Billy Glidden is Finding His Way Back
Just days before the U.S. Nationals – Billy Glidden’s first race since an ugly crash in Orlando in February – the longtime standout was asked if there’s any ill-effects from a nasty crash that ended...
View ArticleDI INTERVIEW: Steve Earwood
Rockingham’s storied promoter discusses ever-changing race promotion game In terms of drag racing promotion, Steve Earwood has either heard or tried it all, and it’s a vastly different landscape in...
View ArticleQ&A: Drag Race Central’s Rick Green
From his spot in the media center, Rick Green has witnessed thousands upon thousands of passes down quarter-mile and eighth-mile dragstrips across the country. Green began reporting the sport’s...
View ArticleKenny Hubbard & the Fastest Car in Town
Kenny Hubbard remembers telling somebody back in high school he wanted to have the fastest car in town. It drew a chuckle and the Texas native would often repeat it, with every laugh making Hubbard...
View ArticleRACE PROMOTING 101: Donald Long Steps Outside the Box for His Latest Race...
Never one to rest on his laurels, drag radial racing promoter Donald “Duck” Long announced in June he is adding a third major event next spring to his annual offerings at South Georgia Motorsports Park...
View Article#MOVERSANDSHAKERS: 11.10.2017
Featuring Lizzy Musi, John Force, Ian Tocher, Tommy D’Aprile and more… It’s once again time to check in with all the incredible people that comprise the drag racing community. QUOTABLE: “When you...
View Article‘MAD MAN’ GOES NO-PREP RACING
Pro Extreme veteran Frankie Taylor discusses no-prep movement There’s little Frankie “Mad Man” Taylor won’t try or hasn’t already done. Well known for his accomplishments in Pro Extreme and successful,...
View ArticleWill Smith’s Will to Race
PDRA’s Will Smith earns NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster license Over the course of Will Smith’s 19-year-long career in drag racing, he’s held a variety of titles: bracket racer, teenage protégé on Steve...
View ArticleBrittany Force Scores NHRA Top Fuel World Championship
For the first time since 1982, a female has captured a NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Top Fuel world championship. Brittany Force clinched the category crown in the quarterfinals of eliminations...
View Article‘The Grinch’ Making Leap to MX235 in 2018
While many racers have gone from class racing to the no-time/grudge racing world, it is rare to see an extremely successful team in the ‘clocks off’ world make the swap. But for Nick Chapman, owner of...
View ArticleQ&A: Brian Lohnes
Anyone who consumes any sort of drag racing content this year is bound to see or hear the words of Brian Lohnes. That’s not necessarily his intention, just a consequence of the passionate New...
View ArticleGRABBING GEARS: Wheels-Up, Gear-Jamming Action at Stick-Shift Nationals
With a massive field of 75 clutch-dumping entries in attendance, the 7th annual Stick-Shift Nationals at Farmington Dragway managed to continue its upward trajectory yet again, as the mega-gathering of...
View ArticleQ&A: Pat Musi
Decades of experience and hard work have helped Pat Musi become one of the go-to engine builders when it comes to nitrous-assisted power plants. Musi Racing Engines can be found in several of the top...
View ArticleMid-West Pro Mod Series Releases 2018 Event Schedule
Fresh off its inaugural, five-event season, the Tulsa-based Mid-West Pro Mod Series (MWPMS) announced an expanded seven-race schedule for next year, with a tentative eighth event still in the works....
View ArticlePOCKET SIZED POWER: Zach Smith Talks Pro Series Drag Racing Game App
If you’re like me, the idea of launching down the drag strip, knuckles white on the steering wheel as the dirty, greasy speed of the Detroit iron screaming beneath you brings visions not appropriate...
View ArticlePDRA Introduces Rule Changes for Pro Boost and Pro Extreme Motorcycle
During Tuesday’s live Facebook show, “Live with Lee,” PDRA announced rule changes to Andy McCoy Race Cars Pro Boost and Drag 965 Pro Extreme Motorcycle. The rule changes follow an impressive fourth...
View ArticleFranklin’s Second Pro Nitrous Championship Even More Special Than First
As the reigning, and now back-to-back, Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous presented by MoTeC World Champion, Tommy Franklin needs little introduction. The Virginia businessman has overcome setbacks in his...
View ArticleFrankenstein Engine Dynamics Named MWPMS Title Sponsor
The Mid-West Pro Mod Series (MWPMS) proudly announced today that Frankenstein Engine Dynamics (FED) has signed on as title sponsor for the 2018 MWPMS season. Following a successful five-race season...
View ArticlePRO STOCK DREAMER: Johnny Pluchino Yearns for Pro Stock Ride
Outlaw 632 racing paves way to Extreme Pro Stock future for Johnny Pluchino Just a baby, drag racing was already front and center in Johnny Pluchino’s life. Adorning a tiny pair of red headphones, he...
View ArticlePro Mod Star Troy Coughlin Bows out of Street Car Super Nationals 13
The iconic yellow & black Corvette of Troy Coughlin arrived at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with the intention of winning the Nitrous Outlet Street Car Super Nationals 13 Presented by...
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