{"id":102026,"date":"2025-08-25T17:44:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T17:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/murder-nova-daniel-phantom-parker-talk-speed-promotions-season-ending-future-plans\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T17:44:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T17:44:32","slug":"murder-nova-daniel-phantom-parker-talk-speed-promotions-season-ending-future-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racepages.com\/Videos\/drag-racing\/uncategorized\/murder-nova-daniel-phantom-parker-talk-speed-promotions-season-ending-future-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cMurder Nova,\u201d Daniel \u201cPhantom\u201d Parker Talk Speed Promotions Season Ending, Future Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

The bombshell news that Speed Promotions & Racing has canceled the remainder of its 2025 season has left racers and fans across the country reeling. For many, it represents the end of an era that began more than a decade ago with Street Outlaws<\/em> and grew into the wildly popular No Prep Kings<\/em> and, most recently, The Outlaws<\/em> touring series.<\/p>\n

Among the first to speak out were two of the franchise\u2019s most recognizable figures \u2013 Shawn \u201cMurder Nova\u201d Ellington and his longtime partner-in-crime, Daniel \u201cPhantom\u201d Parker. In a candid YouTube video the pair reflected on 13 years of television fame, addressed the swirl of online speculation, and made it clear that while Speed Promotions may be sidelined, they aren\u2019t done racing.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe Would Do It All Over Again Tomorrow\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n

True to form, Murder Nova led with humor. \u201cFired. I\u2019ve been fired from every job I\u2019ve ever had, man. So, I\u2019m not too worried about it,\u201d he quipped. But beneath the sarcasm, both he and Phantom acknowledged the weight of the moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThirteen years we\u2019ve been doing this,\u201d Ellington said. \u201cI would do it all over again tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

While critics on social media were quick to blame Speed Promotions for running the product into the ground in a single season, Ellington pushed back. He reminded fans that the same people who launched the original Street Outlaws<\/em> were still involved, but this time without the level of financial backing they once had.<\/p>\n

\u201cSam and Jen started all this,\u201d Ellington explained. \u201cIt\u2019s not that they ruined it in one year \u2013 they didn\u2019t have the funding they had before, so they had to do what they had to do. Am I saying it was run right? Absolutely not. But this isn\u2019t a bash session.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A Traveling Circus<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Both Ellington and Parker emphasized gratitude over grievance. \u201cWould you know who we are if Sam hadn\u2019t put us on TV? Probably not,\u201d Phantom said. \u201cFans show up because they made y\u2019all love us or hate us. Either way, you showed up.\u201d<\/p>\n

The duo readily embraced the oft-repeated description of Street Outlaws<\/em> as a circus. \u201cWe\u2019re a traveling circus. That\u2019s what we do,\u201d Phantom laughed. \u201cAnd we had a damn good time doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

From South Africa to Brazil to Australia, the show took the Oklahoma racers places they never imagined. \u201cWould I have been to all them different countries without this? No, I wouldn\u2019t have,\u201d Ellington said. \u201cThose fans reached out because it was their favorite television show, and they wanted us there.\u201d<\/p>\n

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No Answers, Just Racing<\/strong><\/h3>\n

One of the biggest frustrations, they admitted, was the lack of communication. \u201cWe got nothing. No explanation,\u201d Ellington said. \u201cThat would have at least been nice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, they made clear that the cancellation doesn\u2019t mean the story is over. The pair are committed to finishing out other obligations this season \u2013 including appearances in Canada, races with the Midwest Drag Racing Series, and a likely run in the Drag Illustrated Winter Series.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not done racing by any means,\u201d Phantom said. \u201cWe still got three or four races left this year with Blue, and then we\u2019ll be doing the Winter Series, too. Unless something else comes up, we\u2019re 100 percent going to try to run all of Keith\u2019s races.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for the future, both racers left the door wide open. \u201cI\u2019m not going to sit here and say it\u2019s over,\u201d Ellington said. \u201cIf it\u2019s over, it\u2019s over. If it was over after Season 1, we\u2019d have gone back to our regular jobs. But we\u2019d still be racing somewhere \u2013 just like we\u2019re going to be racing tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cEverything\u2019s for Sale\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In classic Murder Nova fashion, the conversation also took a practical turn. With a chuckle, he reminded fans that every piece of equipment has a price. \u201cEverything\u2019s for sale,\u201d he said. \u201cThe OG could be bought. It would be stupid, and nobody\u2019s dumb enough to pay what it would take, but you could take it home.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was another reminder that while the television spotlight may dim, the racers who became household names through Street Outlaws<\/em> will continue finding ways to compete, build, and entertain.<\/p>\n

The End of One Chapter<\/strong><\/h3>\n

For fans, the news of Speed Promotions\u2019 abrupt cancelation is bittersweet. The cars, rivalries, and personalities of Street Outlaws<\/em> reshaped drag racing\u2019s mainstream identity, creating household names and packing racetracks for more than a decade.<\/p>\n

But as Ellington and Parker made clear, the legacy isn\u2019t over. It\u2019s just shifting into a new chapter.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t really know what we\u2019re going to be doing yet, but we\u2019re going to be doing something,\u201d Ellington promised. \u201cGuaranteed.\u201d<\/p>\n

This story was originally published on August 25, 2025. \"Drag<\/p>\n

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