Stories from the Dragstrip
Don O'Neal is undoubtedly holding back mixed emotions, but the two-time NHRA national event winner is focused on an important task this weekend. He's at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk to "#DoItForDi" and pursue the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Top Sportsman trophy in honor of his wife, Diane O'Neal, who lost her battle with... Continue Reading →
This weekend, NHRA is coming in hot at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio, for the 14th running of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. This event did not run in 2020, and that's a terrible shame because it's one of the biggest and most enjoyable events on the tour. From ice cream for breakfast... Continue Reading →
Kyle Seipel was that guy. He was that guy everyone had a story about, the one everyone wanted to know, talk to, laugh with, and learn from. Kyle Seipel was that guy, and when cancer so cruelly took his life on June 21, 2021, drag racing was left with a Grand Canyon-sized hole in its... Continue Reading →
Second-generation Funny Car driver Travis Shumake, 36, is charting a quick path to being the first openly gay driver of an 11,000-horsepower Funny Car in the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA). Already a licensed Super Comp racer, Shumake made a major move towards fulfilling his dream on June 15, earning his Nostalgia Funny Car license... Continue Reading →
The very cool thing about folks who took photos back before the digital era is that most of them have stacks of glorious prints that capture moments of time that will live as long as the paper on which they were printed. If you're lucky, the photographers will let you ever-so-gently paw through those stacks,... Continue Reading →
It's "Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!" and the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competitors are heading into the late rounds of competition at the TascaParts.com NHRA New England Nationals presented by Bandero Premium Tequila. We took a look at the results using our handy-dandy results machine (aka DragRaceCentral.com) and put together a look at what lies ahead... Continue Reading →
The Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competitors head to the staging lanes for the first round of eliminations today at the TascaParts.com NHRA New England Nationals presented by Bandero Premium Tequila, and before the first cars get up there to the burnout box and begin their respective battles for the trophy, we've got some kinda... Continue Reading →
Coveted class trophies have already been fought for and earned in Stock Eliminator twice this year at divisional events, but the victories at New England Dragway this weekend were the first of the season at the national level. Class racing in the Northeast is always a sight to behold, and three rounds of class eliminations... Continue Reading →
The prestigious Pro Stock category has only been contested at New England Dragway six times since NHRA sanctioned the drag strip for national events in 2013. Pro Stock's history at the charmingly historic facility, though? Well, that stretches back to the 1970s and the early years of this super-cool class of precision and skill. Last... Continue Reading →
Jessica Lile is not an average gal, and suitably, she does not bring a mediocre piece of work to an art exhibit. At the recent Goodguys Rod & Custom Association show in Nashville, Jessica rolled up in her gorgeous, deep green '56 Chevrolet pick-up and parked it in a way that the sun would shine... Continue Reading →
