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Five-Time Pro Stock Champ Jeg Coughlin Jr. Reached New Heights With USAF Thunderbirds
When Jeg Coughlin Jr. clinched his fourth Pro Stock championship with a victory in the fall of 2008...
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Fighting the Good Fight: Tim Slavens Remains Dedicated to Winning in Radial vs. the World With the ‘No Mod’
On the side of Tim Slavens’ trailer, there’s a small sign that everyone on the crew passes frequently....
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Former Pro Mod Driver Dan Parker Becomes Fastest Blind Man in America, Aims for World Record
Everyone likes to think that they’re invincible and that it “won’t happen” to them… until it does. On...
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DI CLASSIC: The Triumph of Bunny Burkett
Drag racing icon Carol “Bunny” Burkett passed away Saturday, April 4, unexpectedly but peacefully in her sleep, according...
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CLOSE-UP: Kevin Prior Pays Tribute to ‘The Professor’
Kevin Prior is a perfect example of how organized drag racing can turn a young man’s wayward life...
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Corey Michalek Presents 6 Ways to Boost Your Team’s Social Media Presence
Social media can be challenging, especially when it comes to using one of the numerous available platforms to...
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The Triumph of Garrett Mitchell
Garrett Mitchell is almost everything we should want the sport of drag racing to look like. He loves...
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HOTTEST 2019: Angie Smith’s Hard Work Pays Off
Angie Smith remembers early in her racing career when her only job consisted of simply showing up and...
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HOTTEST 2019: Grudge Racing Is Serious Business For Aria Connolly
Grudge racing is serious business for Aria Connolly. The Long Island-based chef has stepped up her program this...
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HOTTEST 2019: Julie Nataas is Chasing Her Dream
The first step to Julie Nataas getting noticed in the United States drag racing scene was networking, something...
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HOTTEST 2019: Angela Gantkowski’s Unexpected Success
Angela Gantkowski describes her 2018 season as somewhat of a “transition year.” The 20-year-old college student was making...
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CLOSE-UP: Pamala Wade and Her ‘Snafu’ ’37 Chevy Coupe
Pamala Wade is a woman with extremely varying interests. On one hand, she’s cultivated a lifelong passion for...
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Partner Spotlight: Greg Kelley’s Motor Sports Innovations
As a sportsman racer with 30 years of experience in the corporate IT world, it was a natural...
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Pro 275 Drivers Explain Why the Class Is Attracting Radial vs. the World Cars – and Fans – by the Droves
By virtue of a few rule changes, Pro 275 has unearthed a whole new world of possibilities. With...
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LISTEN: The Story of Funny Car-Driving Mafioso ‘Broadway Freddy’ DeName
Some hardcore drag racing fans are familiar with “Broadway Freddy” DeName, an East Coast Funny Car driver who...
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Growing Pains: Florida’s Immokalee Regional Raceway Fending Off Nearby Airport’s Expansion
South Florida’s Immokalee Regional Raceway has always been a favorite place to compete for so many racers who...
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PDRA’s New Pro Street Class Set to Hit Three Races in 2020
Aside from the independent Outlaw 10.5 National Championship Series’ 2-3 appearances per season and the occasional small-tire exhibition,...
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DI CLASSIC: John Force – The Drag Illustrated Interview
It’s been a minute since my last sit-down interview with John Force – almost eight years – and...
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Second-Generation Racer Trevor Larkin Chasing Greatness of His Own
Trevor Larkin’s first memories from the drag strip center around being corralled in a racing slick as a...
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DI CLASSIC: Killin’ Time with Stevie ‘Fast’ Jackson
Has any drag racer in the history of the sport wanted it as bad as Stevie Jackson? Look...
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DI CLASSIC: Chris Rini’s Empire State of Mind
Whenever Chris Rini rolls into the water box, just moments away from doing his burnout, most any track...
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Wittenberg, Bynum and Capps Shake Things Up at 62nd March Meet
The 2020 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series season kicked off in style with the 62nd annual Good Vibrations...
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ON THE ROAD: Nahunta Dragway
When it comes to hidden gems tucked away deep inside North Carolina’s racing landscape, Nahunta Dragway may just...
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DI CLASSIC: Jason Scruggs Is a Busy Man
It’s 6:30 in the morning and Jason Scruggs is heading to work. He makes a right turn out...
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Is Justin ‘Lil Country’ Swanstrom ‘No Prep Kings’’ Next Big Star?
Up-and-coming radial and grudge racer Justin “Lil Country” Swanstrom is trading in his small tires this year to...
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DI CLASSIC: School Is In Session for Alexis DeJoria
There are many names that come to mind when you think of the myriad of diversity that is...
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DI CLASSIC: Whit Bazemore and the Story of the 325 MPH Trans Am Body
Where would drag racing be without its stories? Performance is impressive and the cars can be stars, but...
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DI CLASSIC: The Legend of Todd Tutterow
Even though it’s been 27 years, Maurice Hayes vividly recalls the greatest drag racing success story to ever come...
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DI CLASSIC: Pat Musi Reflects on NHRA Pro Mod Win
Where would drag racing be without its stories? Performance is impressive and the cars can be stars, but...
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DI CLASSIC: Jeff ‘Nine Fingers’ Naiser on Losing His Finger
Where would drag racing be without its stories? Performance is impressive and the cars can be stars, but...
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DI CLASSIC: Mick Snyder Is Making the Most of an Extreme Experience
Mick Snyder had just won his first ADRL Pro Extreme event. Or at least so he hoped. There...
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DI CLASSIC: Billy Glidden Looks Back on Racing His Father’s Project 514 Mustang
Where would drag racing be without its stories? Performance is impressive and the cars can be stars, but...
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DI CLASSIC: Mike ‘The Hitman’ Hill on Winning $50,000 in Outlaw 10.5 at Huntsville
Where would drag racing be without its stories? Performance is impressive and the cars can be stars, but...
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DI CLASSIC: ‘Animal’ Jim Feurer on Match Racing with Bill Kuhlmann
Where would drag racing be without its stories? Performance is impressive and the cars can be stars, but...
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DI CLASSIC: Roy Hill on Buying Rockingham Dragway with Steve Earwood
Where would drag racing be without its stories? Performance is impressive and the cars can be stars, but...
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DI CLASSIC: John Montecalvo – The Last Champion
ohn Montecalvo is a world champion, a driver whose prowess behind the wheel and on-track performance has earned...
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DI CLASSIC: ‘Traction Twins’ Cale and Cody Crispe Are Fully Prepped
Let’s get one thing clear right off the bat. They’re not really twins. Though if Cale, 25, and...
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DI CLASSIC: ‘Big Daddy’ Knows Best
Outside Don Garlits’ central Florida home, which sits on 20-acres of ground just off of I-75 in the...
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DI CLASSIC: Change is Good for Lizzy Musi
Born and raised in New Jersey, 23-year-old Lizzy Musi moved south late in 2012, as her father, doorslammer...
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All Hands on Deck: Christopher Holdorf has a PDRA Pro Outlaw 632 Championship in Mind
When Christopher Holdorf and his father, Chris, we’re looking to get into a competitive, traveling class, the PDRA’s...
