Archives for 2020

NO LET-UP FOR JEG COUGHLIN JR. AT NHRA GATORNATIONALS

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – There was technically an off-season for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series between the 2019 and 2020 seasons, but it hasn’t looked like Jeg Coughlin Jr. has skipped a beat in the new year. After ending last season on a positive note, Coughlin has continued that … [Read more...]

3/11/20 Drag Racing News

Coca-Cola's POWERade brand joins Mello Yello for 2020 NHRA Drag Racing season NHRA.com This season, NHRA fans will see a familiar name at all NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events. POWERade, the official isotonic of NHRA, will ... Flag as irrelevant AUTO RACING: Mother … [Read more...]

JACK BECKMAN TO CONTINUE STREAK AT NHRA GATORNATIONALS

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A fast start to the 2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season doesn’t necessarily mean late-season success and a world championship, but Jack Beckman isn’t about to turn down what his team has accomplished thus far. Now, the former Funny Car world champ … [Read more...]

POWERADE BRAND JOINS MELLO YELLO FOR 2020 NHRA SEASON

GLENDORA, Calif. — This season, NHRA fans will see a familiar name at all NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events. POWERADE, the official isotonic of NHRA, will be providing fans and drivers with two new product offerings to sample and enjoy – POWERADE ULTRA and POWERADE POWER WATER. … [Read more...]

3/10/20 Drag Racing News

Racing against the tide: Meet India's fastest female drag racer The Bridge The fact that I was a woman and I took up drag racing was totally frowned upon. People would say, 'You will have to get married, there is no point ... Flag as irrelevant Jeg Coughlin Jr., Alex Laughlin, Bo … [Read more...]

2020 Performance Series Results from NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem

Race Wrap -- Chevrolet Performance Challenge Series, Round 1 | Coverage by Edelbrock Santa Ana, CA (March 10, 2020) Drivers of the Chevrolet Performance Challenge Series set in motion a new season of racing with the 18th Annual NMCA Muscle Car … [Read more...]

WITTENBERG TAKES TOP FUEL AT 2020 MARCH MEET

Pete Wittenberg wins his second March Meet title at Famoso. Pete Wittenberg won his second March Meet Top Fuel championship with a 5.67-second 257 MPH blast in the "KMA Circuit Breaker" against Tyler Hilton, who runner-upped a 5.92 ET at 229 MPH … [Read more...]

2020 NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem Final Results

Santa Ana, CA (March 9, 2020) Wondrous weather, powerful passes, and close competition made up the 18th Annual NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem presented by Holbrook Racing Engines, March 5-8 at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Florida.Excitement escalated as the weekend went on, and when it was all said and … [Read more...]

3/09/20 Drag Racing News

Shirley Muldowney, a fighter for life, left her drag-racing competitors in the dust Los Angeles Times Shirley Muldowney is known as “the first lady of drag racing,” and with good reason. For more than four decades, she was a skilled, brash and ... Flag as irrelevant Alex … [Read more...]

3/08/20 Drag Racing News

A need for speed: Jockey's hobby is drag racing Brownwood Bulletin He spends much of his share of the purses to support his other passion, drag racing. When he is not racing horses over a quarter-mile, he often can be ... Flag as irrelevant Hartford Tops Qualifying For … [Read more...]