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Steve T. is Addicted to Winning
It’s a poorly-lit room in a non-descript basement. A small group of folks are milling around the large,...
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DI Roundtable: Dishing on Sweeping the Swing, Craig Sullivan’s ’49 Mercury and PDRA ProStars
The DI Roundtable returns to tackle the hottest issues in drag racing. The DI team of Wes Buck,...
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DI Driver Blog presented by WELD Racing: Megan Meyer
As a racer, there are so many components to making your small business and your career successful—beyond winning...
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Top Fuel Star Leah Pruett Dishes on Appearing on Cover of Drag Illustrated’s “State of Drag” Issue with Fiancé Tony Stewart
Leah Pruett’s drag racing career has taken a number of unique and thrilling turns and DRAG ILLUSTRATED has...
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Women of Power 2021: Angelle Sampey is Racing for the Right Reasons
Before she ever returned to the sport in 2014, Angelle Sampey’s legacy was safe. She had accumulated three...
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Women of Power 2021: Madison Payne is Making Her Own Name
Madison Payne is a third-generation racer with some very distinct lineage, but the rookie Top Alcohol Dragster competitor...
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Mountain Motor Pro Stock Veteran Tony Gillig Plotting Return with New Family-Owned GXP
Mountain Motor Pro Stock veteran Tony Gillig, who has raced for the last three years in PDRA Pro...
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Women of Power 2021: Paige Coughlin is Learning the Ropes
In drag racing, there are few families with a history as rich as the Coughlin family. From Jeg...
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Women of Power 2021: Stephanie Long is ‘The Boss’ of Radial Racing
Stephanie Long vividly remembers the first Duck X Productions race she attended with her now husband, promoter Donald...
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Women of Power 2021: Camrie Caruso is Shaking Things Up with Move to Pro Outlaw 632
Camrie Caruso always thought she wanted to be a Pro Mod driver. For the last handful of years,...
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Women of Power 2021: Nitro Runs in Megan Smith’s Family
It was all but inevitable that Megan Smith would end up behind the wheel of a nitro-burning race...
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Women of Power 2021: Adriann Sawyer is Fighting the Good Fight
Adriann Sawyer didn’t believe Deric Kramer when he told her he was an NHRA Pro Stock driver. Not...
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DI Roundtable: Buck, Van Wagnen & Hachat Talk NHRA Pro Mod, Western Swing & Street Outlaws
Heading into the middle of summer, there’s plenty going on in drag racing. In the latest Drag Illustrated...
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PDRA’s Women of Power: Meet 5 Women Leading the Charge in PDRA
Drag racing has long been a level playing field, a place where men and women from all walks...
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Women of Power 2021: Alex Taylor is Chasing New Goals
When the racing world came to an abrupt stop last spring as the COVID-19 pandemic swept the U.S.,...
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Drag Racing’s People Keep Kinston Drag Strip Owner Bobby Smith Coming Back
Bobby Smith first visited Kinston Drag Strip in 1960, shortly after the quarter-mile strip opened in his hometown...
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DI Interview: Nicole Liberty Talks NMCA Win, Outlaw 632 and Family Transmission Business
Nicole Liberty rolled into the NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl of Street-Legal Drag Racing at World Wide Technology Raceway near...
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Buff Family Honors Patriarch’s Legacy by Continuing Improvements at Shadyside Dragway
Shadyside Dragway is the kind of place that seems frozen in time in some ways, while experiencing tons...
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‘The Greekette’ Has Arrived: Krista Baldwin Reflects on Early Success in Top Fuel Rookie Season
In the polished, corporatized world of NHRA nitro racing, it can be rare to see real, unfiltered emotion...
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DI Interview: Kelly Wade Discusses Writing New Warren Johnson Biography
A dream two years in the making is now a satisfying, successful reality for Kelly Wade. The veteran...
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Southeast Gassers Association Revives History at Farmington Dragway
When SEGA founder Quain Stott began his description of what was about to happen during their recent event...
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Ellen Eschenbacher Finds Rewarding Place in the Sport at Mid-West Drag Racing Series
The title of Event Marketing Director doesn’t fully represent all that Ellen Eschenbacher does behind the scenes at...
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Watch: Melanie Salemi Wins Rumble Wars at Cavalcade of Stars
Some of the quickest Pro Mod teams in the Great Lakes region gathered at Summit Motorsports Park over...
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DI Tribute: Kyle Seipel
Kyle Seipel, one of the most influential and beloved personalities in sportsman racing, passed away June 22. The...
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Small-Town Small-Tire Hero: Martin Connelley Keeps Digging
Martin Connelley had just finished work, a day that started at 6 a.m. and went much the same...
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Hooked: Lifetime Love of Drag Racing Fuels Prescott Raceway Owner Jackie Lewis
Prescott Raceway owner Jackie Lewis is a man who did more than fall in love with drag racing...
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Promoter Chris Graves Reflects on Success of Funny Car Chaos, Including 64-Car Funny Car Show
For many years, it was a forgone conclusion that the possibility of a 64-car Funny Car show died...
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Outlaw Dragstrip of Sallisaw Announces Impending Closure
Less than a year ago, DI columnist and traveling subscription slinger Van Abernethy wrote about the Outlaw Dragstrip...
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Tyler Crossnoe Breaks Down Upcoming PDRA Summit ProStars Event
When the PDRA revealed its plans for the inaugural Summit Racing Equipment ProStars event to run in conjunction...
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Drag Week Star Tom Bailey Plotting Return with New ’55 Chevy Nomad
As far as true outlaws in drag racing go, the machines of Hot Rod Magazine‘s Drag Week have...
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The Ohana of Oahu: Hawaii’s Kyle Shimizu Is a Sportsman Racer with Pro-Level Ambition
Approximately 2,000 miles away from the mainland United States, Hawaii’s picturesque vistas may be ideal for vacationers, but...
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On the Road: Catching Up with Del Worsham
When I heard that Funny Car veteran Del Worsham was going to be competing in the historic Funny...
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Bottles to Boost: Johnny Camp Finds What He’s Been Looking For in PDRA Pro Boost
As a Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous racer, Johnny Camp has been a part of the PDRA conversation since...
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Greg Anderson Isn’t Human and We Have Proof
“When I left you, I was but the learner. Now I am the master.” –Greg Anderson to Warren Johnson, probably. Greg Anderson was the...
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Haney, Ayers Trade Barbs in Lead-Up to Match Race at MWDRS Texas Tango
Keith Haney is quick to point out he’s been friends with NFL star Fletcher Cox and Shawn Ayers...
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Watch: Lizzy Musi Talks Street Outlaws, Pro Nitrous Return, No Limit 2 Drag Racing Game
The PDRA is racing at Summit Motorsports Park for the first time this weekend, and one of the...
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Alex Laughlin Explains Part-Time 2021 Pro Stock Schedule
I’ve had a lot of folks reaching out lately asking about what’s going on with Pro Stock and...
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DI Driver Blog Presented by WELD Racing: Megan Meyer
In the drag racing world, finding other women to learn from and befriend is a challenge. But I’ve...
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BT3 is Back: Bob Tasca III on Leading Funny Car Points, John Force, State of NHRA
Three races into the 2021 NHRA Camping World Series season, Funny Car standout Bob Tasca III finds himself...
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Steady Growth: Michael Beard, Anthony Walton Continue to Grow Loose Rocker Brand in Its 10th Season
As the Loose Rocker series of sportsman racing now enters its 10th year, organizing founders Anthony Walton (above,...
