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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 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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Texas Motorplex’s Stampede of Speed Events Deliver New Fan Options
The expansion of the 37th annual NHRA Texas Fall Nationals, which includes over a week of Texas-themed events...
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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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Racers and Fans Gearing Up for Inaugural Nitro Chaos
We first brought the news back in December when Chris Graves of the Funny Car Chaos series and...
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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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Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown Makes First Appearance at NHRA Mile-High Nationals
History will be made at the Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals this weekend at Bandimere Speedway when the competitors...
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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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Top Fuel Driver Joey Haas Set to Make Denver Debut at Mile-High Nationals
Young Top Fuel pilot Joey Haas is set to check a mark on his bucket list, as he...
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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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Top Fuel Champion Antron Brown Passes the Torch to Son Anson at Frank Hawley’s Drag Racing School
For NHRA Top Fuel legend and three-time world champion Antron Brown, there’s something even more important than the...
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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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NHRA Camping World Series Begins Famed Western Swing with Traditional Opener at Bandimere Speedway
With 330-mph fire-breathing machines under the lights and the first nitro action in two years at Bandimere Speedway...
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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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Funny Car Champ Robert Hight’s Daughter, Autumn, Finishes Super Comp Course at Frank Hawley’s
Three-time NHRA Funny Car world champion, Robert Hight, has enjoyed tremendous success throughout his drag racing career. When...
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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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Gutierrez Brothers Racing Ready for Top Alcohol Dragster at Cavalcade of Stars at Summit Motorsports Park
It is with purpose and passion that JP and Phil Gutierrez compete in the challenging Top Alcohol Dragster...
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Pro Stock Motorcycle’s Steve Johnson Looks to Build on Impressive Win Heading to Summit NHRA Nationals in Norwalk
It’s been more than five weeks since the Pro Stock Motorcycle class last raced, and Steve Johnson still...
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PDRA, Home Track Heroes Return to Maryland International Raceway for North vs. South Shootout
After COVID-19 restrictions prevented the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) from making its annual stop at Maryland International...
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Watch: Tom Bailey Coaches Son Aydan Through Rocky Mountain Race Week Experience
Today is Father’s Day, and what better way to spend it (other than with family of course) than...
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Summit Racing Equipment Fulfills Racing Dreams at Frank Hawley’s Drag Racing School
For almost forty years, Frank Hawley’s Drag Racing School has been the primary leader in racing instruction and...
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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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Funny Car Points Leader Bob Tasca III After Home Track Win at Epping
It’s been a terrific start to the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series for Bob Tasca III,...
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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...
