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Piedmont Dragway Sold to Greg Loflin and Terry Ferrell; Bob Harris to Lead Operations
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Cordova Dragway Joins NHRA West Central Division, Adds Two Events For 2027 Season
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2026 NHRA U.S. Nationals Results: Langdon, Beckman, Glenn, Smith and Gray Win the Big Go
2026 PDRA Thunder Valley Throwdown presented by Larry Jeffers Race Cars: Storylines & Live Coverage
2026 DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals: Schedule, Storylines & Live Coverage
Freedom of War at WesTx Abilene Raceway | 2026 Event Hub
2026 PDRA Hoosier North-South Shootout Presented By Callies: Storylines & Live Coverage
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Sonnax Introduces Lightweight Aluminum Clutch Steel to Upgrade TH400 Transmissions
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BMR Suspension Double Adjustable Front Rear Lower Control Arms For 2016-2024 Chevy Camaros
Racetech USA Offers New RT4200HR Seat Variant With Long-Term Safety, Added Value For Drag Racers In Mind
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The Wes Buck Show | Ep. 441 | Jason Harris & TJ Coughlin!!!
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People often say drag racing is in the blood. Perhaps it’s also in the genes. Racing – and winning – would appear to be...
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In every life, things change. When Alexis DeJoria first appeared on the cover of DRAG ILLUSTRATED during her debut season in 2007, she was...
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Long before Adam Rhoades became a successful Top Alcohol tuner he thought he would spend his career in drag racing as a driver. His...
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He may come across as a fun-loving, loud-mouthed, smack-talking instigator, but the real Keith Berry is actually an intelligent and articulate businessman who has...
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For the eighth time in his illustrious career Ronnie Davis will spout the number one and reign as Top Sportsman Champion. By capturing the...
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Give Eric Latino a challenge and most likely he will not only overcome it, but find an innovative solution that has the potential to...
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When Scott Weney died of a brain aneurism in the pits of Bradenton Motorsports Park last November, Scotty Richardson feared that was it for...
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Since they first attended an ADRL event as Jr. Dragster competitors in 2009, racing a high-horsepower doorslammer has been the ultimate dream for Kyle...
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Alabama’s Huntsville Dragway is legendary for offering a jam-packed roster of events throughout any race season and 2015 has certainly been no exception. The...
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With the close of the 2015 season, the Professional Drag Racers Association crowned its second round of World Champions. Each of the PDRA’s eight...
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When Bob DiMino and his family took over operations at Numidia Dragway a decade ago, they certainly had their work cut out for them....
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Ohio’s Thompson Raceway Park is proudly home to one of the best and most diverse heads-up programs around with its exciting Asphalt Wars Series,...
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Ohio’s Corey Michalek, 27, was barely interested in drag racing when he went to his first race with brother Kyle, 30, and their dad,...
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One season; six races; six final rounds; three number-one qualifiers; three wins; three runner-up finishes; both ends of the national class records. The series’...
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It could be said that Vincent Nobile was destined to become a Pro Stock driver. After all, he’s been around naturally aspirated doorslammer racing...
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At just 22 years old, Steven Whiteley is making a name for himself in the NHRA class that bears the name of his family’s...
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The eighth-mile Jr. Dragster world has produced some of the most talented drivers in the upper-level sportsman and pro ranks, but for 22-year-old Matt...
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The taste of success typically triggers the urge to again savor that triumphant flavor. And for Las Vegas native Justin Lamb, a nibble of...
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It started in 1976. Twenty-three year old Rickie Smith had only been in racing two years when IHRA opened up a class called Super...
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Ever since door cars were able to run in the three-second zone on the eighth mile, Tony Wilson has fiercely wanted to experience the...
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Don Schumacher isn’t happy. Not quite scream-and-go-crazy unhappy or even pack-my-stuff-and-leave unhappy. He’s more waited-in-line-for-an-hour-only-to-get-the-wrong-order unhappy. One of those deals where he knew he...
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[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n November 14th, 2011, Frank Manzo took the stage of the Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Drivers, crewmen,...
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There has been a target on David Pearson’s back almost since the day he started running on 275 drag radial tires. He makes setting...
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When veteran doorslammer racer Terry “Legbone” Leggett debuted a brand-new, Jerry Bickel-built ’71 Pro Extreme Mustang at the PDRA season opener this March in...
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When Mississippi’s Kye Kelley got called out by Justin “Big Chief” Shearer to face the Street Outlaws Oklahoma City crew, he never expected that...
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Alone and in pairs they arrived at the parking lot outside the Emerson Biggin’s sports bar, just a mile or so north of Will...
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When he’s behind the wheel of “The Silver Unit,” his nitrous oxide-assisted, small-block ’86 Camaro, Derek Travis of the Discovery Channel’s Street Outlaws show...
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Paying homage to the golden age of drag racing and ensuring that nostalgia cars have a place to run in the future has become...
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After more than proving his worth behind the wheel since joining the NHRA Pro Stock ranks in 2003, these last couple of years Dave...
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Virginia’s Elk Creek Dragway not only proposes the thrill of weekly drag racing competition; it also offers one of the more picturesque settings that...
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Last fall the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) was ready to put the exclamation point on its inaugural season with the World Finals at...
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He never intended to become the dean of drag radial, never expected to set national standards for admirers and imitators to follow, never anticipated...
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Making his eighth-mile PDRA Top Sportsman debut in July at Budds Creek, Maryland, NHRA Pro Stock part timer Buddy Perkinson qualified an inauspicious 15th...
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Mike Yedgarian pulls up to the starting line in his ’68 Firebird Pro Mod. He stages, the engine builds up boost, and everyone within...
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Despite competing against some of the toughest bracket racers in the country and not winning even a single event last year, relative unknown Dan...
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Despite not receiving the same amount of attention and notoriety as some of the larger or more popular drag racing classes, Stock Eliminator and...
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Ali Afshar is supposed to be on set right about now. He’s shooting the third of four movies he’s slated to produce in conjunction...
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“Mean” Dean Marinis is known for being at the top of the X275 game and ranking among the quickest and fastest in the nitrous...
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Motivators in life come from all sorts of circumstances and for drag racing legend Carol “Bunny” Burkett, her biggest inspiration came from gritty determination...
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He’d been to a couple of PDRA events earlier this year, but a DNQ at St. Louis in May followed by a no-show for...
