Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Karen Stoffer capped off a resurgent weekend for the White Alligator Racing (WAR) team by taking out Andrew Hines in the final round of the NHRA Sonoma Nationals with a run of 6.798 at 197.36 on her Ray Skillman/Big St. Charles Suzuki. Behind by only .003…
Mile High Matthew: NHRA at Denver
Defending NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle drag racing champ Matt Smith is definitely at the top of his game, winning his third of the year in the challenging mountain conditions at Bandimere Speedway at Denver’s Mile-High NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil. “This place is hard to run at, but I love…
Inside PSM Trailers: Matt Smith and Steve Johnson at Norwalk
This year could well be remembered as NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle’s wildest year ever, for so many reasons. Heading into the Norwalk event at Summit Motorsports Park, the class had four different winners in four events—two by Matt Smith Racing (MSR)-built S&S V-Twins, one with a Brad Oehler-built S&S V-Twin,…
Norwalk NHRA Car Coverage
Cruz Pedregon earned his first Funny Car victory in more than three years on Sunday, beating points leader Bob Tasca III in the final round to power to the win at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park. Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Erica Enders (Pro…
Samson and Spevco Sponsoring Top Fuel Harley at NHRA zMAX
Samson Exhaust and hardcore specialty vehicle builder Spevco have already partnered together for three years sponsoring two-time National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Top Fuel Harley (TFH) champion Tii Thape. Now they’re jumping in to help the class, sponsoring the ground-pounding, flame-throwing nitro Harleys at NHRA’s Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway…
NHRA Gatornationals: Pro Stock Motorcycle
NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Matt Smith’s accomplishments—and his personality—are the stuff of legend. Both were in full bloom during NHRA’s spring classic Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. I left the track right after PSM’s Friday evening qualifying session—electing to beat the crowd while the cars were still running and get…
Nice Pass Ends in Crash: MORE on the Bostick Story
Everything was going just as he’d hoped on NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Chris Bostick’s first full pass on a Cory Reed Racing EBR, until it wasn’t. “It went straight as an arrow and had unbelievable power,” said Bostick, who was testing at Darlington. “I went a personal best of…
NHRA Gatornationals: Top Fuel Harley
While the Top Fuel Harley final round at the NHRA season opening Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway ended up like a 2020 season deja vu—Randal “Fast Coon Ass” Andras (photo above) winning against ’18-’19 champ Tii Tharpe—the 2021 vibe was totally different. Mickey Thompson declining to renew their TFH sponsorship has…
NHRA Gatornationals: Funny Car
In a wild Funny Car final round that saw both cars break their tires loose in the first 60 feet and then repeatedly down track, J.R. Todd got it together more quickly and took the stripe ahead of opponent Robert Hight at the 52nd annual AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals…
NHRA Gatornationals: Pro Stock Car
As birthday presents go, a Wally in the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals is hard to beat. Greg Anderson, driving the RaceStar Wheels Chevrolet Camaro SS, earned the 95th Pro Stock Car victory of his career and picked up his fifth Gatornationals title on his 60th birthday in the National Hot…
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