Troy Coughlin Jr. Earns NHRA Top Fuel License
Third-generation driver Troy Coughlin Jr. completed the NHRA licensing process for Top Fuel dragster on Thursday at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park under the watchful eye of father Troy Coughlin Sr....
View ArticleFireAde Teams Up with BVR to Sponsor Leah Pritchett
Bob Vandergriff Racing announces a multi-race deal to have FireAde 2000 serve as primary sponsor on the Leah Pritchett driven top fuel dragster at select events in the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing...
View ArticleTruSTART to Debut at Las Vegas Spring Fling
It’s a controversy that has been brewing for a number of years. Now K&N Spring Fling Million presented by Optima co-promoters Peter Biondo and Kyle Seipel are going to fix it once and for all....
View ArticleMike Dunn Named New President of IHRA
IRG Sports + Entertainment™ (IRGSE), proud portfolio company of TPG; parent company to the International Hot Rod Association™ (IHRA); one the fastest-growing professional racing circuits globally,...
View ArticlePro Stock’s Larry Morgan Comments on 2016 Plans
The following is a statement from NHRA Pro Stock driver Larry Morgan on the state of his Larry Morgan Racing team for the 2016 season: “We are currently involved in securing additional sponsorship so...
View ArticleSiblings Share the Spotlight in PDRA Junior Dragster
People often say drag racing is in the blood. Perhaps it’s also in the genes. Racing – and winning – would appear to be a part of the Tanner family genetic makeup. Siblings Preston and Alexis ‘Lexi’...
View ArticleFerre Signs American Plastic Technologies for 2016
With the 2016 racing season fast approaching, Top Alcohol Dragster standout Cameron Ferré, alongside Miersch Racing, are pleased to announce American Plastic Technologies will be joining their 2016...
View ArticleATI Introduces New LSX Aluminum Water Jacket and Oil Galley Plugs
Trying to get some weight off the nose of your LSX powered racecar? ATI now offers Teflon anodized, 6061 billet aluminum water jacket and oil galley plugs. Part #951650A fits the water jacket holes and...
View ArticleTucci to Return as PDRA Announcer
Al Tucci has one of the longest-running commentator careers in drag racing and provides a unique, personable style of entertainment. After a one-year hiatus from the PDRA, Tucci will join the 2016 tour...
View ArticleDI CLASSIC: Lizzy Musi Isn’t Afraid of What Comes Next
Born and raised in New Jersey, 23-year-old Lizzy Musi moved south late in 2012, as her father, doorslammer legend Pat Musi, relocated his family-owned-and-operated horsepower factory to Mooresville,...
View ArticleKrista Baldwin to Make A/Fuel Dragster Debut at Winternationals
Krista Baldwin will make her A/Fuel Dragster debut this weekend at the NHRA Circle K WinterNationals. She will be piloting Anthony Dicero’s dragster in the Top Alchohol Dragster category. This will be...
View ArticleLaughlin Brings Gas Monkey Energy to NHRA Winternationals
Alex Laughlin is almost acting like a kid at Christmas. But instead of looking for toys under the tree on Dec. 25, the 27-year-old Bluffdale, Tex., driver already has his toy in the 200-mile per hour...
View ArticleRPM Series to Open Season at PBIR
Racers of the NHRA Real Pro Mod (RPM) series officially begin their 2016 campaign Mar. 17-20, as part of the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Florida, but will be visiting the...
View ArticleCapps, Torrence and Anderson Kick off 2016 Season with NHRA Winternationals...
Ron Capps raced to his first Funny Car victory in nearly a year Sunday at the Circle K NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. Steve Torrence (Top Fuel) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) also...
View ArticleDI RETURN ROAD: 2016 NHRA Winternationals
Another 87-day NHRA offseason has come and gone, and the first Wallys of the year have already been presented to the winners of the 56th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals, the first of 24 races of...
View ArticleNC Drag Racing Hall of Fame Prepares for 2016 Inductees This Weekend
With winter testing underway in Florida and NHRA wrapping up another Winternationals in Pomona, California, all drag racing fans, and racers themselves, know it is time for the 14th annual Shriners...
View ArticleON THE ROAD: Southeast Gasser Association
When I telephoned Quain Stott in November, the day before the season finale of his Southeast Gassers Association event, I was fairly astonished at his predicament. “Van, I’ve got more cars than I’ve...
View ArticleWilwood Continues Relationship with Contingency Connection Racer Rewards Program
Wilwood Disc Brakes is proud to continue its partnership with Contingency Connection’s Racer Rewards program through the 2016 season. Contingency Connection Racer Rewards sponsors post thousands of...
View ArticleLights Out VII a Long Time Coming
It’s time for the first big race of the year at South Georgia Motorsports Park (SGMP), where the absolute best of the drag radial world—plus several interlopers from the Pro Mod ranks—have been...
View ArticleLIVE STREAM: MotorMania’s Lights Out 7 Feed
Courtesy of our friend Mark Walter and the gang at MotorManiaTV.com, we’re thrilled to present the LIVE FEED of the biggest drag radial race in the known universe…Donald Long’s Lights Out 7. With...
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