Courtesy of Chevrolet Racing Ken Black, who helped build hundreds of homes in Las Vegas as owner of Vegas General Construction and KB Framers, will be among the early arrivals at Las Vegas Motor Speedway each day to support KB Racing Pro Stock drivers Greg Anderson and Jason Line in the DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA... Continue Reading →
No Hard Feelings For Shane Gray
This weekend, Shane Gray, driver of the Gray Motorsports Valvoline/Nova Services Chevrolet Camaro, will be competing in the K&N Horsepower Challenge for the fourth time in his Pro Stock career that began in 2010. Last season, Gray entered the Pro Stock bonus race as the No. 1 seed – this time around, he starts from... Continue Reading →
Grose Is No Fish Out Of Water
Lodi, California-based Joey Grose is making his third appearance of the 2016 season at this weekend's Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and it is also the 15th NHRA Pro Stock race of his career. Grose is no stranger to the go-fast rush, though. He came from the... Continue Reading →
Preview: Denso NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
17th annual Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway April 1-3, 2016 Track Records 6.559 seconds, 210.28 mph, Erica Enders, October 2015 Defending Event Champ Erica Enders, def. Vincent Nobile, 6.674, 207.24 to 6.674, 207.91 2015 No. 1 Qualifier Jason Line, 6.606, 208.75 Low E.T.: Line, 6.606 Top Speed: Enders,... Continue Reading →
K&N Horsepower Challenge Facts & Stats
The first winner of the special bonus race for the Pro Stock elite was Bruce Allen in 1985. The Chevrolet driver wheeled his Camaro to a 7.602-second, 181.52 mph victory over Butch Leal's 7.676, 183.67 in a Pontiac Trans Am. In all, Allen competed for the special trophy 14 times with two overall wins. Now... Continue Reading →
Speed Dawg Loves Pro Stock
With the major changes for NHRA Pro Stock announced in the middle of last year, there was a lot of uncertainty heading into the 2016 season. Some drivers weren't sure they would be able to financially manage the changes, and some folks expressed concern that only a handful of teams would show up at the... Continue Reading →
Enders Welcomes The Challenge
The success of Elite Motorsports driver Erica Enders in the world of NHRA Pro Stock would be difficult to miss, and her accomplishments have already secured her place in history. Enders became the first female to win an NHRA Pro Stock race in 2012 when she beat veteran competitor Greg Anderson in the final round... Continue Reading →
Persistence Paying Off For Gas Monkey, Alex Laughlin
When Alex Laughlin made his NHRA Pro Stock debut last season in Sonoma, the Laughlin Motorsports/Gas Monkey Garage driver looked about as fresh-faced as they come. The Texas-based driver admitted that the move to Pro Stock "felt a little crazy," and in a category where precision and finesse are key components, Laughlin was entitled to those... Continue Reading →
K&N Horsepower Challenge Standings
The K&N Horsepower Challenge is a prestigious race-within-a-race bonus event for the quickest Pro Stock drivers in NHRA's Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. The race features showdown-style eliminations amongst eight Pro Stock drivers, seven of whom accumulated the most points in qualifying during the course of the previous 24 races, plus one driver selected via... Continue Reading →
Greg Anderson Earns 80th Pro Stock Win at Gatornationals
The 47th annual Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals were a time to shine for Ken Black's Pro Stock team, and after running the table all weekend, the two Summit Racing-branded Chevrolet Camaros met in the final round of eliminations for the second all-KB Racing final of the year and 26th in the history of the team.... Continue Reading →
