Stories from the Dragstrip
Katie Sepanek's smile stretched wide across her beaming face as she stood in the Maple Grove Raceway winner's circle at last weekend's Pep Boys NHRA Nationals in Reading. The Moosic, Pa., racer had great reason to grin – she was fresh off of her third national event victory in the incredibly competitive Stock Eliminator category.... Continue Reading →
Peyton Januik likes to go fast, whether it's in her SilverState Refrigeration-branded Super Comp dragster or in the Plan B Motorsports Top Dragster. The former Jr. drag racer has grown up in a world that revolves around competitions of speed and skill, and so hitting the 200-mph mark four years ago at Bandimere Speedway at... Continue Reading →
Bo Butner, driver of the Johnson's Horsepowered Garage Chevrolet Camaro, grew up not too far from Indianapolis Raceway Park in a town called Floyds Knobs, Indiana. For Butner, Indy is special – and for every member of his dedicated crew, the U.S. Nationals strikes a similar chord. Taylor Chomiski's earliest Indy memories center around Pro... Continue Reading →
(Photos and story provided by Mopar Dodge//SRT) Steve Comella and his vintage 1968 Plymouth Barracuda dominated the Dodge HEMI® Challenge by once again powering from the No. 1 qualifier position through eliminations to repeat as winner at the fan-favorite specialty race that showcases classic Super Stock 1968 Mopar “package” cars in head-to-head battles at the... Continue Reading →
Stock and Super Stock competitors descended upon Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park for the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals in droves this week. Hundreds of hungry racers came to the prestigious facility with one very important task scrawled at the top of their respective Indy to-do lists: win a coveted class trophy. On Thursday... Continue Reading →
In mid-1994, NHRA announced that Virginia Motorsports Park (VMP) would be the newest sanctioned facility to host a national event. It was the first new national-event destination since Heartland Motorsports Park in Topeka made the schedule in 1989. According to a series of articles in Virginia’s Daily Press in 1994 and 1995, Pro Stock driver... Continue Reading →
Bo Butner is known to hop in a different racecar here and there, and his propensity to mix things up has resulted in a fairly diverse scorecard, replete with victories in six different categories. The 2006 Comp Eliminator champion and 2017 Pro Stock world champ showed up with a real stunner, though, for the NHRA... Continue Reading →
Walters, Oklahoma, is a little town just 15 miles north of Wichita Falls, Texas. The city's motto is said to be "small town, big heart," and Tripp West is a fine example. The third-generation drag racer carried heart and skill to Ardmore Dragway over and over again in 2021, and it paid off as he... Continue Reading →
Brian McGinnis is an unassuming man. The drag racer who hails from Kent, Washington, isn't particularly fond of the spotlight, but throughout 2021, he kept finding himself right in front of it as he picked up multiple wins at his claimed home track, Bremerton Raceway, and ultimately earned the Bottom Bulb national championship in the... Continue Reading →
The 2021 ThisIsBracketRacing.com Driver Series brought national-scale competition to local racers at nearly two dozen dragstrips across the country. As the season concluded at each of these specially selected facilities, final races were claimed, points were tallied, and champions were crowned. Ultimately, Tripp West, of Ardmore Dragway, claimed the Top Bulb title, and Bremerton Raceway's... Continue Reading →
