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…
2022 Night of Fire at Eddyville Raceway Park
story and photos by Adam Weege The 26th annual Night of Fire presented by MUSCO Lighting at Eddyville Raceway Park was an amazing event like always. A wide variety of pro competitors and a large number of sportsman racers put on a good show for the two-thousand fans that showed…
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…
Top Fuel Motorcycle Reunion at Gateway MWDRS
Contrary to the media-created drama you may have seen elsewhere, the Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series event at World Wide Technology Raceway (AKA Gateway) had all the warm, friendly atmosphere of a Pingel Top Fuel Motorcycle family reunion. It had been over two years since Larry “Spiderman” McBride’s…
Record Shattering at the Gators: Part 1
NHRA’s Gatornationals always seems to require multi-volume reporting, and this year’s record-shattering event is no exception. This part covers the basics of what happened, the next articles will cover the details of how it happened. It doesn’t seem like that long ago that a 6.66 would have been really cookin’…
Marc Ingwersen is MY #1 Qualifier
On what drag racing planet can you just opt not to make a pass and qualify ahead of those who did? Apparently, the 2022 NHRA Gatornationals is that planet. Two pairs opened up NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying when Michael Phillips—in the second pair—oiled the right lane. It was chilly,…
Salinas, Hight and Stanfield Score in Arizona
Mike Salinas and his new tuner Rob Flynn scored a Top Fuel win in only their second race together at the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park—the second of 22 races during the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season. Robert Hight (Funny Car) and Aaron Stanfield…
Kalitta, Hagan and Koretsky #1 at NHRA in Arizona
Three-time world champion Matt Hagan made the quickest Funny Car run in four years on Saturday, giving the new Tony Stewart Racing NHRA team its first No. 1 qualifier and setting the track record to close out qualifying at the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park. Doug…
The Ultimate NHRA Winternationals Wrap-Up
Robert Hight (Funny Car), Erica Enders (Pro Stock), and Top Fuel’s Justin Ashley all started the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series with impressive victories in intense eliminations, powering to wins on an amazing Sunday at the 62nd annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona—the…
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