Stories from the Dragstrip
The intense competition within the Pro Stock Motorcycle category will have even more depth in 2027 as Joey Gladstone, a three-time national event winner, will ride a championship-worthy Matt Smith Racing (MSR) Buell for the entire schedule with primary support from RAD Torque Systems. J&A Service will also come on board as an associate sponsor.... Continue Reading →
While the historically heavy promotion of the NHRA nitro categories has been known to nudge Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle stories to the background, the drivers and riders in these classes are quietly building stories of their own, year after year. Unaccompanied by thunderous exhibitions of eardrum-rattling runs and tear-inducing nitro fumes, the Pro... Continue Reading →
The 25th annual Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals mark the final race of spring for the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series and the third of back-to-back-to-back events quickly becoming known as the Eastern Swing. Bristol Dragway is rich with history — specifically for Pro Stock — and as the ninth race of 20 on... Continue Reading →
On Saturday at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, just before Greg Anderson made his last qualifying pass of the year in the HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro, there was a pause in the action as KB Racing team owner Ken Black's retirement was announced to the crowd at the Auto Club NHRA Finals. "This has been an... Continue Reading →
Warren Johnson is the most winning driver in the historically ultra-competitive Pro Stock category, and five of his 97 NHRA national event victories have come at Atlanta Dragway. None of those wins, though, hold the top spot in terms of best memories for competitor who owns six NHRA series titles and two from his days... Continue Reading →
Frequently Asked Questions about the upcoming release of the book, "Warren 'The Professor' Johnson: The Cars, People, & Wins Behind His Pro Stock Success," as answered by Warren Johnson Racing: When will the book be released? The release date is subject to change (and has changed) in direct response to unforeseen printing and shipping delays... Continue Reading →
We really should have seen this coming. Dallas Glenn attended his first drag race before he had even taken his first steps, and once that baby boy got his first whiff of tire smoke and race fuel, it was just a matter of time. In just a few weeks, Glenn will make his NHRA Pro... Continue Reading →
This story originally ran on April 8, 2016 From the very start, racing has been a family affair for NHRA Pro Stock driver Allen Johnson. The 2012 world champ drives the Marathon Petroleum Dodge Dart GT out of the J&J Racing camp, and yes, the J&J stands for Johnson and Johnson – as in Allen... Continue Reading →
Jason Line chose one heck of a year to retire from Pro Stock driving. After scoring the 50th Pro Stock win of his career in 2019, the same year that he celebrated his 50th birthday, Line decided that the numbers added up right to announce that the 2020 season of NHRA's Camping World Drag Racing... Continue Reading →
Second-generation drag racers are common in a sport that speaks to family, so seeing a father and son race together isn't too terribly uncommon in NHRA's Camping World Drag Racing Series. Third generation drag racers, though, that's not something you see every day – well, unless you take a walk past the Odessa, Texas-based Harlow... Continue Reading →
