NHRA Wrap-Up: J. Force Gets 151st Win at U.S. Nationals
By NHRA Staff John Force won his record-tying fifth Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Funny Car title on Monday, breaking a 17-year drought at the sport’s marquee event. Doug Kalitta in […]
Popular Racer and TV Host Jessi Combs, 39, Dies During Speed Record Attempt
Jessi Combs, a popular automotive TV personality, racer, and car builder died this week in a crash while attempting a new land-speed record in Oregon. Combs was 39. The record […]
Electric Finish: Tesla Racer Relishes Shot at Inaugural Summit SuperSeries Sportsman Class Championship
It’s been three decades and then some since Wayne Darlington claimed his first points championship, winning the Street Class at Amarillo Dragway in 1984. It remained his only championship for […]
NHRA Wrap-Up: Line Wins Pro Stock at Home Track; Pritchett & Capps Also Win
Minnesota native and Team Summit driver Jason Line won a race for an NHRA-record 16th straight season Sunday, racing victory at his home track during the 38th annual Lucas Oil […]
Bangshiftin’ & Roadtrippin’: 2019 Bonneville Speed Week Photo Gallery
The world’s fastest land-speed racers are back at Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats for the 2019 edition of Bonneville Speed Week. As they usually do, our friends at BangShift made the […]
NHRA Wrap-Up: Force Wins #150; Rookie Prock & Hartford Win in Seattle
John Force powered to his 150th Funny Car win on Sunday, rolling to the milestone victory at the NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways in Kent, WA near Seattle. While […]
Texas Motor Speedway Bans EV Race Cars Over Fire Concerns
Much like Hansel was way back in 2001, electric vehicles (EV) are so hot right now. Super hot. Occasionally on fire, even. Which, as it turns out, is just a […]
NHRA Wrap-Up: Anderson Earns Chance to Sweep Western Swing for 2nd Time
Team Summit Pro Stock driver Greg Anderson won his second consecutive race Sunday at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals in Sonoma, CA putting him in position to repeat his 2004 sweep […]
Don Garlits, 87, Sets Another Speed Record in Electric Dragster
Not that this should surprise anyone, but 87-year-old “Big Daddy” Don Garlits broke another drag-racing speed record this weekend, reaching 189.03 miles per hour in his Swamp Rat 38 electric […]
NHRA Wrap-Up: Anderson Wins Pro Stock; Torrence, Johnson Jr. & Hines Also Win
Team Summit Pro Stock driver Greg Anderson won Sunday at the Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, CO—the first race of the three-race Western Swing. The win […]