Archives for 2016

2/11/16 Drag Racing News

Line Lock Launch: A Mustang Drag Racing Tradition Since 1965 Mustang 360 It was breaking news for 2016; for the first time ever Ford's Mustang would be sold in Australia through factory official Ford dealerships complete with ... Flag as irrelevant Drag racer Leah … [Read more...]

West Coast’s Fastest Street Cars Return to Fontana in April

Fontana, Calif. Hosts West Coast's Fastest Street Cars! 5th Annual Nitto Tire NMCA WEST Spring Nationals brings wild heads-up drag racing, Hotchkis Cup Autocross presented by Nitto Tire and more! Santa Ana, CA (February 10, 2016) - The 2016 NMCA WEST VP Racing Fuels season opener comes … [Read more...]

FIVE-TIME WORLD CHAMPION JEG COUGHLIN EMBRACING NEW-LOOK PRO STOCK CLASS APPROACHING CIRCLE K NHRA WINTERNATIONALS

POMONA, Calif. — It’s a brand new era in the new-look Pro Stock class in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. A class veteran and a five-time world champion, it took Jeg Coughlin Jr. one brief glance at his Magneti Marelli Mopar/JEGS.com Dodge Dart to see an immediate difference. “It’s a pretty … [Read more...]

Ross Whelan is JB’s Pick for Racer of the Week for February 15!

Coming up Monday, February 15, 2016, on Racin' & Rockin' with DragList.com, for JB's Pick as Racer of the Week, I have selected Ross Whelan (HeleneRoss Whelan), from Hawera, New Zealand. Ross is a consistent competitor in the NZDRA with his outstanding 1934 Ford Y Hot Rod, running in the SS/A … [Read more...]

Siblings Share the Spotlight in PDRA Junior Dragster

PITTSBORO, N.C. (February 10, 2015): People often say drag racing is in the blood. Perhaps it’s also in the genes. Racing - and winning - would appear to be a part of the Tanner family genetic makeup. Siblings Preston and Alexis ‘Lexi’ Tanner have been bringing home Junior Dragster trophies since … [Read more...]

Hot Rodders of Tomorrow 2016 Engine Challenge Begins Feb. 20-21 with RP Expo

  Race and Performance Expo Set to be Bigger than Ever (February 10, 2016): Each year the Race and Performance Expo grows in response to increasing demand from the industry. The 9th Annual RP Expo, held Feb. 20-21 in Schaumburg, Illinois, is slated to be the biggest yet with over 100,000 … [Read more...]

Weekend Warrior Luncheon at EMMR This Saturday!

EVERYONE WELCOME! Don't let a little cold weather dampen your spirits for a beautiful Weekend Warrior Luncheon at EMMR on Saturday. Get over the cabin fever blues and join Jack Redd, Bill Pratt, Rocky Pirrone, Jim & Alison Lee, George Nye, Jim Senkewitz and the Pittsburgh Five, Jim Fagan, … [Read more...]

2/10/16 Drag Racing News

Quad-Cities Online ESPN's face of drag racing to head IHRA Quad-Cities Online IRG Sports & Entertainment, parent company to the International Hot Rod Association, has announced that former ESPN drag racing announcer Mike ... ESPN analyst Mike Dunn named IHRA president - … [Read more...]

FUNNY CAR FAN-FAVORITE COURTNEY FORCE ENTERS 2016 SEASON AND CIRCLE K NHRA WINTERNATIONALS WITH HIGH HOPES

​POMONA, Calif. — After seven wins in her first three seasons, including four during a banner 2014 campaign, Funny Car star Courtney Force seemed primed for big things in 2015. Instead, Force was dealt her most trying and frustrating season in her young NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series career. … [Read more...]

One by one, the giants of our past are slipping away

They're leaving us, you know. One by one, the giants of our past are slipping away. The day will come – and it will come soon – when they will all be gone, their stories ever dimmer memories. As we bid each one sad farewell we come to see that time is short and we are losing our heroes. So much … [Read more...]