Photos by Alex Owens, NHRA Competition Plus’ random water-cooler topics from the New England Nationals at Epping, New Hampshire’s New England Dragway RAIN PREVENTS TOP FUEL, FUNNY CAR FINAL ROUNDS;
Jordan Vandergriff has spent most of 2026 proving he belongs. On Saturday at New England Dragway, he proved he can win, securing his first career No. 1 qualifier and a
Jordan Vandergriff arrived at New England Dragway with eight Funny Car races on his resume. He’ll head into Sunday’s eliminations from the top spot after earning the first No. 1
Bob Tasca III’s offseason surprise hire of two-time and reigning Funny Car champion Austin Prock and his whole crew didn’t signal his own exit from drag racing. He’ll be testing
Shawn Langdon arrived at New England Dragway riding a championship-caliber hot streak. By the end of Friday night’s action, he left little doubt that the rest of the Top Fuel
Photos by Alex Owens, NHRA SUNDAY FINAL – GLENN WINS IN EPPING AS NHRA NITRO FINALS MOVE TO BRISTOL When it comes to the NHRA New England Nationals, Mother Nature
Matt Smith is the backbone of his Pro Stock Motorcycle team, Matt Smith Racing. Yet when Smith, a six-time NHRA world champion, arrived at the Potomac Nationals Presented by JEGS
For most of his life, Matt Latino has been comfortable letting his race car do the talking. That approach worked when he was learning the sport and finding his footing
In a sport where success is measured by being ahead and going forward, Tommy Johnson Jr. sure likes being behind things. For more than 30 years, the Iowa native has
Lorraine Bandimere couldn’t take her eyes off the eagle. The tower at Bandimere Speedway was coming apart piece by piece. Workers were removing glass, counters and decades of memories from
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