Archives for 2014

Spokane County Raceway To Become Newest IHRA Member Track In 2015

NORWALK, Ohio (July 9, 2014) - The International Hot Rod Association™ (IHRA) and IRG Sports + Entertainment™ are excited to announce that Spokane County Raceway, located in Airway Heights, Washington just outside of Spokane, has become IHRA's newest member track and IHRA's first on the West Coast, … [Read more...]

60TH ANNUAL CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE U.S. NATIONALS MOST ICONIC MOMENTS: NICOLL CRASH IN 1970 SPOOKS ‘THE SNAKE’

INDIANAPOLIS (July 9, 2014) – In the Top Fuel final round during the 1970 Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Don “The Snake” Prudhomme lined up against Jim “Superman” Nicoll for a much-anticipated battle in the world’s most prestigious drag race. As the two slingshot dragsters powered down the … [Read more...]

7/09/14 Drag Racing News

Drag racing revs up the grandstands Princeton Daily Clarion Guests to the drag racing at the Gibson County Fair watch diesel trucks speed down the track Tuesday evening. Motocross bike racing takes the main ... Flag as irrelevant 2014 NHRA: NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown … [Read more...]

ANDRA: Drag Racing Swan Song for Gordon Crawford

Image credit: Fred Dwyer Top Fuel Motorcycle’s Gordon Crawford will bring down the curtain on his competitive career in Australian Drag Racing this weekend at Hidden Valley Drag Strip. On the cusp of his 65th birthday, Crawford has decided to call time on his career with a laundry list of great … [Read more...]

7/08/14 Drag Racing News

Edmonton Journal U.S. man injured in ATV crash at drag-racing event leaves hospitalEdmonton Journal The incident occurred at the Nitro Jam Rocky Mountain Nationals, a drag-racing event held at the raceway, located about 25 kilometres south of ... Flag as irrelevant Drag Racing … [Read more...]

ANDRA: A different kind of V8 ready to rumble at Hidden Valley

Image credit: Dragphotos.com.au For the first time in ANDRA Championship Drag Racing history, the 3000 plus horsepower, supercharged V8 sedans of Top Doorslammer will rock the Valley in Round 7 of the ANDRA Drag Racing Series. Ten Doorslammers from across the country will attempt to squeeze into … [Read more...]

2014 Pro Mod vs. Fuel Altered Showdown Results & Photos

Farris is Last Man Standing at Pro Mod vs. Fuel Altered Showdown North Star Dragway - Denton, TX - July 4-5th, 2014 ​The 2nd annual 2014 Pro Mod vs. Fuel Altered Showdown was held at North Star Dragway in Denton, Texas over Independence Day weekend July 4-5th. Leading the entertainment in … [Read more...]

MAPLE GROVE RACEWAY GEARS UP FOR A THE SUPER CHEVY SHOW THIS COMING WEEKEND FEATURING THE NEOPMA “CHEVY VS. THE WORLD” PRO MOD EVENT

(07-07-2014) Mohnton, PA – Get Your 1320ft worth of Pro Modified action July 11th through July 13th. Continuing this year at the Super Chevy Show at Maple Grove will be the “Chevy vs. the World” Pro Mod Wars format that will be a 16 car field, combining Nitrous, Blowers and Turbos with our standard … [Read more...]

7/07/14 Drag Racing News

Drag Racing: Wednesday Night DragsNapa Valley Register Drag racing fans will get a big adrenaline rush as July is once again devoted to quarter-mile racing on the very quick Sonoma Raceway surface. Flag as irrelevant Polk Sports Southeast Gassers: Stott hopes drag racing's past … [Read more...]

2014 IHRA Edmonton Final Results

Nemeth, Delehay highlight pro winners at IHRA Mopar Rocky Mountain Nationals at Castrol Raceway EDMONTON, Alberta (July 6, 2014) - Game, set, match. Nemeth. After trading the top spot in Nitro Funny Car numerous times throughout the weekend, Tim Nemeth capped off a wild weekend in the … [Read more...]