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DI CLASSIC: Paul Taylor Keeps the ‘Mad Man’ on Track
Saturday’s opening round of Pro Extreme qualifying for the first-ever event of the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) came and went early this April with no sign of the flamboyant, bright...
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Expanded Import Presence Expected at 2017 PDRA Races
Robert Tighe Racing has announced its plans to run the majority of the PDRA events this year. The team fields an ’07 Toyota Scion TC, Toyota 2JZ inline six-cylinder, 94mm gen 2 Turbo by Garrett and...
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SPORTSMAN ROUNDTABLE: Kyle Seipel on Million-Dollar Races
Sportsman drag racers have long been the backbone of drag racing, but the sportsman racing scene has transformed drastically from its early days when a racer could show up with his buddy, a tire gauge,...
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2,400 MILES AND $270,000: Jeff Verdi’s ‘Spring Fling Million’ Story
When big-money bracket race promoters Peter Biondo and Kyle Seipel announced the creation of the Spring Fling Vegas Million last year, the bracket racing world was flipped on its head. They immediately...
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Summit Motorsports Park Track Champions Celebrated During Ceremony
The remarkable accomplishments of the 2016 Summit Motorsports Park champions were celebrated at the 43rd Annual Accel Banquet of Champions at Sawmill Creek Resort in Huron, Ohio, on January 14, 2017....
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PHOTO GALLERY: J.R. Todd’s Dynamic Career
NHRA Top Fuel driver J.R. Todd enjoyed a banner season in 2016 as a third-year driver for motorsports legend Connie Kalitta and his Ypsilanti, Michigan-based Kalitta Motorsports team. Behind the wheel...
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Cox Secures Backing from Clements Mechanical
Pro Nitrous star Jay Cox will be a force once again in 2017 thanks to backing from Clements Mechanical, which will provide primary sponsorship for Cox’s ’69 Camaro, nicknamed “The Pumpkin”. After a...
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BREAKING: Clean Up in Progress at South Georgia Motorsports Park for Lights...
Working alongside the staff of South Georgia Motorsports Park, Donald “Duck” Long and his Duck X Productions team are well underway with their cleanup effort at the facility after it was severely...
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Creating New Memories at the Don Carlton Memorial Nostalgia Pro Stock Race
Drag Illustrated Senior Staff Writer Van Abernethy usually goes solo whenever he rolls into America’s dragstrips, taking with him only a camera, a laptop, and stacks of DI shirts and back issues packed...
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QA1 Expands Front and Rear Sway Bar Offerings
QA1 is proud to expand its line of sway bars to even more vehicles, including front and rear sway bars for 1973-1977 GM A-body, 1970-1972 Monte Carlo and 1969-1972 Grand Prix vehicles; a front sway bar...
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Barry Mitchell Fires off 3.79-Second Blast at Bradenton Test Session
Barry Mitchell will have a difficult time topping his incredible double-up weekend from Lights Out 7 a year ago. But early results leading up to Lights Out 8 indicate the Hamptonville, N.C. native is...
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Stroud Releases 2017 Trackside Support Schedule
Stroud Safety has released its list of dealers who will offer trackside sales and product support for the 2017 season. For more information, please visit StroudSafety.com. SALTER RACING – OKLAHOMA,...
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AJPE Doubles Down on Lowmad Partnership to Accelerate R&D Program
The 2016 season provided a lot of insight into the potential of the Alan Johnson Performance 5300 Hemi power plant. The combo sparked a great deal of interest to open the season, as the innovative...
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WIX Filters Announces Technical and Associate Sponsorship of Kalitta Motorsports
WIX® Filters, a global manufacturer of filtration products, has joined Kalitta Motorsports as a chief technical partner through a multi-platform sponsorship agreement and has been named the Official...
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DI DRIVER BLOG: Troy Coughlin Jr.
First of all, it is a huge honor and privilege to be writing a blog for Drag Illustrated! It is truly amazing how great the sport of drag racing really is, regardless of sanction or class. I consider...
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BME Introduces Radial Contingency Program
Bill Miller Engineering (BME), one of the most established and respected names in forged aluminum pistons and connecting rods, is proud to announce its new Radial Contingency Program. For over forty...
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ESPN3 to Offer Streaming Video of IHRA Events
After a nearly two-decade hiatus, the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) and ESPN have signed a multi-year agreement for the worldwide leader in sports to resume its partnership with the IHRA....
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Team DFS Hosts Practice Tree Race to Help Ease Winter Blues
The sport of drag racing is typically a warm weather sport, but attendees of the third annual DragstersForSale.Com Practice Tree Race Presented by TEAM DFS were able to get a taste of competition...
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‘Stevie Fast’ Fired up for NHRA Pro Mod Debut in March
One of outlaw racing’s most beloved characters, yet feared competitors, is about to jump into the high-profile world of legal Pro Mod racing. Steve “Stevie Fast” Jackson, known for his ability to...
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Is Drag Racing Facing a Nitrous Shortage?
Last August, an explosion at the Airgas plant in Cantonment, Fla., killed an employee, Jesse Graham Folmer, and forced the facility to shut down. While there are two other Airgas locations within North...
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