Race Coverage
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Dick LaHaie, Former NHRA Top Fuel World Champion Crew Chief and Driver, Passes Away at 76
Dick LaHaie, a NHRA Top Fuel world champion as a driver and crew chief, passed away on Wednesday...
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Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320 Owners to Receive Free NHRA, NMCA Memberships
For owners of the new Dodge Challenger R/T Scat Pack 1320, scheduled to begin arriving in dealerships in...
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Tony Gillig Returns to Racing With Throwback Olds Cutlass in PDRA Pro Outlaw 632
Tony Gillig made a name for himself racing in IHRA and NHRA Pro Stock in the 1990s, driving...
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Gary Scelzi’s ‘Legends: The Series’ Episode to Premiere at PRI Show
For the second year in a row CompetitionPlus.com owner and publisher Bobby Bennett will unveil a new episode...
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WATCH: How to Drive ‘Shadow 2.0’ with ‘Stevie Fast’ Jackson
In this new video, drag radial-slash-Pro Mod star ‘Stevie Fast’ Jackson walks viewers through a quarter-mile pass in...
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HEADS-UP HOT ROD HEAVEN: A Brief History of NHRA’s Factory Stock Showdown
In 2012, NHRA rolled out a special race-within-a-race at the prestigious U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis, and since that...
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WATCH: Insane Wheelstands and Flying Cars
It’s hard to beat a good wheelstand video. Fortunately, master videographer Hans Pierre Jr. at Free Life Films assembled...
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Eplings, Pancake Continue Proud Mopar Tradition
You’ve heard it. You may have said it. Mopar or no car. The brand has a presence in...
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KB Racing’s Anderson, Line Open Up About State of Pro Stock
Through a pair of unfortunate first-round losses in the Countdown to the Championship this year, Greg Anderson decided...
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Bo Butner Confirms Return to NHRA Pro Stock in 2019
As the 2018 season of NHRA’s Mello Yello Drag Racing Series wound down, 2017 Pro Stock world champion...
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‘Mutt and Jeff’ Inject Fun Into Annual Bracket Race
Paul Burruss and Dylan Griffey readily admit they’re a couple of “goofy guys” who don’t take themselves too...
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A/FUEL TO TOP FUEL: A Weekend in the Pits With Corey Michalek
Corey Michalek is rolling his nitromethane-injected A/Fuel dragster out of its long white gooseneck trailer when a young...
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Pro Stock’s Alex Laughlin Adding Pro Mod to Full Slate in 2019
It’s a new year, which means it’s another new class for Alex Laughlin. That’s simply the way of...
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Passion Translates to Success for Bobby Lagana Jr.
Bobby Lagana Jr. has only ever known life at the dragstrip, and he is right at home as...
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The Oral History of Pro Extreme: How Eighth-Mile Racing’s Most Thrilling Class Lost Its Way
The Pro Extreme class made its final run on June 2, 2018, spelling an unfortunate and, ultimately, abrupt...
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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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‘Shakedown’ Finds New Home at Virginia Motorsports Park in 2019
For the last 16 years, an event name synonymous in drag racing has carried a flare and a...
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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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Medlock Earns Outlaw 8.5 Top Qualifier in First SCSN Appearance
In his first-ever appearance at the Nitrous Outlet Street Car Super Nationals Presented by FuelTech, Arkansas native Brad...
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Hord Quickest, Thornton Fastest In Pro Mod at SCSN 14
With the sun down and the temps growing cooler, Rick Hord continued his march to the Precision Turbo...
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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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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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World Champions Torrence, Todd, Gray and M. Smith Win Auto Club Finals
J.R. Todd clinched his first career NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Funny Car world championship title during...
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Pritchett, Johnson Jr., Coughlin Jr., and Smith Current No. Qualifiers at NHRA Finals
Leah Pritchett lit the candles on her Top Fuel dragster Friday evening and piloted to the top of...
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Merick Makes History with $50K Payday at Inaugural Elite 16 Event
The biggest single-event paycheck in eighth-mile Pro Mod racing history was made out to Randy Merick Nov. 3,...
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TruSTART Gains Momentum with Accutime
TruSTART, the Worst Red, was introduced to big buck bracket racing by Bob Brockmeyer of Compulink, Peter Biondo,...
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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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DI DRIVER BLOG PRESENTED BY WELD RACING: Megan Meyer
“When opportunity knocks, it’s too late to prepare.” – John Wooden SEMA 2018 has thankfully ended, and I...
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Four Lanes, Two Tracks, One Incredible Street Car Super Nationals
It’s the event designed to test the heartiest of racer. Drag racing is a sprint. The Nitrous Outlet...
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IHRA Championship Duo of Millican and Kloeber Set to Reunite in 2019
Straightline Strategy Group, recently announced as the new ownership group of NHRA Top Fuel team Stringer Performance, is...
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Musi, Franklin Win 2018 Flatout Gaskets Nitrous Wars
The 2018 Flatout Gaskets Nitrous Wars is one for the history books. Although a quick look at the...
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IHRA, Summit Racing Equipment Announce Multi-Year Extension
The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) and Summit Racing Equipment announce a multi-year partnership extension of the IHRA...
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Snyder Motorsports Debuts New Camaro at MWPMS Elite 16
Mick Snyder and the Evolution Race Development team roll into the Texas Motorplex this weekend for the Mid-West...
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Steve Torrence, Capco Team Celebrate First Top Fuel World Championship
Three hundred-and-fifty days after enduring the biggest disappointment of his drag racing career, Steve Torrence celebrated a Mello...
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Janis Clinches NHRA Pro Mod Championship; Frigo Wins Vegas
Mike Janis won his first E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service...
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Torrence Wins First Top Fuel World Championship and Event; Todd, Butner and Arana Jr. Victorious in Vegas
Steve Torrence won his first Top Fuel world championship during eliminations on Sunday at the NHRA Toyota Nationals...
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Millican, Johnson Jr., Coughlin Jr., and Arana Jr. Lock Up No. 1 Spots in Vegas Qualifying
Clay Millican remained a contender for the Top Fuel world championship securing his 10th No. 1 qualifying position...
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Strange Engineering Signs On as Presenting Sponsor of Inaugural ‘Moonshine Madness’
Strange Engineering is the presenting sponsor with Mountain Park Dragway for the Gear Head Racing Series (GHRS) inaugural Moonshine...
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Martino Crowned PDRA Top Dragster 32 World Champion
In sports history there are defining moments known as The Drive, The Shot, and even The Miracle on...
