Timothy Fletcher
The Superbowl of NHRA Drag Racing
Indy, Indy, Indy. Home to 2 of the biggest events in the drag racing world, the PRI show in December and the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals this past weekend. Racers will prepare for months, even years to get the chance to go down the track and make the 128 car field. Countless hours, time, and money going into these cars so they can be 100% ready for the almost weekRead More
This years winners at the Zoo in Brainerd Raceway
Not only did the fans win in terms of numbers yet again in the ever growing “zoo”, but as many may have forgot after hours, there was also an NHRA national event taking place that showed us more 1st timers than any other. This race is in kind of a weird slot in the schedule, falling between the western swing and what is pretty much the Superbowl of NHRA, Indy.Read More
Northwest Nationals & the 2018 Swing Finale
Another western swing is in the books as we complete the CatSpot Northwest Nationals in Seattle, WA and as the schedule usually does not deter from years past, this is the 16th event out of 24, leaving us only 8 to go. This race is again the host of every sportsman class the NHRA has to offer, having better car count numbers than passed years. Justin Lamb is again the headline forRead More
The Western Swing Part II
66.66% of the swing is now in the books as the rigs were pulling out of the Toyota Sonoma Nationals. 1 week after hosting his first divisional race as the newest track manager of Sonoma Raceway, Kyle Seipel was ready tackle the national event as they were back to back. To say he knocked it out of the park would be an understatement as the NHRA had yet another sellRead More
Dodge Mile High Nationals
The 1st stop on the western swing, as always was in Denver, CO for what always seems to be the least populated race of the year. Over the next month the NHRA Mellow Yellow series will be on tour on the west coast hitting 3 very different tracks in 3 consecutive weekends, making or breaking teams and their championship hopes. The bread and butter Stock and Super Stock classes hadRead More
New England “Lobster” Nationals Recap
The final race of the 2018 eastern swing brought us way up in the northeast to Epping, New Hampshire for what seemed to be home of the 1st time winners as 4/7 sportsman champs were 1st timers. Most racers left Lebanon Valley Dragway monday from the D1 divisional event and came straight to NH to spend the 4th of July in the “stacking lot” eagerly waiting to enjoy more of theRead More
Summit RAINING Equipment Nationals Recap…
Norwalk, OH would be the host of the latest NHRA event for the 4-day Summit Racing Equipment Nationals. Most racers would be in and parked on Wednesday but the 100 or so rigs that did not make it in the gate by 5pm would be forced to spend the night in Linders Lot. 7am Thursday racers would be woken up to either roll into the event or get up andRead More
Thunder Valley Nationals Recap
Bristol, TN is the 2nd out of 4 stops on what we can call the “eastern swing” before NHRA heads out for the “western swing”, and year after year it seems to be one of the most highly attended events in terms of car counts to quotas. With such a beautiful facility and awesome racetrack, someone better have a really good reason to not have this track on their schedule.Read More
2nd Time – 1st Time Winners in Virginia
The 11th stop on the Mellow Yellow tour brought us to the newly renovated Virginia Motorsports Park for the “replacement” race for E-town, but this is not the 1st time Virginia has been a stop for the NHRA. VMP was removed from the schedule about 10 or so years ago and everything kind of fell into place for them under the new ownership and when a spot opened up theyRead More
Chicago Recap and the dominate Lamb Motorsports performance
Home of the NHRA Route 66 Nationals and the JEGS Allstars event each year, Chicago has the absolute best drivers from each division coming to one race to battle it out for multiple titles in each category. The weekend went about as smooth as one could imagine with all of the classes being completed on time with no hiccups or setbacks. Although this year there was no true sportsman driverRead More
Jegs ALLSTARS – How D4 Stole the Show
The NHRA AllStars event hosted this past weekend in Chicago, IL at Route 66 is something that every single driver has on their bucket list, period. To compete in your respected division all year, then go to this event as the only representative for your class to take on the other 6 divisions to see who is the best is one of the biggest honors in the sport. But notRead More
Atlanta Southern Nationals Recap
A short drive from Charlotte, NC the prior week brought everyone to Atlanta, GA for another 3-day race with a back to back large category count event for the NHRA as they swapped out the Factory Stock Showdown cars for Super Street cars. Quotas were set at 50 cars across the board and filled up rather quickly besides the 36 quota for TS & TD, as these classes for someRead More