Archives for May 2017

DREW SKILLMAN HOPES TO ADD TO PRO STOCK’S 2017 WIN PARITY AT 29TH ANNUAL MENARDS NHRA HEARTLAND NATIONALS PRESENTED BY MINTIES

​ TOPEKA, Kan. – To exemplify the impressive parity in Pro Stock during the first portion of the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, there have been six different winners at the first seven races. Having finally escaped the doldrums of a frustrating stretch, Drew Skillman would like … [Read more...]

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Coming to Auto Club Dragway, Fontana

NHRA LUCAS OIL SERIES FIRES UP IN FONTANA FONTANA, Calif. - The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series will be at Auto Club Dragway at Auto Club Speedway this weekend, May 19-21, as the NHRA Pacific Division will host its third of seven events in the 2017 racing season. Racing categories include Comp … [Read more...]

16th Annual York Reunion & Second Edition York US30 Heritage Days

York Springs, PA – Although the operations at York US30 Dragway ceased in 1979 at the York Airport in Thomasville some 38 years ago the annual pilgrimage to the York Reunion will continue for the 16th consecutive year at the Second Edition of the York US30 Heritage Days to be presented at the … [Read more...]

5/17/17 Drag Racing News

Drag racing event roars into Rantoul this weekend Rantoul Press During select weekends of the year, he operates a drag racing operation in Rantoul and two other locations in the country. “I've always had a ... Flag as irrelevant Melfort City Council … [Read more...]

JEGS Allstar Points Change for 2018 Allstar Event

GLENDORA, Calif. (May 16, 2017) – NHRA announced a change to the structure in which racers earn points toward a birth in the popular JEGS Allstar program. Beginning with the 2018 JEGS Allstar event, racers will now count their best five in-division events toward their JEGS Allstar point’s … [Read more...]

REIGNING FUNNY CAR WORLD CHAMP RON CAPPS IS RED HOT APPROACHING 29TH ANNUAL MENARDS NHRA HEARTLAND NATIONALS PRESENTED BY MINTIES

Photo by Marc Gewertz/NHRA TOPEKA, Kan. – In a class full of star competitors and breathtaking performances, Funny Car’s Ron Capps has managed to stand out in an impressive way over the past month. Coming off his first Funny Car world championship, Capps hasn’t let down one bit, taking over … [Read more...]

5/16/17 Drag Racing News

TUCSON DRAGWAY REUNION Drag Racing Online Magazine It was not a drag race, but it did feature some drag racing; it was not just a ... It will become a drag racing icon much like the arch at Las Vegas Motor ... Flag as irrelevant Food For Thought Drag Racing … [Read more...]

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Coming to Norwalk

SUMMIT MOTORSPORTS PARK TO HOST LUCAS OIL SERIES CAVALCADE OF STARS NORWALK, Ohio - Summit Motorsports Park will play host to the Cavalcade of Stars presented by Budweiser on May 19-21 for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag racing series and the NHRA North Central Division. Adding to the … [Read more...]

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Coming to Atlanta

ATLANTA DRAGWAY HOSTS NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES COMMERCE, Ga. - The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Southeast Division is racing into Atlanta Dragway for the fifth of the seven events in the division, this weekend, May 19-21, 2017. Drivers will be racing to earn points leading to … [Read more...]

TOP FUEL’S STEVE TORRENCE HAS NO PLANS OF SLOWING DOWN AT 29TH ANNUAL MENARDS NHRA HEARTLAND NATIONALS PRESENTED BY MINTIES

​ TOPEKA, Kan. – Coming off arguably the best three-week stretch in his Top Fuel career, Steve Torrence heads to Heartland Park Topeka, the site of this weekend’s 29th annual Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties, a confident driver. Torrence has advanced to three straight … [Read more...]