There has been an inconspicuous absence from one of drag racing’s favorite low budget teams, and it has nothing to do with funding. Jeff “The Surfer” Diehl,

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NHRA nitro-class fans are well-aware of the NHRA-mandated Safety Shutoff Controller that Dave Leahy developed at Delaware, Ohio-headquartered Electrimotion. The presence of automatic shutoffs started in 2009.

Alan Johnson is meticulous in his preparation of coaxing the most out of a 10,000 horsepower Top Fuel dragster. His fingerprint will be on nitro racing for

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  George Bryce wants the drag racing world to know his feelings.  The championship-winning team owner isn’t mincing his words, either.  Bryce believes the Screamin’

Jason Fiorito will have paid more than half a million dollars, shrugged off insults and doubts, and slogged through a bog of government-red-tape requirements before he

Bob Vandergriff Jr. made the abrupt decision to park his two-car Top Fuel team and retire on April 11, 2016. This move left drivers, Leah Pritchett and Dave

Back in April, TruSTART was introduced to the sportsman racing world at the K&N Spring Fling Million race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The goal of TruSTART