All posts by Nate Van Wagnen
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DI INTERVIEW: Clay Millican on IHRA Success, Chasing That First Wally and Finding a Home
August 2006. Clay Millican and his Werner Enterprises/Nitro Fish Top Fuel dragster team can be found parked on...
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Third Annual Drag Illustrated ’30 Under 30′ Nominations Now Open
Drag Illustrated magazine is now accepting nominations for our 2017 ’30 Under 30’ list. Made up of drag...
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Circle Track Foundations Lead to Drag Strip Success for Hutter
When 2016 Asphalt Wars Door Car class champion Matt Hutter started racing go-karts at a young age, he...
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DI Q&A: Brandon Snider
Last year’s PDRA Pro Extreme world champion, Brandon Snider, quietly made an offseason switch to the Pro Boost...
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Wolf Earns First TAD Wally at NHRA Summer Shootout in Indy
NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster rookie Kirk Wolf earned his first regional event victory in his third consecutive final...
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Megan Meyer: Lifelong A/Fuel Student Passes with Flying Colors
Megan Meyer has been surrounded by NHRA Top Alcohol racing for as long as she can remember, so...
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Rain Forces Cancellation of PDRA Summer Nationals
Persistent rain showers on Saturday and a rainy Sunday forecast forced Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) officials to...
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Wulcan, Laurita, Gonzales, DeFlorian and Schweigert Lead PDRA Tulsa Friday Qualifying
Past European Pro Mod champion Mattias Wulcan finished Friday as the provisional No. 1 qualifier in Pro Extreme...
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PDRA Moving Forward with Summer Nationals Despite Tulsa Thunderstorms
This weekend marks the late-season return of the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) to Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway...
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Bowman Conquers ‘The Mountain’ to Win $100,000 World Series of Pro Mod
Last-minute invitee Mike Bowman was crowned champion at the inaugural Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod on...
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Menholt Wins Aeromotive Wild Card Shootout at WSOPM
Montana’s Derek Menholt earned the Aeromotive Wild Card Shootout win at the inaugural Drag Illustrated World Series of...
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WSOPM: What You Need to Know Before Heading to the Track
Event Name: Inaugural Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod benefiting One Cure and presented by J&A Service...
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Stand 21 to Award Custom Helmet to WSOPM Winner
As if the stakes weren’t already high enough for the inaugural Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod...
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WSOPM: Al Tucci Named Official Announcer
Veteran drag racing voice Al Tucci has been named the official announcer of the world’s biggest and richest...
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Tutterow, Recchia, Cox, Goforth and Davis Earn PDRA Indy Victories
Second-generation Pro Mod driver Ty Tutterow earned the first Andy McCoy Race Cars Pro Boost win of his...
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Stanton, Franklin, Moyer, Goforth and Garner-Jones Lead Friday Qualifying at PDRA Indy
Past Pro Extreme world champion Bubba Stanton leads the field at the inaugural Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA)...
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WSOPM: MagnaFuel Top Sportsman, Top Dragster Shootouts Added
MagnaFuel has stepped up to present a pair of $2,500-to-win shootout races for Top Sportsman and Top Dragster...
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Scruggs vs. Hirata Grudge Race Headlines PDRA’s Indianapolis Debut
For the first time in the Professional Drag Racers Association’s three-season history, the all-eighth-mile series will race at...
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Zach Sackman Drives Hangsterfer’s Top Dragster to First NHRA National Event Win
As a resident of nearby Channahon, Ill., Zach Sackman couldn’t have possibly imagined a better time or place...
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DI PLAYLIST: Clay Millican
“There are a couple songs that always get my blood going, get me pumped up,” admits Clay Millican....
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DI 30 UNDER 30 2016: Gage Burch
Bracket racing sensation Gage Burch has racked up more NHRA Wallys and various event trophies than most racers...
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Jones, Cox, Miller, Goforth and Davis Claim PDRA North-South Shootout Victories
The Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) crowned a pair of first-time winners Saturday night at the PDRA North-South...
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Cox, Leggett, Miller, Eman and McKinney Lead Friday Qualifying at PDRA Maryland
Jay Cox is the provisional No. 1 qualifier in Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous presented by MoTeC after two...
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Local Favorites Stanley, Franklin Ready for PDRA North-South Shootout
The Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) enters the halfway point in its 2017 season with this weekend’s PDRA...
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‘Stevie Fast’ Jackson Earns First NHRA Pro Mod Win at Topeka
Stevie Jackson powered to his first career NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series win Sunday at...
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Wulcan, Franklin, Salemi, Eman and Davis Earn PDRA Spring Nationals Victories
A late night of racing at the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) Spring Nationals paid off for pro...
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PSM Rider Matt Smith Answers Call to Run Pro Nitrous
NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle veteran Matt Smith is taking advantage of an off-weekend for the bikes on the...
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Recchia, Franklin, Snider, Goforth and Davis Lead Friday Qualifying at PDRA Spring Nationals
Mike Recchia, the most recent Pro Extreme winner on the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) 2017 tour, is...
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Spring Nationals Marks PDRA’s Darlington Dragway Debut
The Legendary Darlington Dragway will play host to the stars of the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) for...
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Larry Dixon to Dive into Top Alcohol Funny Car at Cavalcade of Stars
While Larry Dixon drove to three NHRA championships in a Top Fuel dragster, he’s readying to rumble in...
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Castellana Wins Historic First Four-Wide NHRA Pro Mod Race
One of the biggest stories coming out of the eighth annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals was the four-wide debut...
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HEATED CONVERSATION: Lizzy Musi Talks Racing with Dad
As one of the most prominent father-daughter duos in drag racing today, engine builder Pat Musi and his...
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Jonnie Lindberg – Top Alcohol Funny Car’s True World Champion
“I guess I’m just hard-headed,” Jonnie Lindberg says as he tries to explain how he’s managed to take...
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Q&A: Racepak’s Cameron Ferré
Since being founded in 1984 by engineers Spencer Eisenbarth and Ron Armstrong, Racepak has been leading the quest...
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Recchia, Hancock, Gonzales, Powers and Davis Score PDRA GALOT Titles
First-time Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) winners Mike Recchia (Pro Extreme), James Hancock (Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous presented...
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Leggett, Musi, Gonzales, Forster and Pluchino Lead Friday Qualifying at PDRA East Coast Nationals
Pro Extreme driver Terry Leggett made a triumphant return to competition Friday when he earned the provisional No....
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East Coast Nationals is First of Two GALOT Races for PDRA
The Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) returns this weekend to the track where the all-eighth-mile series experienced its...
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Second-Generation Drivers Ashley, Meyer Fire Off 5.15s in TAD Qualifying
Top Alcohol Dragster teammates Justin Ashley and Megan Meyer both grew up at the racetrack cheering on their...
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D’Aprile, Cox, Gonzales, Montecalvo and McKinney Win PDRA Valdosta
The legendary South Georgia Motorsports Park eighth-mile played host to the record-breaking doorslammers of the Professional Drag Racers...
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Scruggs, Cox, Strickland, Goforth and McKinney Lead Friday Qualifying at PDRA Valdosta
Jason Scruggs overcame his early-season struggles to earn the provisional number-one qualifier position in Pro Extreme at the...
