Archives for 2016

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...]

10/22/16 Drag Racing News

California Hot Rod Reunion under way Drag Racing Online Magazine 4-6 at Maryland International Raceway. The Import vs. Domestic event put on by Miller Brothers Productions features drag racing, a custom car show, ... Flag as irrelevant Self Racing Team claims US Nationals … [Read more...]

PDRA Releases 2017 Schedule

PITTSBORO, N.C. (October 21, 2016): During the Driver’s Meeting for the NAS Racing World Finals, Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) Race Director, Bob Harris, announced the 2017 PDRA Tour schedule. The 2017 Tour consists of eight events beginning in March and ending again for the World … [Read more...]

10/21/16 Drag Racing News

The worst TV pilots ever: a Waterworld prequel, drag-racing PIs and furry fetish The Guardian (blog) Think for one second about all the TV you don't watch – home renovation reality shows, dramatic re-enactments of obscure civil war battles, bass ... Flag as irrelevant … [Read more...]