John Force wasn’t always a drag-racing superstar. Sometimes, by his own admission, he wasn’t much of a drag racer at all. And he might not have been one
Although multi-time PDRA Pro Nitrous World Champion Tommy Franklin and daughter Amber have shared the championship stage in the past, sharing the winner circle has been well overdue.
Rickie Smith had a simple objective, make it to the end of the season without going broke. Remaining solvent was Smith’s mindset 40 years ago, in 1982
Flames adorned the nose and front fenders of Ken Singleton’s funny car. On March 25, halfway through the car’s second run down the Texas Motorplex track, actual
One of drag racing’s more colorful personalities has passed away. Tony Christian, 74, passed away this morning (June 9, 2022) following complications related to a heart attack.
Little did Brian Lohnes know a completed assignment would set the stage for what would become one the more storied careers in drag racing’s microphone man history.
“We’ll put the preacher in it.” That’s what Luigi Novelli decided to do with his Top Fuel dragster, as he prepares to step into the public for
If anyone understands the approach of “it’s better late than never,” it would be nitro veteran Cory Lee. Lee will drive the New Englander Funny Car this
Dave Hill’s birthday cake will be covered in candles in June when he turns 58. In spite of all those trips around the sun, in many
Chicagoland drag racing is much different now than it was back in the 1970s. A stadium-style facility, built in the late 1990s, plays host to a stop
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