Archives for 2016

2016 NHRA Charlotte 4-Wides Final Results

FORCE, WILKERSON, LINE, AND HINES EARN NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS VICTORIES CONCORD, N.C. – Brittany Force raced to her second victory of the season Sunday at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals presented by Lowes Foods and became the first female driver to win the unique event. Tim Wilkerson (Funny … [Read more...]

2016 NHRA Lucas Oil Series Saturday Results from Ennis

DEW WINS MOSER SPORTSMAN SHOOTOUT AT MOTORPLEX ENNIS, Texas – Ray Dew, League City, Texas, took home the win in the NHRA Moser Sportsman Shootout at Texas Motorplex and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series. Dew worked his way through the 16-car field made up of drivers in seven different NHRA … [Read more...]

4/24/16 Drag Racing News

WBTV Drag racing is the hot ticket; zMAX sells out all seats Saturday WBTV The second day of NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series action at zMAX Dragway arrived with one of the largest single-day crowds in the track ... 2016 NHRA: Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Results Saturday From … [Read more...]

2016 NHRA Charlotte 4-Wides Saturday Qualifying Results

DEJORIA, TORRENCE, ANDERSON AND KRAWIEC TAKE TOP QUALIFYING POSITIONS AT NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS PRESENTED BY LOWES FOODS CONCORD, N.C. – Alexis DeJoria raced to the No. 1 qualifying position in Funny Car in front of a sold-out zMAX Dragway crowd Saturday at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals … [Read more...]

4/23/16 Drag Racing News

WBTV Alexis DeJoria chasing a dream in drag racing WBTV She's a mother, a step mother, the wife of a TV personality and the daughter of a billionaire, yet she has created her own unique winning image. Alexis ... 2016 NHRA: Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Results Friday From … [Read more...]

2016 NHRA Charlotte 4-Wides Friday Qualifying

HAGAN, TORRENCE, ANDERSON AND KRAWIEC LEAD FRIDAY QUALIFYING AT NHRA FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS PRESENTED BY LOWES FOODS CONCORD, N.C. – Two-time Funny Car world champ Matt Hagan reset both ends of the zMAX Dragway track record in racing to the qualifying lead Friday in a rain-shortened day of action at … [Read more...]

4/22/16 Drag Racing News

Drag racing revs off The Herald STARVED drag racing fans will be looking forward to the feast this Sunday as the country's most popular motorsport event returns to Donnybrook ... Flag as irrelevant The Herald Deadly drag racing crash at … [Read more...]

IRG Sports + Entertainment Appoints a President and General Manager of the International Drag Bike League

Jack Korpela joins the executive team to lead the premiere motorcycle series JUPITER, Florida/NEW YORK, N.Y. (April 22, 2016) - IRG Sports + Entertainment™ (IRGSE) announced the appointment of Jack Korpela as president and general manager of the Mickey Thompson International Drag Bike League … [Read more...]

Smokey’s autobiography

by Phil R. Elliott “This ain’t no romance novel!” ~ Smokey Yunick If you Google Smokey Yunick, you’ll find a great deal of information about a man who achieved a lot, lived nearly 80 years, and although he did other things, Yunick, according to Wikipedia, “is probably most associated with the … [Read more...]

46TH ANNUAL IGNITOR NITRO OPENER RETURNS TO WESTERN IDAHO WITH NHRA HERITAGE FUNNY CAR STOP

BOISE, Idaho - The oldest major event in the Pacific Northwest, the 46th edition of the NAPA Auto Parts Ignitor presented by Peterson Chevrolet returns to Firebird Raceway on April 29-30, May 1. Taking place in the northwest foothills above Idaho’s capital city of Boise, nearly 400 racers are … [Read more...]