2018 NHRA Sonoma Pro Final Results

ALEXANDER, HIGHT, COUGHLIN JR. AND TONGLET EMERGE VICTORIOUS IN FRONT OF SELLOUT CROWD AT SONOMA RACEWAY · Alexander brings home second career victory as he makes a move towards the 2018 Countdown · Defending world champion Hight notches second Funny Car victory of the season · Coughlin Jr. … [Read more...]

Georgia Seipel Inducted Into Sonoma Raceway Wall of Fame

SONOMA, Calif. (July 29, 2018) – Long-time Sonoma Raceway Drag Racing Manager Georgia Seipel was inducted into the Sonoma Raceway Wall of Fame today during pre-race ceremonies for the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals. Seipel, who retired earlier this year after a 30-year career in Sonoma, is the … [Read more...]

7/29/18 Drag Racing News

Drag racing is Maine's best kept motorsports secret Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel A family sport at its core, local drag racing doesn't boast the 10,000 horsepower, 300 miles-per-hour machines featured on national television each ... Flag as irrelevant … [Read more...]

Studebaker Funny Car: Avanti!

Randy Morris and I have been drawing and painting funny cars since the early 70s, but he was better at it then and he's better at it now! Here's Randy's rendition of a Draglist Funny Car with a Studebaker Avanti shell! Thanks, Randy! Bitchin! BP … [Read more...]

2018 NHRA Sonoma Saturday Pro Qualifying and Mickey Thompson Tires Pro Bike Battle Results

Photo by Marc Gewertz/NHRA M. SMITH WINS NHRA PRO BIKE BATTLE; MILLICAN, C. FORCE, ANDERSON AND KRAWIEC CLINCH NO. 1 POSITIONS AT TOYOTA NHRA NATIONALS · Top Fuel’s Millican powers to seventh top spot this season · Funny Car points leader C. Force grabs 10th No. 1 qualifier of 2018 · Pro … [Read more...]

2018 NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES, HEARTLAND MOTORSPORTS PARK, TOPEKA

GALBRAITH, WAGNER, AND LOBNER WIN IN FIRST HALF OF HEARTLAND DOUBLE TOPEKA, Kan. – The NHRA West Central division concluded the first half of its doubleheader Friday evening at Heartland Motorsports Park, Topeka, Kan. Troy Galbraith, Wyatt Wagner, and J.R. Lobner paraded down the return into the … [Read more...]

7/28/18 Drag Racing News

Drag racers — but not all — think being in shape can help them win San Francisco Chronicle In the world of big-time drag racing, though, there's a lot more to it. Many of the drivers, although not all, want to be good physical shape, for various ... Flag as irrelevant … [Read more...]

2018 NHRA Sonoma Friday Pro Qualifying Results

C. FORCE, MILLICAN, ANDERSON AND KRAWIEC EARN PROVISIONAL NO. 1 QUALIFIERS AT TOYOTA NHRA SONOMA NATIONALS C. Force sets sights on fifth No. 1 qualifying position in six races and tenth overall in 2018 Millican uses strong last pass of the night to move into No. 1 spot in Top Fuel Anderson's … [Read more...]

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE’S JERRY SAVOIE LOOKING TO FINISH THE JOB FOR FIRST TIME AT TOYOTA NHRA SONOMA NATIONALS

SONOMA, Calif. – After a weekend where he admittedly enjoyed some fortunate breaks en route to the finals, Jerry Savoie hopes that luck continues for a second straight Pro Stock Motorcycle race at this weekend’s 31st annual Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway. Savoie has been runner-up … [Read more...]

Funny Car Photos from the 1999 US Nationals

Some funny cars that were at the 1999 US Nationals were Ron Capps, who torched the Copenhagen car, and Dale Creasy Jr., who kaboomed the Mad Magazine funny car. mike galewski Al Hoffman between rounds Al Hoffman Bob Weickgennant Ron Capps and the crispy Copenhagen car Cruz … [Read more...]