All posts by Nate Van Wagnen
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Consistency, Holeshots Carry Blake Copson to Outlaw 10.5 Victory at Shakedown Nationals
Blake Copson went into last weekend’s Shakedown Nationals XVIII at Virginia Motorsports Park with a commanding lead in...
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Drag Racing’s Million-Dollar Man: Steve Sisko’s Road to Victory at The SFG $1.1 Million
The moment Kyle Riley and his SFG Promotions team announced the pre-entry opening for the JEGS-SFG $1.1 Million...
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Outlaw Street Car Reunion Moving to VMP, Joining Shakedown Nationals in 2021
After getting canceled earlier this season, Tyler Crossnoe’s Outlaw Street Car Reunion will return in 2021 at its...
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NHRA President Glen Cromwell Announces Lawsuit Against The Coca-Cola Company
In a stunning message posted to NHRARacer.com, NHRA President Glen Cromwell announced the sanctioning body has filed a...
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Big-Tire, Small-Tire Worlds to Converge at Shakedown Nationals XVIII
After settling into its new home, Virginia Motorsports Park, last year, the Shakedown Nationals is set to kick...
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Chris Garner-Jones Reflects on Passing of His Father, T.T. Jones
The Pro Mod-style motorcycle drag racing community lost one of its biggest players on July 15 when William...
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PDRA Pro Boost Star John Strickland Credits Team For Recent Success
It’s a typical hot summer day in Harrells, North Carolina, where John Strickland owns and operates S&S Backhoe...
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Defending World Champion Megan Meyer to Step Away From NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster After 2020 Season
Megan Meyer, the defending world champion in NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster, will step away from the class after...
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Steding, Franklin, Pluchino, Pelcarsky and Gast Race to Victory at PDRA Summer Shootout
Dominant performances, holeshot victories and first-time winners highlighted the final-round action at the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA)...
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Camp, Franklin, Pluchino, Gast and Pelcarsky Shoot to No. 1 Spots at PDRA Summer Shootout
Former Pro Nitrous driver Johnny Camp earned his first-ever Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) low qualifier award Friday...
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Centrifugal Supercharger Showdown: ProCharger, Vortech’s Mission to Bring Centrifugal Blowers to the Forefront
A throaty, deafening roar overcomes the Darlington Dragway starting line as John Strickland and Kevin Rivenbark bring their...
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Championship Contenders Emerge as PDRA Enters Second Half of Season at Summer Shootout
Now three races into the 2020 season, the world championship contenders in the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA)...
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Mountain Motor Pro Stock Veteran JR Carr Off to Hot Start With New Camaro
JR Carr has been a steady competitor in the PDRA’s Extreme Pro Stock division since joining the series...
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One Fast Family: Mandy Teets-Seal, Glenn Teets III Race in Memory of Uncle Terry in PDRA Top Dragster, Top Sportsman
The front door opens at the Teets Excavating office as Mandy Teets-Seal begins to describe her memories of...
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VIDEO: NHRA Pro Mod World Champ ‘Stevie Fast’ Takes on TAFC World Champ Sean Bellemeur in MWDRS Final
When the Mid-West Pro Mod Series (now the Mid-West Drag Racing Series) announced the addition of Top Alcohol...
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WSOPM 2019 Lookback: Former Jr. Dragster Racer EmiLee Novak Returns to Bandimere for Pro Star Shootout Success
The World Series of Pro Mod is more than just a race for EmiLee Novak and her Fairfax,...
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WSOPM 2019 Lookback: Greg Lair’s Clutch-Equipped, Monster-Motor Camaro Wins $10,000 Top Sportsman Shootout
A betting man probably wouldn’t have put his money on a naturally aspirated, clutch-equipped entry to win the...
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Yellowbullet.com Nationals Postponed to Spring 2021
COVID-19 regulations and concerns have claimed yet another race this season, as promoter Monty Mikho announced today that...
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WSOPM 2019 Lookback: Local Favorite Mike Candelairo Makes It To $10,000 Money Round in Top Sportsman
The Quick Star Shootout class at the World Series of Pro Mod is based on Top Sportsman racing,...
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WSOPM 2019 Lookback: JB Strassweg’s Trip to ‘Thunder Mountain’ Pays Off
The Top Dragster and Top Sportsman community started buzzing when it was announced that the two classes would...
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Modern Racing Named Presenting Sponsor of PDRA DragWars
Modern Racing, a one-stop-shop for motorsports electronics, wiring and fabrication services, has been named the presenting sponsor of...
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Partner Profile: Don Baskin’s Passion for Business and Racing Leads to Baskin Motorsports
Don Baskin is in the business of big trucks. Trucks and trailers of every kind, construction equipment, tractors...
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PDRA Announces Schedule Adjustments, Rule Changes
As the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) enters what is now the halfway point in its 2020 season,...
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Cox, Rivenbark, Pluchino, Voss and Essick Win PDRA Mid-Atlantic Showdown
Hard work and dozens of test passes between events paid off for Jay Cox as he took down...
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DI Interview Issue: Jim Howe Jr. Has His Sight Set on No-Prep Racing
Jim Howe Jr. is a man on a mission. While his supercharged ’68 Camaro bears the small logos...
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DI Interview Issue: NMCA/NMRA’s Rollie Miller on Adapting and Overcoming
As the general manager and national event director for the NMCA and NMRA, Rollie Miller is accustomed to...
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PDRA Pro Nitrous World Champion Jim Halsey Is in Defense Mode
Jim Halsey’s life is practically consumed by drag racing. He and Cathy Crouse, his girlfriend of over 30...
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Second Wind: NOS Co-Founder Mike Thermos Continues to Innovate with Nitrous Supply
When it comes to nitrous oxide-assisted drag racing, Mike Thermos is considered one of the originators. He co-founded...
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PDRA, Virginia Motorsports Park Get Permission to Allow Fans at Mid-Atlantic Showdown
Spectators will be allowed to attend the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) Proline Racing Mid-Atlantic Showdown presented by...
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‘One Day, Normal Will Be Back’: Inside PDRA’s Return to Racing
After the COVID-19 crisis extended the offseason by an extra two months, the 2020 PDRA season finally kicked...
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DI Interview Issue: Keith Haney on Throwdown in T-Town’s Success After COVID-19 Shutdown
When Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park announced it would not only host its popular Throwdown in T-Town race,...
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‘The Awakening’ Is Here
As the NHRA Mello Yello Series gets set to return to racing this weekend after a four-month hiatus,...
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Former VP Racing Fuels Exec Jim Kelly Enjoying New Career as Author
When Jim “J.K.” Kelly retired from his management position at VP Racing Fuels late in May 2015, he...
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PDRA Maryland Race Moves to Virginia With New Date
The Professional Drag Racers Association’s (PDRA) third race of its revised seven-race 2020 season is moving from Maryland...
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Voss Racing Signs Partnership with Race Star Industries
Pro Outlaw 632 driver Dillon Voss will race with support from wheel manufacturer Race Star Industries for the...
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Crew Chief Doug Kuch Returning to Foley Lewis Racing
Veteran crew chief Doug Kuch has signed on to tune Doug Foley’s Top Fuel dragster through the 2021...
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Pro Mod Pioneer Charles Carpenter Records Career-Best 3.749 with ‘Small-Block’ 908ci-Powered Pro Nitrous Camaro
It’s been said that a monster 959ci engine is needed to compete in the PDRA’s Switzer Dynamics Pro...
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PDRA Carolina Showdown – Saturday Race Notes
The PDRA is back in action at the Carolina Showdown presented by ProCharger at Darlington Dragway. It’s the...
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Halsey, Harris, Carr, Garner-Jones and Distefano Lead Fields at PDRA Carolina Showdown
A pair of past Pro Nitrous world champions highlighted Friday qualifying at the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA)...
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PDRA Carolina Showdown – Friday Race Notes
The PDRA is back in action at the Carolina Showdown presented by ProCharger at Darlington Dragway. It’s the...
