Stories from the Dragstrip
Progress report following the Virginia NHRA Nationals (race 5 of 18) and ahead of the Route 66 NHRA Nationals In Virginia: Everything went really well. We took some time over the break to stand back and look at some things, and we went back to basics. That really helped. The engines ran good, the cars... Continue Reading →
Come on. You all know this series could only be launched on the coattails of Warren Johnson and his well-blazed path. The Minnesota native is one of the most well-known and decorated drag racers of all time, and his brazen "take no bull," sugar coat zilch," "tell it like it is (even when it stings)"... Continue Reading →
FLOYD'S KNOBS, Ind. (May 24, 2019) – Bo Butner is in the midst of a powerful season as a full-time competitor on NHRA's 2019 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series tour. Floyd's Knobs, Indiana-based Butner has led the Pro Stock points since the season-opener in Pomona, and he's doing double-duty this year running his Summit Racing-backed... Continue Reading →
DINWIDDIE, Va. (May 20, 2019) - For the second consecutive event, veteran Sportsman competitor Bo Butner reached the final round of the SAM Tech Factory Stock Showdown. The 2017 NHRA Pro Stock champion was seeking a double-up win at the NHRA Virginia Nationals, and he came very close. Butner defeated Summit Racing teammate Greg Anderson... Continue Reading →
DINWIDDIE, Va. (May 17, 2019) – Team Summit driver Jason Line powered the silver Summit Racing Chevrolet Camaro to the provisional pole on Friday at the NHRA Virginia Nationals. Line, of Mooresville, N.C., is hoping to lock into his first No. 1 since the spring race in Las Vegas in 2017, and he'll have two... Continue Reading →
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (May 15, 2019) – Just before the first session of qualifying at the NHRA Virginia Nationals, veteran nitro Funny Car driver Tim Wilkerson will seize the opportunity to reveal something he's kept a lid on for months. There at Virginia Motorsports Park before qualifying for the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event, Wilkerson... Continue Reading →
This week, NHRA Division 5 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competitor Hannah Line joins WinLightNews.com as a contributor. Stay tuned for her first-person updates and photos throughout the 2019 racing season. Hello there, everyone! My name is Hannah Line. I am 20 years old, and I race a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro in Stock Eliminator. I... Continue Reading →
COMMERCE, Ga. (May 5, 2019) – Sunday at the 39th annual Arby's NHRA Southern Nationals looked familiar for Tim Wilkerson and the Levi, Ray and Shoup Ford Mustang nitro Funny Car team. For the third time this season and the third time at Atlanta Dragway, Wilkerson and company reached the final round. A win did... Continue Reading →
Bo Butner, the 2017 NHRA Pro Stock champion, reached the final round of the SAM Tech Factory Stock Showdown at the 10th annual NGK Sparkplugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte, April 26-28. The Factory Stock Showdown is a specialty series that takes place during select NHRA national events. The competition showcases the drag-racing ready, factory-built... Continue Reading →
Pro Stock was not contested at the NGK Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, and Summit Racing's three-time NHRA Pro Stock champion, Jason Line, saw a window of opportunity to get back behind the wheel of his 1970 Buick GS. Line, the 1993 Stock Eliminator champion, is still piloting the same blue Buick. For the first... Continue Reading →
