Stories from the Dragstrip
The Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown once again begins its season at historic Gainesville Raceway, March 10-12 for the 54th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals. After a lengthy off season, the heated competition between Chevrolet COPO Camaros, Ford Mustang Cobra Jets and Dodge Mopar Challenger Drag Paks will be front and center at a total... Continue Reading →
*Courtesy of Pawuk Family Racing* Mark ‘The Cowboy’ Pawuk is proud to announce the formation of Pawuk Family Racing (PFR), a single-car drag racing team which has plans to expand to a two-car operation during the 2023 racing season. Pawuk will serve as the owner and driver of the team’s flagship entry, the Empaco Equipment... Continue Reading →
Competition between Chevrolet COPO Camaros, Ford Cobra Jets and Dodge Challenger Drag Paks in the Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown class will come to a head at this weekend’s season finale, the Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex just outside of Dallas. David Barton and his Saw Mill Auto Chevrolet COPO Camaro are on... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Sin City. Pull up your lucky socks and let's get to work! The Sportsman categories are full of skilled drivers who can't help but lean into the Las Vegas dream. Something odd happens in Vegas. You'll catch perfectly capable folks blowing on dice and talking to their racecars and the Lord above about... Continue Reading →
The Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown will head to Kansas for the Menard’s NHRA Nationals presented by Pet Armor this weekend, August 13-15. The teams will be eager to get on track following the challenges of the first-time event three weeks ago at the Mile-High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway. Stephen Bell, of Shreveport, Louisiana, took... Continue Reading →
Courtesy of Elon Werner At the conclusion of three qualifying sessions at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals David Barton and his Ray Barton Chevrolet COPO Camaro ran to the top of a tough Constant Aviation Factory Stock Showdown field. Twenty-seven race cars entered the event vying for 16 spots in tomorrow’s national event, the... Continue Reading →
The fields have been whittled down in the bulk of the Sportsman classes at the 14th annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio, and racers are set to bring their A-game to the table in the quest for the coveted Wally trophy. Here's how the late rounds look heading into Sunday at Summit... Continue Reading →
At the time of this writing, there were 30 cars on the Factory Stock Showdown entry list for the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, the first race of the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. That's a lot of entries, and there are plenty of formidable drivers planning their attack at Gainesville Raceway, March... Continue Reading →
Diverse racer Bo Butner came to Orlando with a rather long to-do list this past weekend, and he was able to check off one very important item in a head-to-head, one-and-done match with fellow Factory Stock competitor Dave Kramer. Between elimination rounds on Sunday at the Drag Illustrated World Doorslammer Nationals presented by CTech Manufacturing,... Continue Reading →
Drag racing is one driver against one driver, when it comes down to the nitty gritty. The bigger picture, though, is that it takes a whole lot more than just one single person to pull off a successful race.
