Stories from the Dragstrip
After claiming the Division 3 championship in 2021, Randi Lyn Butner (formerly Shipp) had to lean into patience during the 2022 season of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and take a somewhat different approach to racing. That fortitude and a fresh perspective have injected a rush of excitement to Butner's program heading into... Continue Reading →
As one of NHRA's most successful Sportsman racers, Justin Lamb has seen the inside of the winner's circle a time or two – 59 times, actually, between national and divisional victories – and as the lifelong drag racer extends a habit of winning, he's also finding satisfaction between celebrations. "This is racing – we go... 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 →
Late last night at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, Steve Comella claimed a long-sought victory in the HEMI Challenge over fellow finalist and four-time winner Jimmy Daniels. The win was particularly sweet for Comella, who was runner-up last year in the specialty race that brings together an assortment of beautifully badass 1968 Dodge Dart and... Continue Reading →
NHRA class racers flock to Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis each year to race for more than the coveted event Wally – these racers come to the U.S. Nationals to race the best of the best in class, long before the main event even begins. Class racing extends well beyond the U.S. Nationals, though, and... Continue Reading →
Tom Ghent was beside himself, but that was nothing compared to what his son, Russell Ghent, was feeling. The elder Ghent had been involved in motorsports for a long while, and the former drag racer gave up the favored pastime in the 1990s when his children were small, but he spent much of his career... 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 →
