Racin’ & Rockin’ Radio: Richie Crampton on March 28!

Coming up Monday, March 28th, 2016 at 8 PM Eastern on Racin' & Rockin' with DragList.com, Bill Pratt will host a visit from one of NHRA's current Top-Ten contenders, Richie Crampton! Richie is the pilot of the Lucas Oil / Geico Top Fuel Dragster in the Mello Yello Championship Series. He just … [Read more...]

Dwane Garrett is JB’s Pick for Racer of the Week March 28th!

Coming up Monday, March 28th, 2016, for JB's Pick as Racer of the Week, I have selected Dwane Garrett, from Masterton, New Zealand. Dwane's Top Alcohol Dragster is one of the finest cars in the NZDRA! The Garrett Racing page on Facebook has all the latest info and updates on this great dragster, and … [Read more...]

HOT START HAS FUNNY CAR STANDOUT RON CAPPS FEELING CONFIDENT HEADING TO DENSO SPARK PLUGS NHRA NATIONALS

LAS VEGAS – The carryover of strong momentum and performances from the end of one year and into the beginning of the next can be a difficult thing to master when competitors are dealing with 10,000-horsepower Funny Cars. But class standout Ron Capps and his NAPA Auto Parts Dodge Charger R/T team … [Read more...]

Racin’ & Rockin’ Radio: Gary Densham on March 21st!

Coming up tonight, March 21st, 2016 at 8 PM Eastern on Racin' & Rockin' with DragList.com, Bill Pratt will host an interview with one of Drag Racing's all-time greats, the one and only Gary Densham! Gary's long and colorful career stretches back to before he helped John Force get up and running … [Read more...]

FUNNY CAR CHAMP HAWLEY TO BE HONORED AND POPULAR HOT ROD JUNCTION WILL GET NOSTALGIC IN GAINESVILLE

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Mar. 16, 2016) – The NHRA will honor a former Funny Car world champion and some rocking hot rods will be on display at the 47th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Florida’s Gainesville Raceway. The NHRA will continue its celebration of the 50th anniversary of Funny Car … [Read more...]

Wendell Duarte is JB’s Pick for Racer of the Week March 21st!

Coming up Monday, March 21st, 2016, for JB's Pick as Racer of the Week, I have selected Wendell Duarte from Kaneohe, Hawaii. Wendell was recommended to me by our friend Michael Baba Balbarino, and he is often featured on Michael's 808_FUEL page on Facebook. Wendell is a consistent winner with his … [Read more...]

Bounty Hunters No-Prep Nationals at San Antonio

Big Tire winner Steve Wiley launching his Corvette off the line on his way to the $50K payday Bounty Hunters No-Prep Nationals, presented by Speed Society at San Antonio Raceway, 3/11-12/16 By JM Hallas Marion, TX. (March 12th, 2016) San Antonio Raceway hosted one of the biggest money races … [Read more...]

SCE TOP SPEED AWARD IS BOTH FAST AND CURIOUS

Good Vibrations March Meet, Auto Club Famoso Raceway, Bakersfield, CA, March 10, 2016—In what turned out to be a hybrid of a contest of wills and theater of the absurd, Terry Cox and his Terry Manzer-tuned “Cheetah IV” dragster claimed the Inaugural SCE AAFD Top Speed Qualifier Award at last … [Read more...]

NHRA TV VIEWERSHIP UP DRAMATICALLY IN NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH FOX SPORTS

GLENDORA, Calif. (March 9, 2016) – NHRA’s revamped race coverage on FOX Sports earned more than 300,000 additional viewers through the first two Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events of the season, which included the Circle K NHRA Winternationals at Pomona, Calif. on Feb. 14 and the CARQUEST Auto … [Read more...]

ATLANTA DRAGWAY IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE NEW CONCRETE STARTING LINE, DAKTRONICS SCOREBOARDS

GLENDORA, Calif. (March 9, 2016) – NHRA officials announced today two major facility improvements for Atlanta Dragway, Georgia’s House of Speed. The venerable NHRA-owned dragstrip, which sits just northeast of downtown Atlanta in Commerce, Ga., serves as host of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA … [Read more...]