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Consistency Counts as Wells Wins Mid-West Pro Mod Series Championship
Based on the strength of four number-one starts and two wins in the Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Pro...
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Top Fuel Motorcycle Rider Larry ‘Spiderman’ McBride Stuns with 5.50-Second, 264 MPH Blast
Less than one month after setting the Top Fuel Motorcycle world record at 5.60 at 263 mph at...
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Johnny Pluchino Goes Back to Back to Win PDRA Pro Outlaw 632 World Championship
With a resurgence of nitrous-assisted cars and a rules change impacting his naturally aspirated combination, Johnny Pluchino knew...
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Kellan Farmer Proves A Point by Winning PDRA Elite Top Dragster World Championship
Kellan Farmer had a point to prove when he set out on his 2019 Professional Drag Racers Association...
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Millican Reflects on Eventful 2019 Season, Sights Set on 2020 Championship
Clay Millican has been racing a Top Fuel dragster for just about as long as he can remember....
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DI INTERVIEW: Monty Mikho Looks Back on 10 Years of Yellowbullet.com Nationals
This year marked the 10-year anniversary of the Yellowbullet.com Nationals, held over Labor Day weekend at Cecil County...
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B.R.A.K.E.S. Program Hits 40,000-Student Mark with Help of NHRA Top Fuel Greats
A parent’s worst nightmare is a knock on the door from a police officer to tell them their...
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DI DRIVER BLOG PRESENTED BY WELD RACING: Megan Meyer
“Some women fear the fire, some women simply become it.”- R.H. Sin Just days after we won the...
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ROUNDUP: Big-Money Races Highlight 2020 Bracket Racing Schedule
Bracket racers have long been chasing down not just trophies and championships, big big checks (the kind you...
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RACER EATS: Las Vegas’ Championship-Contending Food & Drink Options
If you’re like me and will soon be headed to Las Vegas for what has become a real...
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Drag Racing Is A Way Of Life For PJ North
For PJ North, drag racing is a “Way of Life,” which happens to be the name of one...
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Justin Ashley Shines in Rookie Top Fuel Debut
You never get a second chance to make a first impression. And for rookie Top Fuel driver Justin...
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Adriana Noonen Gears Up For Season 2 Release of ‘Fastest Car’ on Netflix
In recent years the racing world has been paraded across all forms of media. While it’s been a...
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Shifting Gears: Longtime Pro Stock Crew Chief Billy Wagner Racing With Family in PDRA’s Schwing America Pro Outlaw 632
A stern look appears on Billy Wagner’s face as he changes gear ratios in the Gillig-Wagner Motorsports ‘96...
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Bruce Thrift Can’t Get Enough of PDRA’s MagnaFuel Elite Top Sportsman
Georgia’s Bruce Thrift has been a constant player in the PDRA’s MagnaFuel Top Sportsman classes since the series...
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Chris Vang Aces Multi-Tasking as NHRA Pro Stock Crew Member, Super Comp Driver
Growing up just outside of Denver in Parker, Colorado, Chris Vang only ever knew a life of racing....
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Top Fuel Fan-Favorite Scott Palmer is Right Where He Wants to Be
The first – and only – race Scott Palmer attended as a spectator was a NHRA national event...
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Matt Smith: ‘I’d Love to Drive Pro Mod Again’
As the NHRA returns to St. Louis this weekend for the AAA NHRA Midwest Nationals, three-time Pro Stock...
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Record Year: Jim Halsey is Back on Top in PDRA’s Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous
On Saturday, October 4, 2008, Jim Halsey carved his name into the Pro Modified history books when he...
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A/Fuel School: Randy Meyer is Training Drag Racing’s Next Generation of Stars
Perched on the barstool that sits in front of his computer in his stacker trailer, Randy Meyer looks...
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‘Big Nasty’ Fights Back: Kyle Seipel’s DRAG ILLUSTRATED Interview
“All right, let’s do this,” Kyle Seipel says as he saddles up to his desk in the small...
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ALTERING PERCEPTIONS: Kyle Harris Tames Beastly Blown Alcohol Altered in PDRA’s Lucas Oil Elite Top Dragster
Kyle Harris knows his Charles Jones Industrial Limited ’32 Bantam Altered isn’t exactly what everyone imagines when they...
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NHRA Mandates Head and Neck Restraints for Junior Drag Racing League Starting in 2020
In a recent technical bulletin, the NHRA announced that SFI-approved head and neck restraints would be mandated for...
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Angie Smith Heading Into Countdown Better Than She’s Ever Been
Matt and Angie Smith are the only husband-wife combo you’ll see competing in the professional ranks of NHRA...
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Luke Bogacki on Great American Guaranteed Million: ‘I Never Thought I’d See This in My Lifetime’
When it comes to drag racing, most racers know that the biggest paydays can come from bracket racing....
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From Drag Racing to Computer Coding: How Deric Kramer Relates the Two
Deric Kramer, the 34-year-old racer from Colorado, is quickly making a name for himself in the highly competitive...
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Last-Minute Funding Brings Chris Marshall Back to Indy
This time last year Chris Marshall was in Indianapolis, Indiana for the first time in his career. In...
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Alan Kenny Anchors Record 32-Car Top Dragster Field at US Nationals
“A good place for old guys that want to go fast” is how Alan Kenny of Kutztown, PA.,...
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Joe Castello, WFO Radio’s ‘NHRA Nitro’ Podcast Celebrate 10th Anniversary
This weekend’s 65th annual Chevrolet Performance NHRA U.S. Nationals is a historic weekend on several notable levels, but for...
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Maples Making Impressive US Nationals Debut in Super Comp
Oklahoma-based racer Jeremy Maples is in competition at the U.S. Nationals this weekend for the first time in...
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Wendell and Mark Howes Carry On Family Tradition in 2019 HEMI Challenge
As the only father/son duo in the 2019 HEMI Challenge, it seemed almost unfair that Canadian-based racers Wendell...
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PHOTOS: FIA NitrOlympx in Hockenheim, Germany
With over 250 team entries, great crowds and a superbly prepped racetrack, the table was set for three...
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Jimmy Daniels Chasing Fourth Consecutive Dodge HEMI Challenge Victory at Indy
Twenty-three-year-old Jimmy Daniels is heading into The Big Go with quite a high bar set. His name has...
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What to Know About ‘The Big Go’
It’s finally here: my favorite week of the year. The U.S. Nationals, The Big Go, INDY. It’s hard...
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Ronnie Hobbs Makes a Change, Sets Sights on Pro Mod
In racing, teams are constantly looking for an advantage. Racing is a constant evolution, and the changes made...
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Doug Winters, Bandit Big Rig Series Chevelle Make the Haul to Denver for WSOPM
Longtime doorslammer racer Doug Winters last raced at Bandimere Speedway over 20 years ago in Super Chevy Show...
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Against All Odds, Terry Haddock Makes World Series of Pro Mod Debut
Terry Haddock was preparing his nitro Funny Car and Cameron Ferré-driven Top Fuel dragster for Friday qualifying at...
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Angelle Sampey Dishes on Mid-Season Report Card, Matt Smith Comments
Angelle Sampey, a three-time NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champion and 42-time Nationals winner, doesn’t make excuses. That being...
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Steve Hill Relives ‘Best Day Ever’ at 2018 World Series of Pro Mod
The DRAG ILLUSTRATED World Series of Pro Mod presented by J&A Service, Elite Motorsports, Big O Tires and...
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Burch Earns Six-Figure Payday at Inaugural SFG 500
This time last week, Gage Burch had never set foot in Michigan. He left the Wolverine State Sunday...
