Low ET, Top Speed. New Series ET Record, Won the event and Won the WFA 2015 Points Championship “Decimated the competition” and “dominating performance” were two of the posts made about us on FaceBook after the Halloween Havoc Western Fuel Altereds (“WFA”) race at Wild Horse Park in Chandler, AZ. … [Read more...]
Bill McDaniel passes
October 20, 2015 by
Bill McDaniel, who partnered with Dick Rosberg and Don Novak on the Fighting Irish funny cars of the late 70s and early 80s, passed away on October 9, 2015. When the team converted to jet cars, Bill joined Dick behind the wheel of one of their two Stroh's sponsored machines and thrilled fans from … [Read more...]
Smith Doesn’t Count Franklin Out in PDRA Pro Nitrous Championship Bid
October 14, 2015 by
PITTSBORO, N.C. (October 14, 2015): It’s been an exciting season for PDRA Pro Nitrous. We’ve seen new threats rise to the top, behind-the-scenes rivalries played out on the big stage, power wars, and an intense championship chase. Now the focus is on two men. Heading into the PDRA Brian Olson … [Read more...]
Team Aruba Finishes Up Another Successful Season
October 14, 2015 by
MEMPHIS, Tn. (October 14, 2015): With the IHRA World Finals in the books, Team Aruba puts the cap on another successful year with their 2011 Aruba.com Pro Stock Mustang. They finished seventh in national points standings overall, quite an accomplishment in the extremely tough Pro Stock … [Read more...]
Mark Jones is JB’s Racer of the Week for October 19!
October 14, 2015 by
Coming up Monday, October 19th, 2015, for JB's Pick as Racer of the Week, I have selected Mark Jones, from Marrero, Louisiana. Mark and his wife Kelly McMahon Jones were recommended to me by our friend Nicole Folse. Thanks, Nicole Earl Folse! Mark is the 2014 Division 4 Top Dragster Champion. He's … [Read more...]
NHRA’S GRAHAM LIGHT INDUCTED INTO CANADIAN DRAG RACING HALL OF FAME
October 13, 2015 by
Graham Light, NHRA’s senior vice president of racing operations, was one of 38 luminaries honored Oct. 9 as an inaugural inductee into the Canadian Drag Racing Hall of Fame in Montreal. The 28 living and 10 posthumous legends who were inducted included racers, crew chiefs, mechanics, track … [Read more...]
Less Than One Round Separates #1 and #2 in PDRA Pro Boost
October 10, 2015 by
PITTSBORO, N.C. (October 10, 2015): Precision Turbo Pro Boost is a unique animal in the Professional Drag Racers Association class lineup. While the other professional categories are grouped together by similar motor combinations, Pro Boost has a mix of configurations competing against each other. … [Read more...]
Southern Racers Vie for PDRA Top Dragster Title
October 2, 2015 by
PITTSBORO, N.C. (October 1, 2015): In the quickest and fastest sportsman category in drag racing, two racers with roots deep in southern, eighth-mile bracket racing are going toe-to-toe to be crowned the next PDRA Top Dragster World Champion. While Gleason Tennessee’s Justin Melton has a three … [Read more...]
Craig Sullivan, A Sportsman Racer with a Professional Attitude
September 29, 2015 by
PITTSBORO, N.C. (September 28, 2015): Most racers count their biggest wins by the number of trophies or oversized checks lining their shop walls. But for PDRA Top Dragster racer Craig Sullivan, winning often means something different altogether. Although he continually finishes in the top five of … [Read more...]
2015 MIR Legends of Budds Creek Photos
September 27, 2015 by
On September 19th, the Draglist Super Crew descended upon Budds Creek Maryland from across the continent for the 10th annual Draglist Nationals. The event was held in conjunction with the Legends of Budds Creek event that saw Royce Miller and his family inducted into the Maryland International … [Read more...]
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