Archives for 2019

9/01/19 Drag Racing News

NHRA US Nationals: What drag racers do before they floor it Indianapolis Star In concept, drag racing is a simple sport. Cars are rolled to a starting line and made to drive as fast as they can down a straight track. The first to cross ... Flag as irrelevant JEGS … [Read more...]

2019 NHRA Indy Nationals Saturday Pro Qualifying Results

B. FORCE SETS TRACK RECORD, JOINED BY BECKMAN, BUTNER & SAMPEY IN PROVISIONAL NO. 1 SPOTS AT CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE U.S. NATIONALS INDIANAPOLIS – Brittany Force’s weekend at the 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals keeps getting better, as she broke the Top Fuel track record on … [Read more...]

Daniels Races to Record-setting Fourth Straight NHRA Dodge HEMI(R) Challenge Triumph at U.S. Nationals

· Jimmy Daniels wins fourth consecutive NHRA Dodge HEMI® Challenge event behind the wheel of his Super Stock 1968 Dodge Dart at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis · Daniels pockets $15,000 winner’s share after defeating Ohio’s Rich Locker in his 1968 Plymouth Barracuda · Winning streak by Daniels … [Read more...]

JEGS SIGNS MULTI-YEAR RENEWAL FOR SPONSORSHIP OF NHRA ALLSTARS AND SPORTSNATIONALS PROGRAMS

GLENDORA, Calif – JEGS, one of the largest high-performance automotive equipment retailers in the United States, has extended its NHRA sponsorships of the JEGS Allstars program and the JEGS NHRA SPORTSnationals event. The multi-year extensions will keep the JEGS name on these tradition-rich programs … [Read more...]

8/31/19 Drag Racing News

1000 Things: How NHRA US Nationals drag racing crews make cars go 300 miles per hour Indianapolis Star BROWNSBURG — The consensus among NHRA crew members is that the cars themselves are the easiest thing to deal with on race weekends. Flag as irrelevant Drag racing … [Read more...]

2019 NHRA Indy Nationals Friday Pro Qualifying Results

B. FORCE, BECKMAN, LINE & HINES START STRONG, TAKE PROVISIONAL NO. 1 SPOTS AT CHEVROLET PERFORMANCE U.S. NATIONALS INDIANAPOLIS – Brittany Force powered her way to the provisional No. 1 spot in Top Fuel on Friday during the 65th annual Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway … [Read more...]

8/30/19 Drag Racing News

Kevin Maras remembered by local drag racing community Buffalo News From first appearances, things seemed perfectly normal when the local drag racing contingent gathered for another night of straight-line competition at ... Flag as irrelevant Three & … [Read more...]

XDA’s Horsepower Unleashed in Virginia

For the second time this year, the Xtreme Dragbike Association (XDA) brought the best show in motorcycle drag racing to Virginia Motorsports Park for the Inaugural Bike Bash. The event featured Live music, a Freestyle Motocross show, Baggers vs. Slingshot Sound Off, custom bike show, huge vendor … [Read more...]

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE’S ANGELLE SAMPEY LOOKING FORWARD TO CHALLENGES, TOP 10 POINTS BATTLE AT INDY

The three-time Pro Stock Motorcycle champion has faced a new challenge this year on a new bike, but she’s hoping it all comes together at the Big Go, where Sampey has two career wins INDIANAPOLIS – The 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season has been a challenging one for three-time Pro … [Read more...]

8/29/19 Drag Racing News

What Are We Doing To Preserve The Sport Of Drag Racing? Dragzine.com I believe because we're so fixated on the now, we are blind to the realization that drag racing is at or very near a defining time in its existence. And it's ... Flag as irrelevant Second drag … [Read more...]