Stories from the Dragstrip
The 2025 season of NHRA's Mission Foods Drag Racing Series is drawing to a close, and as the Countdown to the Championship clock ticks down, the battle for the series title is at full roar. Adding fuel to the fire, the Pro Stock field at the upcoming Dodge NHRA Nevada Nationals — already rife with... Continue Reading →
The 2025 season of NHRA's Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series has been nothing short of thrilling for second-generation Competition Eliminator racer Taylor Chomiski and his Blind Frog Ranch/CIP1.com Chevrolet Cobalt. Heading into the jam-packed Stampede of Speed at Texas Motorplex, Chomiski is preparing to compete in the NHRA Texas Fallnationals, which will include the prestigious... Continue Reading →
The Emmons Motorsports Racing team is set and ready to race at what is turning out to be their biggest event of the season. The Stampede of Speed at Texas Motorplex will include not one, but two divisional events, as well as the prestigious JEGS Allstars race and the NHRA Texas Fallnationals. The Lucas Oil... Continue Reading →
The final Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown race of the 2025 season will take place this weekend at the NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals, and in short order, a series champion will be crowned. Reigning world champion Mark Pawuk is all but assured a second consecutive title — he simply has to qualify for the... Continue Reading →
For the second time in two weeks, second-generation racer Taylor Dietsch won a Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series national event. In front of a packed house at Maple Grove Raceway, Dietsch won the NHRA Reading Nationals outrunning David Davies II, Lenny Lottig, Raymond Nash and, ultimately, 2024 Reading Nationals winner Scott Libersher. As the No. 1 qualifier, Dietsch captured... Continue Reading →
The first day of the 2025 NHRA Countdown to the Championship was productive for regular season champion Dallas Glenn. Driving his RAD Torque Systems Chevrolet Camaro out of the KB Titan Racing stable of powerful Pro Stockers, Glenn made the quickest run of the day to set the stage for a strong launch into the... Continue Reading →
Second-generation drag racer Matt Latino has made an impact in his debut season competing in the prestigious NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. Wheeling one of the powerful KB Titan Racing Pro Stock Chevrolets in one of the most competitive categories in the series, Latino has claimed round wins and already reached a final. The... Continue Reading →
Wednesday, 9 a.m. "Whoa, boy, look at that! All the way up on the bumper for Gary Emmons, an incredible wheelstand. Emmons had to pedal that thing; the car was vertical….. " From the tower at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, the patented enthusiasm of announcer Brian Lohnes projected what we were all feeling as... Continue Reading →
Second generation Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown racer Taylor Dietsch battled through five rounds of eliminations over the course of two days to earn his first victory on drag racing's most prestigious stage. Driving his United Trailers Cobra Jet Mustang out of the No. 5 qualifying position, the 20-year-old took down Raymond Nash and the Team... Continue Reading →
Fate has a funny way of knocking on the door when you least expect it. For businessman and championship NHRA drag racer Bo Butner, fate knocked with a heavy hand earlier this year, but through strange luck, quick action, the support of wife Randi Lyn and his family, and a lot of help from friends,... Continue Reading →
