All posts by Josh Hachat
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Enders Escapes Terrifying Car Fire In NHRA Pro Mod Qualifying, Returns To Make Pro Stock Run
After her NHRA Pro Mod car went up in a ball of flames during the final qualifying session...
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Enders Hopes Hard Work Leads To Pro Stock Win, Ice Cream Scooper In Norwalk
Following Erica Enders’ first final round appearance of the season in Pro Stock, a two-week break from the...
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Another Big Payday In 2019? Laughlin Hopes So Heading To World Series Of Pro Mod
Alex Laughlin already has a $50,000 event win to his credit this year. Now, he will try to...
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Enders Makes Most Of Second Chance In Bristol With Semifinal Appearance In Pro Mod
From missing the field by .001 to getting a second chance due to an unfortunate circumstance with another...
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Roy Hill Returning To Mountain Motor Pro Stock In 2020 With Two-Car Team, Tabs Nobile & Bell As Drivers
One of Mountain Motor Pro Stock’s original stars is coming back in 2020. Roy Hill announced today that...
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Pro Mod’s Steve Matusek After Another First At Bristol During NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
Veteran Steve Matusek has put together a number of career firsts at Bristol Dragway, which is the site...
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Coming Off Emotional Win, Stevie Fast Racing With A Chip On His Shoulder At NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals
This meant a little more to Stevie Jackson and it had nothing to do with racing. The NHRA...
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Racing on Father’s Day in Bristol Always Brings Back Special Memories for Enders
BRISTOL, Tenn. – Erica Enders’ father, Gregg, won’t be at Bristol Dragway for this weekend NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, but...
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Fickler’s Super Comp Win Caps Off Big Weekend In Topeka For Aeromotive At Hometown NHRA Heartland Nationals
TOPEKA, Kan. (June 12, 2019) – Kyle Fickler has been with Aeromotive Fuel Systems since the company opened...
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Reigning World Series Of Pro Mod Champion Carl Stevens Jr. Ready To Defend Title In 2019
This time last year, Carl Stevens Jr. was simply hoping to make a respectable showing on Thunder Mountain....
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Marketing Partners to the Rescue for Alex Laughlin as Hot Wheels, Havoline, Technet & Fitzgerald Team up to Ensure Bristol Start
Sunday marked one of the lowest moments in Alex Laughlin’s career after he crashed into the wall during...
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Strong Run Ensures Erica Enders Averts Near Disaster In NHRA Pro Mod At Topeka
A strong run by Erica Enders in her turbocharged Elite Motorsports Camaro made sure things didn’t get a...
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Matusek Hopes To Build On Semifinal Performance Heading Into Home-Track Race At Heartland Motorsports Park
There was plenty for Steve Matusek to be encouraged about following his semifinal appearance at the most recent...
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Heading To Topeka, Enders’ Focus Shifts Back To Pro Mod As Momentum Builds
In just her second season in Pro Stock in 2006, Erica Enders picked up her first No. 1...
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3rd Annual World Series Of Pro Mod Returns To Bandimere With $100,000 Prize, New 16-Car Qualifying Field
Heading into its third year, the DRAG ILLUSTRATED World Series of Pro Mod will have a different feel...
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Return Road: Route 66 NHRA Nationals
Back when Steve Torrence started racing in Top Fuel, he was happy with just getting his first victory....
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After Final Round Appearance In Chicago, Pro Stock’s Erica Enders Has Her Confidence Back
Erica Enders left Route 66 Raceway with a pair of holeshot victories, her 300th (and 301st) career round...
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Enders Will Be Ready If Winning Opportunity Comes In Chicago
Looking to get her 2019 NHRA Pro Stock season on a winning track, Erica Enders is ready to...
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Can Anybody In Pro Stock Stop Bo Butner At The Route 66 NHRA Nationals?
It’s been a tour-de-force type year through five Pro Stock races for Bo Butner and the rest of...
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Problems Solved, Matusek About To Become Problem Maker In NHRA Pro Mod
It was tough enough for Steve Matusek to not qualify at the first two races of the 2019...
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Pro Stock’s Rodger Brogdon Reveals New Partnership With DMG MORI, New Wrap To Debut In Chicago
Rodger Brogdon’s Pro Stock Camaro will have a new look next weekend in Chicago. The veteran driver announced...
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Drag Illustrated Mega Bash Coming To This Weekend’s Great American Bracket Race In Memphis
With everything from golf cart races to the Dream Team Challenge to 100 gallons of Cajun food, the...
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Jay Cox Has Sights Set On First Win Of 2019 At Carolina Xtreme Pro Mod Series Race At Darlington
Between the PDRA and the Carolina Xtreme Pro Mod Series, Jay Cox already has a pair of No....
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Erica Enders Pushing Forward After Early Exits At Virginia NHRA Nationals
The type of weekend Erica Enders hoped to have in both Pro Stock and Pro Mod did not...
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Return Road: Virginia NHRA Nationals
Not even a six-week break could cool off Bo Butner. The best comeback – from the shortest retirement,...
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After Lengthy Break, Pro Stock’s Rodger Brogdon Ready To Go In Virginia
Before returning to full-time Pro Stock racing in 2019, Rodger Brogdon noted the new 18-race schedule was a...
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Pro Stock Is Back & Erica Enders Is Ready To Put On A Show At Virginia NHRA Nationals
After a six-week layoff, Pro Stock is back and Erica Enders couldn’t be more excited. That the class...
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With Career-Best Start, Alex Laughlin Ready For Pro Stock’s Return At Virginia NHRA Nationals
After a three-race break, count Alex Laughlin as one of many who is thrilled to have Pro Stock...
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Are Revalvable Shocks Drag Racing’s Next Big Thing?
SPONSORED FEATURE A lot was on the line for Lakeville, MN-based QA1 in the fall of 2018. Of...
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Now Racking Up Wins, Julie Nataas Is A Dream Chaser
This story originally appeared in DI #143, the Women’s Issue, in March of 2019. Since then, Nataas has...
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Dobbins, Pluchino Look Back on 4-Minute PDRA Extreme Pro Stock Burndown
Jeff Dobbins was merely sticking to his word, while John Pluchino joked he’s simply stubborn. Combined, it turned...
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Pro Stock’s Rodger Brogdon Pleased With Start Of 2019 NHRA Season, Eager To Return To Action
Rodger Brogdon was hopeful the situation he was getting into for the 2019 NHRA season would be a...
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Stevie “Fast” Jackson Named Crew Chief For Jim Whiteley’s NHRA Pro Mod Team
Frustrated with the direction of his NHRA Pro Mod program, Jim Whiteley had serious thoughts about stepping away...
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Return Road: Arby’s NHRA Southern Nationals In Atlanta
Steve Torrence’s weekend started at an Arby’s restaurant – where he moonlighted as a drive-thru employee – and...
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Castellana Breaks Through After Early-Season Struggles With NHRA Pro Mod Win In Atlanta
A nightmare start to the 2019 E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service...
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Erica Enders Locked In On More Pro Mod Success At NHRA Southern Nationals
For the third straight race, Erica Enders will be solely focused on racing her turbocharged Elite Motorsports Pro...
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Back On Winning Track, Top Fuel’s Steve Torrence Could Be Headed For Another Hot Streak
After the way last season ended, Steve Torrence had gotten used to winning, which made it seem like...
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Detour Posted! Defending Pro Mod World Champ Mike Janis Picks Up Epic Charlotte Win
Mike Janis had watched Stevie “Fast” Jackson jump out to a dominant start in the 2019 NHRA Pro...
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Another NHRA Pro Mod Speed Record For Enders En Route To Final Quad Appearance In Charlotte
Another Pro Mod weekend meant another world record and another impressive result for Erica Enders. This time, the...
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Top Fuel’s Mike Salinas Rewards Team With Harley-Davidson Motorcycles At NHRA Four-Wide Nationals
It was another impressive weekend for Top Fuel driver Mike Salinas, who qualified No. 1 and set the...
