The goal for Tommy Delago was simple. One day in his drag racing career he wanted to join elite company as a crew chief. He wanted to be a world
Veteran tuner Jon Schaffer has been named crew chief for Paul Lee Racing’s Nitro Funny Car entry in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, the team announced Monday. Schaffer
Photos by Steve Reyes Steve Scott Photo When drag racing rose to mainstream levels in the 1960s, having an event and a magazine was a combination that often went hand-in-hand.
For a brief but consequential stretch of American motorsports history, some of NASCAR’s biggest names spent their off-days drag racing, not as a novelty but as a practical way to
The NHRA Pro Stock offseason has a way of creating just enough intrigue to stir conversation without delivering firm answers, and recent testing activity involving KB-Titan Racing has followed that
Photos by David McGee, Auto Imagery Dale Pulde just wanted to be unique. In 1985, the world of professional Funny Car racing was in full swing with competition in the
Bob Tasca III promised Ford that if it returned to NHRA drag racing, he would deliver them a Funny Car championship. If he is to keep his promise, he
Matt Latino was standing in line for a rental car in Cancun, trying to squeeze in a family vacation before the calendar flips fully to race mode. Those free days
Jack Wyatt has never measured his Funny Car career by championships or headlines, but by persistence. As he enters his 50th consecutive year racing Funny Cars, Wyatt stands as a
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DEADHEAD UNDER THE HELMET: JEG COUGHLIN JR.’S OTHER LIFE
Drag racers often live two lives, one defined by the starting line and another shaped far from the strip. Those lives usually stay separate, divided by helmets, schedules, and expectation.