Phoenix holds history for Sportsman racer Tony DeFrank

West Coast racer Tony DeFrank is on the property at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports park in the California Car Cover Chevrolet Camaro FS/B Stocker most recently piloted by 50-time national event winner Jeff Taylor. DeFrank didn't want to miss the 38th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals because Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park is a part of... Continue Reading →

Sportsman Racers Looking for Luck in Las Vegas

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 →

Writer’s Diary: When Good Things Happen to Good People

The most winning driver in Pro Stock history. Holy wow. I'm so grateful to have worked with Greg Anderson since 2007, first reporting on his racing as an Associate Editor at National Dragster, then writing about him after our dear friend and his then-writer, Jon Knapp, passed away in 2012 (Jon's wife and my sweet... Continue Reading →

Before The Strip: Seeing Stardust

The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway has been a destination for drag racers since opening in 2000, but long before the birth of this unique racetrack that sits adjacent to Nellis Air Force Base in the middle of the Nevada desert, there was Stardust International Raceway. Stardust Raceway was built in 1965 on land... Continue Reading →

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