Global Electronic Technology Announces 2018 Sponsorship Renewal with Langdon
Kalitta Motorsports is pleased to announce an extension with Global Electronic Technology, the fastest name in credit card processing. Former Top Fuel Champion Shawn Langdon will continue to drive the...
View Article“STEVIE FAST”, BAHRAIN 1 RACING SET TO DEBUT TURBO PRO MOD DRIVEN BY TOP...
In a surprise move that DRAG ILLUSTRATED learned of in the weeks leading up to the 63rd annual NHRA U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis, highly-popular driver and tuner Steve “Stevie Fast” Jackson and...
View ArticlePast U.S. Nationals Champ Crampton Enjoying New Opportunity with Team Kalitta
Late Saturday night of last week, it was announced Troy Coughlin Jr. was stepping away from the seat of his Top Fuel ride at Kalitta Motorsports. The son of NHRA Pro Mod champ Troy Coughlin and...
View ArticleDaniels Wins Mopar HEMI Challenge at Indy
Jimmy Daniels is two-for-two in the Mopar HEMI® Challenge. The 21-year-old driver from Yardley, Pennsylvania, made his second start in the prestigious annual event on Friday during the NHRA U.S....
View ArticleTorrence, Todd, Skillman and Krawiec Score Prestigious U.S. Nationals Victories
Steve Torrence piloted his Capco Contractors dragster to the Top Fuel victory Monday at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, the world’s biggest drag race, at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis....
View ArticleFrigo Notches First Pro Mod Win at Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals
Sidnei Frigo raced to his first career NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series victory Monday at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. This weekend’s...
View ArticleChampionship Battles Rage as PDRA Heads to GALOT for Drag Wars
Intense championship points battles will heat up this weekend as the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) heads to GALOT Motorsports Park for the PDRA Drag Wars, Sept. 7-9. Drivers in the PDRA’s...
View ArticleBrittany Force Completes Successful Test of New JFR Funny Car
Top Fuel dragster driver Brittany Force completed a successful test in a new John Force Racing Funny Car on Tuesday at Lucas Oil Raceway, making three runs down the famed track. The Monster Energy...
View ArticleDate Set for 2018 Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod
Just a few weeks after the inaugural Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod presented by One Cure and J&A Service, race founder Wes Buck revealed to Pro Mod teams at the NHRA U.S. Nationals that...
View ArticleWolf, Booher Obliterate Torque Converter World Record at U.S. Nationals
Kirk Wolf and the Booher Racing Top Alcohol Dragster team turned a slow start into a record-breaking weekend at last weekend’s Chevrolet Performance NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway. Wolf drove...
View ArticleMid-West Pro Mod Series Created to Support Tracks, Sponsors and Racers
Drag racing is a sport built on passion, but passion alone can’t keep the lights on, employees paid and the track gates open. For that a track needs to be profitable, offering a facility and events...
View Article$155,500 on the Line at Shakedown at the Summit
While last year’s Summit Racing Equipment Shakedown at the Summit presented by Mickey Thompson Performance Tires & Wheels was one of the most enticing and exhilarating offerings in the event’s long...
View ArticleHaters Gonna Hate (But Seriously, They Are)
That’s a fact. The world works in a different way today with the growing population of social media. But with any decent following one may have comes haters. No matter how much of a stand-up, honest,...
View ArticleNHRA Tech Department Makes Pro Mod Parity Adjustment
Based on performance numbers from the last five races of the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Racing Series, the NHRA Technical Department is decreasing the maximum boost pressure for turbocharged cars...
View ArticleFranklin, Wulcan, Gonzales, Montecalvo and Procopio Top PDRA Drag Wars...
Defending Pro Nitrous world champion Tommy Franklin ran the first leg of a new national record during Friday qualifying at the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) Drag Wars at GALOT Motorsports...
View ArticleMusi, Leggett, Ray, Goforth and McCoy Claim PDRA Drag Wars Victories
Records were broken and championships were decided as the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) crowned the Drag Wars event champions at GALOT Motorsports Park Saturday night. Lizzy Musi set the...
View ArticleLamb, Seipel Ride Momentum From Six Consecutive Finals into Woodburn
NHRA Super Stock national points leader Justin Lamb and teammate Kyle Seipel are riding a wave of momentum as they enter this weekend’s NHRA Division 6 event at Woodburn Dragstrip in Woodburn, Oregon....
View ArticleMWPMS Names David Cook New Race Director
The Mid-West Pro Mod Series (MWPMS), based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, announced today that it has named David “Cookie” Cook as its new race director. Cook also will oversee all track preparation efforts for...
View ArticleTUNER TALK: Steve Petty, “Trickie Rickie” & Jimmy Rector Sound Off on NHRA...
No more complicated and controversial class exists in drag racing than Pro Modified, at least when it comes to rules making and enforcement, as the NHRA tech department certainly appreciates. The...
View ArticleKalitta, Hight, T. Gray and Krawiec Kick off Countdown with Charlotte Victories
Doug Kalitta powered to his first career victory at zMAX Dragway Sunday at the 10th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals. Robert Hight (Funny Car), Tanner Gray (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock...
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