Stories from the Dragstrip
The motorsports world is abuzz as the famed Indianapolis 500 is set to launch this weekend, and 19-year-old Dezi Pedregon — son of two-time NHRA world champion Tony Pedregon — will be an active part of the festivities as he makes his debut in the All-Star Pavement Midgets series at the Carb Night Classic with... Continue Reading →
Each month, Auto Imagery Vice President and photographer Alex Owens sorts through thousands of images and hand selects 10 great photos from recent events. In the month of February, Alex and the Auto Imagery team traveled south to sunny Bradenton, Fla., for the SCAG Power Equipment Superstar Shootout. The event brought in a ton of... Continue Reading →
In celebration of a spectacularly captivating, delightfully striking 2024, ace photographer and Auto Imagery Vice President Alex Owens has hand selected 24 great photos for your viewing pleasure! In the 2024 season of NHRA drag racing, the Auto Imagery team had cameras aimed at a variety of NHRA events, including those within the nostalgia-inducing Hot... Continue Reading →
For nearly five decades, Auto Imagery, Inc. has elevated the visibility of NHRA drag racing by capturing its wildly visceral nature in stunning images. Frame by frame, the talented Auto Imagery photographers have diligently gathered an archive of drag racing history, and owner Richard Shute has taken steps to ensure that the catalog of... Continue Reading →
Heading into the final three races of the 2024 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, Luke Bogacki was in the thick of the hunt, aiming squarely at a fourth world championship. The final races of the season unfolded with a level of intensity the seasoned driver had yet to experience in his career, and although... Continue Reading →
In the midst of its first full season as an official NHRA category, the Holley EFI Factory X class has been inching toward the six-second zone with sleek entries of manually shifted, supercharged, lightweight hot rods. Friday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway played host to history as Jesse Alexandra became the first... Continue Reading →
With 2023 in the rearview mirror, five-time NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series world champion Justin Lamb is spending hour after hour in his new race shop at his home in Henderson, Nev., preparing for even stronger go in the new year. A somewhat challenging season in Super Stock was somewhat assuaged by the satisfaction... Continue Reading →
It is no secret that two-time NHRA world champion Bo Butner has an affinity for drag racing, but Butner recently learned that his interest in motorsports extends beyond the paved quarter-mile strip. At the upcoming Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, Butner will officially dip a toe into the world of dirt as a sponsor, with Jim... Continue Reading →
The Bo Butner Racing Sportsman team, flying the colors of Jim Butner Auto Group, Summit Racing, Mickey Thompson, and JHG, had an outstanding outing at the 69th annual Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals. Racing in four categories with husband-and-wife drivers Bo and Randi Lyn (RL) Butner, they came up aces twice to etch a... Continue Reading →
The first trophies of the 2023 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series season were handed out this past weekend at Orlando Speed World Dragway, where Race 1 of the six scheduled for the NHRA Southeast Division (Division 2) took place. Wes Leopold, Kevin Helms, Jeff Longhany, Doug Foley Jr., Sherman Adcock, John Rollins, Clint Riley, and... Continue Reading →
