Stories from the Dragstrip
In addition to top professional drag racers and teams headlining the 2nd annual SCAG Power Equipment PRO Superstar Shootout at Bradenton Motorsports Park this coming February, three intensely competitive sportsman classes will also be on the roster. The Professional Racers and Owners Organization (PRO) announced that Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, and Top Sportsman will be... Continue Reading →
Stock and Super Stock standout Justin Lamb is en route to The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a playbook that many dream of and a record that speaks to his experience and good fortune at one of the most esteemed racetracks on the NHRA tour. This weekend's Ford Performance NHRA Nationals will allow... Continue Reading →
The two-race NHRA Western Swing concluded at famed Sonoma Raceway last weekend, and for five-time Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series world champion Justin Lamb, the summer tour concluded on a high note at the Sonoma Nationals. Driving the Larry and Carol Stone-owned RAD Torque Systems Chevrolet COPO Camaro, the Henderson, Nev., resident was incredibly quick... 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 →
Daren and Veronica Poole-Adams have a longstanding habit of sharing what brings them joy in order to enrich the lives of others. Daren, a lifelong drag racing enthusiast who accompanied his dad to Santa Pod Raceway in England before moving to the United States as a teen, knows first-hand how drag racing can have a... Continue Reading →
West Coast racer Tony DeFrank is on the property at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports park in the California Car Cover Chevrolet Camaro FS/B Stocker most recently piloted by 50-time national event winner Jeff Taylor. DeFrank didn't want to miss the 38th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals because Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park is a part of... Continue Reading →
After claiming the Division 3 championship in 2021, Randi Lyn Butner (formerly Shipp) had to lean into patience during the 2022 season of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and take a somewhat different approach to racing. That fortitude and a fresh perspective have injected a rush of excitement to Butner's program heading into... Continue Reading →
As one of NHRA's most successful Sportsman racers, Justin Lamb has seen the inside of the winner's circle a time or two – 59 times, actually, between national and divisional victories – and as the lifelong drag racer extends a habit of winning, he's also finding satisfaction between celebrations. "This is racing – we go... Continue Reading →
Katie Sepanek's smile stretched wide across her beaming face as she stood in the Maple Grove Raceway winner's circle at last weekend's Pep Boys NHRA Nationals in Reading. The Moosic, Pa., racer had great reason to grin – she was fresh off of her third national event victory in the incredibly competitive Stock Eliminator category.... Continue Reading →
Stock and Super Stock competitors descended upon Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park for the Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals in droves this week. Hundreds of hungry racers came to the prestigious facility with one very important task scrawled at the top of their respective Indy to-do lists: win a coveted class trophy. On Thursday... Continue Reading →
