Archives for 2016

2016 Sacramento Hot Rod Heritage Event Final Results

SURPRISES AND UPSETS-THE BIG STORY AT THE NOSTALGIA REUNION SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A lot of new faces showed up at Sacramento Raceway’s winner circle Sunday after the conclusion of the Nostalgia Reunion, the third stop for this year’s NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series. With the nitro classes idle … [Read more...]

THE STRIP AT LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY HOSTS THE NHRA PACIFIC DIVISION

LAS VEGAS - The NHRA Pacific Division returns to the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on April 8-10. The event is one of 45 scheduled across the country where drivers in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series earn points leading to divisional, regional and national championships as well as a chance … [Read more...]

NO PROBLEM RACEWAY HOSTS NHRA SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION FOR NITRO ON THE BAYOU

BELLE ROSE, La. - NHRA South Central Division returns to No Problem Raceway for the Nitro on the Bayou on April 8-10. The event is one of 45 scheduled across the country where drivers in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series earn points leading to divisional and national championships as well as a … [Read more...]

4/05/16 Drag Racing News

Don 'Big Daddy' Garlits, the Father of Drag Racing, to Serve as Grand Marshal for the 2016 World ... PR Newswire (press release) MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Just under 150 days from the biggest event to take place at the Memphis International Raceway (MIR) ... … [Read more...]

2016 NHRA Lucas Oil Atlanta Final Results

LUCAS OIL WINNERS CROWNED AT ATLANTA DRAGWAY COMMERCE, Ga. – In the final results from the second half of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southern Shakedown double header at Atlanta Dragway, national champion Jeffrey Barker highlighted the list of winners for the third of six events in the … [Read more...]

2016 NHRA Las Vegas Sportsman Results

SEVERANCE STAYS HOT IN VEGAS LAS VEGAS – Joey Severance, the 2015 NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster national champion, kept his winning streak alive in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at the 17th annual DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals. The Woodburn, Ore., pilot cashed in on his fourth … [Read more...]

4/04/16 Drag Racing News

Drag racing: Line wins Pro Stock final Duluth News Tribune Wright native Jason Line recorded his 39th career National Hot Rod Association Pro Stock victory, prevailing over Bo Butner on Sunday at Las Vegas ... Flag as irrelevant USA TODAY NHRA … [Read more...]

2016 NHRA Las Vegas Final Results

BROWN, DEJORIA AND LINE RACE TO DENSO SPARK PLUGS NHRA NATIONALS VICTORIES IN LAS VEGAS LAS VEGAS -- Defending Top Fuel world champion Antron Brown raced to his first victory of the season Sunday at the DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals. Alexis DeJoria (Funny Car) and Jason Line (Pro Stock) … [Read more...]

4/03/16 Drag Racing News

Las Vegas Review-Journal One brother trades racing for TV booth Las Vegas Review-Journal Tony Pedregon, with no prior TV experience, joined the Fox team this season and is calling his fourth ever NHRA Mello Yello drag racing series this ... Flag as irrelevant … [Read more...]

2016 NHRA Lucas Oil Series Atlanta Final Results

DANIELS LEADS WINNERS AT SOUTHERN SHAKEDOWN COMMERCE, Ga. – The first half of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southern Shakedown double-header is in the books with Randy Daniels leading the way as he took the win in Comp Eliminator along with division hitter Jeff Adkinson who won in Stock … [Read more...]