Archives for 2019

10/30/19 Drag Racing News

Celebrate With Us: The 60th anniversary of NHRA National Dragster at the Auto Club NHRA Finals NHRA.com Don “the Snake” Prudhomme would be on any drag racing fan's Mount Rushmore. The legendary “Viper” got his start in fuel dragsters in the nearly ... Flag as irrelevant … [Read more...]

HAGAN PLANS TO KEEP WINNING, LET POINTS TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES HEADING TO DODGE NHRA NATIONALS

LAS VEGAS – The way Matt Hagan figures it, if he’s fortunate enough to end his 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season with a few wins, he’ll head into the offseason with plenty of good feelings at the very least. If three straight victories in the Mello Yello Countdown to the … [Read more...]

BILLY TORRENCE HAPPY TO THROW HIS NAME IN TITLE TALK APPROACHING DODGE NHRA NATIONALS

LAS VEGAS – There is a Torrence who has the most wins thus far in the NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, but it’s not the same Torrence as the one who clinched the Top Fuel world title a year ago in Las Vegas. It’s the elder Torrence, Billy, who has already racked up two playoff … [Read more...]

10/29/19 Drag Racing News

Black Creek drag racing team reaches podium again Comox Valley Record Black Creek's Schulte Racing Team (SRT) finished the 2019 drag racing season on the podium for the fourth season in a row, placing third. The family ... Flag as irrelevant No time frame for … [Read more...]

MENDY FRY WINS SECOND CONSECUTIVE CALIFORNIA HOT ROD REUNION (2019)

Bakersfield, California - Mendy Fry is the 28th California Hot Rod Reunion Top Fuel Champion. Fry drove the High Speed Motorsports dragster to victory with a 5.52 ET at 264 MPH after runner-up Pete Wittenberg red-lighted in his Circuit Breaker machine, disqualifying a 5.64 ET at 248 MPH. Fry arrived … [Read more...]

10/28/19 Drag Racing News

Program teaches teenage drivers in Memphis how to drive safe WATN - Local 24 Former drag racing champion Dough Herbert established the brakes program in 2008. It stands for be responsible and keep everyone safe. Since the ... Flag as irrelevant … [Read more...]

10/27/19 Drag Racing News

NHRA Star John Force Says Drag Racing Is Like Being In A Giant Trailer Park Forbes In Part 1 and Part 2 of this interview series with 16-time NHRA Funny Car National Champion John Force, we discussed many things, including how ... Flag as irrelevant Drag racing … [Read more...]

10/26/19 Drag Racing News

10 Things You Didn't Know About Drag Racing HotCars You've probably never thought much about drag racing, but believe it or not, more people have gone to space than raced in a Top Fuel drag car. Flag as irrelevant Tanner Gray's 'odd' path from NHRA champ to NASCAR … [Read more...]

10/25/19 Drag Racing News

NHDRO Finals at St. Louis Drag Racing Online Magazine ... achievement, but doubling up AND securing a championship at the Midwest's largest all-motorcycle drag racing series is something else altogether! Flag as irrelevant Marlborough's champion drag racer ready to … [Read more...]

2019 Auto Club Road to the Future Award Candidates

NINE ROOKIE CANDIDATES ELIGIBLE FOR 2019 AUTO CLUB ROAD TO THE FUTURE AWARD GLENDORA, Calif. – A diverse field of 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 by NHRA officials … [Read more...]