NDRC: Packed Sydney Dragway Delights in Epic Nitro Show
NDRC – National Drag Racing Championship
2026 Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs
Sydney Dragway
May 1-3, 2026
The Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs was billed as Sydney’s biggest nitro show in years, and it well and truly delivered across May 1-3 at Sydney Dragway as part of the National Drag Racing Championship (NDRC).
On-track were an incredible 75 Group One racers across all eight elite level brackets, giving fans the chance to experience 11,000hp/500kph+ BLAHST Top Fuel and XPRO Nitro Funny Cars, Top Doorslammers, Top Fuel Motorcycles, Pro Alcohol, Pro Stock, Pro Mod, and Pro Stock Motorcycle competition all at the one event.
Joining them were 232 Aeroflow National Sportsman Championship and 1677 crew members, all working together to provide a fantastic drag racing experience. Overall attendance for the Gulf Western Oil Nitro Champs was 23,276, including spectators, racers, crews, sponsors and guests (Friday 3,357, Saturday 11,326, and Sunday 8,593).
Top Fuel Motorcycle
In Top Fuel Motorcycle, it was a tough day all round for the pilots of these nitro-throwing bikes, with Leonard Azzopardi ultimately taking out the A-Final win over Corey Buttigieg, while Danny Rickard was awarded the B-Final win over Ian Ashelford.
Pro Stock Motorcycle
In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Callam Godeassi – making his comeback to the sport – pointed towards consistency as the key factor in his successful day, which concluded with a 7.178 A-Final victory over Tony Frost’s 7.312 after a 7.130 round one win over Scott White’s 9.449 and a round two 7.146 solo. Frost had secured his place in the A-Final with wins over Ryan Learmonth and Paul Andrews.
“I’d like to thank the team, they are who made this happen,” Godeassi said with a smile.
“They’ve been great all weekend, they haven’t missed a beat. The bike has been really consistent, so thanks to Riley Gilbert, Dale Gilbert, dad, and Trevor Gilbert for building us a rock-solid engine.”
Aeroflow Sportsman Championship Classes
Modified Bike
Winner – Dean Jamieson
Runner-up – Mathew Jones
Competition Bike
Winner – Vanessa Rohdmann
Runner-up – Ken Collin
Aeroflow Junior Drag Bike
Winner – Aliza Harris
Runner-up – Lincon Bonwick
Next up for the NDRC is the Gulf Western Oil Winternationals, which will again host all eight pro level brackets plus the Aeroflow Sportsman Championship – the second of only three occasions in 2026 where all of the brackets will race together.
This massive event will hit Willowbank Raceway across June 4-7, with tickets on sale now. For event info and to purchase tickets, go to nationaldragracing.com.au/event/winternationals
For more information about the NDRC, please visit www.ndrc.tv