TX2K to Celebrate 27th Year of Street Cars and Setting Records, and Sick Prep Will Have Texas Motorplex Ready for Six Days of Action!
With an established history of hosting an epic week in Texas, TX2K returns to Texas Motorplex just outside of Dallas for the third year in their 27-year history. The roster for drag racing and roll racing is loaded, and they’re ready for record-setting conditions.
Sick Prep will also make the trip to Texas, as Thomas Bemis, Weston Nichols and Gavin Carter will manage and prep the track as over 300 drag racers and over 150 roll racers will invade the storied facility.
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With history of prepping and managing the surface on Texas Motorplex in the past, Thomas, Weston and Gavin look to bring a consistent surface to the table for TX2K. “We want the cars and tuners to determine the races, not the race track,” Thomas said. “There are ten thousand pieces to a record-setting pass, and the track prep team is three of them, but it’s three very important pieces.”
TX2K has been the home of a number of record-setting passes, as well as a slew of familiar names in both the drag racing and roll racing world.
Last year, Brett LaSala ran his win streak to three straight years, backing up two years of winning the Street Car classes with 6-second performances. 2025 would bring a different challenge, as Brett would move ‘Snot Rocket 3.0’ into the new 2JZ versus the World class, clocking a best of 6.36 at 217 mph in route to winning the new class.
Although Brett has committed to running for a championship in the Limited Drag Radial class in 2026, he will make the tow from Florida to Texas in search of a fourth TX2K victory. “It is going to be epic,” said Brett. “I’m excited to race on a 28 (inch tall tire) again.”
One of the cars Brett could face is the ‘White Race’ 240 Nissan, piloted by Eric LaFerriere in 2025 to a record 6.08 at 235 mph pass, with an eye-opening 1.02 60 foot time, as TX2K.
On the Roll Race side of competition, Underground Racing staged an all-Howeth final round, as Kevin faced KC, who was the top qualifier at 225 mph. There were several runs above 230 mph during eliminations, breaking the record previously held at the now-defunct Houston Raceway Park.
TX2K is March 17th through the 22nd, and will be streamed on FloRacing.
Written by Derek Putnam. Photos courtesy of Motion Raceworks, Sean Chartier Media and Underground Racing.
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