Archives for October 2014

Don Phillips: JB’s Racer of the Week for Monday, Oct. 27

Coming up Monday, October 27th on Racin' and Rockin' with DragList.com for Racer of the Week, I have selected Don Phillips from Sydney, Nova Scotia. Don is the owner and administrator of Maritime Drag Racing.com, which is Atlantic Canada's premier Drag Racing website, covering all aspects of the … [Read more...]

NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING SERIES TELECONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT: ERICA ENDERS-STEVENS, COURTNEY FORCE AND JOHN FORCE

The following transcript contains excerpts from an NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series teleconference featuring Erica Enders-Stevens (Pro Stock), Courtney Force (Funny Car) and John Force (Funny Car). MODERATOR: Erica is the driver of the Elite Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro. She has four wins this … [Read more...]

2014 IHRA Mod Champion – Mark Pressey

NORWALK, Ohio (October 22, 2014) - It is amazing how one seemingly insignificant decision can have such a profound impact on a person's life. Or, in the case of IHRA Mod ET World Champion Mark Pressey, an entire racing season. For Pressey, the 2014 racing season simply wasn't supposed to happen. … [Read more...]

NHRA MELLO YELLO COUNTDOWN TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP RETURNS TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHERE SERIES CROWNS WILL BE DECIDED

NHRA legends to be featured during special 50th anniversary celebration at historic Auto Club Raceway at Pomona POMONA, Calif. — The 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season has been one of the most exciting seasons in drag racing history and it will come to a fitting end at historic Auto … [Read more...]

AEROMOTIVE INC. NAMED SPONSOR OF SEASON-ENDING NHRA PRO MOD DRAG RACING SERIES LAS VEGAS EVENT

GLENDORA, Calif. (Oct. 22, 2014) – The NHRA today announced Aeromotive Inc., one of the nation’s leaders in automotive aftermarket performance products, as presenting sponsor for the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series event at the NHRA Toyota Nationals, Oct. 30-Nov. 2 at the Strip at Las Vegas Motor … [Read more...]

10/22/14 Drag Racing News

Drag Racing Online Magazine Goodguys schedules four vintage drag racing events for 2015 Drag Racing Online Magazine The expansion of vintage drag racing highlights the Goodguys Rod & Custom Association's 2015 event schedule. Twenty-one events are on the ... Flag as irrelevant … [Read more...]

Racin and Rockin Radio: Rodger Brogdon on October 27!

Coming up Monday, October 27th at 8 PM Eastern on Racin' and Rockin' with DragList.com, Bill Pratt will host a visit from current NHRA Pro Stock Star Rodger Brogdon! Competing in arguably the most competitive and challenging class in Drag Racing, Rodger is the winner of the most recent NHRA Mello … [Read more...]

AFTER A BATTLE DOWN TO THE WIRE, DWAYNE WOLFE EMERGES AS 2014 NEOPMA CHAMPION

by Vito Micciolo (10-22-2014) Huntington, NY – It’s been a long journey filled season, but one team persevered and emerged a champion after battling the tough competition that race the quarter mile Pro Mod series, and it came down to the final points event of 2014 to determine the Northeast … [Read more...]

2014 IHRA Junior Dragster Champion – John Tolisano III

NORWALK, Ohio (October 21, 2014) - Sometimes, it is just your day. Such was the case for 18-year-old John Tolisano III during the IHRA Summit Racing Equipment World Finals as the young man from Jupiter, Florida overcame a tricky racetrack and ever-increasing odds to win the Summit SuperSeries … [Read more...]

10/21/14 Drag Racing News

Fayetteville Observer 'Blue Max' drag racing champ Raymond Beadle, 70, dies Fayetteville Observer Mr. Beadle, who was 70, was most well-known in drag racing for his line of "Blue Max" nitro-burning Funny Cars. He won 28 NHRA national events ... Raymond Beadle at the 2011 California Hot … [Read more...]