Russian Drag Racing Championship: for the first time ever on the racetrack in Nizhniy Novgorod

During 6-7 August the 2nd stage of Russian Drag Racing Championship took place on the racetrack “Nizhegorodskoe Ring” for the first time ever. Total 72 drivers were participating in joint competitions of RDRC and The Drag Racing Cup of Nizhny Novgorod region. There were a lot of drivers from … [Read more...]

CRUZ PEDREGON AND LEAH PRITCHETT MAKE APPEARANCE ON THE GRIDIRON IN NAPA VALLEY

​ Funny Car racer Cruz Pedregon and Top Fuel racer Leah Pritchett made a trip to Napa Valley to join the Oakland Raiders in training camp on Monday, Aug. 1 NAPA, Calif. – Funny Car racer Cruz Pedregon and Top Fuel racer Leah Pritchett spend most of their time on dragstrips across the country, … [Read more...]

Justin Kirk Makes Big Change to Attack Last Half of PDRA Season

PITTSBORO, N.C. (August 1, 2016): Lucas Oil Top Dragster competitor, Justin Kirk, currently sits second in PDRA championship points, just over three rounds behind points leader David Brown. Despite the fact that Kirk has put himself in a position to possibly win the PDRA Top Dragster World … [Read more...]

MIKE MANTEL NAMED NEW DRIVER OF ICONIC HEMI UNDER GLASS

The world’s most famous drag racing exhibition car, the Hemi Under Glass, has a new driver. Mike Mantel of New Braunfels, TX, will take over the driving honors from Mopar Hall of Fame inductee Bob Riggle. Mantel, who grew up in the Southern California cities of Hawthorne and Redondo Beach, has a … [Read more...]

PDRA: Joey Martin Fills Seat for Wesley Jones

PITTSBORO, N.C. (July 28, 2016): Wesley Jones made the best pass of his career at the PDRA Spring Nationals earlier this year. He took his famed ‘41 Willys to a 3.55 elapsed time at almost 215 miles per hour. On the very next pass, just past the finish line, Jones took a wild ride, slamming into the … [Read more...]

2016 IHRA Summit Super Series/Saturday Night Thunder at San Antonio

Avery Smith piloting the car normally driven by the ailing Lonnie Alexander By JM Hallas Marion, TX (July 16th, 2016) Saturday afternoon was another round for the IHRA Summit Super Series bracket racers on the 1/8 mile drag strip outside of San Antonio. With only five more points races … [Read more...]

2016 Blue Suede Cruise Photos

Describing the Wanda Akzo Nobel Blue Suede Cruise is like a recipe. Combine 1200 classic cars, nostalgia drag racing, and '60s music blaring on the PA system with swap meets, concerts, timed fun runs, and fireworks, then mix in 3 days of great weather and you get a great event. Here are some pics … [Read more...]

Huddleston Wins Glass Doctor Showdown in Elsberry Loaned 57 Chevy

As the Glass Doctor Showdown at Huntsville Dragway drew near this past weekend, the Huddleston Family prepped their Huddleston Performance Lowmad for battle. At the last hour they discovered issues with the iconic machine that would put them out of competition for the weekend. As luck would have it, … [Read more...]

Book Report: Junior Stock, Drag Racing the Family Sedan

Junior Stock, Drag Racing the Family Sedan, Stock-Class Drag Racing 1964-1971 (Doug Boyce, 2012) By Phil R. Elliott I had to borrow this one. I’d love to have Junior Stock, Drag Racing the Family Sedan, Stock-Class Drag Racing 1964-1971 in my library but right now, buying more books is not … [Read more...]

For the first time ever Russians have entered the international drag racing arena

On 8-10 July Russians, for the first time in the history, were participating in European Drag Racing Championship on the famous drag strip of Alastaro circuit. The current national ¼ mile ET and Trap speed record-holder Dmitry Samorukov from Russian Team SMP Racing / Dragtimes won the first place … [Read more...]