Archives for 2015

FUNNY CAR ICON JOHN FORCE STILL EAGER TO ADD TO WIN TOTAL AT SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT NHRA SOUTHERN NATIONALS

COMMERCE, Ga. — John Force has enough wins in his NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Funny Car career to seemingly quench anyone’s thirst for victory. But after a tumultuous off-season and losing the Funny Car championship on the last day of the 2014 season, winning still feels as good as it … [Read more...]

5/12/15 Drag Racing News

Drag Racing Online Magazine White takes Ousley's altered to DRO win over Jimmy Youngs AA/FD at Paducah Drag Racing Online Magazine ... and historical in drag racing history as it is the first time that three totally different nitro burning vehicles ran each other to determine one winner. … [Read more...]

New Asphalt, Improvements Await IHRA Nitro Jam Stars And Fans At Cordova International Raceway’s May 29-30 Summer Nationals

NORWALK, OHIO (May 12, 2015) - The next event on the 2015 IHRA Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series schedule is the May 29-30 Summer Nationals at Cordova International Raceway in Cordova, Illinois. The historic drag strip has been a powerful Midwest player in the sport's history since it was constructed in … [Read more...]

DEFENDING TOP FUEL WORLD CHAMPION TONY SCHUMACHER HAS ONE THING LEFT TO CONQUER AT SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT NHRA SOUTHERN NATIONALS

COMMERCE, Ga. — With an incredible resume that includes 78 Top Fuel wins and a class-best eight world championships, Tony Schumacher knows he doesn’t need to change anything about his approach heading to Atlanta Dragway. That championship pedigree, which includes the 2014 Top Fuel series crown, has … [Read more...]

5/11/15 Drag Racing News

autoevolution Truck Drag Racing in Canada Involves Rolling Coal and 71 Tons of Wood - Video autoevolution How about drag racing trucks that are carrying 71.5 tons of wood using trucks so powerful they double as dragsters? Yes, that sounds very Canadian. Flag as irrelevant … [Read more...]

5/10/15 Drag Racing News

Odessa American Motorplex gets your motors running Odessa American “It is a four-quarter mile track, which is the grass roots of drag racing. The main reason behind it is that we wanted to give car guys a place to hang out ... Flag as irrelevant WPSD Local 6 Beacon … [Read more...]

5/09/15 Drag Racing News

KQED Saying Goodbye to LA's Last Drag Racing Strip KQED For many drivers at the drag strip in Irwindale, California, it was those tiny toy cars they had as kids that got them hooked on racing. Steve Osoinio says ... Flag as irrelevant … [Read more...]

Construction Delay At Galot Motorsports Park Causes Schedule Change For Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am Tour Presented By AMSOIL

NORWALK, OHIO (May 8, 2015) -- Construction delays at Galot Motorsports Park in Benson, North Carolina, have necessitated a schedule change for the Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am Tour Presented By AMSOIL. The new date for the single-event Divisions 1 and 9 meet will be August 7-9. An updated, … [Read more...]

5/08/15 Drag Racing News

Drag Racing Online Magazine Redline Raceway joins IHRA; reopening targeted for June 1 Drag Racing Online Magazine The owner of Redline Raceway has signed a multi-year sanctioning agreement to join the IHRA as a member track. The eighth-mile track, located in ... Flag as … [Read more...]

Redline Raceway Joins IHRA Family Of Tracks, Texas Drag Strip’s Reopening Targeted For June 1

NORWALK, OHIO (May 7, 2015) -- IRG Sports + Entertainment™ and the International Hot Rod Association™ (IHRA) are proud to announce the owner of Redline Raceway has signed a multi-year sanctioning agreement to join the IHRA as a member track. "We are pleased to welcome Redline Raceway to our … [Read more...]