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Bill's Notes: New Draglist Website for 2014! by Bill Pratt. We have entered the next phase of our existence with the new Draglist.com based on the WordPress platform! Get daily updates by clicking HERE!
- Jan 1, 2014

Bill's Notes: Drag Racing Gifts for the Holidays! by Bill Pratt. Our retail partners have some great gift ideas for drag racing and hot rodding fans. Have a look and order by December 18 for guaranteed Christmas delivery! - Dec 3, 2013

Bill's Notes: Draglist EXTREME on Twitter by Bill Pratt. Currently, the Draglist Twitter account gets all our stories, photos, links, etc., AND it also gets a tweet for each and every update we make to the drag racing lists. That could be hundreds a day in some cases. To give our more moderate (i.e., not insane) readers a break, we have created the new Draglist EXTREME Twitter account, which will get NOTHING but those hundreds and hundreds of individual drag list updates... The new account is at this URL and if you are crazy enough to want ALL those updates, here you go: https://twitter.com/#!/draglistX - Dec 7, 2011

Bill's Notes: Enter the Quarter Mile Foundation Engine Raffle! by Project 1320. The Quarter Mile Foundation and drag racing legend Joe Mondello and Joe Mondello Engines, in conjunction with the renown World Products, are smack in the middle of their joint venture to raffle a street/strip big-block Chevy engine to support the Foundation's PROJECT 1320 documentary film program. Click HERE to Buy Raffle Tickets on eBay! - Nov 11, 2011

Bill's Notes: Project 1320 Needs Your Help by Traci Hrudka. Must we wait until they are all gone and our history is just that ' HISTORY? OR, do we grasp this last, best chance (to quote Dave McClelland) to get these first-person narratives to help those who follow behind us understand where we came from, and how we got there!?Here's how you can help. - Oct 3, 2011

Bill's Notes: 2011 Draglist Nationals Today! by Bill Pratt. It's time for the 6th annual Draglist Nationals at Eddyville Raceway Park in Eddyville, Iowa! Hope you can join us today, Saturday, July 30, 2011! - Jul 30, 2011

Bill's Notes: Bakersfield Photos Now Visible for Internet Explorer by Bill Pratt. Gary Brown's excellent photos from the 2011 Bakersfield March Meet were not visible to Microsoft Internet Explorers users, although Firefox and Chrome users could see them fine. We figured out the problem and adjusted the pages, so MSIE users, click the links to see those great pics! - Mar 27, 2011

Bill's Notes: Draglist.com on Racers Reunion Radio, 8pm, May 17 by Bill Pratt. Draglist.com editor Bill Pratt is scheduled to be on Sam Auxier's radio show tonight at about 8pm to discuss the Best of Times Nostalgia Nationals race for a few minutes. Hope you can join me up there! http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/mini.cgi?station_name=dgilder&site=pro&tm=1890 - May 17, 2010

Bill's Notes: 2010 Best of Times Draglist Nats EAST Same Day Photos! by Bill Pratt. We had a great time in Dinwiddie, VA, for the Best of Times Nostalgia Nationals/Draglist.com Nationals EAST. Bob Wenzelburger took more than 1500 photos that we uploaded on Saturday and Sunday. He covered nearly every run and also took dozens (hundreds?) of pit shots. Enjoy! http://www.dragphoto.com/ - May 17, 2010

Bill's Notes: 2010 Best of Times Draglist Nats EAST by Bill Pratt. IT"S HERE Draglist.com is proud to join the 2010 Best of Times Nostalgia Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park on May 14-16, 2010! Come join us for this amazing show and say you were part of the inaugural Draglist Nationals -- EAST! - May 14, 2010

Bill's Notes: Happy New Year! by Bill Pratt. Happy New Year from Draglist.com! We hope you have a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2010! Thanks for being a part of the Draglist.com family and we look forward to more fun in the coming year. - Jan 1, 2010

Bill's Notes: Happy Holidays! by Bill Pratt. The staff of Draglist.com hopes you and your family have a terrific holiday season and a prosperous and healthy new year. Season's Greetings! - Dec 21, 2009

Bill's Notes: RacingJunk.com Tool Chest Giveaway by Bill Pratt. Our partners at RacingJunk.com are giving away a different Snap-On Tools tool box each month. This month you get to pick... Click to enter: http://www.racingjunk.com/2009giveaway?aid=31350 - Nov 15, 2009

Bill's Notes: 2009 USA-1 Dragfest a Huge Success by Bill Pratt. We had a fantastic time at the 12th annual Bruce Larson USA-1 Dragfest as more than 400 racing and hot rodding fans met in Dauphin, PA, at Bruce's Stoney Creek Barn for a great day of bench racing and fun. Thanks for coming out, everyone, and see you next year! - Nov 15, 2009

Bill's Notes: Draglist Photo Sites Updated by Bill Pratt. We have updated all the draglist.com photo sites with new photos and streamlined layouts for your viewing enjoyment: dragphoto.com 60sfunnycars.com 70sfunnycars.com 80sfunnycars.com - Oct 10, 2009

Bill's Notes: Drag Racing Lists now updated on Twitter by Bill Pratt. The Drag Racing List twitter feed is done, tested, and ready. Starting today, every edit to one of the 75,000+ Drag List racer entries will generate an individual Twitter Feed. We are going to try to load them to the Draglist Facebook fan page as well. You can follow Draglist.com on Twitter by signing up at twitter.com and following user 'draglist' - Sep 14, 2009

Bill's Notes: Get Your Draglist.com Super Crew Calendar Poster! by Bill Pratt. Join the Draglist.com super crew with this great 2009 poster calendar featuring the the great racers of the Drag Racing List Message Board! Designed by John "WildcatOne" Bockelman and priced super cheap, this cool calendar would look great in your office or garage! Hey, at this price, you could WALLPAPER with 'em! We are going to get a 2010 calendar done soon and we are looking for racers to fill that one! The racers who join the Draglist.com message board (and get a 2009 calendar) will be first in line for when we name the racers for next year's poster! GET YOURS TODAY and don't forget Grandpa! See 'em at the bottom of our posters page: http://www.draglist.com/raceplace/dragposter.htm - May 23, 2009

Bill's Notes: Draglist Contributor of the Week: Tim Newmeyer by Bill Pratt. This week's Draglist Contributor of the week is Tim Newmeyer. Racing out of America's heartland for years, Tim has been responsible for filling in lots of holes in the information we have on the Drag Racing Lists. Click to read more and see Tim's collection of great drag racing photos. - May 18, 2009

Bill's Notes: Draglist Contributor of the Week: Mike Ditty by Bill Pratt. This week’s Draglist Contributor of the Week is Mike Ditty. Mike came out a few years ago and blew everybody’s mind with his pristine, crystal clear shots of funny cars and other machines from the sport’s glory days. Click to read more and see Mike's amazing shots! - May 11, 2009

Bill's Notes: Draglist Contributor of the Week: David Hapgood by Bill Pratt. This week's Draglist Contributor of the Week is our Executive Field Editor David Hapgood, who has David has been providing Draglist.com readers with rich content for years. Here is a link to David's many Draglist.com articles and a link to the Drag Racing List entries that are graced with his photos and information. David's articles: http://tinyurl.com/d4v9ty David's Draglist entries: http://tinyurl.com/ccwfzu - May 4, 2009

Bill's Notes: Draglist Contributor of the Week: Steve Klemetti by Bill Pratt. This week’s Draglist Contributor of the Week is longtime friend and associate Steve Klemetti . Steve, who has hosted his own website of drag racing stats for years, has been a long time contributor to Draglist.com with his Personal Bests column. The following link provides access to Steve’s Personal Bests articles: http://www.draglist.com/klemetti.htm . The following link provides access to all the Draglist entries that have been updated with Steve’s data: http://tinyurl.com/cf5e4p - Apr 27, 2009

Bill's Notes: Draglist Contributor of the Week: John Bockelman by Bill Pratt. This week’s Draglist Contributor of the Week is John Bockelman, also known as WildcatOne. John contributions to Draglist.com are myriad, from updating Draglist entries, to organizing the Blues for Becky White concert of a few years ago, to creating terrific original artwork for Draglist and for several of our racing members. John’s “Night Shift” column on the Draglist message board provides a unique insight into his alter ego as one of Houston’s most popular guitarists. Most recently, John planned, obtained photos for, designed, and arranged the printing of a 2009 Draglist.com calendar poster. Here are links to the Draglist.com entries that John contributed to: http://tinyurl.com/cz7p5q - Apr 20, 2009

Bill's Notes: Simplified Access to the Drag Lists by Bill Pratt. We revamped the Drag Lists to make it much easier to select racers BY YEAR. While we were at it, we also radically simplified the pulldown lists to make it easier to see your favorite drag racing class in your favorite era. Check out the new format and let us know how you like it: http://www.draglist.com/draglist/draglist.php - Apr 5, 2009

Bill's Notes: Draglist Contributor of the Week: Dennis Doubleday by Bill Pratt. Dennis Doubleday is no stranger to funny car fans on the internet. His detailed recordkeeping and astute observations have helped Dennis to amass a massive portfolio of information on the sport's early machines, especially funny cars. Dennis' generous sharing of his knowledge and his records have made him a favorite information source for Internet funny car fans for years. Dennis has provided over 500 updates to the drag racing lists alone, and his work has infused the lists with serious details on the sport's formative years. In addition, Dennis has contributed information to nearly all the pages of our funny car sites covering the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Thanks to Dennis, we have a solid handle on the sport's transition of stock machines to funny cars. - Apr 5, 2009

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