Wes Buck

Blogs

I almost – so freaking close – made the headline of this story, “Move Over Garlits & Prudhomme, Drag Racing Has New Heroes”, but...

Blogs

“Stevie Fast” Jackson, amongst drag racing’s most beloved characters, made headlines this week with a Facebook post/press announcement on his team’s account announcing that...

Drag Radial

Mickey Thompson Tires and Wheels has been synonymous with drag radials, and all things racing, really, for over 50 years. They’re an integral part...

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Ten-time NHRA Pro Stock world champion Bob Glidden passed away Sunday, Dec. 17, at 73 years old. He was a legend in every sense...

Blogs

Of all the themed issues we put together here at DRAG ILLUSTRATED, I don’t think any get me as jacked up as the annual...

Drag Radial

At 3:00 PM eastern standard time on Monday, February 15th, roughly 72 hours before the first round of qualifying was set to begin for...

Drag Radial

On the heels of his blockbuster announcement earlier this week that he would make his J&A Services NHRA Pro Mod debut this season and...

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The annual running of the Street Car Supernationals has long since demanded the attention of a slew of DRAG ILLUSTRATED team members, but our...

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Join in on the conversation as DRAG ILLUSTRATED Editor-in-Chief Wes Buck chats with the drag racing masses and talks shop with the biggest names...

No Mercy 7

“There’s something in the air down here; it’s just electric,” said one racer, far away from the starting line behind what seemed like a...

No Mercy 7

Stevie Jackson, amongst drag racing’s most celebrated personalities and talented drivers, went on a wild ride Sunday during the elimination rounds of No Mercy...

No Mercy 7

Courtesy of our friends at Motor Mania TV, we’re happy to present live streaming video from one of the most highly anticipated drag radial...

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The anticipated return of Keith Haney Racing’s “Enigma” Chevrolet won’t happen as planned this weekend, but Keith Haney will still have a large presence...

Drag Radial

Standing in front a steel workbench inside the blue-tin-lined walls of his Jefferson City transmission shop, Missouri’s Mark Micke is meticulously inspecting center support...

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As Keith Berry and his sinister black Corvette continue their conquest of the 2016 radial racing season, his personalized championship ring is in. According...

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As the first round of Pro Stock eliminations are set to begin during the 47th annual running of the NHRA Summernationals at Old Bridge...

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Justin “Big Chief” Shearer, star of Discovery Channel’s hit reality television series STREET OUTLAWS, was a bit of an usual sight on the starting...

News

Elite Motorsports owner Richard Freeman emphatically stated Thursday that driver Drew Skillman was not fired from Freeman’s championship-winning Pro Stock team. Skillman won the...

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Find the parts you need, even faster at the all-new quartermax.com.  After 10+ months of development to enhance their customers’ shopping experience, Quarter-Max® Chassis &...

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Steve Jackson, perennial frontrunner in the hyper-competitive Professional Drag Racing Association’s Pro Nitrous division, announced today a multi-year partnership with His Highness Sheikh Abdullah...

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Mickey Thompson-sponsored Pro Mod racer and long-time Team M/T member, Bill Glidden (2015 NHRA Summernationals Pro Mod champion), is set to compete in the...

Lights Out 7 presented by FuelTech

DRAG ILLUSTRATED Editor-in-Chief Wes Buck was moving almost non-stop at Donald Long’s Lights Out 7 event in South Georgia knocking out one “selfie interview”...

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On the heels of the most attended event in the history of Cecil, Georgia’s fabled South Georgia Motorsports Park (SGMP) – DuckX Productions’ Lights...

Lights Out 7 presented by FuelTech

Between John Fore III, Chris Sears, JT Hudson and myself – we’ve got a whole lot of the available angles covered down here at...

Drag Radial

Courtesy of our friend Mark Walter and the gang at MotorManiaTV.com, we’re thrilled to present the LIVE FEED of the biggest drag radial race...

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In every life, things change. When Alexis DeJoria first appeared on the cover of DRAG ILLUSTRATED during her debut season in 2007, she was...

Features

Don Schumacher isn’t happy. Not quite scream-and-go-crazy unhappy or even pack-my-stuff-and-leave unhappy. He’s more waited-in-line-for-an-hour-only-to-get-the-wrong-order unhappy. One of those deals where he knew he...

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On November 14th, 2011, Frank Manzo took the stage of the Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Drivers, crewmen,...

Features

Ali Afshar is supposed to be on set right about now. He’s shooting the third of four movies he’s slated to produce in conjunction...

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Kenny Ford, along with Sam Law and Kenneth Green, founded Performance Torque Converters (PTC) in 1995 to meet the needs of performance machines on...

News

The 12th and final International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series race of the season took place at Memphis International Raceway. The...

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“Are you kidding me?” Del Worsham asks himself, as the reality begins to set in. “Is this really happening?” He’s all of two races...

Interviews

“So the kid sticks his head out the window and there was a silver disc over the car, maybe two- or three-hundred feet up–just...

News

Before you can “talk the talk” you have to “walk the walk.”  And that is exactly what Alexis DeJoria Racing (ADR) is doing in...

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­­­­Amidst one of the most tightly contested and competitive seasons in the history of the J&A Services NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, Danny...

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Steve Torrence took a bold step forward in his bid to become the first driver to win NHRA World Championships in both the Fuel...

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Alan Johnson Racing and 2013 Top Fuel World Champion Shawn Langdon  will withdraw temporarily from NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series competition effective immediately, the...

PDRA

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Veteran driver and team owner Danny Rowe will be behind the wheel of his brand-new Agave Underground 2015 Chevrolet Corvette when the NHRA J&A...

Crew Chief Daily

1.) How do I select the right size of carburetor?  Carburetor performance is largely based on the air-speed traveling though its venturis. If they...