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JEGS signs multi-year extension for Allstars
JEGS Automotive, Inc., has extended its agreement with the NHRA as title sponsor of the JEGS Allstars event. The extension will keep the JEGS name on the race-within-a-race bonus program for the best of the best NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competitors. JEGS has been a longtime title sponsor since 2002 and in that time, the JEGS Allstars event has continued to be one of the most anticipated eventsRead More
IHRA Honors Tournament of Champions Winners at the Summit World Finals
The world’s best sportsman racers took center stage at the Summit World Finals in Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 20 – 22 with hundreds of drivers representing 27 states and four Canadian provinces gathering at Memphis International Raceway in Tennessee to compete in the Summit Tournament of Champions and the Summit SuperSeries. Eleven champions were crowned during the weekend. The Summit Tournament of Champions was comprised of the top-three finishers from eachRead More
Gasko’s 2016 COPO Joins The Factory Stock Showdown Wars For 2017
The Factory Stock Showdown Series brought to you by SAM Tech has sparked great interest. New players are starting to come on board, case in point… Pete Gasko. This young man is new to the Stock eliminator ranks, but has embraced the class with great interest and excitement. So much so, his Father also named Pete and brother Bill decide to go all out and purchase a 2016 COPO. TheRead More
NMCA – West Coast World Finals
West Coast World Finals The NMCA WEST wraps up the season with a three-day event at Auto Club Dragway in Fontana, Calif. The 5th Annual NMCA West Coast World Finals will run October 14-16, 2016. Racers from across the West Coast will converge on the legendary drag strip in hopes of taking home a custom event winner awards. Competitors in 11 classes, including the six-second 240+ mph Pro Mod cars,Read More
Dodgenationals – Maple Grove Winners
The weather strikes again at the Keystones in Maple Grove. If you had to bet on one thing, bet on it raining at the Grove. This race seems to be cursed, but as every year at Maple Grove it still brings the crowds. For the sportsman racers it was a tough go, with Stock and Comp being the only class to get a qualifying run on Saturday. Thursday and FridayRead More
David Barton runs a 8.07@168mph
The fastest and quickest Stock Eliminator run in NHRA history. David runs a 8.07@168mph at the Dutch Class at Maple Grove Raceway.
Orlando Speed World Dragway, Lakeland Drag Strip, Emerald Coast Dragway and South Georgia Motorsports Park Join NHRA Member Track Network
Four tracks owned by racing businessman Ozzy Moya, have joined the NHRA Member Track Network and all the facilities will be part of Division 2. Orlando Speed World Dragway in Orlando, Fla., Lakeland Drag Strip in Lakeland, Fla., South Georgia Motorsports Park in Cecil, Ga., and Emerald Coast Dragway in Holt, Fla., will join the Southeast division. Orlando Speed World Dragway and The Lakeland Dragstrip are proud to announce theirRead More
Dodge Named Title Rights Sponsor of NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Event at Maple Grove Raceway
September 20, 2016 , Auburn Hills, Mich. – Dodge has signed an agreement to become the title rights sponsor of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event at Maple Grove Raceway in Pennsylvania. The 32nd annual Dodge NHRA Nationals will be held Sept. 29-Oct. 3 and is the third race in the six-race NHRA Countdown to the Championship. The track is traditionally one of the quickest on theRead More
Peter Biondo’s Wheelstanding Camaro
Peter Biondo puts on a wheelstanding show round after round at the NHRA divsion 1 race in Englishtown, NJ. Peter goes well past the 60 foot clocks as you can see from this video. Peter made it to the finals, losing to Justin Picillo in a close race.
Stock – the race to the 7’s
Rumor has it that David Barton in a COPO and Chris Holbrook in a Cobra Jet will be at the 45th Pennsylvania Dutch Classic trying to be the first Stock eliminator car in the 7’s. Early in the year David Barton ran an impressive 8.25. Chris Holbrook at the US Nationals ran a more impressive 7.23. Both cars were in Factory Stock Showdown trim, at a minimum weight of 3550.Read More
ATI Awards the Winners of the 2nd Annual Jim Beattie STK/SS Memorial Race
It was great weekend for ATI racers at the NHRA Division 1 event at Cecil County Dragway, where ATI Performance Products, Inc awarded $1,000 each to the winners in Stock and Super Stock as part of the 2nd Annual Jim Beattie STK/ SS Memorial. Brad Huntzberry took the Super Stock win in his ATI equipped 87 GT/DA Camaro over Marty Rinehart while the $1000 award for Stock Eliminator wasRead More
IHRA Open New Offices in West Palm Beach, Florida and Indianapolis
IRG Sports + Entertainment (IRGSE) and the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) today announced the relocation of IRGSE and IHRA to new and larger offices in West Palm Beach, Florida and the addition of an IHRA marketing and team servicing office in Indianapolis. The new office space will assist the recent and continuing growth of both companies as well as give the IHRA a presence in the Indianapolis market toRead More