The Return of Green Monster 5

​In 2010 at the Nostalgia Drags at St Louis International Raceway I got to hear the Green Monster 5 cackle. This car was built and raced by both Art and Walt Arfons. The first engine they had in it was a 12 cylinder 733 c.i. Ranger aircraft engine. With Walt driving in the 1955 NHRA Nationals in … [Read more...]

Jet Propelled Pony

In 2010 at Kansas City International Raceway for the Nostalgia Drags Gary Fore was there with his 1971 Mustang Jet Powered Funny car called the Super Cobra-Jet. mike galewski … [Read more...]

2/13/18 Drag Racing News

The Nitro Joint Drag Racing Online Magazine I cannot say that my first marriage failed BECAUSE of drag racing, but I do know that my wife's dislike of the sport was one of MANY straws on that poor ... I told her about this outright, that she was now entering the "Drag Racing Wife's … [Read more...]

2018 NHRA Pomona Winternationals Sportsman Final Results

COWIE, WESTERFIELD LEAD WINNERS AT LUCAS OIL SEASON OPENER POMONA, Calif. – Shawn Cowie and Shane Westerfield each took home big wins at the season-opening 58th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. Cowie and Westerfield were … [Read more...]

2/12/18 Drag Racing News

Then Drag Racing Online Magazine Drag racing pioneer Dale Shafer has written a book about the creation of Albuquerque Dragway which is very informative about the details of construction and ... This writer has been there three times over a 40-year period; twice as a Pro Stock racer, and again in … [Read more...]

2018 NHRA Pomona Winternationals Pro Final Results

HAGAN, KALITTA AND BUTNER EMERGE VICTORIOUS AT LUCAS OIL NHRA WINTERNATIONALS For the second consecutive season, Matt Hagan earns win at Winternationals after qualifying No. 1 Doug Kalitta takes down Tony Schumacher in Top Fuel final to begin 2018 campaign with a victory Bo Butner begins his … [Read more...]

Draglist Graphics Through the Years

In February 2003, one day I was thinking about the crazy hot rods called fuel altereds. I hadn't seen them race and I hadn't seen any online in quite a while. I decided to do a search to find out whatever happened to that exciting class. In the results of the search ("AA/Fuel Altered"), a link … [Read more...]

2/11/18 Drag Racing News

Coming around again: Slot cars' nostalgia fuel resurgence Burlington Times News Many of the cars for drag racing are 1:24 or 1:25 scale custom, built up from the chassis to the choice of the electric motor, gear ratio, and body choices derived from plastic model kits, from rails to trucks and … [Read more...]

2018 NHRA Pomona Winternationals Saturday Qualifying Results

MILLICAN, HAGAN AND NOBILE SECURE NO. 1 QUALIFIERS AT LUCAS OIL NHRA WINTERNATIONALS Clay Millican sets Top Fuel national record with a 3.628-second pass to earn No. 1 qualifying spot Matt Hagan uses a track record 336.32 mph run to move atop the Funny Car qualifying order After missing the … [Read more...]

2/10/18 Drag Racing News

New look for Mooneyes back with Dunn Racing at Winternationals Drag Racing Online Magazine Last year he won his second Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Stock Eliminator championship, driving a 2017 Chevrolet COPO Camaro, and he also secured his second Super Stock title in a Chevrolet Cobalt. “There … [Read more...]