Archives for 2016

Interview: Alan Johnson, Brittany Force, Alexis DeJoria

The following are excerpts from a teleconference featuring NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series guests including Top Fuel tuning consultant Alan Johnson, Brittany Force (Top Fuel), and Alexis DeJoria (Funny Car). MODERATOR: Thank to members of the media for calling in today. We are four races into … [Read more...]

ZMAX DRAGWAY HOSTS THE NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES SOUTHEAST DIVISION FOR THE FIRST TIME

CONCORD, N.C. - The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division arrives at zMAX Dragway April 15-16, for the first time since 2011. The event is one of 45 scheduled across the country where drivers in the NHRA Lucas Oil Series earn points leading to divisional and national championships as … [Read more...]

4/13/16 Drag Racing News

Drag Racing Online Magazine Maple Grove begins Money Trail series this weekend Drag Racing Online Magazine Four days of drag racing action on Gateway Motorsports Park'sNHRA-sanctioned, quarter-mile Dragplex will kick off on Wednesday, April 13, with the ... Flag as … [Read more...]

4/12/16 Drag Racing News

The Inquisitr Drag Racing Driver Ronnie Davis Killed In Weekend Crash, Journalist Badly Injured The Inquisitr A sudden crash during a drag race Saturday killed veteran driver Ronnie Davis, 66, and seriously injured a journalist. Davis died on Sunday of his ... Drag-Racing Champ … [Read more...]

2016 NHRA Lucas Oil Las Vegas Postponed by Rain

PERSISTENT SHOWERS POSTPONES LUCAS OIL SERIES LAS VEGAS – Persistent rain showers and unfavorable forecasts forced NHRA and track officials to postpone the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event at The Strip at LVMS scheduled for this past weekend. The event will be run in conjunction with the … [Read more...]

2016 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Belle Rose Final Results

GINGLES, HARKER TAKE LUCAS OIL WINS AT NO PROBLEM RACEWAY BELLE ROSE, La. – In the final results at the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, South Central Division, Nitro on the Bayou at No Problem Raceway Gord Gingles, Winnipeg, Manit., and Steve Harker, Gainesville, Ga., took home the wins in Top … [Read more...]

4/11/16 Drag Racing News

Ronnie 'The King' Davis dies following drag racing crash ESPN ROCKINGHAM, N.C. -- Ronnie "The King" Davis died Sunday from injuries sustained Saturday in a crash during a drag racing event at Rockingham ... Davis Dies From Injuries Sustained in Drag Racing Crash - ABC News Ronnie Davis, Drag … [Read more...]

4/10/16 Drag Racing News

Highlands Today Drag racing packs them in Good-sized crowd shows up at Sebring Raceway for Thursday night drags Highlands Today SEBRING — Anybody wondering how drag racing at Sebring International Raceway was going to be received, needed only to show up on Thursday, ... … [Read more...]

4/09/16 Drag Racing News

Weather postpones this weekend's races at St. Louis Drag Racing Online Magazine “The Swan Hill Drag Racing Club wish to advise that when racing commences at our newly built facility it will do so under Australian National Drag ... Flag as irrelevant Car … [Read more...]

Personal Bests – 2016 NHRA Winternationals and Gatornationals

Steve Klemetti breaks down the new drivers, new personal best elapsed times, and new personal best speeds from the early 2016 NHRA season. New Entries Class Driver Best ET Speed Year Track AAFK James Campbell 4.048 307.09 2016 WINTER AAFK James Campbell 4.067 305.56 2016 PHOENIX PMD … [Read more...]