The Dirt
Big Bracket Bash at Bristol this Weekend
Big-money bracket racing returns to Bristol Dragway May 17-20, with a few additions sure to make racers happy during the third annual K&N Spring Fling 20’s. The event features four days of racin...
Pro Stock’s Gray Hoping for Topeka Repeat
A full year has passed since Pro Stock driver Shane Gray claimed the second title of his career at Heartland Park Topeka, but the memory of the accomplishment is still fresh, and the second-generation...
Force, Hight to Honor Elvis at Bristol
Legendary Funny Car driver John Force and teammate Robert Hight will honor the legacy of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll June 15-17. during the 12th annual NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragw...
Torrence Taking Top Fuel Momentum to Topeka
Steve Torrence delivered a commanding victory two weeks ago at Atlanta Dragway after the 29-year-old Texan basically put together a Top Fuel team from scratch in the span of a year and won a race in t...
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Carroll Shelby Dead at 89
Legendary race driver and car builder Carroll Shelby died Thursday night (May 10), at age 89 in Dallas, Texas, where he was hospitalized for treatment of pneumonia. “We are all deeply saddened, an...
WJ Tests Mountain-Motor Pro Stocker for Montecalvo
By Ian Tocher “It was probably the most fun I’ve had in a race car in years.” That was the assessment of NHRA Pro Stock legend Warren Johnson after driving John Montecalvo’s mountain-motored A...
Brogdon Back to Try Again at Baytown
Last year, in Drag Illustrated #55, we ran an article about Rodger Brogdon almost winning his first NHRA Pro Stock race at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas. With the NHRA returning this weekend ...
