Stories from the Dragstrip
Bo Butner and his Super Gas roadster, in 2019, with Randi Lyn Shipp The 51st annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals has Pro Stock's defending event champion in an interesting position. Bo Butner won the race last year and doubled-up with fiancé Randi Lyn Shipp, who scored the Stock Eliminator trophy, and of course they... Continue Reading →
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (Sept. 6, 2020) – Three-time NHRA Pro Stock champion Jason Line's Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro was a fierce machine on Sunday at the 66th annual DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals. The driver who intends to hang up his Pro Stock driving gloves at the conclusion of 2020 had been striving to win... Continue Reading →
"There isn't anything that tops the bucket list of a 31-year-old racer ahead of competing at the U.S. Nationals," said Koretsky, who earned the very first round-win of his young Pro Stock career in the opening stanza of the 66th annual DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA U.S. Nationals. Koretsky kicked off his Pro Stock journey ahead... Continue Reading →
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (Sept. 5, 2020) – Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro Pro Stock driver Greg Anderson truly believes that Indy holds something special. In qualifying for the 66th annual DENSO Auto Parts NHRA U.S. Nationals, he drove that point home by securing the 105th No. 1 of his career and his sixth at the venerable racetrack.... Continue Reading →
Matt Hartford, who wears the No. 5 on his Chevrolet Pro Stocker, blazed into 2020 with a ridiculous 6.460-second pass at the World Doorslammer Nationals in February. It was the quickest pass in the history of EFI, though unofficial as it was recorded at a non-NHRA sanctioned event. The pre-season event in Orlando was a... Continue Reading →
FLOYDS KNOBS, Ind. (July 16, 2020) – When veteran drag racer Rickie Smith called Bo Butner and asked if he'd drive his Pro Mod car for one race, it was an offer he couldn't refuse. Butner is on the roster to make his Pro Mod debut at this weekend's Lucas Oil NHRA Summernationals at Lucas... Continue Reading →
Brownsburg, Ind. (July 12, 2020) – Jason Line christened the 2020 season of NHRA's Mello Yello Drag Racing Series as his final in the seat of a Pro Stock car. He's had a tremendous career, one that has included a plethora of accolades that include three world championships in what is arguably the most competitive... Continue Reading →
Brownsburg, Ind. (July 11, 2020) – After a four-month break in the action due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Team Summit showed up at the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals well-prepared and in fine form. Jason Line, driver of the silver Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro, made it clear that he intends to make his final season... Continue Reading →
Provisional No. 1 qualifier Greg Anderson's Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro was a rocket ship in Pro Stock qualifying on the first day of the inaugural World Doorslammer Nationals presented by CTech Manufacturing. Anderson's 6.474-second pass at 213.03 mph was the quickest pass since the introduction of Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) in Pro Stock, and the... Continue Reading →
Bo Butner, the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Pro Stock world champion, is eager to jump in his Strutmasters-backed Chevy Camaro at the upcoming Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals and begin pursuit of another season title. One car just never seems to be enough for the diverse racer, though. In addition to racing Pro... Continue Reading →
