It was a bit of a surprise that the Pingel Top Fuel final round at the 2018 Manufacturers Cup Finals presented by Kibblewhite paired Mitch Brown and Ian King on South Georgia Motorsports Park’s quarter mile. Brown and his Dennis Bradley-owned bike were both winless, although Mitch did ride alongside Larry McBride’s…
Man Cup Replay from Valdosta
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Smith and Markham Win NHRA Championships
Matt Smith and drama are close friends, so Matt couldn’t win this NHRA championship the normal way—he had to start the season with a DNQ. Matt was slated to race Joe Riccardi’s Suzuki this season, but their first race together at the Gatornationals showed a pairing that was already in…
Smith Bumps it Up in Pomona
Pro Stock Motorcycle points leader Matt Smith secured his fifth No. 1 qualifier of the season at the Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. It’s Matt’s 31st number one qualifier of his career and second during the Countdown to the Championship by racing his Elite Motorsports DENSO…
Who Got Dis? #nhraPSM Comes Down to Pomona
A wild Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship race in Pro Stock Motorcycle comes down to this weekend’s 54th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, as a whopping six competitors still remain in contention to win a world title. With the points lead changing hands…
Hector Jr Makes #nhraPSM Interesting Again
Hector Arana Jr. was the top Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifier for the NHRA Toyota Nationals on The Strip at Las Vegas and won his third race of the year when he defeated defending world champion Eddie Krawiec in the finals. On his Lucas Oil Buell, Arana raced to a winning run…
Wild Day of McClure Nationals at The Rock
I took Saturday to skip NHRA qualifying and go to Rockingham Dragway for the AMRA Jim McClure Memorial All-Harley Nitro World Finals. My camera found some grinding crashes, nitro explosions, and sweet new bikes—including Jay Turner’s new ProCharged Top Fuel Harley. NHRA Top Fuel Harley championship runner-up Doug Vancil, making…
Smith Regains Points Lead in Red Hot NHRA PSM Battle
Matt Smith took back the points lead after his third victory of 2018 at the 11th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway. Matt’s 21st win of his career came on a run of 6.830 at 196.64 on his Elite Motorsports Denso Auto Parts EBR against redlighting (.077) Chip Ellis.…
Krawiec leads Friday 1-2-3 for Harleys at zMAX
Eddie Krawiec raced to the current No. 1 position during his second Pro Stock Motorcycle qualifying attempt on his Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson at the NHRA Carolina Nationals presented by WIX Filters at zMAX Dragway. His run of 6.806 at 197.83 made for his third No. 1 qualifying…
Full Story Behind Tii Tharpe’s Top Fuel Harley Championship
Drama was served up in spades as the 2018 Top Fuel Harley championship was decided between Doug Vancil and Spevco-sponsored Tii Tharpe in a final round run-off for at the National Hot Rod Association’s U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis. Sam Wills was the last Top Fuel winner…