Virginia Win Propels Mike Janis to NHRA Pro Mod Points Lead
Mike Janis secured his fifth career victory Sunday during the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by presented by J&A Service portion of the Virginia NHRA Nationals at Virginia...
View ArticleChad Green on WSOPM Invitation: ‘There’s No Way I Was Turning It Down’
Chad Green didn’t care one bit about what he had heard about nitrous cars trying to compete at Bandimere Speedway. He had his DRAG ILLUSTRATED World Series of Pro Mod invitation in his hand and nothing...
View ArticleDI CLASSIC: The ‘Snake’ and ‘Mongoose’ Interview
Drag racing icon Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen passed away Sunday, June 10, 2018, at 81 years old. While his win over Don “The Snake” Prudhomme at the 1978 U.S. Nationals highlighted his five NHRA national...
View ArticleWSOPM Invitee Pete Farber Proves Consistent at Virginia
The end result wasn’t what he wanted, but NHRA Pro Mod standout Pete Farber was able to secure some more positives heading into what will be a busy summer. Of course, that summer will include the...
View ArticleMeyer Sisters Square off in Tulsa TAD Final Round
The Randy Meyer Racing Team has been racing at Tulsa Raceway Park for decades but has had a wide range of success at the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event held at the track in June. Last year, driver...
View ArticleArnold Takes NHDRO’s Big Money at Gateway
Multi-class racer Ron “Ju-Jitsu” Arnold won the one to win if you’re only gonna win one—the $5000 M2.Shocks/Millennium Trailers Crazy Comp at NHDRO’s Kenneth R. Schwartz attorney at law Motorcycle...
View ArticleDI DRIVER BLOG PRESENTED BY WELD RACING: Megan Meyer
After what seemed like a never-ending struggle with our cars at the beginning of the year has turned around to be an exciting season. Since my last blog, we have competed in three NHRA events plus the...
View ArticleReturning to Site of First NHRA Top Fuel Victory Has Millican Excited for...
In what was one of the most thrilling moments of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, Clay Millican captured his first career Top Fuel victory a year ago with his win at Bristol Dragway....
View ArticleJohn Force: ‘The Mongoose Was Invincible’
Although the Sunday death of Tom “the Mongoose” McEwen at age 81 reverberated throughout the sport of drag racing, it hit few harder than it did John Force, the 16-time NHRA Funny Car champion. Force...
View ArticleDanny Rowe Talks Career-Best 5.78 in Virginia, Pro Mod’s Great Sportsmen, Hot...
Danny Rowe and his team have been working for more than three months straight to finally have a race like last weekend. An early-season filled with struggles and trying to dial in a new car in the...
View ArticleRed-Hot Mike Janis Anticipating Another Big Performance at WSOPM
The trek from Lancaster, N.Y. to Bandimere Speedway just outside of Denver checks in at roughly 1,500 miles. For Pro Mod standout Mike Janis, that’s a drop in the bucket to the distance he would be...
View ArticlePDRA Eliminates Pro Extreme for Balance of 2018 Season
This season the PDRA has worked diligently to revive the Pro Extreme category, which has, in recent years, been losing racer support. The PDRA secured new sponsors and programs designed to ensure the...
View ArticleCV Products Changes Name to Xceldyne Group LLC
SV America Holdings, known throughout the industry as CV Products, announced today it is changing the company name to Xceldyne Group, LLC effective immediately. Xceldyne, which stands for “Accelerated...
View ArticleJEGS Race Prepped TH-400 Transmission Rated to 1,200 HP
JEGS Race Prepped Transmissions make an excellent choice for weekend bracket racers, high-powered street cars, and mud trucks, it’s equipped with a billet aluminum transbrake valve body that utilizes...
View ArticleKeep on Truckin’: John Taylor’s Highly Successful Pickups
John Taylor vividly recalls those exhilarating radio spots he used to hear as a kid growing up in New Jersey, where the iconic sounds of “Sunday, Sunday…SUNDAY!” blasted across the airwaves in a...
View ArticleLAT Racing Oils’ Danny Vaca Talks Hands-On Approach to Racing Fluids
Danny Vaca is a familiar face when it comes to walking the pits and having a presence at the racetrack. It’s a method that has worked extremely well for one of the three founders of LAT Racing Oils,...
View ArticleLouisiana’s No Problem Raceway Keeps the Tires Turning Year-Round
If there’s ever been a drag strip that’s perfectly positioned to take advantage of year-round racing, Belle Rose, Louisiana’s No Problem Raceway certainly falls into that category, with their Gulf...
View ArticleMillican, C. Force and Anderson Leading NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Courtney Force continued to outrun the field in the Funny Car class by earning the preliminary No. 1 qualifier position at the 18th annual Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol...
View ArticleMillican, C. Force and Anderson Maintain No. 1 Spots at Bristol
Clay Millican’s success at Bristol Dragway continued Saturday as he locked in the Top Fuel No. 1 qualifier position at the 18th annual Fitzgerald USA NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals. Courtney Force...
View ArticleTeamWORK: The Formula Behind NMCA’s Rise to Success
One person can only accomplish so much on their own, but if they surround themselves with a team of other talented, competent, and motivated individuals, together the group can achieve greatness. Steve...
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