Features
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Pro Mod Crew Chiefs Justin Elkes, Chris Bell and Lee White Sound Off On New NHRA Safety Rules
Since the NHRA has taken over the Pro Mod class, we have seen some sweeping changes for the...
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Tucson Dragway’s ‘Beyond 1320’ Cash Days Event to Take Street Racing to the Strip
Wally Parks founded the NHRA with the goal of getting street-racing young hot rodders off the street and...
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Ryan Martin Unveils New ’18 ZL1 Camaro Big-Tire Car for 2020 No Prep Kings Competition
Rumors in the racing world are commonplace. Gossip and drama go hand-in-hand with the boisterous talk from racers...
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Alex Laughlin Tries His Hand at No-Prep Racing at Winter Meltdown 4
Alex Laughlin is known in the sport of drag racing for driving almost anything. Whether it’s Pro Stock,...
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Kimberly Messer Graduates from Jr. Dragster to PDRA Top Dragster 32 World Championship
A world championship wasn’t even on Kimberly Messer’s mind when she stepped out of her Messer Racing Jr....
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Memphis Win Propels Matlock to MWPMS X275 Championship
With son Cory calling the shots on his turbocharged ’92 Mustang, Randy Matlock won the 2019 Summit Racing...
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DI DRIVER BLOG PRESENTED BY WELD RACING: Megan Meyer
“When you aim at nothing… you get nothing.” – Rachel Hollis It’s the day before Thanksgiving, and I...
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Top Sportsman Driver Jamie Fowler Opens Up About Armed Robbery, Theft of Racing Equipment
Last week, social media was ablaze with reports that PDRA Top Sportsman racer Jamie Fowler was held up...
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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...
