Archives for 2015

FUNNY CAR’S JACK BECKMAN SEEING ONLY POSITIVES APPROACHING SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT NHRA SOUTHERN NATIONALS

COMMERCE, Ga. — When Jack Beckman’s 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season opened by not qualifying in Pomona, the initial thought may have been that his nightmare of a 2014 season was continuing. But with new crew chief Jimmy Prock in the fold, that thought never entered Beckman’s … [Read more...]

James A. Thompson Sr. is JB’s Racer of the Week for May 11!

Coming up Monday, May 11th on Racin' and Rockin' with DragList.com, for JB's Pick as Racer of the Week, I have selected James A Thompson Sr, from Davenport, Iowa. James is the patriarch of a Mopar Racing family in the Quad Cities Drag Racer's Group, and his 1971 Dodge Demon is a great ET Race Car … [Read more...]

5/07/15 Drag Racing News

WIBW Event planner cancels drag racing event, car show at Heartland Park Topeka Topeka Capital Journal Rob Wilkie, a Minesota Pontiac enthusiast, booked a drag racing event and car show at the park in November and began promoting it on the online ... Kevin Haskin: HPT issue grows … [Read more...]

IHRA Nitro Jam Stars Preparing For Summer Nationals At Cordova International Raceway

NORWALK, OHIO (May 7, 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. IHRA Nitro Jam teams are making good use of the time off following back-to-back national events in Florida … [Read more...]

NHRA KANSAS NATIONALS GOING FORWARD MAY 22-24 AT HEARTLAND PARK TOPEKA

The decision last night by the Topeka City Council to vote against a resolution that would have allowed the city to proceed with the purchase of Heartland Park Topeka will not affect the upcoming 27th annual NHRA Kansas Nationals, May 22-24, 2015. NHRA is hosting the event as scheduled and is … [Read more...]

Bob Vandergriff Leads Charity Flywheel Competition To Benefit Make-A-Wish

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5/06/15 Drag Racing News

Drag Racing Online Magazine Large field of Victory Nostalgia Super Stocks expected at Gateway this weekend Drag Racing Online Magazine The first Race of the prestigious Victory NSS Series will take place this Saturday, May 8, during Gateway Motorsports Park's Nostalgia Rendezvous. … [Read more...]

Racin & Rockin Radio: Bill Doner on May 11!

After a little reshuffling of our schedule, we got it all together: Coming up Monday, May 11th, 2015 at 8 PM Eastern on Racin' and Rockin' with DragList.com, Bill Pratt will interview one of the greatest Drag Racing promoters of all time, the one and only Bill Doner! Throughout his decades in the … [Read more...]

May 2-3 IHRA Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am Tour Results From Memphis

NORWALK, OHIO (May 4, 2015) -- Memphis International Raceway hosted a wild card doubleheader on May 2-3 for the IHRA Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am Tour Presented By AMSOIL. Two complete Summit Pro-Am Tour events were contested over the busy weekend. IHRA Summit Racing Pro-Am Tour Presented By … [Read more...]

May 3 Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am Tour Results From Farmington, N.C.

NORWALK, OHIO (May 5, 2015) -- The 1/8-mile IHRA-sanctioned strip in Farmington, North Carolina, hosted the Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am Tour Presented By AMSOIL over the May 1-3 weekend. IHRA Summit Racing Pro-Am Tour Presented By AMSOIL: May 3 results, indicating driver, hometown, vehicle, … [Read more...]