Stories from the Dragstrip
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 →
In addition to flying the #JHGDriven flag in Pro Stock this weekend at the NHRA Midwest Nationals, Bo Butner is also racing for the Top Dragster trophy in his Jim Butner Auto Group-branded rail. "It was a last-minute decision," said Butner, whose name was added to the Top Dragster entry list on Monday of race... Continue Reading →
Bo Butner, driver of the Johnson's Horsepowered Garage Chevrolet Camaro, grew up not too far from Indianapolis Raceway Park in a town called Floyds Knobs, Indiana. For Butner, Indy is special – and for every member of his dedicated crew, the U.S. Nationals strikes a similar chord. Taylor Chomiski's earliest Indy memories center around Pro... Continue Reading →
The upcoming Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals will mark the 50th anniversary of legendary Pro Stock racer Warren Johnson's 1971 debut at the esteemed event. In honor of this Golden Anniversary, we dove back into the notes taken while writing his biography to share a little about his experience. Johnson explained that he had already gotten... Continue Reading →
The very cool thing about folks who took photos back before the digital era is that most of them have stacks of glorious prints that capture moments of time that will live as long as the paper on which they were printed. If you're lucky, the photographers will let you ever-so-gently paw through those stacks,... Continue Reading →
The prestigious Pro Stock category has only been contested at New England Dragway six times since NHRA sanctioned the drag strip for national events in 2013. Pro Stock's history at the charmingly historic facility, though? Well, that stretches back to the 1970s and the early years of this super-cool class of precision and skill. Last... Continue Reading →
In a very fitting tribute to Atlanta Dragway in its waning hour, the Southeast Nostalgia Pro Stock Association – along with special guests from the Southeast Gassers Association – made exhibition passes in front of a gigantic crowd at the Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals. The weekend of April 30 - May 2, 2021 marked... 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 →
