Features
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Northeast Dragway’s Unlikely Road to Success
Northeast Dragway continues to thrive since opening for business 18 years ago. Nestled in Hertford, North Carolina, which...
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Flatout Gaskets’ Mark Adelizzi Reflects on Two Decades of Business
In 1999 Mark Adelizzi left a 14-year stint at a well-established business and struck out on his own...
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Larry ‘Spiderman’ McBride Powers Through Pressure to Win 19th Championship
A nitromethane burner can be more temperamental than a teething baby. Give it just what it wants and...
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TRIBUTE: Jim Jacob
Jim Jacob, a loving husband, father, grandfather, businessman and motorsports aficionado, died suddenly November 15, 2018 at the...
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Medlock Getting It Done With Less in Outlaw 8.5
Standing next to his lime green 2013 Mustang in the staging lanes, Brad Medlock cuts an interesting image....
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Gentile Makes SCSN History with 4-Wide Grudge Win
In its 14th year, the Street Car Super Nationals has become a legendary bucket list drag racing event....
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OPINION: Steve Torrence’s Countdown Domination is the Greatest Performance in Top Fuel History
It’s been less than a week since Steve Torrence wrapped up his six-race domination of the Countdown to...
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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...
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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...
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History Awaits Robert Hight at Auto Club Finals
Heading into the season finale at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona history will be made in the Funny...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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World Records, Championships at Stake at PDRA World Finals
The eight-race Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) season culminates this weekend at the all-eighth-mile series’ biggest race of...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Hale Hits Memory Lane with Worsham at Texas Motorplex
The memories are sweet beneath the Texas Motorplex tower for John Hale, the same passage he’ll roll through...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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Pro Boost Championship Battle Heats Up as PDRA Rumbles into Darlington
A heat wave is coming to Darlington Dragway this weekend, as the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) Fall...
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The Full Story Behind Tii Tharpe’s Top Fuel Harley Championship
Drama was served up in spades as the 2018 Top Fuel Harley championship was decided between Doug Vancil...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Nothing’s Stopping Jamie Fowler
When widespread polio vaccinations were becoming popular in the 1970s, there was a one in 2.4 million chance...
