The 10th edition of the Ohio Crankshaft No Box Nationals will be held at I-57 Dragstrip in Benton, IL, on June 15-18.

Racers will go for $5,000 to the winner on Friday and Sunday, with the winner of Saturday’s main event taking home $10,000. [06/08/17]

Byron Dragway in Byron, IL, will host the eighth Meltdown Drags on July 14-16. This display of vintage vehicles is one of the most popular events in the Midwest.

DRO Editor Jeff Burk may even attend Sunday, July 16, on his way home from the DRO AA/FC Challenge event in Cedar Falls, IA, on July 14-15.  (Dennis Mothershed photo)  [06/08/17]

As part of the PCRichard.com NHRA Northeast Division National Open Series, the Stock/Super Stock Shootout returns June 16-18 to the Toronto Motorsports Park in Cayuga, Ontario.

Following the success of its previous edition, this year’s event, which includes two races, has a total purse of $25,000 (USD). Presented by John Scotti Classic Cars/CDRHF.com, the Stock/Super Stock Shootout will welcome some of the best racers from Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada.

Last year, 72 cars ran in the elimination on both days. This year, there already are over 100 racers registered. Three new NHRA national record holders will compete at the event. They are Yves Perigny and Canadian Drag Racing Hall of Fame inductees Guy Desjardins and Ollie Stephan, who set national records at the PCRichard.com NHRA Northeast Division 1 National Open in May in Atco, NJ. Desjardins set the national record for the SS/EA in his 1967 Big Block Camaro, while Stephan set both ends of the NHRA Super Stock B/A with his 1971 Big Block Corvette. Veteran Super Stock racer Perigny set the NHRA national record for Super Stock GT/FA in his 1992 Chevrolet Cavalier. [06/08/17]

Adam Sorokin and the Champion Speed Shop team, seen here at this year’s March Meet, are looking for a repeat of last year’s win at Bowling Green. (Brian Losness photo)

The All American Fuel Dragster coalition is set for the second NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series Top Fuel battle of 2017 at the 15th Annual Holley National Hot Rod Reunion June 15-17.

The West Coast contingent includes Mendy Fry and the High Speed Motorsports dragster, Jim Murphy in the Roland Leong-tuned “WW2” and Dusty Green in “Nitro Hemi.”

Tony Bartone and the Bartone Bros. are coming in from New York. Midwesterners Jason Greenwood, Jim Young, Paul Schultz and Tim Cullinan will try for the win, along with Atlanta’s Julius Hughes.

Tyler Hilton and his “Great Expectations III” entry are testing in Memphis prior to the Reunion where he and his family are event Honorees along with Wayne Jesel, Randy Payne, Mark Williams, Della Woods, and Grand Marshal, Eileen Daniels.

Several Funny Car teams who compete with the DRO AA/FC Challenge will also be taking part in the Hot Rod Reunion. It won’t be an official DRO race because the NHRA Heritage series has different requirements for the fuel pump and minimum weight. Among those scheduled to travel to Kentucky are Paul Romine from Indiana, Bazz Young from Wisconsin, and Greg Jacobsmeyer from St. Louis. [06/08/17]

Eddie Krawiec and longtime teammate Andrew Hines will debut the Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson team’s new Harley-Davidson Street Rod at this weekend’s 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event. A project that started in earnest in January will come to fruition this weekend and Krawiec is thrilled that it is all happening at the track where he grew up racing.

“When I was looking at the calendar and figured the debut would probably fall into Englishtown, it made me excited,” said Krawiec, the current points leader. “It’s exciting moving onto a new platform and going into a completely different motorcycle line. This bike is kind of their wave of the future and to be a part of that is pretty cool. We’re transitioning to a new model after racing with the V-Rod since 2002, and we feel good about bringing out into competition.”

With a different body and chassis, Krawiec expects a learning curve with the new Harley-Davidson Street Rod, but he likes the potential of the bike. After rigorous research and development, and eight full passes leading into the weekend, Krawiec sees a bright future on the bike.

“There’s a lot more technology available to us now and it showed in the fine details,” Krawiec said. “For me, it’s just about being able to race with those things you learned. It’s still the same engine and powerplant. I would love to debut it and win, but with the competition in the class right now it’s going to be a tough task. But we’re up for the challenge, there’s no doubt about that.”  (Ron Lewis photo) [06/08/17]

Tim Frees won the Victory Nostalgia Super Stock series season opener at the Nostalgia Rendezvous at Gateway Motorsports Park. See all the action here.

Frees will take the momentum and points lead into Eddyville, Iowa, this weekend for the second race of the Victory NSS series. (Dennis Mothershed photo) [06/08/17]