Stories from the Dragstrip
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Tuesday, February 26, 2019) -- Tonight, and for the first time in the history of NHRA on FOX, FS1 will air exclusive coverage of Pro Stock in an hour-long format beginning at 9pm ET. The telecast will include special features, interviews with drivers, and racing action from the Magic Dry Organic Absorbent NHRA... Continue Reading →
POMONA, Calif. (February 11, 2019) – Bo Butner earned the 21st Pro Stock trophy of his career in a rain-delayed final round at the 59th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. Butner, driving the Jim Butner Auto Group Chevrolet Camaro, got the win over teammate Jason Line to record the... Continue Reading →
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (February 1, 2019) – Ken Black's championship Pro Stock team will gain fresh perspective in the 2019 season of NHRA's Mello Yello Drag Racing Series with the addition of Pro Stock veteran Dave Connolly, who most recently tuned Tanner Gray to the 2018 series title. Connolly will join the KB Racing brain trust... Continue Reading →
FEB 7 - 10 Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtecttheHarvest.com Auto Club Raceway at Pomona Pomona, Calif. Nitro, Pro Stock FEB 22 - 24 NHRA Arizona Nationals Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park Chandler, Ariz. Nitro, Pro Stock MAR 14 - 17 50th Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Gainesville Raceway Gainesville, Fla. Nitro, Pro Stock,... Continue Reading →
This story and more on the Summit Racing blog OnAllCylinders.com MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Jan. 25, 2017) – NHRA Pro Stock went through a mighty series of changes prior to last season's Mello Yello Drag Racing Series run for the championship, and no team weathered the new rules better than Ken Black's Summit Racing-branded house of hot... Continue Reading →
The new season of NHRA's Mello Yello Drag Racing Series is very nearly upon us – in fact, the first day of the season-opening Circle K NHRA Winternationals is just 23 days away. Three weeks, friends. Only three weeks before we get to start racing for trophies. Are you ready? Behind the scenes, for all of... Continue Reading →
Photos: Auto Imagery The 2016 season of NHRA's Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series was another to remember for Super Stock racer Jimmy DeFrank, and he is more eager than ever to jump into a whole new year of doing what he loves. The pilot of the DeFrank & Sons Racing Chevrolet Cobalt accumulated a large... Continue Reading →
It started out so simple. Harlow Sammons Racing longtime crew member Steve Hinojos had been on course to attend Universal Technical Institute (UTI) to gain an education of a mechanical nature, but first his dad said he needed to get a job as he finished out the last two years of high school. The request... Continue Reading →
When Kyle Bates was racing in NHRA's Jr. Drag Racing League, he knew what he wanted to be when he grew up. Like many kids just starting out, Bates saw Top Fuel in his future; but when it came down to it, the Oklahoma native found something even more exciting. Today, 26-year-old Bates is a... Continue Reading →
Shane Gray, driver of the Gray Motorsports/Valvoline/Nova Services Chevrolet Camaro, made his best run of the year so far with a 6.602-second pass and top speed of 209.20 mph. The week before, in testing at zMAX Dragway, Gray recorded a swift 6.55 that indicated they were surely on to something. "I will say I'm very... Continue Reading →
