NHRA Rookie of the Year candidate Ida Zetterström continues to ramp up support for a late summer debut in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series with the addition of Edelbrock Performance, a leading manufacturer of specialty automotive and motorcycle aftermarket parts, to her growing roster of partners.
Read MoreIn a final round Pro Mod fans will be talking about for years, Derek Ward outran Jim Halsey to take home the $100,000 winner-take-all payday at the fifth Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod presented by Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage and J&A Service Sunday night at Bradenton Motorsports Park. Ward’s 3.625 seconds at 208.17 MPH run defeated Halsey’s 4.304-second pass at 126.09 MPH in front of an overflow crowd on the starting line.
Read MoreIn one of the longest-running and most-successful sports marketing partnerships, DHL and Kalitta Motorsports signed a multi-year contract extension for J.R. Todd’s DHL GR Supra Funny Car, the team announced today. The 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series begins Friday at the Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla.
Read MoreWith the acknowledgement that his almost 50-year career as a full-time professional Funny Car driver is nearing an end, John Force has announced the hiring of author, award-winning journalist and motorsports podcast host Jerry Bonkowski to manage the public relations and publicity effort for John Force Racing, Inc., as the company moves forward.
Read MoreEight-time Top Fuel world champion Tony Schumacher will showcase a new logo on his 12,000 horsepower Leatherwood Distillery dragster when the 2024 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season kicks off this weekend with the NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Florida.
Read MoreAngelle Sampey never shies away from a challenge, and when Antron Brown suggested she try her hand at racing a 270-mph dragster
Read MoreLong-time Pro Mod racer Todd Martin just took delivery of his new Larry Jeffers-built Pro Mod. Todd has competed for 24 years in Pro Mod as well since the inception of the Mid-West Drag Racing Series.
Read MoreJohn Force Racing has announced Austin Prock will be taking over driving duties from Robert Hight for the Cornwell Tools / AAA Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car to begin the 2024 season.
Read MoreThere is talk all the time in our industry about “GOATS” and “Mount Rushmore” of drag racing. The fact is that Don Schumacher should be included in all those conversations, and unfortunately we’ve learned of his passing.
Read MoreSome of you may have seen some videos floating around the internet of Kenny Hubbard testing his Asian Orange Nova recently. There were rumors flying about regarding whether he was actually making some program changes, and those rumors are true.
Read MoreMiddle of August in the midwest seems like a terrible time to go racing. Luckily the forecast for the MWDRS in St. Louis at World Wide Technology Raceway (Gateway), looks a lot better than the weather they had back at the beginning of July.
Read MoreThe Professional Racers Owners Organization (PRO), in partnership with Drag Illustrated and Bradenton Motorsports Park, announced today the inaugural PRO Superstar Shootout, a high-stakes, big-money race featuring the stars of Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock. Set for February 8-10, 2024
Read MoreRecently I was contacted by a friend of mine, Caleb Holder, regarding a new app that he had designed. I, being the skeptic that I am was curious if it was just another app in drag racing that was cumbersome and filled will ad’s. I asked him to send me a write up in his words regarding the app and outlining its uses.
Read MoreAn event like no other that I have ever attended kicked off on Tuesday morning with the first day of testing & qualifying. Though I am not there this year, I am certainly going to be following as much as I can.
Read MoreTaking a chapter from the International Hot Rod Association’s rich history, the IHRA Hot Rod Classic is set to debut in 2024. These exciting engine-roaring, tire-smoking events will be similar to the Pro-Am races from previous years with drivers…
Read MoreRichard Freeman, the owner of Elite Motorsports, took the wheel of his Elite-powered Mountain Motor Pro Stock machine all the way to the winners circle today at the Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by PEAK Performance.
Read MoreTim Wilkerson powered to victory at the Route 66 NHRA Nationals on Sunday afternoon in Joliet, Ill., the sight of his career-first triumph. It was Wilkerson’s 23rd Funny Car win, and first since partnering with JCM Racing to form Maynard Wilkerson Racing
Read MoreMax Out Motorsports (formerly Justin Ashley Racing & Davis Motorsports) and JCM Racing jointly announced the creation of Maynard Ashley Racing, a new organization which will campaign the Phillips Connect Toyota Top Fuel entry piloted by Justin Ashley, starting with this weekend’s event.
Read MoreJohn Force and the BlueDEF PLATINUM Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car team had a semifinal finish at the Gerber Glass & Collision NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by PEAK Performance at Route 66 Raceway.
Read MoreIt had been six long years since Alexis DeJoria had last visited Route 66 Raceway. Returning for the first time since 2017, she was looking forward to celebrating her milestone 200th Funny Car event at the historic Joliet, Ill. facility, but after struggling during qualifying, and experiencing a starting line mishap in the opening round of eliminations, it was a weekend DeJoria and the DC Motorsports team would rather soon forget.
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