Outlaw Fuel Altered Assoc. Announces 2014 Schedule

Welcomes Painless Performance Products Back As Title Sponsor The Painless Performance Products Outlaw Fuel Altered series announced Saturday its 2014 racing schedule and welcomed back Painless as it's title series sponsor for the fourth consecutive season. The OFAA series is the longest lasting … [Read more...]

Nitro Jam Welcomes Trailblazing Larsen Motorsports Jet Team in 2014

Huge Fan Fest area, jet dragster competition to highlight new season NORWALK, Ohio (January 13, 2014) – While 2014 is all about the return of competition and tradition to the International Hot Rod Association’s Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series, one element that veteran Nitro Jam fans have grown … [Read more...]

Records fall at Perth Motorplex

The numbers are in and despite the heat in Perth no less than six new records were set over 1320 feet. Once the track settled down, thanks to the tireless efforts of the Perth Motorplex crew, records tumbled in the balmy conditions. Rob Pilkington set the mark for AA/FC with an ET of 5.842 … [Read more...]

2013 Capitol Nostalgia Funny Car Nationals Photos

Brother Tim Pratt attended the inaugural Nostalgia Funny Car Nationals at Capitol Raceway in Crofton, Maryland, on November 9, 2013, and he grabbed these iPhone shots. (From the lost email archives!) Click HERE to see the photos!     … [Read more...]

Hangover/Racers Appreciation Race at San Antonio Raceway, 1-4-14

Marion, Tx. (Jan. 4, 2014) While people in the mid-west and north-east are buried under mountains of snow or shivering in sub-zero temperatures, Mother Nature provided central Texas with a beautiful day for drag racing. San Antonio Raceway hosted its annual Hangover/Racers Appreciation race on the … [Read more...]

Another 2013 loss: Don Croshier

In a Christmas card that Jerry Baltes received came word about the passing of Don Croshier, a partner in the Croshier-Baltes-Lavato and Croshier-Baltes-Leavitt 1964 top fuel cars. A resident of Coronado, Ca., Don's passing came on February 12, 2013, two days after his 83rd birthday. Not only was … [Read more...]

The First Seven Second Pro Stocker?

Who was the first Pro Stocker to run a seven second time? That has been a good question for many years in the drag racing community. Three drag racing legends can lay claim to the run: Don Nicholson, Butch Leal, and Rickie Smith. We are here to provide the answer! Butch Leal ran his seven in 1977 … [Read more...]

IHRA Announces Return of Mountain Motor Pro Stock to Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series

Pro Stock returns to its quarter-mile home with IHRA NORWALK, Ohio (December 11, 2013) – IRG Sports + Entertainment™ (IRG) and the International Hot Rod Association™ (IHRA) are thrilled to announce the return of one of IHRA’s most treasured classes, Mountain Motor Pro Stock, to the Nitro Jam Drag … [Read more...]

IHRA Announces Championship Lineup, $100,000 Purse for 2014 Nitro Funny Car Program

Championship lineup includes top racers from across North America NORWALK, Ohio (December 10, 2013) – Following a landmark announcement made last month by the International Hot Rod Association™ (IHRA) announcing the return to traditional drag racing competition and a record championship points … [Read more...]

Farewell, Don Cook

Text by Danny White ~ Photos by Tom West Former fuel racer Don Cook recently passed away. We remember Cook, a member of Chris Karamesines' Greek Fleet, with a couple of photos. … [Read more...]