Exclusive Fresh Off PDRA Elite Top Sportsman Win, Glenn Butcher Eyes NHRA Pro Mod Debut at Chicago Racers and fans who check the Top Sportsman entry list for the upcoming Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by Peak... Nate Van Wagnen2 days ago
Blogs TUNED UP: A Racer’s Guide to the PRI Show Over the course of this year, my DI column has discussed various tuning topics. As we’re less than a month away from the upcoming... Will HannaNovember 14, 2018
Exclusive DI RETURN ROAD: Auto Club NHRA Finals In terms of NHRA finales, you’re going to have a hard time topping Sunday’s Auto Club Finals from Pomona. Sure, there was “The Run”... Drag IllustratedNovember 13, 2018
Exclusive Matusek, Aeromotive Inc Celebrate SEMA Manufacturer of the Year Award Steve Matusek was simply honored that his company, Aeromotive Inc., was selected as a finalist for the SEMA Manufacturer of the Year in 2018.... Josh HachatNovember 6, 2018
Driver Blogs DI DRIVER BLOG PRESENTED BY WELD RACING: Megan Meyer “When opportunity knocks, it’s too late to prepare.” – John Wooden SEMA 2018 has thankfully ended, and I feel like I sprinted (with a... Drag IllustratedNovember 5, 2018
Exclusive DI ROUNDTABLE: Breaking Down the Janis vs. Smith Championship Bout It all comes down to this. Either Mike Janis or Rickie Smith is taking home the 2018 NHRA Pro Mod title in what has... Drag IllustratedOctober 26, 2018
Driver Blogs DI DRIVER BLOG PRESENTED BY WELD RACING: Megan Meyer “The most powerful thing you can do right now is to be patient while things are unfolding for you.” – Idil Ahmed A great... Drag IllustratedOctober 24, 2018
Exclusive Callies Performance Products Introduces New Splined Crankshafts Racing proves the weakest link of a chain will always break first. It’s part of going faster. Smart racers stay ahead of breakage by... Drag IllustratedOctober 22, 2018
Exclusive DI RETURN ROAD: NHRA Carolina Nationals It’s always more about the stories than the numbers, but when the numbers tell a historic story, it can make for an incredible tale.... Josh HachatOctober 16, 2018
Exclusive Rick Hord Talks Adrenaline, Team Effort & Competition Following NHRA Pro Mod Win in Charlotte The adrenaline rush started with the second-quickest pass in NHRA Pro Mod history and it continued into the early evening on Sunday at zMAX... Josh HachatOctober 15, 2018
Exclusive Jeremy Ray Continues Hot Streak with Provisional No. 1 Spot at Charlotte As good as winning his first career NHRA Pro Mod race felt, Jeremy Ray believed he had to validate that performance this weekend at... Josh HachatOctober 12, 2018
Exclusive DI RETURN ROAD: NHRA FallNationals We’ve reached the halfway point of the Countdown to the Championship and there’s one overwhelming consensus that I think we can all agree on:... Josh HachatOctober 10, 2018
Driver Blogs DI DRIVER BLOG PRESENTED BY WELD RACING: Megan Meyer “The road to success and the road to failure are almost exactly the same.” – Colin R. Davis Wrapping up the 2018 season is... Drag IllustratedOctober 9, 2018
Exclusive DI 30 UNDER 30 2017: Johnny Ezell Known to his friends as “Johnny Bracket Racer”, Johnny Ezell certainly earned his nickname this October when he turned on all of the win... Drag IllustratedOctober 7, 2018
Drag Radial Rob Goss Goes From ‘Rock Bottom’ to No Mercy Winner’s Circle A trip to the NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl at Route 66 Raceway near Chicago has turned into an annual vacation for Rob Goss and his... Josh HachatOctober 5, 2018
Exclusive DI 30 UNDER 30 2017: Cade Poe At just 15 years old, Los Alamitos, California’s Cade Poe has etched his name into the drag racing history books as the most successful... Nate Van WagnenOctober 5, 2018
Exclusive DI 30 UNDER 30 2017: Justin Ashley After a childhood spent in the NHRA Pro Mod and Funny Car pits, one might assume Justin Ashley, 23, would have a passion for... Nate Van WagnenOctober 4, 2018
Drag Radial Jeff Naiser on No Mercy Victory: ‘It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This’ Jeff Naiser has been around long enough to know that weekends like the one he just experienced at No Mercy 9 don’t come around... Josh HachatOctober 3, 2018
Drag Radial DI 30 UNDER 30 2017: Lyle Barnett After suffering a devastating fire at Lights Out 6 at South Georgia Motorsports Park in his Radial vs. the World Corvette, Lyle Barnett could... Nate Van WagnenOctober 3, 2018
Exclusive DI 30 Under 30 2017: Austin Williams Raised by a mother and father who both raced, Austin Williams began his career behind the wheel at age eight, racing Jr. Dragsters. Once... Brandon MuddOctober 2, 2018
Exclusive DI 30 UNDER 30 2017: Courtney Force Courtney Force has always thrived when it comes to making a sizeable impact in drag racing and a large impression on fans. She found... Josh HachatOctober 1, 2018
Exclusive DI 30 UNDER 30 2017: Michael Recchia Jr. Long before Mike Recchia was crowned the 2017 PDRA Pro Extreme world champion, he was dominating in the Chicago Wise Guys outlaw series. At... Lisa CollierOctober 1, 2018
Exclusive DI 30 UNDER 30 2017: Aaron Stanfield Growing up watching his dad battle in the NHRA Sportsman and Pro Stock wars instilled a deep love of doorslammer racing in Aaron Stanfield.... Ian TocherSeptember 30, 2018
Exclusive PHOTOS: 2018 FIA Euro Finals at Santa Pod Raceway What Pomona Raceway is to NHRA, Santa Pod Raceway is to the FIA European Drag Racing scene. It’s the home of the season opener... Drag IllustratedSeptember 29, 2018
Exclusive DI 30 UNDER 30 2017: Ray Miller III Spring City, Tennessee’s Ray Miller III has managed to turn a childhood spent in his father’s chassis shop into a fruitful career as not... Nate Van WagnenSeptember 29, 2018
Drag Radial DI 30 UNDER 30 2017: Jamie Hancock At just 17 years old, Jamie Hancock became the youngest-ever champion of a major, touring drag racing series when he won the 2007 ADRL... Ian TocherSeptember 28, 2018
Exclusive PHOTOS: 33rd Annual NitrOlympx at Hockenheim The 33rd annual NitrOlympX took place August 17-19 at the Hockenheim Ring in Baden, Würtemberg, Germany. Over 250 race teams from all over Europe... Drag IllustratedSeptember 28, 2018
Exclusive What’s Next for NHRA Pro Stock? Maybe we should have seen this coming much earlier. After all, you don’t put “15” on the doors of a Pro Stock car unless... Josh HachatSeptember 27, 2018
Exclusive TECH: Designing a Nitrous Piston with Wiseco Thanksgiving dinner at the Power Adder family table is always awkward. No matter how much the three kids have accomplished over the past year,... Drag IllustratedSeptember 26, 2018
Exclusive SUPER TUNERS: Chassis Builder, Ace Pro Stock Crew Chief Rick Jones Opens Up Without question, a top-notch crew chief is a necessity to be successful in drag racing. But in 2018 can that person also double as... Josh HachatSeptember 26, 2018
Exclusive SUPER TUNERS: Pro Mod, Drag Radial’s Dean Marinis Talks Shop Without question, a top-notch crew chief is a necessity to be successful in drag racing. But in 2018 can that person also double as... Josh HachatSeptember 25, 2018
Driver Blogs DI DRIVER BLOG: Sarah Edwards Just about any and every driver will agree that once you get a taste of what it’s like as a driver, it is extremely... Drag IllustratedSeptember 25, 2018
Exclusive DI RETURN ROAD: NHRA Midwest Nationals After Steve Torrence’s amazing 2017 season, the one question I had was, “Could he do it again?” He had nearly done it all last... Josh HachatSeptember 25, 2018
Driver Blogs DI DRIVER BLOG PRESENTED BY WELD RACING: Megan Meyer “Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.” —... Drag IllustratedSeptember 24, 2018
Exclusive Nothing’s Stopping Jamie Fowler When widespread polio vaccinations were becoming popular in the 1970s, there was a one in 2.4 million chance that the oral vaccine would lead... Nate Van WagnenSeptember 24, 2018
Exclusive Iconic Funny Car Crew Chief Austin Coil Shares Thoughts on Mindset, Innovation, Safety In Austin Coil’s mind, there was only goal when he pulled up to the staging lanes. It’s a mindset he shared with Will Hanna... Josh HachatSeptember 24, 2018
Exclusive Chaos in the Cornfield Bazz Young goes for a wild ride in his “Down-Under Thunder” ‘69 Camaro nostalgia nitro Funny Car during the first qualifying session at promoter... Drag IllustratedSeptember 21, 2018
Exclusive Vance Usilton’s Black Magic Sixteen-year-old Vance Usilton has been patiently waiting his turn to experience the euphoria that is “Black Magic,” a 1967 Chevy II that’s been a... Van AbernethySeptember 21, 2018
Exclusive Home Cookin’ with Jordan Wood Jordan Wood lights up the night with the gorgeous blue flames pouring out of the bullhorn-style headers on his Virginia Beach-based ‘14 Mustang. Aside... Drag IllustratedSeptember 20, 2018
Exclusive Donnie Gibbs Jr. is Bringing North Carolina’s Famed Mooresville Dragway Back From the Brink Longtime chassis builder and racer Donnie Gibbs Jr. says that owning a drag strip was something of a lifelong dream, but not just any... Van AbernethySeptember 20, 2018
Exclusive Tyler Hogan Gets Called Up to the Big Leagues Second-generation drag racer Tyler Hogan cut his teeth in the pits watching his dad, Tim, race Competition Eliminator, and he also had a front-row... Kelly WadeSeptember 20, 2018