According to his brother GT, LE Tonglet will return to NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle competition at the Houston Spring Nationals on April 22-24. Seen in the photo above, LE recently tested at Louisiana’s No Problem Raceway on the Tonglet’s own Nitrofish-sponsored, carbureted, 2 valve Suzuki, the combination he’ll be racing…
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…
Man Cup: Thursday Notebook
“I was gonna run it out, but I think I’m gonna shut off early,” Larry McBride said to me before his testing lap last night at the Man Cup race at South Georgia Motorsports Park near Valdosta, Georgia, USA. “It’s awfully dark down there.” The only thing left dark at…
Full Story Behind WAR’s Second Straight Indy Win
White Alligator Racing (WAR) head honcho Jerry Savoie scored his second U.S. Nationals win in dominant fashion, winning on Labor Day at Lucas Oil Raceway Park in Brownsburg, Indiana. Qualified only 8th, Savoie and tuner Tim Kulungian found their mojo on raceday, running a string of laps between 6.84 and 6.86…
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…
Matt Smith goes 200, strikes Hot in Dry Pomona
Matt Smith rode to a track record speed of 200.65 mph with a 6.774 ET to lead the Pro Stock Motorcycle field on his Elite Motorsports DENSO Auto Parts EBR at the 54th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway. Points leader Smith was the quickest in both…
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…
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…
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