Er’body (except sometimes the NHRA, who didn’t schedule bikes for this stop last year) knows that Gateway is a bike track, and Pro Stock Motorcycle returns to action in St. Louis at this weekend’s NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway. Joey Gladstone and the Cory Reed Racing team…
Eatmyink’s NHRA U.S. Nationals coverage: Pro Stock Motorcycle
I’m not sure what there is to say about Matt Smith that hasn’t already been said. Matt could rewrite the NHRA record books if he races as long as his dad Rickie, and his achievements come as an owner/rider/builder/tuner against at least one huge operation with a daunting budget and…
Eatmyink’s NHRA U.S. Nationals coverage: Top Fuel Harley
Once the Top Fuel Harley action got going at the NHRA U.S. Nationals, it REALLY got going. But with rain delays and the NHRA’s tendency to kick the nitro bikes around more than a soccer ball on a Brazilian playground, it took QUITE a while. Actually, the first qualifying round…
Eatmyink’s NHRA U.S. Nationals coverage: Funny Car
Defending NHRA Camping World Series Funny Car champion Ron Capps raced to victory at Indianapolis Raceway Park, finally capturing that first NHRA U.S. Nationals triumph that had been eluding him for more than two-and-a-half decades and 27 appearances. Capps took his NAPA AutoCare Toyota GR Supra to the finish line…
Eatmyink’s NHRA U. S. Nationals coverage: Top Fuel Car
Antron Brown drove to his second win in the past three races, earning his first Indy victory since 2011 at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. “You come here to Indy with 25 good teams, and it took a 3.75 just to get…
Eatmyink’s NHRA U.S. Nationals coverage: Pro Stock Car
Greg Anderson picked up his 100th career win at the 68th annual Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals, capping off a memorable day for the longtime standout at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. Anderson drove to the milestone win with a run of 6.587-seconds at 208.07 mph in his HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro…
Eatmyink’s NHRA U.S. Nationals Coverage: Factory Stock Showdown
David Barton and his Saw Mill Auto Chevrolet COPO Camaro rallied to the Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown victory Monday at the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, the sixth stop on the schedule. Barton—a second generation motorsport mastermind—started the day facing Warren Walcher…
Eatmyink’s NHRA U.S. Nationals Coverage: Pro Mod
Starting eliminations from the No. 15 position, comeback racing hero Lyle Barnett pulled out the victory in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by D-Wagon at Lucas Oil Raceway Park. Barnett picked up what might be the biggest win in his career on Monday as part of…
Gladstone’s First NHRA Win in Third Straight Final
After back-to-back final round appearances, Joey Gladstone broke through for his first career Pro Stock Motorcycle victory in at the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals, knocking off Eddie Krawiec in the final round with a pass of 6.759 at 200.6. Krawiec went a quicker by a thin thou, but Gladstone was…
Savoie Qualifies at Sonoma with Plain Bearing 2-Valve Suzuki
While NHRA’s strange decision to add weight to V-Twin Pro Stock Motorcycles after Denver seems to have decidedly hamstrung that configuration, the Sonoma Suzuki field is rich with mechanical diversity. Angelle Sampey leads the field by a mile on a Vance & Hines 4-valve head Suzuki with a 6.700 at…
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