin Brassington has joined ANDRA as its new technical officer.

The first five people to be inducted into the ANDRA Hall of Fame were honoured on Monday night at the ANDRA Championship Dinner presented by Aeroflow Performance Products.

The Australian National Drag Racing Association (ANDRA), the drag racing sanctioning body of Australia, has announced a tie up with AKT Strategic Consulting as part of its overall strategy to expand overseas and seek global partners.

After one of the most intense finishes ever to a Top Doorslammer championship, or any ANDRA championship for that matter, the two Top Doorslammer finalists have taken some time to reflect on just what their efforts at the Australian Nationals meant to them.

Ballarat drag racer Matt Forbes struck gold in Sydney twice on the weekend, claiming two major trophies on the same day.

Queensland brother and sister Scott Bettes and Kelly Corbett were part of an Australian-first at Sydney Dragway’s Australian Nationals when they lined up against each other in the final for the Modified bracket.

The Australian Nationals rounded out the longest ANDRA season in decades on Sunday at Sydney Dragway with dramatic final rounds crowning the champions in hot and windy conditions.

The ANDRA Drag Racing Series and the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship heads to Sydney Dragway from November 1-3 for the final round of the season, the Australian Nationals.

We are proud to be bringing you a live stream of the event, along with live tweets on the pro results as they happen, plus adding photos and videos from behind the scenes through the event.

Phil Lamattina, John Zappia, Steve Reed, Lee Bektash, Chris Matheson and Luke Crowley lead their respective fields following day two of the Australian Nationals at Sydney Dragway.