Archives for October 2016

JEGS AUTOMOTIVE, INC. SIGNS MULTI-YEAR EXTENSION FOR TITLE RIGHTS SPONSORSHIP OF JEGS ALLSTARS

GLENDORA, Calif. (Oct. 25, 2016) – JEGS Automotive, Inc., has extended its agreement with the NHRA as title sponsor of the JEGS Allstars event, it was announced today. The extension will keep the JEGS name on the race-within-a-race bonus program for the best of the best NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing … [Read more...]

FUNNY CAR STANDOUT DEL WORSHAM STILL EYES BIG FINISH APPROACHING NHRA TOYOTA NATIONALS

​ LAS VEGAS – Del Worsham’s chances for a second straight Funny Car world title took a hit with a pair of close losses at St. Louis and Maple Grove Raceway during the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship. But Worsham, who trails points leader Ron Capps by 145 … [Read more...]

International Drag Racing Hall of Fame announces Class of 2017 inductees

Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing announces 2017 inductees to the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame Ocala, Fla. (October 25, 2016) – The Don Garlits Museum of Drag Racing has released the names of the individuals to be inducted into the Museum’s International Drag Racing Hall of Fame. … [Read more...]

REIGNING TOP FUEL WORLD CHAMP ANTRON BROWN HOPES TO FINISH THE JOB A SECOND TIME AT NHRA TOYOTA NATIONALS

LAS VEGAS – Antron Brown was so dominant in the 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship he clinched the Top Fuel world championship at the penultimate event of the year in Las Vegas. Now the two-time world champion is trying to top himself with another incredible … [Read more...]

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Coming to Rockingham

NHRA SOUTHEAST DIVISION COMES TO ROCKINGHAM DRAGWAY ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - Rockingham Dragway to host the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division on October 28-30. The event is one of 45 scheduled across the country where drivers in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series earn points … [Read more...]

10/24/16 Drag Racing News

Things to Do in DC This Week (October 24-26): Drag Racing, Pumpkin Carving, And a Classical ... Washingtonian.com Turn your Monday night into a dance party courtesy of Kennedy Center composer-in-residence Mason Bates and his performance, Mercury Soul. Flag as irrelevant … [Read more...]

CEDAR FALLS MOTORSPORTS PARK JOINS NHRA MEMBER TRACK NETWORK

GLENDORA, Calif. (Oct. 24, 2016) Cedar Falls Motorsports Park, located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, has joined the NHRA Member Track Network within the West Central Division. NHRA’s Division 5, features tracks from Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin. The facility, … [Read more...]

BARTONE CLAIMS 25TH REUNION, THREE-PEATS AS TOP FUEL TITLEIST

25th California Hot Rod Reunion, October 21-23, 2016, Famoso Raceway, Bakersfield, CA—In a season-ending final round between two Top Fuel titans nearly deadlocked in points, Tony Bartone snagged the 2016 Heritage Series Title for the third consecutive year by posting a stellar 1/4-mile recording of … [Read more...]

2016 Night of Fire at San Antonio Raceway

TOPMA champion Steve Wiley wrinkles the tires on a qualifying pass By JM Hallas Marion, TX (Oct. 22, 2016) - It was time again for another 'Night of Fire' event on the 1/8 mile, San Antonio Raceway surface. The action was high-lighted by the Texas Outlaw Pro Modified Association​ ​(​​TOPMA), … [Read more...]

10/23/16 Drag Racing News

The Art Of Drag Racing In The Rain: Tesla P100D w/Ludicrous Gas 2.0 The people at Drag Times make their living at the drag strip. It's what they do. A few weeks ago, they took delivery of one of the hottest cars on the ... Tesla Model S P100D vs. Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Drag Race Is a … [Read more...]