June, 2017
Norwalk – Summit Racing Equipment Nationals Winners
Norwalk Recap The 12th stop on the 2017 NHRA Mello Yellow tour marks the half way point in the season, bringing us to beautiful Norwalk, OH for the Summit Racing Equipment Nationals. This 4 day event is one of the racer favorites and it showed by quotas being maxed out in pretty much every class. Could it be because of the stunning facility, great staff/track or the all you canRead More
Bristol – Thunder Valley Nationals Winners
Bristol Recap “There is one thing you can count on at the Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol hot and humid, but always great racing.” With low car counts at the last few races and quotas for this event being set at only 55 entries for the majority of the sportsman classes, it was good to see the racers show some support and meeting or exceeding these set quotas. Racing beganRead More
2017 Summernationals Super Stock Final
Timothy Fletcher in his Dad’s Peak Super Stock 69 Camaro takes on Herbie Null’s 87 Camaro in the Super Stock final. Timothy gets the win in the winingest car in NHRA history. Sorry for the video quality, but I though it would be good to upload anyway.
48th Annual Summernationals Winners
After having an incredibly rainy last few weeks of racing, we were finally given some sunshine and intense heat at the 48th Annual NHRA Summernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Being that this track is the oldest drag strip and holds so much rich history, it’s no secret that this event always brings a huge crowd and fierce competition. History continued to be made this past weekend as weRead More
Northrop Completing “The Hat Trick” At 48th Summernationals
The 48th Summernationals was a very action packed race, on Thursday feeling like the fall nationals, but quickly turning into the blistering heat of the Summernationals we all know. For one of the best sportsman racers, Dan Northrop had another killer weekend at the Summernationals in Super Gas. At the start of the 48th Summernationals Northrop had something knocking on the door of his ‘75 Chevy Vega. This was toRead More
NHRA New England Nationals Winners
Epping Recap The 5th Annual New England Nationals in Epping, New Hampshire was the 10th and next stop on the 2017 NHRA Mello Yellow tour. This 3 day event had mostly D1 racers lined up early and eager after their 2nd divisional stop the week prior. Car participation this weekend was depressing with quotas being set at 60 entries and not one single class being full, and some being onlyRead More
Taylor Iacono And Her Murdered Out Chevy S10
Taylor Iacono started fueling her blood with the drag racing bug behind the wheel of a Jr. Dragster at the age of eight years old. She is one of Division One’s newest and youngest drivers at the age of 18, in the Super Street category. She is wheeling her slick Chevy S-10 in the class. Taylor is now a senior in high school and will graduate in the next fewRead More
JEGS Sportsnationals Winners
The Jegs Sportsnationals in Bowling Green Kentucky is a sportsman only race. This national is a favorite among the purist of the sportsman ranks. To win this race is just as big if not bigger than most any race on Mellow Yellow NHRA tour. Qualifying started on Friday, and the weather was perfect. 2 shots for everyone except for the Top classes and Comp, they got one. The traditional JegsRead More
Division 1 – Maple Grove Recap, Super Classes
A recap of the winners of the .90 Classes here at the second stop of NHRA Division One’s schedule, taking place at Maple Grove Raceway. The race featured on Friday, a “Quick” 8 Race for the top 8 qualifiers of each class and 28 Super Street cars, 28 Super Gas cars, and 31 Super Comp cars filled the field up for the event. Car count was similar to last yearRead More