Blogs

I do not know if it is just me, but every New Year’s Day I just always think, “we’re going to be racing again...

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Nostalgia Top Fuel driver Joey Haas is taking his racing program to the next level in 2020. Haas, a Drag Illustrated 30 Under 30 award recipient...

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A major milestone calls for a major celebration, which is why Elite Motorsports team owner Richard Freeman wanted something big to help celebrate the...

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The Fords were flying and the action was astounding at all six of the NMRA events in 2019. They included the 25th Annual Nitto...

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Since the NHRA has taken over the Pro Mod class, we have seen some sweeping changes for the upcoming 2020 race season. New engine...

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In June of 2019, it was announced that Maple Grove Raceway was being put up for sale by the Stauffer and Lewis families. Since...

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Eric Dillard had a vision. But it has turned out reality has been even better than the dream. Intrigued with the potential of the...

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Perched on the barstool that sits in front of his computer in his stacker trailer, Randy Meyer looks out at his pit area at...

Driver Blogs

“You can measure your worth by your dedication to your path, not by your successes or failures.” – Elizabeth Gilbert Typically my first blog...

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Wally Parks founded the NHRA with the goal of getting street-racing young hot rodders off the street and into a safe racing environment. Tucson...

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Rickie Smith sent out two sponsorship proposals to two different companies less than two months ago, knowing full well it was late in the...

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Luis de Leon’s seat time is about to become track time in 2020. The FuelTech Technical Director will make his Radial vs. the World...

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Rumors in the racing world are commonplace. Gossip and drama go hand-in-hand with the boisterous talk from racers and crewmembers, and whether you’re a...

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Alex Laughlin is known in the sport of drag racing for driving almost anything. Whether it’s Pro Stock, Pro Mod, Radial vs. the World,...

Driver Blogs

“When you aim at nothing… you get nothing.” – Rachel Hollis It’s the day before Thanksgiving, and I am reminded of how thankful I...

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Last week, social media was ablaze with reports that PDRA Top Sportsman racer Jamie Fowler was held up at gunpoint, and his engine, transmission,...

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Heading into one of the biggest racing rounds of her life, Megan Meyer felt at peace. It was Monday at zMAX Dragway, the Top...

Driver Blogs

Some would ask, “What the heck are you doing?” when it comes to racing a car as a hobby while operating a small business...

Drag Radial

Melanie Salemi rolled into last weekend’s World Street Nationals at Orlando Speed World Dragway with a truly brand-new ’19 Camaro to debut in Radial...

Driver Blogs

“You can do anything once you stop trying to do everything” – Eric Barker Looking back at my 2018 SEMA recap blog where we...

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Clay Millican has been racing a Top Fuel dragster for just about as long as he can remember. While the majority of his success...

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This year marked the 10-year anniversary of the Yellowbullet.com Nationals, held over Labor Day weekend at Cecil County Dragway in Rising Sun, Maryland. Outspoken...

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One of the biggest names in NHRA Pro Mod racing – and the most successful driver in the class – won’t be in Las...

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A parent’s worst nightmare is a knock on the door from a police officer to tell them their child has been injured. It’s a...

Driver Blogs

“Some women fear the fire, some women simply become it.”- R.H. Sin Just days after we won the NTK Nationals and the Championship, we...

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Bracket racers have long been chasing down not just trophies and championships, big big checks (the kind you take pictures with and the kind...

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If you’re like me and will soon be headed to Las Vegas for what has become a real power-week for the racing community –...

Drag Radial

Over the years, Drag Illustrated has watched many young stars come up in the drag racing world with huge success. One of the brightest...

Drag Radial

DI photographer Chris Sears shares his captures from Sunday’s racing action at Duck X Productions’ No Mercy 10 at South Georgia Motorsports Park near...

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When Alex Laughlin unhatched this plan to race two different events in two different classes at two different tracks in two different states, he...

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DI photographer Chris Sears shares his captures from Friday racing action at Duck X Productions’ No Mercy 10 at South Georgia Motorsports Park near...

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If you’ve spent any time whatsoever in the world of drag racing – whether as a racer yourself, or as a crew member, family...

Drag Radial

Driver Blogs

“WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS, WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS…”It’s true! We are the World Champ in Top Alcohol Dragster again!!! It’s only been a few...

Driver Blogs

Picture this: you are in the lanes with your helmet and everything on. You put your dragster in second gear. You know you got...

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Following a 5.755-second, 256.89 mph quarter-mile pass in the opening round of qualifying for the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series...

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It was just more than 30 years ago when Charles Carpenter made his first 200-mph run. Three decades later, “The Godfather of Pro Mod”...

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When Danny Nelson isn’t designing and building dragsters for other racers across the country, he’s behind the wheel of one of those dragsters, and...

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A delayed flight caused Dean Marinis to miss the first qualifying session under the lights on Friday at Maryland International Raceway. He made up...

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In recent years the racing world has been paraded across all forms of media. While it’s been a mainstay in the television world, the...