Roth Racing Building New EFI Screw-Blown Willys Pro Mod
Canadian Pro Modified team Roth Racing will debut a brand-new ’41 Willys when the 2016 NAPA Ultimate Showdowns season kicks off. The Roth Racing entry will be the first screw-blown Pro Mod in Canada...
View ArticleEarwood Earns PDRA ‘Promoter of the Year’ Award
Rockingham Dragway owner Steve Earwood, who next March will be inducted into Don Garlits’ International Drag Racing Hall of Fame as the 2016 recipient of the Founders Award, picked up some additional...
View ArticlePDRA Pro Nitrous Champ Rickie Smith in a League All His Own
It started in 1976. Twenty-three year old Rickie Smith had only been in racing two years when IHRA opened up a class called Super Modified. The heads up nature of the class appealed to the young North...
View ArticleChampion Spark Plugs and Michalek Brothers Racing Renew Partnership for Fifth...
Michalek Brothers Racing (MBR) is excited to announce a continued partnership with Federal-Mogul Motorparts’ (NASDAQ: FDML) Champion® Spark Plugs brand for the 2016 race season. The upcoming season...
View ArticleMcKinney Celebrates Fifth Pro Extreme Motorcycle Championship
Eric McKinney celebrated his second straight Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) championship at the organization’s lavish 2015 banquet, held in conjunction with the Performance Racing Industry...
View ArticleON THE ROAD: Lucky Drag City
If ever a man could say he’s led an extraordinary life, that man could easily be Maurice “Lucky” Foley, owner of Lucky Drag City, just outside Erie, Pennsylvania. His notable life experiences range...
View ArticleSecond NHRA World Championship Highlights Successful 2015 Season for Lamb...
The taste of success typically triggers the urge to again savor that triumphant flavor. And for Las Vegas native Justin Lamb, a nibble of achievement has become a regular snack for the now two-time...
View ArticlePDRA Pro Boost Champ Kevin Fiscus Loses Major Funding
In late 2014 Kevin Fiscus accepted an invitation to partner with Jim Bell for a multi-series 2015 race season with the expectations of running both Bell cars in a two car race team. However, Bell’s...
View Article20th Anniversary of the Big Dog Shootout Brings Big Changes
In an effort to return to the glory days of the legendary Big Dog Shootout, the staff and management of Piedmont Dragway are announcing major changes to the Thursday night shootout. With Real Pro Mod...
View Article30 UNDER 30: Matt Sackman
The eighth-mile Jr. Dragster world has produced some of the most talented drivers in the upper-level sportsman and pro ranks, but for 22-year-old Matt Sackman it helped mold him into a top-notch...
View Article30 UNDER 30: Steven Whiteley
At just 22 years old, Steven Whiteley is making a name for himself in the NHRA class that bears the name of his family’s business: the J&A Service Pro Mod Series. And if racing in the NHRA wasn’t...
View ArticleCV Products and SRI Performance Announce New Direction
CV Products, LLC announced that it is moving forward with its new direction to place an increased focus on its various manufacturing businesses and the distribution of performance engine components...
View ArticleSPY PHOTOS: Jeg Coughlin’s 2016 Dodge Dart with New Intake Duct
Rick Jones and his staff at RJ Race Cars have been busy this winter preparing the Elite Motorsports stable of Pro Stockers for the 2016 season. With a new manufacturer and the introduction of sweeping...
View Article30 UNDER 30 – Vincent Nobile
It could be said that Vincent Nobile was destined to become a Pro Stock driver. After all, he’s been around naturally aspirated doorslammer racing ever since he can remember, tagging along with his...
View Article2016 NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Series Schedule Unveiled
NHRA officials unveiled the 2016 NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series schedule today. In 2016, the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series will compete at 10 NHRA national events....
View ArticleON THE ROAD: U.S. 60 Dragway
Of all the weekends I could have wound up visiting U.S. 60 Raceway in Hardinsburg, Kentucky, I must admit I accidentally showed up on the most perfect weekend of the entire year. It was late September...
View ArticleNMCA Announces New Factory Super Cars Class
Since 2008, the factories have been turning out drag-spec muscle cars in low volume with the sole purpose of class drag racing. It began as a throwback to the ‘60s era programs that carried names like...
View ArticleOver 20 NHRA Pro Mod Teams Already Committed to 2016 Season
The NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, one of the most popular classes in 2015, is well on its way to another massively successful season in 2016. Though the Pro Mod season doesn’t...
View ArticleNHRA Lucas Oil Series Sportsman Events to be Televised on Fox Sports 1 and...
The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, where the future stars of NHRA Drag Racing are born, will be showcased in 16 races throughout the season on FOX Sports 1 (FS1) and FOX Sports 2 (FS2), it was...
View Article2016 NHRA Pro Mod TV Schedule Released
NHRA and FOX announced today that all 10 races in the 2016 NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series season will air on FOX Sports 1 (FS1) and FOX Sports 2 (FS2). FS2 will televise each half-hour...
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