NITROCHAOS

The 2024 DMP Awnings NITRO CHAOS CHAMPIONS!

Joey Haas and the "Nimrods"

2025 NITRO CHAOS Schedule Released!

We are excited to announce the five event NITRO CHAOS Championship Drag Racing Series schedule for the upcoming 2025 season!

This will mark the third year for the run whatcha' brung outlaw nitromethane burning points series which features front engine dragsters, fuel altereds, funny cars and door cars of all kinds with only one thing in common...80%+ NITRO in the tank!
We'll see you...at the CHAOS!

Haas Clinches 2024 Championship, Umlauf & Pennington Win at Midstate Dragway

The DMP Awnings Nitro Chaos series made its final appearance of the 2024 season at Midstate Dragway in Havana, Illinois for the Twisted Shifterz Championship Finals presented by Morrow Brothers Ford.

Coming into the event, Joey Haas had the points lead but with Mitch King and Jody Austin hot on his heels, the pressure was on. A full sixteen car field of outlaw nitro burners of all kinds jammed the pits for two days of battle where the Championship would be decided. Every team on the property was after precious points in their efforts to finish in the Top 10 and earn their piece of the $15,000 DMP Awnings Championship payout.

Friday night hosted two header flame filled qualifying sessions and saw Dave Hill in the "Mad Max" N/FC sitting atop the charts with a 3.63 at 209 mph. Championship contender Jody Austin was in the bottom half of the field going into Saturday. Austin's third qualifying attempt landed him in the number two spot with a 3.61 at 201 mph. Points leader Joey Haas struggled a bit on Friday, but came out swinging in the third qualifying session to take the top spot with a stellar 3.55 at 208 mph. The fields were set and it was time to play for keeps.

A quick shower pushed through the area after the qualifying was completed. A big thank you and job well done goes out to the entire staff at Midstate Dragway for their hard fought effort to dry and re-prepare the track for the event to continue. The fans were still coming through the gate and it was time to race!

The first pair of the first round of McKinney Motorsports 'A' Field competition found defending series Champion Garry Wheeler Jr lined up with Joey Haas, the current points leader. Upon completing his burnout, Haas and company clinched the 2024 DMP Awnings NITRO CHAOS Championship! Its a good thing they had points in hand, because Wheeler's 3.900 defeated Haas' 3.903 in the closest drag race of the season.

As the elimination rounds dwindled down, the CP-Carrillo 'B' Field final was in the water box and featured first time finalist Andy Fangman and his crowd favorite Iowa based nitro powered "Fueled Addiction" 1969 Camaro Pro Mod against top five contender Wade Pennington in the "Scrap Bucket" AA/Fuel Altered from Oklahoma. The drivers were dead even off the line but Pennington had the power and his 4.22 just nosed out Fangman's close 4.34.

The McKinney Motorsports 'A' Field found a John Umlauf in a battle with Garry Wheeler Jr. Off the line Wheeler had the advantage but mechanical problems set in and Umlauf charged header flames high in the sky to his first career CHAOS win with a 3.99 time slip.

Congratulations to the winners John Umlauf and Wade Pennington in an all fuel altered winners circle and to the 2024 DMP Awnings NITRO CHAOS Champion, Joey Haas and the "Nimrods"!

***COMPLETE RESULTS***

Haas & Hunter Marvel at Mo-Kan!

The DMP Awnings Nitro Chaos Championship series packed the pits with nineteen outlaw nitro burners at Smokin' Mo-Kan Dragway to celebrate the track's 62nd Anniversary on Friday night and Saturday, July 19-20th, presented by Twisted Shifterz. Coming into this event there was a four way points battle and each round would prove critical in the chase for the Championship!

Many of the heavy hitters struggled in qualifying on Friday and Saturday's final qualifying session saw a big shuffle in the qualifying order which ended up being led in order by the top three in points, Joey Haas, Mitch King and Jody Austin. Wade Pennington came in number four in points and snuck into the 'A' Field as the top four cars in points were all in the same field heading into eliminations.

The fields were set and it was time to play for keeps under the watchful eyes of a sold out and record setting crowd at Mo-Kan Dragway. The second pair of first round brought the capacity crowd to an eerie silence as Anthony Whitfield went for one of the wildest rides in recent history in his fuel altered. The car drifted across the centerline and out of control back into the guardrail at 175+ miles per hour and bounced into the air landing upside down and on fire. Incredibly, Whitfield climbed out of his mangled machine with zero injuries and in true racer fashion his sole focus was how fast he can get another racecar together for the 2025 season. Whew, what a ride. The CHAOS family and Mo-Kan Dragway fans were very thankful to see Whitfield walk away.

Haas, King and Austin all advanced to the semi-finals in the McKinney Motorsports 'A' Field. Haas met friendly rival Jody Austin in that semi-final and used a 3.60 to narrowly defeat Austin's 3.66. King squared off with John Umlauf and Umlauf took the upset with with his best pass of the season, a 3.74 to King's quicker but loosing 3.65. In the final, Umlauf took a slight starting line advantage but near half-track the flames fizzled and Haas took the stripe and his second win in a row with a 3.67 at 197 mph to pad his points lead heading into the Twisted Shifterz Nitro Chaos Championship Finals at Midstate Dragway on September 20-21st.

In the CP-Carrillo 'B' Field Kebin Kinsley wheeled the "War Wagon III" Outlaw Top Fuel Dragster to the line in a semi-final round competition bye run, but was shut-off with an oil leak. That meant that the pair sitting in the water, Paul Schultz versus Mark Hunter, immediately became the true final round in 'B' Field competition. The call was made to proceed with running that final round immediately and side by side to give the fans a true two car final round where Mark Hunter's off pace 4.60 bested Schultz' also sluggish 5.60.

Sell out and record crowds on back to back nights at Mo-Kan provided a thrilling scene for this outlaw nitro showdown in Missouri and special guests Farmtruck and Azn from Street Outlaws also got in on the fun. The date has been confirmed for Mo-Kan 2025 and teams and fans can mark their calendars for July 18-19th, 2025!

***COMPLETE RESULTS***

Haas & Leonard Conquer The CHAOS in Ohio!

The DMP Awnings Nitro Chaos Championship series returned to Ohio's Edgewater Sports Park just outside Cincinnati on June 19-20th and with twenty one outlaw nitro burners on the property the fumes were thick, just like we like it!

Indiana's Dave Hill wheeled the "Mad Max" nitro funny car to the top qualifying position with a career best 3.56 at 220 mph but it was Tennessee's Joey Haas who found his way to the winners circle in the McKinney Corp 'A' Field over Texan Jody Austin. Haas had it hopped up for a new track record in his competition single solo run, as Austin's big blower explosion in the semi-finals forced him out of competition due to parts damage. Haas and team "Nimrod" were on a fast lap, but had to lift early, still clicking off a 3.83 at 152 mph. Haas is now leading the points standings by a slim margin over Mitch King.

In the CP-Carrillo 'B' Field fans were guaranteed to see a first time winner as Utah's Mathew Leonard and Missouri's Greg Jacobsmeyer squared in an all nitro fuel altered final round. Leonard, fresh off his win in the AA/FA category the weekend before at Bowling Green, was off the line first and never trailed as his 4.01 at 176 won over Jacobsmeyer's 4.29.

The points lead changed three times while we were in Ohio! The racing was close and the teams put on a great show for the fans! The date is set for the DMP Nitro Chaos series to return for the 2025 edition of "Thunder In The Park" on June 20-21st! Make your plans to join us...at the CHAOS! Complete results can be found by clicking here!

***COMPLETE RESULTS***

Winners Crowned in Texas!

In what was the largest NITRO CHAOS event in series history, qualifying 24 cars with 30 teams on the property, the season opener of the DMP Awnings Championship season was truly epic! The Texas Motorplex was the stage for a massive CHAOS double down also featuring 50 entries for the Funny Car Chaos classes.

Kebin Kinsley, Tyler Hilton and Wade Pennington all claimed NITRO CHAOS victories in their respective fields. Complete results can be found by clicking here!

***COMPLETE RESULTS***

B&J Transmission and Performance Bearing Join the CHAOS!

The Funny Car Chaos and Nitro Chaos series is thrilled to welcome new marketing partners B&J Transmissions and Performance Bearing. Funny Car pilot Steve Macklyn is not only the owner, but a highly accomplished racer himself, so he knows and understands both the business and racing side of the performance industry. These product lines are specifically designed for high horsepower applications where performance, reliability and safety are all top factors.

“Funny Car Chaos and Nitro Chaos racers are exactly who these products cater to,” says owner Steve Macklyn. “Many teams are currently using our products and winning, so we look forward to meeting more teams in the CHAOS and helping them achieve top performance and parts protection with B&J and Performance Bearing products.”

B&J Transmissions started as a company geared towards top alcohol applications and has since broadened to a wide range of racing venues including all forms of drag racing including nitro, tractor pulling, sand drags and land speed racing. Having shifted countless racecars into the winners circle, B&J Transmissions proudly stands at the top of the totem pole in the transmission industry and that is due to relentless research, development and innovation to ensure their product surpasses industry standards and enables their customers to achieve the ultimate goal, that win light! Learn more at www.bandjtransmission.com, follow their Facebook page or call direct at 801-796-1707 and thank them for being the “Official Transmission of CHAOS”.

Since 1999, Performance Bearing has specialized in free spinning ceramic racing bearings in both complement (no retainer) and crown retainer style applications. Ceramic bearings work great in high speed industrial equipment, racecars, bicycles, motorcycles, ATVs and much more. Performance Bearing also makes their own retainers in house on a state of the art CNC machine and does not use stamped or molded retainers like most of the competition. Reduce the friction and go faster with Performance Bearing! Learn more at www.performancebearing.com, follow their Facebook page or call direct at 801-796-1707.

McKinney Motorsports Named Official Fabrication Source of CHAOS

McKinney Motorsports is a name synonymous with success in drag racing and the Nitro Chaos and now Funny Car Chaos series’ are thrilled to name McKinney Motorsports as the “Official Fabrication Source of CHAOS” for the 2024 season. Murf McKinney and his Indiana based team are big fans of the CHAOS and are eager to extend their expertise to the grassroots racers of CHAOS.

Since 1981, Murf McKinney and the team at McKinney Motorsports have been industry leaders and innovators in the design and fabrication of chassis and components for the sport of drag racing. Building proven winners, backed by countless championships, McKinney Motorsports is your source for everything from custom fabrication to complete race cars. Our fabrication expertise and CNC Machining equipment give us the resources needed to serve everyone from the top levels of drag racing to the DIY weekend racer.

McKinney Motorsports was built on the grassroot level of racing and we pride ourselves in serving all levels of racing. The motorsports division is ready to assist with your needs from front to back including body and tin mounting, roll cage adjustments, steering and rear end alignment and all of the things you will need to get on the track and safely compete at your peak performance. Recent expansions into the commercial industry has elevated the capabilities at McKinney Motorsports including, but not limited to composite services, CAD, CNC, welding, waterjet work up to 14” thick, tube bending up to 5” Round, Square & Rectangle Tube, and more.

You name it and the team at McKinney Motorsports can make it happen professionally and in a timely manner and if it doesn’t exist, they can build it for you. Learn more by visiting www.mckinneycorp.com or call them directly at 1.800.542.3088 and be sure to tell them the CHAOS sent you!

Driven Racing Oil Named Official Oil & Lubricant of CHAOS

2/5/24

The Funny Car Chaos and Nitro Chaos Championship drag racing series are thrilled to announce a new marketing partnership with Driven Racing Oils, the new “Official Oil & Lubricant” of CHAOS! Based in Tennessee and serving the entire United States and even Australia, Driven Racing Oils is paving a new road to protecting your performance engine, diesel application, hot rods and more.

Competition drives innovation. The Driven Racing Oil brand was originally created to advance engine and driveline lubricant performance in professional racing engines, but today our innovations as an engine oil shop extend beyond the racetrack to the street and more. But what makes our products different? All our products provide unique formulas developed with the application in mind first. Because we always put the “motor ahead of the molecule”, Driven keeps things in the proper order. Motor oil is for the motor, not the other way around. Our product development team looks at the engine and how it is used; then we design application specific products using a “zero compromise” approach that delivers a measurable performance advantage. Browse our products today to see for yourself what sets us apart from other racing oil companies.

“We are very excited to welcome Driven Racing Oils to the CHAOS nation and look forward to the benefits their top qualify products will bring to our racers, but their protection goes far beyond performance engines as well. Be sure to stop by the Driven display at each of our CHAOS events in 2024 to find out more about their impressive product line and why you, should be Driven!” says CHAOS series owner, Chris Graves.

Stop by the Driven Racing Oils booth at the track, learn more online now at www.drivenracingoils.com or email tech@drivenracingoil.com or call 866-611-1820 to speak to a representative who can assist you in professional protection with great customer service. Be driven to win, with Driven Racing Oils!

CP-Carrillo Renews Support of Nitro Chaos in 2024

1/8/24

CP-Carrillo has renewed their support as "Official Rod & Piston of NITRO CHAOS" and exclusive title sponsor of the 'B' Field for the 2024 Championship season!

CP-Carrillo is the technology leader in high performance pistons and rods. They have been part of more records and wins than any other piston or rod manufacturer can claim in the industry. CP-Carrillo is backed by some of the brightest minds in the industry, allowing them to explore angles not possible using conventional methods. CP-Carrillo enlists the latest cutting edge design and R&D software, packaging together creativity, experience and proven technology to bring you the best parts for your applications. They partner with top names in the industry to create an ideal proving ground for our racing piston and rod technology and pass it along to the everyday racer. Moreover a rotating assembly consists of pistons, rods, wrist pins, rings and a crankshaft. At CP-Carrillo, we can offer all, except the crank. By purchasing all of these components together CP-Carrillo coordinates designs and specifications to allow these parts to integrate precisely and perform optimally, an advantage no other piston and rod manufacture can claim!

Shop online with their very informative website at https://www.cp-carrillo.com or call 𝟗𝟒𝟗-𝟓𝟔𝟕-𝟗𝟎𝟎𝟎 to speak with a team representative. The proof is in the power, reliability and professionalism that CP-Carrillo can provide for you! Call today and be sure to thank them for their support of the NITRO CHAOS series!

2024 DMP Awnings Nitro Chaos Schedule Released

The DMP Awnings Nitro Chaos Championship Tour is excited to announce its expanded 2024 racing schedule which will include five points races and a special new season ending exhibition event on the West Coast. After a thrilling and dramatic inaugural points Championship that came down to the late rounds of the final event of the season, the anticipation for more Chaos has the Midwest nitro scene chomping at the bit for more. And its more they will get, as the schedule is growing, new venues are being added and the CHAOS is making its first ever move westward to put a cap on the 2024 racing season.

The CHAOS brand has made a new home for literally hundreds of grassroots racers in recent years and the newest movement is the red-hot Nitro Chaos series. Run whatcha’ brung is the name of the game in CHAOS racing as Funny Car Chaos welcomed its 200th race team to competition in 2023 and in its inaugural season, Nitro Chaos had over forty fuel teams join the fun. Anything goes as long as the motor is in the front of the driver and 80%+ nitromethane is in the fuel tank, which brings a wild array of funny cars, front engine dragsters, fuel altereds and even pro mods to the starting line. Guaranteed payouts of $35,000+ per event and sixteen car fields divided into A and B Fields of eight cars provide fun, entertaining, competitive and true grit eighth mile outlaw nitro racing that both the racers and spectators can’t seem to get enough of.

New school, old school, all the schools are welcome at CHAOS and all share one thing in common, they’re all burning nitro. Defending Nitro Chaos Champion Garry Wheeler Jr and his Jon Brook owned “Grand Prix Racing” outlaw front engine dragster team will carry a target on their backs in 2024 and will have their work cut out in their title defense effort. All indications show a mighty fleet of fuel burners of all kinds from across the Midwest aim to make a run at the Championship crown next year. This all comes fresh off the recent announcement that series title partner DMP Awnings will renew its support for next year.

The excitement of 2024 kicks off with an epic weekend of drag racing planned at the Texas Motorplex, April 4-6th. Nitro Chaos will join its popular sister series Funny Car Chaos for a double header attraction, the 4th Annual Funny Car Chaos Classic. The biggest funny car race in the world just got bigger as a power packed field of nitro burners can be expected to share the stage with the floppers of Chaos and much more. Cap this epic weekend of drag racing off with additional special festivities on Sunday and Monday, April 7-8th hosted by the Texas Motorplex in celebration of the total solar eclipse, more information coming soon.

The month of May brings another Chaos double feature as Nitro Chaos and Funny Car Chaos return to Iowa for the 2nd Annual Twisted Shifterz CHAOS in the Cornfield over Memorial Day weekend at Eddyville Raceway Park. This event set the bar in 2023 with over fifty ‘Chaos’ cars in attendance and overflowing grandstands with spectators from across the world. Midwest racers and fans can mark their calendars for May 24-26th for this chaotic weekend of run whatcha’ brung action.

Ohio marks the next stop as the DMP Nitro Chaos series returns to Edgewater Sports Park outside Cincinnati for its second annual visit on June 21-22nd. Edgewater served as the season opener in 2023 to kick off the inaugural points Championship for the series and the series is excited to return to Ohio for round two of CHAOS. Smokin’ Mo-Kan Dragway will celebrate its 62nd birthday with Nitro Chaos on July 19-20th in Asbury, Missouri just outside of Joplin. Mo-Kan Dragway is one of the oldest operating drag strips in the country and is rich with history and the ambiance is hard to beat, especially with two dozen nitro burners on the property.

By this point of the 2024 season, you can rest assured a heated points battle will be underway and it will all conclude with a return for the CHAOS brand to Central Illinois Dragway in Havana, Illinois for the Nitro Chaos Championship Finals, September 20-21st. CID was one of the original host tracks for Funny Car Chaos dating back to 2018 and after recent ownership and management changes, is very excited to welcome the CHAOS back to Havana to crown the 2024 Nitro Chaos Champion! This will be the largest gathering of nitro burning drag racing machines in track history, we assure you that.

But wait, there’s more! The news was recently announced that the CHAOS will head West, to what most would consider the most historic still active drag strip on the West Coast, Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, California on September 27-28th. This non-points, eighth mile, nitro fueled festival of horsepower will be called “California Chaos” and is qualifying a colossal thirty-two car field with over $55,000 in guaranteed payouts up for grabs. This will be an all-new experience for West Coast racers and fans who have demanded a taste of CHAOS and will finally be treated to a large dose to end the 2024 CHAOS season.

Five points races covering Texas, Iowa, Ohio, Missouri and Illinois to be concluded with a historic trek Westward to mighty Bakersfield will keep Chaos racers and fans plenty busy next season with an additional seven points races and two exhibition events on the Spell Paving Services Funny Car Chaos tour. The Nitro Chaos series would like to thank DMP Awnings, CP-Carrillo, McKinney Motorsports, Dove Fuels, Twisted Shifterz, Stanke Motorsports and Mooneyham Blowers for their support, which made this year’s inaugural points series possible and kick started a much needed movement in grassroots nitro racing. So make your plans for 2024 and we’ll see you…at the CHAOS!

DMP Awnings Renews Title Sponsorship of Nitro Chaos Series For 2024

DMP Awnings officials are thrilled to announce that DMP Awnings has renewed its Title Sponsorship of the Nitro Chaos Series for the 2024 season. The Nitro Chaos Series is a premier Nitro Drag Racing event format that features some of the best side-by-side action in drag racing. The series is best known for its extensive variety of nitro-powered machines racing in an eighth (1/8) mile track configuration. Nitro Chaos provides the most diverse collection of nitro-burning machines in drag racing, and race fans are excited to see what the 2024 season has in store.

The 2023 Nitro Chaos season just ended, and it was a huge success. The series saw some of the most exciting races in recent memory, with crew chiefs and drivers pushing their cars to the limit in pursuit of the DMP Awnings Championship. Fans were treated to a spectacle of speed and power, and DMP Awnings is grateful for their support throughout the season.

Looking ahead to 2024, it has been announced that the Nitro Chaos schedule will be expanded to include more races. This means that fans will have more opportunities to see their favorite cars, drivers, and yes - those "Back-Up Girls" in action and witness even more thrilling eighth (1/8 th) mile Nitro Drag Racing.

"We continue to be delighted by the response we get by being involved with the Nitro Chaos Series, said Dean Dubbin, owner of DMP Awnings. As someone who races an injected nitro dragster in the NHRA, there is just nothing that compares to the sounds, smells, and performances of nitro-powered machines. It's a spectacle unique to drag racing that race fans just can't get enough of, and we are glad to be back to bring fans, racers, and tracks more Nitro Chaos".

The Texas Motorplex, located just west of Ennis, TX has been chosen to host the 2024 season-opening round of Nitro Chaos in conjunction with the Funny Car Choas Classic during the Total Solar Eclipse weekend, April 4th - 8th. Five full days of racing combined with multiple off-track activities are expected to attract seventy (70) to eighty (80) racing entries to the "Chaos". Nitro fans from all over the United States are expected to attend the season-opening event.

Racing vehicles with the engine in front of the driver are eligible to compete in the Nitro Chaos Series as long as the nitromethane percentage remains at 80% or above. With the elimination of the rear engine dragsters from the series in 2024, it is anticipated that the series will attract more Front Engine Dragsters, Fuel Altereds, Funny Cars, and even Pro Modifieds to compete for an even larger season-ending Championship bonus provided by DMP Awnings.

"We look forward to another exciting season of Nitro Chaos racing in 2024 and can't wait to see what's in store for everyone involved in this thrilling series," says Dubbin.

Learn more at www.dmpawnings.com.