Imagine Tony Stewart at the NHRA U.S. Nationals trying his best to become invisible. That’s roughly how this storyline started. It was Labor Day weekend in 2009, and Stewart was
There was a time when a race car didn’t need to make a pass to command your attention. Fire a nitro-burning front-engine dragster, let it sit there pounding the ground,
Nobody needed to tell an NHRA driver the Christmas tree at Martin was different. The time slips handled that job just fine. Reaction times that normally would have raised eyebrows
To hear 86-year-old Sam Pourciau tell his drag racing history is a little like sitting on a park bench listening to Forrest Gump. The longer he talks, the more unbelievable
Plenty of sponsors show up in drag racing with a check, a decal and hopes of getting their money’s worth. Scott Kunau showed up seven years ago and went to
Competition Plus’ Water-Cooler Topics From The NHRA Great Lakes Nationals outside of Martin. 1 – HOW TO KILL A COLLECTOR’S ITEM, LANGDON STYLE – The only thing Shawn Langdon didn’t
Twenty-four hours before John Hall won the Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals, he was ready to quit. Not someday. Not after the season. Hall had reached the point Sunday at
With all the rain that fell on U.S. 131 Motorsports Park over the weekend, a drought might have been the last thing anyone in Michigan was thinking about. Troy Coughlin
If Jordan Vandergriff has proven anything this season – his first driving a nitro Funny Car for legendary John Force Racing – it is that he can rise to the
Michigan made NHRA wait an extra day to finish its first race at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park. Shawn Langdon made Monday worth the wait with a record-setting performance. Langdon didn’t
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