Archives for October 2017

10/19/17 Drag Racing News

From driver to NHRA starter, Bakersfield's Rick Stewart continues his decades-long love affair with ... The Bakersfield Californian Drag racing legend Rick Stewart, a Bakersfield native, who began his career in Kern County. "I started racing on Chester Avenue," Stewart said. … [Read more...]

C.J. Craig Durbin is JB’s Pick for Racer of the Week: October 23rd!

Coming up Monday, October 23rd, 2017 for JB's Pick as Racer of the Week, I have selected CJ Craig Durbin, a custom car builder, from Colona, Illinois. CJ was recommended to me by our friend and former Racer of the Week Steve Plumb. Thanks, Steve! CJ has the most beuatiful and powerful Outlaw Chevy … [Read more...]

10/18/17 Drag Racing News

Drag racing community mourns loss of longtime racer Kathy Lipscomb MLive.com Louie Hall has been racing at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park since it opened in 1963, so one could say the 81-year old drag racer has seen it all at the ... Flag as irrelevant Stevenson remembered for … [Read more...]

SEVEN ROOKIE CANDIDATES ELIGIBLE FOR 2017 AUTO CLUB ROAD TO THE FUTURE AWARD

GLENDORA, Calif. (Oct. 18, 2017) – Seven rookie drivers representing the four NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series categories, Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle, were announced today by officials from NHRA and Automobile Club of Southern California as the eligible candidates for … [Read more...]

MPS $10,000 Bracket Race to be part of IDBL World Finals Weekend

MECHANICSVILLE, Md. - Calling All Drag Bike Racers: Don't miss the opportunity to compete in the richest race of the year with the biggest purse of the year, the $10,000-to-win MPS High-Stakes Bracket Race, at the International Drag Bike League (IDBL) World Finals on Nov. 3-5 at Rockingham (N.C.) … [Read more...]

East Side Auto Transport Outlaw 632 Joins PDRA Again in 2018 as Pro 632

PITTSBORO, N.C. (October 18, 2017): The Professional Drag Racers Association is proud to announce that the versatile and entertaining Outlaw 632 category will be a part of the PDRA program again in 2018, with a fresh name, Pro 632. East Side Auto Transport will retain title rights of the category, … [Read more...]

2017 NMCA West Coast World Finals Results

Race Wrap - 6th Annual Mickey Thompson NMCA West Coast World Finals (October 17, 2017 Santa Ana CA) -The VP Racing Fuels NMCA West Drag Racing Series championship season concluded with the completion of the 6th Annual Mickey Thompson NMCA West … [Read more...]

TOP FUEL FOES TO MEET AGAIN AT 26TH CALIFORNIA HOT ROD REUNION

The All American Fuel Dragsters coalition confirms that a full qualifying field of front-engine AA/Fuel dragsters are staged in for the 8-car Top Fuel Eliminations battle at the NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion at Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, California October 20th-22nd. The Top Fuel … [Read more...]

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Gateway Motorsports Park, Madison, Ill.

THE ALL-AMERICAN HOT ROD SHOWDOWN COMES TO GATEWAY MOTORSPORTS PARK MADISON, Ill. – Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Ill., will host the annual All-American Hot Rod Showdown and the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series this weekend, Oct. 20-22. The event features Top Alcohol Dragsters and Top … [Read more...]

10/17/17 Drag Racing News

Hight tops Capps; B. Force, Line, Krawiec capture wins at Texas Motorplex NHRA.com It was Hight's fourth win of the season, 41st of his career, third at Texas Motorplex, and second in the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series ... Flag as irrelevant Local drag racer revs into … [Read more...]