Stories from the Dragstrip
“Jerry Haas just builds a wonderful racecar,” said Joe Arrowsmith. Undoubtedly, that has been a contributing factor to the national records and final rounds the Comp Eliminator racer has been scooping up over the last few months – but it certainly isn’t the whole story. It would be difficult to argue the reliability and capability… Continue Reading →
Lee Zane’s crew chief has done an excellent job of making up for lost time. While most everyone else in the staging lanes has a long history in the sport, Marie Malone is a relative newcomer to drag racing. The New Jersey native only began attending events as a spectator in 2014, but barely more… Continue Reading →
The father-and-son branch of Awareness Motorsports has been working diligently to prepare both their Stock and Super Stock Ford Mustangs for competition in 2021, and they’re eying the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage Southern Sportsman Showdown at South Georgia Motorsports Park as one of their first events of the year. “We have not raced an event like… Continue Reading →
Bracket racer Travis Buth and his 1986 Ford Mustang have had a steady relationship since the car was hauled out of storage a few years ago, and together, they have tapped into a little bit of magic at the drag strip. “We bought the car forever ago and just put it in the shed,” Nineveh,… Continue Reading →
The common thread amongst humans in 2020 has been a sense of uncertainty in a world where one can no longer anticipate what’s going to happen next. The emotions accompanying this truth vary wildly, and for many, exhaustion and dread have replaced optimism. For a select few, though, awful circumstances have served to spur them… Continue Reading →
Madison Payne was unhurried in answering the question of when she first realized she wanted to race, yet she was without a hint of trepidation in her response. Quietly confident, considerate, and grateful, Madison’s method of maneuvering her first interview as a drag racer appeared to mirror how she handled her graduation from daughter and… Continue Reading →
True character is revealed when your back is against the wall. Anthony Fetch found himself in such a position this year, and rather than pulling the covers over his head in self-pity over the loss of a job, he got to work. For Fetch, the seasoned drag racer from Colonia, New Jersey, the answer to… Continue Reading →
We really should have seen this coming. Dallas Glenn attended his first drag race before he had even taken his first steps, and once that baby boy got his first whiff of tire smoke and race fuel, it was just a matter of time. In just a few weeks, Glenn will make his NHRA Pro… 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 →
