Stories from the Dragstrip
Two weeks ago at the season-opener in Gainesville, Matt Hartford and crew chief Eddie Guarnaccia put the Total Seal Piston Rings Pro Stocker in the top spot in early Friday qualifying, but the remainder of the event did not follow suit. Leaving the Gatornationals far too early translated to a team that was fiercely determined... Continue Reading →
After starting the season on the East Coast, teams have traveled to the opposite coast for the second race of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series tour, the 40th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals. The conditions in Phoenix (well, Chandler, technically) are exactly as you’d expect for spring in this part of the country:... Continue Reading →
The first day of the 56th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals marked the beginning of Greg Anderson’s 27th season behind the wheel of a naturally aspirated factory hot rod, and as he rolled to the starting line flying the respected colors of NASCAR Hall of Famer Rick Hendrick’s HendrickCars.com, the No. 1 was proudly... Continue Reading →
The richly competitive Pro Stock category will be enhanced this season as Rookie of the Year candidate Cody Coughlin makes his debut in a Chevrolet Camaro powered by KB Titan Racing. Coughlin brings a plethora of motorsports experience to the dragstrip as he transitions from circle track racing to taking on the quarter-mile dragstrip for... Continue Reading →
The HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro driven by five-time world champion Greg Anderson was absolutely primed to go all the way in Las Vegas, but this time around, the most winning driver in the history of NHRA Pro Stock came up one win light short. That translates to big goals for the season-closing In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals... Continue Reading →
The ground shook as the announcement hit today that six-time NHRA champion Greg Stanfield is returning to Pro Stock in 2025 to race alongside his son, 2024 championship front-runner Aaron Stanfield. Just days after he locked down the Holley EFI Factory X title in his Stanfield Racing Engines-powered Chevrolet Camaro, Elite Motorsports announced that Louisiana-based... Continue Reading →
The drag racing McGaha family will be representing their native land within the borders of the Lone Star State with pride at the upcoming NHRA FallNationals. Mason, a third-generation drag racer following in the footsteps of grandfather Lester and dad Chris, will be showing that even intentions are bigger in Texas as he pilots not... Continue Reading →
Stepping out from under the tower and looking down the Virginia Motorsports Park (VMP) quarter-mile drag strip, the first thing that comes to mind for most Pro Stock devotees – and many outside the doorslammer class – is the historic run that took place on these hallowed grounds 27 years ago. The top of the... Continue Reading →
The husband-and-wife JHG Mountain Motor Pro Stock team of Bo and Randi Lyn (RL) Butner came into the first race of the six-event series with high hopes and good intentions, and so far, they're hitting all the high points. Thus far this weekend at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at Charlotte's zMAX Dragway, Bo claimed the... Continue Reading →
She has no intention of giving up her beloved 1967 Pontiac, but Stock Eliminator standout Randi Lyn "RL" Butner is adding another category to her 2024 race schedule. This coming weekend, she will make her debut in the Mountain Motor Pro Stock category in a Johnson's Horsepowered Garage entry, and she plans to run for... Continue Reading →
