E T  D R A G R A C I N G

NHRA Divisional at Las Vegas

Kim Parker and Chris Marshall took home the wins in Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car Nov. 4 at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor ... more

[11/07/18]

IHRA Summit SuperSeries World Finals at Memphis

Hundreds of IHRA Summit SuperSeries track champions, along with Summit Team Finals divisional champions from around the United States, ... more

[10/23/18]

BTE World Footbrake Challenge

Sean Bellemeur raced to the NHRA Lucas Oil Top Alcohol Funny Car World Championship then capped it off with the event win at the ... more

[10/16/18]

NMCA at Indianapolis

The competition was aggressive, all-out and astonishing at the final NMCA Muscle Cars Nationals of the year, the 17th Annual NMCA World ... more

[09/26/18]

F E A T U R E S

Jay Turner’s New Harley

It’s no secret that Jay Turner Racing is boosting performance levels in Top Fuel Harley motorcycle drag racing. At the 2018 NHRA US ... more

[10/22/18]

Pictorial: SoCal Doorslammers and Nitro Shootout 2 at Barona, California

We don’t have any results, but we do have some great cars to look at from the SoCal Doorslammers and Nitro Shootout 2 held ... more

[10/10/18]

Scott Palmer Pursues Playoff Victories

Entering the NHRA's six-race Countdown to the Championship playoffs in the 10th and final spot does have one distinct advantage for ... more

[09/12/18]

Chicago Jon Goes to Indy

We asked Chicago Jon to look at the U.S. Nationals “from a different perspective.” We wanted something to add the flavor of the event ... more

[09/12/18]

C O L U M N S

Random thoughts while watching the U.S. Nationals on TV

 

I couldn’t get to the U.S. Nats this year so I opted to follow the “biggest race in the sport” on Summit Racing Equipment’s Drag Race Central and watch as much of the  ... more

[09/12/18]

Are announcer and racer race descriptions confusing spectators and crew?

I was thinking the other night at a race where they had a really large crowd, maybe 3,000 people, and before the Big Show of jets and funny cars there was more

[08/15/18]

A look back at Alton Dragway

There are numerous old and forgotten drag strips across the country, which come to mind when someone posts a photo or blog on the internet. This recently happened with ... more

 

[10/10/18]

He’s got some explaining to do

I received a lot of phone calls after the announcement was made that I entered a partnership agreement with businessmen JJ Koehler and Doug Stringer ... more

[10/24/18]

Tom McEwen Memories

Known to legions of drag racing fans as “Mongoose,” formidable nemesis to Don Prudhomme’s “Snake,” Tom McEwen recently made his inevitable shuffle off this ...  more

[06/13/18]

Setting the Stage for Tomorrow

As the motorcycle drag racing season of 2018 moves into the month of October, the actions in the preceding month are not only setting the stage for the ...  more

 

[10/11/18]

Happy 30th Anniversary to Me

Happy Anniversary, to ME! It's hard not to hear mention of an anniversary and not think of Fred Flintsone and Barney Rubble rhino-stomping through an ...  more

[10/10/18]

table of contents

Lucas Oil pulls plug on boat drag racing series, cancels awards banquet

Lucas Oil officially announced on Thursday that operation of its drag boat series will soon cease to exist. The postseason awards banquet ...  more  [11/09/18]

GUEST  EDITORIAL

Why the Aftermarket Needs Offshore Suppliers

The Made in America discussions are part of the national news these days because of the rash of new tariffs.  While many aftermarket products ...  more  [08/01/18]

RACE  REPORTS

NHDRO Finals at Louisville, Kentucky

The tree finally came down on NHDRO’s twice rain-delayed CC Powersports World Finals on October 19-21 at Ohio Valley Dragway near ... more

[10/24/18]

PDRA Finals at Virginia Motorsports Park

Jeff Dobbins became the first mountain motor Pro Stock driver to dip into the 3-second range with a 3.988 at 181.26 mph in  ... more

[10/23/18]

NHRA Pros at Charlotte, NC

Steve Torrence remained perfect in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship and won his fourth ... more

[10/15/18]

NHRA Pros at Dallas

Texas native Steve Torrence piloted his dragster to the Top Fuel winners circle Sunday afternoon, Oct. 7, to secure his first career victory at his ... more

[10/14/18]

NHDRO at Indianapolis

Jeremy Teasley collected some NHDRO Big Money when the Midwest’s largest motorcycle drag racing series hit Lucas Oil Raceway near ... more

[10/10/18]

PDRA Fall Nationals at Darlington Dragway

Pro Nitrous driver Danny Sauro raced to his first Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) victory Saturday night, Oct. 6, at the PDRA ... more

[10/08/18]

NMRA Finals at Bowling Green, KY

The sun has set on the 2018 NMRA drag racing season and on twenty years of incredibly awesome NMRA All-Ford World Finals ... more

[10/01/18]

NHRA Pros at St. Louis

Steve Torrence piloted to the Top Fuel victory with his second consecutive win Sunday, Sept. 23, at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals ... more

[09/25/18]

Funny Car Chaos at Denton, Texas

The fourth and final event of the 2018 Funny Car Chaos season welcomed the outlaw funny car frenzy back to North Star Dragway in ... more

[09/21/18]

FIA/FIM-E Euro Finals at Santa Pod Raceway, England

It was a long end to the FIA/FIM-E European Drag Racing Championships at Santa Pod Raceway over the ... more

[09/19/18]

VOLUME XX,  NUMBER 10 - OCTOBER,  2018

Cover photo: Chris Marshall took the Top Alcohol Funny Car divisional win at Las Vegas.  (Bob Johnson photo)

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