Features
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STRAIGHT TALK: A Tale of Two Demons
With all due respect to the once-proud Oldsmobile brand, this is not your father’s Dodge Demon. Or more...
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Rowe on WSOPM $100,000 Prize: ‘I’m Bringing it Home with Me’
When $100,000 is on the line, as is the case for the Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro...
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WSOPM: ‘Blown Money’ Driver Mike Knowles Talks Racing for $100,000
Mike Knowles didn’t make any bold proclamations about how he expects to fare in his Blown Money Mustang...
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Bader Jr. Rallies Support to Fight FAA/ODOT Ruling Against Light Poles
Bill Bader Jr. and his family have been in the drag racing business for more than four decades....
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DI 30 UNDER 30 2016: Brandon Seraphine
What’s old is new again, and for Brandon Seraphine, 21, nostalgia racing is where it’s at. For the...
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Jacobs Brings ‘Racer-Run’ Changes to Union County Dragway
“If I ran this place…” Sound familiar? Racers spending any amount of time in staging lanes at drag...
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FLYING BLIND: Dan Parker Seeking 225MPH Land Speed Record
Despite the devastation of losing his sight in a severe drag racing accident five years ago, Dan Parker...
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9 Burning Questions Following the Drag Illustrated World Series of Pro Mod Announcement
The February 8th announcement that Drag Illustrated Media will hold its inaugural World Series of Pro Mod (WSOPM)...
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North Carolina Drag Racing Hall of Fame Honors 2017 Inductees
A large contingent of current and former racers, fans and supporters recently gathered to honor the 2017 inductees...
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US Street Nationals Win has Hancock and Shaw Ready for PDRA Season
There’s something about that first race of the season. For many racers, it’s been an offseason cooped up...
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DI 30 UNDER 30 2016: Jason Hamstra
A decade ago, a young Jason Hamstra shot to the forefront of Pro Mod, back when the class...
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DI 30 UNDER 30 2016: Ryan Rakestraw
Ryan Rakestraw began his drag racing fame early, winning the 2007 ORSCA Modified Street Championship while driving for...
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DI 30 UNDER 30 2016: ‘Nova Joe’ Albrecht
“Race cars are all I know,” Albrecht said. But never in his wildest dreams did he imagine a...
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DI CLASSIC: How Keith Berry Claimed Drag Radial’s Richest Prize
At 3:00 PM eastern standard time on Monday, February 15th, roughly 72 hours before the first round of...
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DI 30 UNDER 30 2016: Alex Hays
Michigan-based racer Alex “The Calypso Kid” Hays is no stranger to adrenaline and excitement. By day, the 27-year-old...
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DI 30 UNDER 30 2016: Ty Tutterow
Ty Tutterow has been around racing his entire life. It’s a sport he’s been fed turned into a...
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‘Stevie Fast’ Fired up for NHRA Pro Mod Debut in March
One of outlaw racing’s most beloved characters, yet feared competitors, is about to jump into the high-profile world...
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Team DFS Hosts Practice Tree Race to Help Ease Winter Blues
The sport of drag racing is typically a warm weather sport, but attendees of the third annual DragstersForSale.Com...
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Creating New Memories at the Don Carlton Memorial Nostalgia Pro Stock Race
Drag Illustrated Senior Staff Writer Van Abernethy usually goes solo whenever he rolls into America’s dragstrips, taking with him...
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2,400 MILES AND $270,000: Jeff Verdi’s ‘Spring Fling Million’ Story
When big-money bracket race promoters Peter Biondo and Kyle Seipel announced the creation of the Spring Fling Vegas...
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DI CLASSIC: Paul Taylor Keeps the ‘Mad Man’ on Track
Saturday’s opening round of Pro Extreme qualifying for the first-ever event of the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA)...
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Robbie Massey Keeps on Keepin’ on
During Robbie Massey’s tenure in the Junior Dragster ranks he got fairly accustomed to winning. He was named...
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Ten Years in, Track Meter Has Changed the Game
There are plenty of variables in drag racing that must be accounted for, and the condition of the...
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TRIBUTE: Race Promoter George Howard Passes Away
Not all racers are drivers. The term “racer” describes those within the realm of motorsports epitomizing the spirt...
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CLOSE UP: Light at the End of the Tunnel
At the end of the night, “Flash” was the last man standing at the 2016 running of the...
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DI CLASSIC: High-Performance Industry’s Counterfeit Concerns
It came to Russell Stephens’ attention at MSD Ignition two or three years back. Steve Matusek of Aeromotive...
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DI CLASSIC: Haley James is a Natural
Haley James admits it was “nerve wracking” the first time she took center stage on the starting line...
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Shannon Morgan is the First Lady of No-Prep
If Texas is the home of no-prep drag racing, Shannon Morgan is its queen. A racing purist from...
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Rico Dragstrip Sees Continuous Improvement
Rico Dragstrip continues to forge ahead with ongoing renovations, which have dramatically improved the facility in recent years....
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STATE OF DRAG 2016: ‘Stevie Fast’ Dishes on ‘Street Outlaws’, Track Prep
Imagine a time when millions of Americans are tuned into a major television network to watch live coverage...
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STATE OF DRAG 2016: Ron Capps Discusses Funny Car Racing in 2016
Imagine a time when millions of Americans are tuned into a major television network to watch live coverage...
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PDRA’s Judy Franklin Helps Maintain Family Atmosphere at the Races
Time and again racers on the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) tour express appreciation for the camaraderie and...
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STATE OF DRAG 2016: Radial Racing’s Leaders Talk Small-Tire Success
Radial tire-based drag racing has developed a cult-like following and the niche community that surrounds the small tire...
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STATE OF DRAG 2016: Top Fuel Star Leah Pritchett on Safety, Pro Mod Rules
Imagine a time when millions of Americans are tuned into a major television network to watch live coverage...
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DIALED IN: Allan Kremkau’s ‘American Express’ AMC Gremlin
Allan Kremkau still vividly remembers the day he excitedly told his dad about the 1972 American Motors Gremlin...
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STATE OF DRAG 2016: Jason Scruggs Offers Opinions on NHRA, No-Prep Racing
Imagine a time when millions of Americans are tuned into a major television network to watch live coverage...
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CLOSE UP: Steve Torrence Looks Back on 3.671-Second Blast
In becoming just the fifth driver in the 1,000-foot era of NHRA Championship Drag Racing to eclipse the...
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Mike Janis Jr. is Key to Father’s Pro Mod Quest
When Mike Janis Jr. walked into the Las Vegas Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino ballroom last October for...
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CLOSE UP: When Opportunity Knocks, Ty Tutterow Answers
Alongside the scrutiny and assumptions of success that come with being the only son of drag racing legend...
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ON THE ROAD: Van Checks in at Wilkesboro Dragway
A dear lady named Pat Prout once dreamed of owning a drag strip. But not just any drag...
