Former No Prep Kings star Justin Swanstrom is returning to his grudge racing roots, and he’s committed to making a big splash doing it. Swanstrom recently announced both his own event, SwanFest, will debut in 2025, as well as a brand new No-Time points series in collaboration with Jacob Harper of Big Jake Promotions in 2026.
SwanFest will take place October 3-4 at Rockingham Dragway. The headlining class will be N/T Extreme 275, paying $100,000 to win on Friday night, as well as an additional $10,000-to-win race on Saturday. All Steel, All Glass (ASAG) will compete for $50,000 on Friday and $5,000 on Saturday. Supporting classes include Lil Gangstas, 6.0 Index, and Jr. 484.
“I love the N/T world,” said Swanstrom. “The energy it brings, it’s hard to explain…you just have to be there. We’ve got guys with very high-caliber cars and it’s time to get shit jumpin’ and make it just a little more exciting.”
On the heels of his SwanFest announcement, Swanstrom raised the bar even higher for 2026 – a four-race points series presented by Swan Productions and Big Jake Productions. Each promotion will be responsible for two of the four events: March Mania 6 (Big Jake), a to-be-announced event in April/May (Swanstrom), Southern N/T Nationals 9 (Big Jake), and SwanFest 2 (Swanstrom).
While Swanstrom’s popularity has grown immensely in recent years due to his participation in No Prep Kings and a strong social media presence, longtime fans will remember his beginnings in the N/T and grudge world. Swanstrom says his love for N/T racing has motivated him to give back and try to make it even better, and there’s no promoter currently doing bigger N/T events than Harper, whose March Mania 5 will take place March 27-29 at Xtreme Raceway Park in Ferris, Texas.
“I was literally thinking about doing a series, but I know I couldn’t do four events,” Swanstrom admitted. “I immediately thought of Big Jake with his two events because I know he is a risk taker like me and wants to grow the sport and give back. I sent him a text and told him I had an idea, and I only wanted to do it with him – if he was interested. He responded back with, ‘No lie, I literally thought about this same deal last night.’ We knew right then it was fate and we needed to make it happen!”
Once again, the 28/275 and ASAG classes will be the main attraction, and are for N/T cars only. The 28/275 class will pay $100,000 to win at all four events, while ASAG will pay $50,000 at each race. In addition, there is a $50,000 bonus to the 28/275 points champion at the end of the series. The ASAG points champion will receive $25,000. More details concerning the series will be available soon.
“We want to give back and make N/T even better,” said Swanstrom. “We came up with this plan and are ready to bring it to life for y’all.”
This story was originally published on March 14, 2025. 
