TX2K26: chaos and new leaders
TX2K26 Day 2 highlights show high-speed runs, several mechanical blowouts and on-track wrecks — a reminder of the thin margin at the performance limit (youtube.com). The flipside: new competitors and teams are rising by blending horsepower with smarter tuning and strategy, and those names are the ones to watch in grassroots supercar scenes (youtube.com).
TX2K moved its marquee event to the Texas Motorplex in Ennis after Houston Raceway Park was sold three years prior, and 2026 marked the third consecutive edition run at the Motorplex. (bangshift.com ) Organizers listed the weeklong meeting for March 16–22, 2026 with more than 600 registered street-driven entries slated to compete across drag and roll formats. (floracing.com ) TX2K’s registration rosters showed drag-race entrants averaged about 1,763 wheel horsepower while roll-race entrants averaged about 1,868 wheel horsepower, underscoring the event’s unusually high baseline power level. (tx2k.com ) (tx2k.com ) Rulebook items enforced specific safety and equipment thresholds: any car trapping over 185 mph must use an SFI 38.1 head-and-neck restraint and, when brakes are below OEM diameter, carry a functional parachute, and tyre rules cap most entries at 30×11.5 or 315/60/15 unless running 17-inch or larger wheels (which may use up to a 355-wide tyre). (tx2k.com ) Seasoned builders showed up alongside breakout teams—Brett LaSala’s Snot Rocket program (a twin-turbo 5.0L Coyote package producing in the high-2,000s–3,000+ rear-wheel horsepower range) was an active qualifier at this year’s meeting. (brettlasala.com ) (enginelabs.com ) Post-event result listings from TX2K coverage outlets named Kyle Rado as drag champion with Marco Fernandez as runner-up and listed Tag Marlow and Chris Delgado among the semi-finalists in the top drag brackets. (webbstop.com ) FloRacing provided the week’s live stream coverage for the March 18–22 program while the YouTube live broadcast for Day 2 carried event presentation credits to Motorstate Distributing. (floracing.com ) (youtube.com )
