Checking In With Bubba Stanton
We’re less than two months away from the kickoff for the PDRA’s inaugural tour. Teams are in high gear getting things in place for the season opener, the Texas Nationals March 19-21 where the 2014...
View ArticleBVR Ready to go for 2015 Following Offseason Changes
The 2015 season brings several changes for Bob Vandergriff Racing. BVR will be racing two, full-time Top Fuel dragsters in the NHRA Mello Yello Season, with a three-time Top Fuel Champion piloting one...
View ArticleNick Agostino Switches to Radials, Knocks Down 4.05 in Bradenton
Tired of the same old thing, Canadian racer Nick Agostino had been toying with the idea of switching his car over from its regular 10.5 slicks to a set of radial tires. As his usual series, the Outlaw...
View ArticleDanny Rowe Talks Pro Mods & Pre-Entries
In a time when most NHRA professional classes are staring down the barrel of dwindling car counts and waning sponsor interest, the crowd-favorite Pro Mod class, particularly that of the NHRA brand,...
View ArticleRob Valden Goes 3.96 at 201 MPH in Testing, Prepares for Lights Out 6
While the internet was busy focusing on the Keith Berry versus Brad Edwards rivalry, another radial tire driver was on the hunt for notoriety. Rob Valden, pilot of the maroon ’90 Mustang owned by...
View ArticleDoug Winters Shows Off New ’69 Chevelle Pro Mod
Doug Winters and Winters Racing unveiled their new ’69 Chevelle Pro Mod at the Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week (HDAW) in Las Vegas. The unveiling was held during Meritor’s sponsored reception in The Mirage...
View ArticleDanny Rowe Unveils Plans for New Agave Underground Tequila C7 Corvette Pro Mod
Danny Rowe, driver and owner of the fan-favorite Agave Underground Tequila Pro Mod team, announced today plans to debut a new 2015 Chevy Corvette Pro Mod at the Toyota NHRA Summernationals at Old...
View ArticleWELD Reaffirms Commitment to Drag Racing and NHRA with $125,000 Contingency...
As the 2015 drag racing season kicks off this weekend at the Circle K NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, Calif., WELD announced today it has committed over $125,000 in prize money for its 2015 NHRA...
View ArticleJESEL Posts PDRA Contingency for Shaft Rocker Systems
JESEL, a major performance parts manufacturer in the world of competitive motorsports, has stepped up its support of the PDRA and its racers as the organization heads into its second year of...
View ArticleDI Warm-Up: 10 NHRA Pros to Follow on Instagram
It seems just about everyone has a smartphone now, or at least access to one of the several social networks. Fans have taken to social media to supplement the news and results they receive from...
View ArticleSparkling ICE Joins Dote Racing in Support of Leah Pritchett
Sparkling ICE®, part of the Talking Rain® Beverage Company portfolio, announced today its support of Dote Racing Top Fuel Dragster, Leah Pritchett. Sparkling ICE will be featured as an associate...
View ArticleJR Todd Takes on 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Season with New Red Line Livery
Red Line® Synthetic Oil is proud to announce its primary sponsorship of the Kalitta Motorsports Top Fuel Dragster and driver JR Todd in the NHRA Mello Yellow® Drag Racing Series, beginning with the...
View ArticleKalitta, Johnson Jr. and Line Top Winternationals Friday Qualifying
Doug Kalitta raced to the qualifying lead in Top Fuel during Friday qualifying at the 55th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals. Tommy Johnson Jr. (Funny Car) and Jason Line (Pro Stock) also were...
View ArticleShawn Langdon Makes Quickest Pass in NHRA History
Shawn Langdon made the quickest pass in NHRA history in the Knuckle Sandwich/AJPE Top Fuel dragster during today’s third qualifying session for the first race of the 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing...
View ArticleHagan, Langdon and Line Race to Circle K NHRA Winternationals Victories
Reigning Funny Car world champion Matt Hagan opened the 2015 NHRA season by racing to victory Sunday at the Circle K NHRA Winternationals at historic Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. Shawn Langdon (Top...
View ArticleDONALD LONG: Duck X Signs 5-Year Deal with SGMP; Moya Takes Ownership of...
“It’s time to squash all the bullshit,” says Donald “Duck” Long, owner of Duck X Productions and promoter of the two biggest drag radial races on the planet in his annual “No Mercy” and “Lights Out”...
View ArticleRETURN ROAD: Best and Worst of the NHRA Winternationals
The National Hot Rod Association kicked off another season of NHRA Mello Yello Series drag racing action at the Circle K NHRA Winternationals last weekend. If the record-setting performances at...
View ArticleRick Thornton Ditches the Slicks; Headed Radial Racing
There’s been a lot of hype lately about the takedown of the 3-second, eighth-mile barrier in radial racing. The hottest trend in door car racing definitely seems to be radials, and recently Rick...
View ArticleDI Warm-Up: Get Ready for a Wild Ride with PDRA in 2015
The countdown is on to the Professional Drag Racers Association 2015 kickoff. The series inaugural season was full of historic wins, wild rides, blown records and incredible, side-by-side, professional...
View ArticleTERRIFYING GRUDGE RACING CRASH
Fortunately, this grudge racing crash at Yellow Belly Drag Strip – a notorious Dallas-area outlaw track – didn’t end in tragedy, but it did result in the kind of shocking and terrifying piece of...
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