Archives for November 2017

LUCAS OIL NAMED TITLE SPONSOR FOR NHRA WINTERNATIONALS

GLENDORA, Calif. (Nov. 10, 2017) – Lucas Oil Products has signed a multi-year agreement to become the title sponsor of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series national event held in Pomona, Calif. each February. Lucas Oil is a longstanding partner of NHRA supporting several ongoing drag racing … [Read more...]

11/10/17 Drag Racing News

Passion fuels Ashley Sanford's drag racing dreams Los Angeles Times Women drivers have won 136 events in drag racing's four professional divisions; compare that with NASCAR, where a woman has never won a race ... Flag as irrelevant Bloodhound Land Speed Record Car … [Read more...]

IHRA Launches Summit Sportsman Spectacular Series in 2018

  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla - With a focus on grassroots Sportsman racing, the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) has partnered with industry leader Summit Racing Equipment to produce 20 Summit Sportsman Spectacular races over 10 double-race weekends in 2018. The Summit Sportsman … [Read more...]

2018 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series Schedule

GLENDORA, Calif. (Nov. 9, 2017) -- The 2018 NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series schedule was announced today by series officials. The series, in its eleventh season, includes classes for front engine dragsters, altereds and gassers, and is highlighted by the nitro burning Nostalgia Top Fuel … [Read more...]

INCREDIBLE STRETCH HAS PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE’S EDDIE KRAWIEC ON VERGE OF FOURTH WORLD TITLE HEADING TO AUTO CLUB NHRA FINALS

​ GLENDORA, Calif. – On the cusp of his fourth Pro Stock Motorcycle world championship, thanks to an incredible performance during the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship, Eddie Krawiec still has some unfinished business to attend to at the final race of the season, … [Read more...]

11/09/17 Drag Racing News

Hight in position to close out second Funny Car championship NHRA.com A brilliant second-half of the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season has put Robert Hight in the position to compete for a second career ... NHRA Champ Allen Johnson To Call It A Career This Weekend - Greeneville … [Read more...]

Racin’ & Rockin’ Radio: Len Cottrell on November 13th!

Coming up Monday, November 13th, 2017 at 8 PM Eastern on Racin' & Rockin' with DragList.com, Bill Pratt will host an interview with Top Alcohol Dragster Racer Len Cottrell of the "Chicken Chokers" Team! Len has a long and colorful history in our sport, and we're honored to have him tell us his … [Read more...]

PRO STOCK WORLD TITLE TO BE DECIDED AMONG KB RACING TEAMMATES GREG ANDERSON, BO BUTNER, AND JASON LINE AT AUTO CLUB NHRA FINALS

​ GLENDORA, Calif. – An incredible season for the KB Racing team will come to a fitting conclusion at this weekend’s Auto Club NHRA Finals at historic Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, which is the final race of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship. The Pro Stock trio … [Read more...]

11/08/17 Drag Racing News

Intersection: Drag Racing And STEM WMFE There's a group of Florida Institute of Technology interns who face unique challenges, like keeping race car drivers safe if their jet propelled car ... Flag as irrelevant Three-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Dixon suspended indefinitely … [Read more...]

Dave Fisher is JB’s Pick for Racer of the Week: November 13th!

Coming up Monday, November 13th, 2017 for JB's Pick as Racer of the Week, I have selected Dave Fisher, from Hesston, Pennsylvania. I met Dave at Keystone Raceway Park while I was there for the DragList.com Nationals, which was part of the Funny Car Nationals last summer, and I was stunned when I saw … [Read more...]