May, 2017
Blue on Blue Ford Mustang
Rusty Johnson’s High-Flying 1967 D/SA Pony When becoming a car guy, one of the first things we do is choose a preferred brand or model. Some guys like every make, model and color, but when they see a Ford, Dodge or Chevy they look twice or pay extra-close attention to the detail and style. For Rusty Johnson of Sharpsburg, GA it was Ford all the way, and it shows withRead More
NHRA Heartland Nationals Topeka Winners
Topeka Recap The 8th stop on the 2017 NHRA Mello Yellow tour brought us to Heartland Park in Topeka, KS for the 29th annual Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties. This 3 day event is one of the more condensed events on the tour as it only hosts 5 out of the 8 sportsman classes that we see at the various events throughout the season. To go along withRead More
21 YEAR OLD KYLE KOHR TAKES HOME FOUR-WIDE NATIONAL TITLE
Kyle Kohr, a former –and fellow– junior drag racer, earned his first national event title at the Four-Wide National in Charlotte, North Carolina in Stock Eliminator at 21 years old. Kohr had been going to the track with his dad and uncle since before he could remember and as soon as he turned 8, he got behind the wheel of a junior dragster. Winning several ironmen events and a 2010Read More
NHRA Jegs SportsNationals to be Featured on NHRA All Access
NHRA Jegs SportsNationals to be Featured on NHRA All Access The 2017 JEGS SPORTSnationals will be featured on NHRA All Access, NHRA officials announced today. The extreme racing action from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and the JEGS SPORTSnationals presented by Quick Fuel will be featured during the Memorial Day weekend event, May 26-28, from historic Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Ky. A weekend pass canRead More
NHRA Southern Nationals Winners
Atlanta Recap Stop “Lucky #7” on the NHRA Mello Yellow tour brought us to Commerce, GA for the Southern Nationals presented by Lucas Oil Products. This event was a 3 day race that had the usual sportsman classes that we are all so accustom to seeing but also added Super Street into the mix for their 2nd stop on the National tour. Quotas for this event were lower than usualRead More
Nostalgia Super Stock – NMCA Bowling Green
The Dave Duell Classic Returns to NMCA Bowling Green One of the largest Nostalgia Super Stock races in the country, the Dave Duell Classic, will return to Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the weekend of May 18-21, 2017, as a part of the Quick Fuel Technology NMCA Bluegrass Nationals Presented by Scoggin-Dicky Parts Center and Chevrolet Performance. Doug Duell and fellow racers organized the Dave Duell ClassicRead More
Factory Stock Showdown, Cobra Jet vs Drag pak
Don Fezell and Geoff Turk qualifying for the Factory Stock Showdown at the 4 Wide at zMax Dragway. Both cars run in the mid to low 8’sm and well over 160mph. Turk’s Drag Pak is a 2015 354 Hemi and Fezell’s Cobra Jet is a 5.4 4 valve 2008. Both cars are factory supercharged.
4-Wide zMax Winners
Charlotte 1 Recap Ladies and Gentlemen, as sad as it is for me to say, we are now ¼ of the way through the 2017 NHRA Mellow Yellow season after this stop at the beautiful “4-Wide” zMax Dragway in Charlotte, NC. Quotas were set at the usual 55 in all classes except Stock which was set at 65, but they would host the factory showdown cars as they made theirRead More
Sam Tech Factory Stock Showdown Winner Peter Gasko
The 19 year old rookie Peter Gasko took out veteran David Barton in the Sam Tech Factory Stock Showdown final at the 4 Wide at zMax Raceway in Charlotte, NC. Calling Peter Gasko a rookie is not exactly correct, this is his second year racing. Gasko’s racing career started at the ripe old age of 18. With no family racing background and no dragracing experience, to say Gasko is aRead More