Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Photograph by Tara Bowker

Features

Staging Lanes: ‘Tricky’ Rickie Smith Tries Top Fuel

With a huge crowd of crew members and fellow racers watching from the starting line, “Tricky” Rickie Smith makes a 330-foot launch in Scott Palmer’s Palmer & Longley Motorsports Top Fuel dragster during Friday night testing for Virginia Motorsports Park’s Night of Fire. The Pro Stock and Pro Modified icon was offered the opportunity to make a pass in Palmer’s car after helping set up his screw-blown Corvette for the World Series of Pro Mod. Smith did a smooth burnout, backed up in a timely manner, and made a pass that Palmer described as perhaps the best first Top Fuel pass he’s ever seen. 

[Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in DI #184, the State of Drag Issue, in September/October of 2023.]

Photograph by Tara Bowker
Virginia Motorsports Park
Dinwiddie, Virginia
Friday, July 21st, 2023

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

You May Also Like

News

The star-studded STREET OUTLAWS: No Prep Kings series is set to return for its 6th season in the summer of 2023. Fans can expect to...

News

Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings star and renowned engine builder Pat Musi joined the recent episode of The Wes Buck Show and provided an update...

News

Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings star Lizzy Musi announced today that she has been diagnosed with stage four breast cancer via her Youtube channel....

News

Ryan Fellows, who starred in “Street Outlaws: Fastest in America,” died in a tragic crash while filming for the show in Las Vegas on...

Since 2005, DI has informed, inspired and educated drag racers from every walk of the racing life - weekend warrior and street/strip enthusiasts to pro-level doorslammer and Top Fuel racers. From award-winning writing and photography to binge-worthy videos to electric live events, DI meets hundreds of thousands of racers where they live, creating the moments that create conversations.