In all the best ways, the PennGrade1 AMRA DC Jones Memorial Fall Nationals at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky, was like a return to the old days. Full pits, full campgrounds, full bike corrals, great weather, and great times were all around all weekend. Oh, and great…
Penske Priority Extends to IMSA
If there is one thing that Roger Penske prioritizes over all others, it’s “Win Indy.” First it was IndyCar, then NASCAR, and now that he owns the joint, that demand extends to the brand new Battle on the Bricks IMSA sports car race as well. And his Porsche team that…
Blood Boils in Indy Darkness
An active participant in life’s ups and downs, paraplegic race car driver Robert Wickens doesn’t mince words. “He hit me to get by, and then he hit a GS (Drew Neubauer),” Wickens said about IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Touring Car race winner Mikey Taylor. “I get back in front of…
AHDRA Beats Biblically Proportioned Deluge at Cecil County
Lightning flashed overhead as the last finals were run at AHDRA/AMA’s Zipper’s Performance Mid-Atlantic Nitro Showdown at Cecil County Dragway. Bikes and teams lined up for winners circle photos as a solid wall of downpour advanced ominously up the track. With heavy drops falling, teams raced to get their photos…
Herrera Dominates Maple Grove Qualifying
Gaige Herrera ended qualifying on another massive note in Pro Stock Motorcycle on Saturday at Maple Grove Raceway, powering to the No. 1 position in front of a sellout crowd at the 38th annual Pep Boys NHRA Nationals, the first race in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs. It…
Why IMSA at the Speedway is Cool
What makes IMSA sports car racing cool? The cars look very cool, of course, and the mix of classes all racing at the same time makes for exciting stuff. But most importantly is the sound, or the mix of sounds. From growling, normally aspirated V8s to high-revving inlines with Porsche…
Sharp Smith Takes Advantage of Opponent Failures
We’re a long way from deciding the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle championship, and Gaige Herrera is clearly the runaway dominator so far this year. But wily 6X champ and defending U.S. Nationals winner Matt Smith showed why you can never count him out. As his primary challengers fell by the…
Antron Brown Talks About Getting Today’s Youth into Drag Racing
Antron Brown is arguably the most magnetic drag racing personality since John Force. As he followed the Ron Capps/Don Prudhomme press conference on Monday at the 69th annual NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, I wondered how he could tap his charisma to bring youth into the…
Capps and Snake talk about the Coolest Tribute Car ever
Something this cool doesn’t just happen everyday in today’s bland, corporate America. Fifty years after Don ‘The Snake’ Prudhomme won the 1973 NHRA U.S. Nationals in Funny Car, reigning event champion Ron Capps put the iconic ‘Snake’ Hot Wheels livery back in the Indy winner’s circle. The throwback look and…
Hoosier Herrera Miles Ahead at Indy
Like Jeff Gordon and Kyle Larson, Gaige Herrera moved from California to Indiana to further his racing career. In Herrera’s case, NHDRO Pro Street was still a thing at the time and his nitrous Suzuki Hayabusa was a series regular. The Pro Street center of the universe moved East, and…
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