All posts by Nate Van Wagnen
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WATCH: NHRA Pro Drivers Take on Sportsman Racing’s Best ‘Joes’ in Virtual Practice Tree Challenge
The COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent shutting down of the racing industry have sent racers across motorsports searching...
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Corey Michalek Presents 6 Ways to Boost Your Team’s Social Media Presence
Social media can be challenging, especially when it comes to using one of the numerous available platforms to...
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HOTTEST 2019: Grudge Racing Is Serious Business For Aria Connolly
Grudge racing is serious business for Aria Connolly. The Long Island-based chef has stepped up her program this...
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HOTTEST 2019: Angela Gantkowski’s Unexpected Success
Angela Gantkowski describes her 2018 season as somewhat of a “transition year.” The 20-year-old college student was making...
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Partner Spotlight: Greg Kelley’s Motor Sports Innovations
As a sportsman racer with 30 years of experience in the corporate IT world, it was a natural...
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LISTEN: The Story of Funny Car-Driving Mafioso ‘Broadway Freddy’ DeName
Some hardcore drag racing fans are familiar with “Broadway Freddy” DeName, an East Coast Funny Car driver who...
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WATCH: Stevie ‘Fast’ Jackson Gives In-Depth Breakdown of Lockup Torque Converters
Defending NHRA Pro Mod world champion Stevie “Fast” Jackson has been steadily building an incredible audience and library...
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PDRA’s New Pro Street Class Set to Hit Three Races in 2020
Aside from the independent Outlaw 10.5 National Championship Series’ 2-3 appearances per season and the occasional small-tire exhibition,...
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PDRA Postpones Season-Opening East Coast Nationals in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) has decided to postpone the series’...
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All Hands on Deck: Christopher Holdorf has a PDRA Pro Outlaw 632 Championship in Mind
When Christopher Holdorf and his father, Chris, we’re looking to get into a competitive, traveling class, the PDRA’s...
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Pro Mod Racers, Tuners React to Inaugural World Doorslammer Nationals
When Drag Illustrated founder and editorial director Wes Buck first described the inaugural Drag Illustrated World Doorslammer Nationals...
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Southeast Gassers Association’s Emerald Coast Event Postponed
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect drag racing across the country, the Southeast Gassers Association is the...
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NHRA Suspends All NHRA-Sanctioned Racing for 30 Days in Response to Coronavirus
In response to the coronavirus pandemic and its effects on social gatherings, NHRA has decided to postpone upcoming...
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Todd ‘King Tut’ Tutterow Reflects on Runner-Up Finish at World Doorslammer Nationals
When Todd Tutterow pulled through the Orlando Speed World Dragway staging lanes for his final-round battle with Alex...
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Sackman Brothers to Run Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Dragster at NHRA Gatornationals
Brothers Matt and Zach Sackman will kick off their fourth consecutive season with primary sponsorship from Hangsterfer’s Laboratories...
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WATCH: Alex Laughlin Outlasts Record Pro Mod Field to Win World Doorslammer Nationals
Did you miss SpeedVideo’s coverage of the inaugural World Doorslammer Nationals presented by CTech Manufacturing last weekend? Thanks...
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WATCH: Pro Mod Stars Set Quickest 16-Car Field at World Doorslammer Nationals
Straight Line Media’s Kyle Christ captured the Pro Mod qualifying action at the inaugural Drag Illustrated World Doorslammer...
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WATCH: Pro Stock Qualifying from the World Doorslammer Nationals
Straight Line Media’s Kyle Christ captured the Pro Stock qualifying action at the inaugural Drag Illustrated World Doorslammer...
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Stevie ‘Fast’ Jackson Breaks Down Top-End Crash at World Doorslammer Nationals
After winning the 2019 NHRA Pro Mod world championship and a couple major Radial vs. the World races...
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Alex Laughlin Takes Caruso Family Pro Mod to $50,000 Victory at Drag Illustrated World Doorslammer Nationals Presented by CTech Manufacturing
NHRA Pro Stock star Alex Laughlin added another milestone moment to his doorslammer drag racing career Sunday evening...
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World Doorslammer Nationals – Pro Mod Eliminations Results
Update: Stevie “Fast” Jackson is OK and back on the starting line after a top-end crash in the...
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World Doorslammer Nationals – Pro Mod Qualifying Sheets
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Justin Bond Tops All-Star Pro Mod Field at Drag Illustrated World Doorslammer Nationals
With a new car and new engine combination, Justin Bond set the new quarter-mile elapsed-time record for centrifugal...
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World Doorslammer Nationals Pit Report: Pro Mod
It’s day two at the inaugural Drag Illustrated World Doorslammer Nationals presented by CTech Manufacturing, where Pro Stock...
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WATCH: World Doorslammer Nationals Thursday Testing Highlights
Just one day of World Doorslammer Nationals testing remains! Videographer and DI contributor Kyle Christ is on the...
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Diamond Pistons Announced as Major Event Sponsor for World Doorslammer Nationals
Diamond Pistons, a leading manufacturer of racing pistons, is the latest high-performance manufacturer to sign on as an...
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Joe Castello, Lee Sebring Named Announcers for World Doorslammer Nationals
The announcing worlds of professional drag racing and outlaw doorslammer racing will collide this weekend, as announcers Joe...
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Gibtech, Winberg, GRP, Western Research & Development Become Qualifying Round Sponsors of World Doorslammer Nationals
Former NHRA Pro Stock star V. Gaines has voiced his support for this weekend’s inaugural Drag Illustrated World...
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WATCH: Pro Mod Teams Prep for World Doorslammer Nationals at Tuesday Testing
World Doorslammer Nationals testing continues! Videographer and DI contributor Kyle Christ is on the grounds at Orlando Speed...
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WATCH: Monday Testing Highlights at DI World Doorslammer Nationals
It’s officially World Doorslammer Nationals race week! Videographer and DI contributor Kyle Christ is on the grounds at...
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Going [Half] The Distance: John Mazzorana Previews the 2020 NEOPMA Season
In response to feedback – direct and indirect – from Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association members, club founder...
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DeCerbo Construction, Callies Performance Products Sign on as Sponsors of PDRA All-American Doorslammer Challenge
DeCerbo Construction, an Ohio-based commercial construction company, will serve as the title sponsor of the Professional Drag Racers...
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In It to Win It: Is 2020 Chris Rini’s Year to Break Through for a PDRA Pro Nitrous Win?
Longtime nitrous Pro Modified racer Chris Rini enjoyed a career-best season in the PDRA’s Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous...
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$hameless Racing Steps Up as Title Sponsor of PDRA Pro Outlaw 632
$hameless Racing, a Pro Outlaw 632 team led by driver Wes Distefano, will serve as the class sponsor...
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Outlaw Street Car Reunion VII Cancelled
The 2020 small-tire racing schedule is now without one of its marquee events, the Outlaw Street Car Reunion,...
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The Best, Worst and Wildest Moments From Lights Out 11
From the small-block-that-could to Stevie Fast’s ongoing reign of terror and everything in between, DRAG ILLUSTRATED delves into...
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ProCharger Signs on as Presenting Sponsor of PDRA Fall Nationals at Darlington
ProCharger, an industry-leading manufacturer of centrifugal superchargers, has signed on as the presenting sponsor of the Professional Drag...
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WS Construction Named Presenting Sponsor of PDRA Pro Boost
WS Construction, a construction firm specializing in pre-engineered steel buildings and erection service, has signed on as the...
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Five-Time World Champion Justin Lamb Carrying New Sponsor, New Colors into 2020 Season
Justin Lamb, a five-time world champion in the NHRA’s sportsman ranks, will start the 2020 season with a...
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Modern Racing Continues Presenting Sponsorship of PDRA Mid-Atlantic Showdown
Modern Racing, a one-stop-shop for motorsports electronics, wiring and fabrication services, will continue its role as the presenting...
