This weekend we saw Rickie Smith in his IDG sponsored Pro Mod Camaro win the NHRA RPM Pro Mod Championship. While the best ever is tossed around a lot, as it has been this weekend, I think it's safe to say when it comes to door cars, Rickie might be the best ever.
Read MoreIt was with great anticipation and bated breath that we waited to see what the PDRA schedule for 2017 would be. This morning we finally got a look at it.
Read MoreOver the last 20 years drag racing has taken a much different path than most other motorsports. I sit here and ask myself how we actually got here. How did we get to the point where the most important thing in drag racing, to some, is a television show?
Read MoreNow I understand why people say what they say, but hear me out. Competition among series is good for the sport of drag racing. It's just as important as cars competing against each other.
Read MoreThis really was a weekend of the highest of highs and lowest of lows. While you were out enjoying the weekend, E3xtreme was hard at work trying to cover all that was going on in the drag racing world. We saw new records, but we also saw crashes and we lost a great family this weekend.
Read MoreThis has been a debate that will continue to rage on for all of time in drag racing. It also goes back to a previous article that I did about this sport being dangerous no matter where you stand to take photos and apparently some don't like that fact.
Read MoreWell, while most were enjoying the weekend and hopefully some amazing weather, there were quite a number of big happenings this weekend.
First and foremost is the news that most people already know about. That is the shot heard round the world...literally!
Read MoreIt is obvious by now if you live on the East Coast of the U.S. and follow drag racing of any sorts you are well aware of the YB Nationals. Well as with everything, changes are always coming down the pike and the YB Nats are no different.
This year from September 2nd through the 4th will make the 7th annual YellowBullet.com Nationals at Cecil County Dragway in Rising Sun, MD. Year after year, this event has brought hundreds of race cars and thousands of fans to Jim Hasley's awesome race track. The difference between this and most other big races that are occurring this year, with a few exceptions is that YB Nats is not a Radial Tire based race.
Read MoreIt has been hard to focus after the accident with Ronnie Davis and Ian Tocher. I've thinking about the stories with each of them and trying to put into words the huge impact they have both made in racing.
How do you measure each of their successes?
Read MoreThat's right...Dyno Dominic Blasco.
Memphis International Raceway (MIR) is pleased to announce and welcome Dominic Blasco as the new Director of Operations. Mr. Blasco will be responsible for all drag strip racing operations effective immediately.
Read MoreWith great sadness, NHRA reported today that Mark Lyle, NHRA’s Chief Starter, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, March 27. On behalf of NHRA and the entire drag racing community, we offer our condolences to all of Lyle’s family and friends.
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