Rowe and Matusek Looking Forward to NHRA Southern Nationals Return
Danny Rowe (above) and Steve Matusek don’t have the same kind of history at Atlanta Dragway – host of this weekend’s 34th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals – that they do at many...
View ArticleBell Back in NHRA Pro Mod with Brand-New JBRC Camaro
This weekend’s NHRA Summit Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway, the third NHRA Pro Mod event of the 2014 season, is actually Jim Bell’s second event as he was forced to vacate his spot at the Houston...
View ArticleTrack Record Gives Smith Provisional Pro Mod Pole in Atlanta
Reigning world champ Rickie Smith (above) set a new track record during the first day of qualifying of the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals...
View ArticleDeJoria, Enders-Stevens, Torrence and Krawiec Lead Friday Qualifying at Atlanta
Alexis DeJoria (Funny Car, above) and Erica Enders-Stevens (Pro Stock) both laid down new track records en route to current No. 1 qualifying efforts as they vie to secure the 100th win by a female...
View ArticleDI DIGITS: PDRA at Memphis Qualifying Results
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View ArticleForce Sisters and Nobile Qualify No. 1 at NHRA Topeka
Brittany and Courtney Force (above) raced to No. 1 qualifying positions Saturday at the NHRA Kansas Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka, the first time sisters have shared the top qualifying stage at an...
View ArticleDI DIGITS: PDRA at Memphis Elimination Round Results
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View ArticleHarris Maintains Perfect PDRA Record; Reid, Pluchino, Rogers Also Win in Memphis
Texas racer Randell Reid won the first Pro Extreme race of his career May 24, at the inaugural Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) Memphis Drags. Also picking up pro class wins at Memphis...
View ArticleC. Force, Massey and A. Johnson Win NHRA at Topeka
Courtney Force (above) raced to the landmark 100th victory by a female in NHRA history Sunday at the NHRA Kansas Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka. Spencer Massey (Top Fuel) and Allen Johnson (Pro...
View ArticleCourtney Force Gets NHRA’s 100th Win by Women
Courtney Force raced into the history books May 25, at the 26th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka by winning the Funny Car title and securing the 100th victory for female...
View ArticleLangdon Looks Forward to E-Town Return
Shawn Langdon still had three months in the regular season and then the Countdown to the Championship to conquer to claim his first NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world championship. But the...
View ArticlePro Mod Champ Coughlin Seeks Rebound at Englishtown
This weekend’s race in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Powerocks, which will be run in conjunction with the 45th annual Toyota NHRA Summernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park,...
View ArticleFatal Accident Claims Grudge Racer at Maryland International Raceway
Regrettably, Lamont Akins, 48, a veteran drag racer from New Jersey, died May 25, while making a solo pass in his ’71 Plymouth Duster (above) at Maryland International Raceway (MIR). The track, owned...
View ArticleTucker Turns to Elite Motorsports for Pro Stock Power
Rob Tucker Racing announced May 27, it will lease motors from Elite Motorsports for the remainder of the team’s part-time campaign for the 2014 NHRA Pro Stock season. Elite Motorsports fields the 2014...
View ArticleNC DRAG RACING HALL OF FAME 2014 INDUCTION HELD EASTER WEEKEND
Inclement winter weather as 2014 began postponed the induction ceremony to the North Carolina Drag Racing Hall of Fame (NCDRHOF), as well as the annual Shriners’ Hot Rod and Drag Expo, to Easter...
View ArticleEOPM Summer Slam at VMP this Weekend
The Extreme Outlaw Pro Mod (EOPM) series presented by ATI Performance Products rolls back into Virginia Motorsports Park (VMP) June 7, with some of the most exciting Extreme Pro Modified racing around,...
View ArticleMinimum Age Lowered for NHRA Jr. Drag Racing League
NHRA officials announced May 31, at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, the birthplace of the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League, that effective June 15, the minimum age for kids eligible to...
View ArticleGarlits Going After 200-MPH Electric Vehicle Record
“Big Daddy” Don Garlits and the “Quest for 200 MPH on Batteries” team are preparing for their pending 200-mph race into history. Team members trekked to Ocala, FL, this week to make last-minute tuning...
View ArticleWCOPMA Headlines Super Chevy Show at Bakersfield this Weekend
This weekend marks the second event of the West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association’s (WCOPMA) 2014 season as the club will headline Auto Club Famoso Raceway’s Super Chevy Show event in Bakersfield,...
View ArticleNHRA Promotes Lang and Mohn in Racing Operations
The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) today announced two key promotions in its racing operations division, including one to a newly created safety role. Bob Lang has been promoted to senior...
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