Archives for July 2017

7/29/17 Drag Racing News

Lewistown Family Bonds Over Drag Racing KULR-TV At the Lewistown Raceway, wheels are spinning, and there's burnt rubber smoke in the air. It's those signs of drag racing that thrills the Olson family. Flag as irrelevant The 2017 York Nostalgia Weekend Honors the … [Read more...]

2017 NHRA Sonoma Friday Pro Qualifying Results

HIGHT, PRITCHETT, SKILLMAN AND TONGLET ARE PROVISIONAL NO. 1 QUALIFIERS AT THE TOYOTA NHRA SONOMA NATIONALS SONOMA, Calif. – Robert Hight powered to the Funny Car qualifying lead Friday evening at the 30th annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway. Leah Pritchett (Top Fuel), Drew … [Read more...]

7/28/17 Drag Racing News

Notebook: Force sisters follow dad to top of drag racing Elk Grove Citizen “For me drag racing is home for us,” Courtney said. “We have pictures of us as babies in strollers at the race track. Everyone out there is family.”. Flag as irrelevant Olson Family … [Read more...]

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE VETERAN SCOTTY POLLACHECK AIMS FOR MORE CONSISTENCY, FIRST CAREER WIN AT TOYOTA NHRA SONOMA NATIONALS

SONOMA, Calif. – Switching to a Suzuki for the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season certainly hasn’t slowed Scotty Pollacheck’s consistency. The Pro Stock Motorcycle veteran has four semifinal appearances and zero first-round losses through the first seven races of the PSM season, putting … [Read more...]

EIGHT OF THE TOP RIDERS IN PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE COMPETING IN MICKEY THOMPSON TIRES PRO BIKE BATTLE AT TOYOTA NHRA SONOMA NATIONALS

SONOMA, Calif. – It was a thrilling weekend in Denver for Pro Stock Motorcycle standout Eddie Krawiec, who won his second event of the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. But beyond the victory on his Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson, qualifying No. 1 also ensured he … [Read more...]

Racin & Rockin’ Radio: Della Woods on July 31st!

Coming up Monday, July 31st, 2017 on Racin' & Rockin' with DragList.com, Bill Pratt will host an interview with Drag Racing Legend, Della Woods! Della's story is one for all time, from her days driving the earliest Funny Cars up to present times, when she is receiving numerous awards for her … [Read more...]

Shawn Carlson is BIR’s 2017 King of the Track

BRAINERD, Minn. - Shawn Carlson outlasted the top drag racers in Brainerd International Raceway’s Bracket Drag Racing Series last Sunday to win the coveted title of King of the Track and take home a Wally trophy – the first in his drag racing career. Carlson’s the first to admit that he’s kind of … [Read more...]

Maryland Bike Fest Aiming to Break Records and Raise Money for Breast Cancer

MECHANICSVILLE, Md. - The International Drag Bike League (IDBL) invades Maryland International Raceway this weekend, July 28-30, hoping to smash records and raise money for those suffering from breast cancer. With world-famous bike builder Paul Teutul Sr. from television's Orange County Choppers … [Read more...]

DRIVERS FROM TEAM BODDIE RACING TO PARTICIPATE IN 16-CAR EXHIBITION AT 30TH ANNUAL TOYOTA NHRA SONOMA NATIONALS

SONOMA, Calif. (July 21, 2017) – NHRA officials announced today that drivers from Team Boddie Racing, from the San Francisco area , will participate in a special 16-car exhibition race on Saturday, July 29 as part of the 30th annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway. The field will … [Read more...]

Romine Wins Second DRO AA/FC Challenge Event of Season

The DragRacingOnline AA/FC Challenge presented by Hemi Parts King at Iowa’s Cedar Fall Motorsports Park was the second of seven races that make up the 2017 series. At the end of the Night of Fire race on July 15, after the last of the clutch dust and nitro fumes cleared away, the “Man O’ War” team … [Read more...]