Archives for 2014

3/29/14 Drag Racing News

Phelan drag racer, Auto Club Dragway battle noise restrictions Inland Valley Daily Bulletin “It gets more quiet as it goes down the track,” said the 57-year-old Scialpi, who has been drag racing since high school. “We knew we were on the right ... Flag as irrelevant … [Read more...]

San Antonio Nitro Jam, Friday Qualifying 3-28

IHRA San Antonio Nationals, presented by Good Vibrations Motorsports @ San Antonio Raceway, 3/28-29/14 By J M Hallas Marion, TX., (March, 28th, 2014) The IHRA Nitro Jam show made its way into San Antonio for competition on the 1/4 mile drag strip just east of the city. This year the San … [Read more...]

2014 IHRA San Antonio Friday Qualifying

Rupert, Goforth, Scott, Maroney top qualifying at IHRA San Antonio Nationals MARION, Texas (March 28, 2014) - The more things change, the more they stay the same. The location may have changed, but the names remained consistent during the second stop of the 2014 IHRA Nitro Jam Drag Racing … [Read more...]

2014 NHRA Las Vegas Friday Qualifying

HAGAN, TORRENCE AND COUGHLIN TOP LEADERBOARDS AFTER FIRST DAY OF QUALIFYING AT THE SUMMITRACING.COM NHRA NATIONALS LAS VEGAS – Matt Hagan found a little extra motivation in a friendly rivalry to help him race to the Funny Car qualifying lead Friday at the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals. Steve … [Read more...]

3/28/14 Drag Racing News

2014 NHRA: NHRA Announces Marketing Partnership With Sealmaster PaddockTalk As part of the agreement, SealMaster will have a presence at all NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events in 2014, with an onsite promotional ... Flag as irrelevant mySanAntonio.com (blog) San … [Read more...]

Maggio wins, Burbage runner ups at West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association season opener

Bakersfield, CA – The Maggio Motorsports team did it again. This past weekend at Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, California was the 2014 West Coast Outlaw Pro Mod Association (WCOPMA) season opening event in conjunction with the National Hot Rod Diesel Association (NHRDA). Mike Maggio and … [Read more...]

3/27/14 Drag Racing News

Hot Rod Magazine (blog) Bring Nostalgia Racing Home with Drag Cartoons by Liam GarrityHot Rod Magazine (blog) Maybe that's why we're so taken with photographer and artist Liam Garrity's new book of drag racing art. Liam says the book “Saturday Forever” a ... Flag as irrelevant … [Read more...]

3/26/14 Drag Racing News

A Driving Force: Meet The First Family of NHRA Drag RacingReporter-Times The drag racing champion and his fast-paced, award-winning daughters (Ashley, Brittany, and Courtney) recently went off track to share some special ... Flag as irrelevant Revelstoke Snowarama … [Read more...]

GROWING COMFORT LEVEL IN FULL-TIME RETURN HAS FUNNY CAR’S JOHNSON JR. READY FOR SUMMITRACING.COM NHRA NATIONALS AT THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY

LAS VEGAS — Tommy Johnson Jr. is thrilled to be back driving again in a full-time role and he’s pleased with the progress he’s made through the first three races of a loaded Funny Car class in the 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. But don’t mistake pleased with satisfied, as Johnson is … [Read more...]

David Pace Named Grand Marshall of SHRA Spring Nationals

The Southwest Heritage Racing Association presented by MalloryPrint.com is proud to announce that former NHRA Top Fuel driver David Pace will serve as the Grand Marshal of the 2014 season opening race for the SHRA on April 5th in Denton, Texas. David has an extensive driving career in NHRA … [Read more...]