NHRA testing at Norwalk

The Monday after the 2018 NHRA national event at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk was a test day for many. One of the most unique things that happened at the test was Matt Hagan testing Mopar’s new Dodge Charger body, which publicly debuted this weekend. The carbon fiber body features a pronounced splitter…

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NSRA Nostalgia Nationals at Santa Pod Raceway

The Nostalgia Nationals have previously been held at Shakespeare County Raceway. But with that facility’s future in doubt, the 25th NSRA Nostalgia Nationals were moved to Santa Pod Raceway. The day before the event, an official statement was released that Shakespeare County Raceway had closed for good. Three qualifying sessions had…

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Hinchcliffe Shucks the Field in Iowa

James Hinchcliffe has been seeking a reboot to his Verizon IndyCar Series season after not qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 in May. He found redemption with a victory Sunday at the Iowa Corn 300. The Schmidt Peterson Motorsports driver led the final 45 laps on Iowa Speedway’s high-banked oval to collect…

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Gadson and DME’s Teasley Take 2 in Virginia

Friday night rain took out the first qualifying session for the Xtreme Dragbike Association’s (XDA) MTC Engineering Summer Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park. However Saturday, the worst day forecast, turned out to be a clear day of racing. Sunday? Sunday was very good indeed. Especially for DME Racing’s Jeremy Teasley, who won Orient…

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Crazy, Showery Day at Norwalk

In a lifetime of motorsports involvement, I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a day so punctuated with downpours and promise (or tidbits) of racing. Such was Saturday at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Norwalk. At the end of the day, Matt Smith remained on top of Pro Stock Motorcycle…

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