Fifteen time national Champion Gary Phillips battled the South Aussie heat to top the field in qualifying and make it through to the finals of the ANDRA Drag Racing Series Top Alcohol round in Adelaide last weekend and now has his eyes on the Santo’s Cranes Super 3 Extreme Drag Race at his home track Willowbank Raceway.

The Santo’s Cranes Super 3 Extreme Drag Race at Willowbank Raceway will play host to NHRA royalty later this month when three-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Larry Dixon and renowned crew chief Lee Beard jet ‘down under’ to join the Rapisarda International Autosport team at the 29-30 March event.

Damien Harris will soon be joining the Rapisarda Autosport International stable together with sponsor Best Tractor Parts and they want fans to help them choose the colour scheme for the new dragster.

Victor Bray has enjoyed his second straight finals appearance as three generations of the Bray family took to the Perth Motorplex over the weekend for the Westernationals.

Victor faced long-time friend and series leader Peter Kapiris in the final of round three of ANDRA’s Top Doorslammer championship, after earlier qualifying third fastest and driving around local hero John Zappia in the semi-final.

ANDRA Top Doorslammer points leader Peter Kapiris has extended his championship gap, taking a win at the 42nd annual Westernationals at Perth Motorplex.

Kapiris used a 5.86 second time, the quickest of the event, to defeat Victor Bray who was appearing in his second straight final. Bray had to abort his run early after tyre shake.

The ANDRA Drag Racing Series heads to Perth Motorplex for the 42nd annual Westernationals featuring national rounds of Top Doorslammer, Pro Stock and the Aeroflow Sportsman Drag Racing Championship.

We will bring you live tweets on the results as they happen plus be Instagramming and Vining our way through the event!

Maurice Fabietti returned to form in qualifying for the 42nd annual Westernationals at Perth Motorplex, using a 5.92 second time to take pole position in Top Doorslammer.

Coming weeks will see a raft of promotion for ANDRA Drag Racing across the country, with displays taking place at this weekend’s Clipsal 500 in Adelaide and next weekend’s Top Gear Festival in Sydney.

Following the conclusion of testing at the Perth Motorplex earlier this week, Team Bray Racing’s Victor and Ben Bray are currently making their final preparations for the Westernationals, which will kick off on Saturday 2 March – Ben’s 29th birthday.

John Cannuli has rushed to have a second car made ready for this weekend’s Westernationals in Perth after his first Camaro was damaged extensively at a regional race in Victoria.

It's been a long road for Simon Travaglini to the pro ranks of Top Doorslammer racing – but after spending over a decade getting his Ford Falcon, nicknamed “BA Baracus”, to the track, he feels now could be his time.

Official testing ahead of the 42nd annual Westernationals concluded today at Perth Motorplex with Andrew Sutton and Lee Bektash leading the way in Top Doorslammer and Pro Stock respectively.