Watch this wild first round race in which J.R. Pines pulled a powerwheelstand in the lights. Race officials ruled he did not cross the centerline despite a flying cone. This video was used to determine the air coming from underneath the car dislodged the foam block, and not Pines crossing the centerline.
This stealthy new Camaro, properly named The Shadow 2.0, was built for Stevie "Fast" Jackson by RJ Race Cars. The car was completed in January of 2017.
Troy Coughlin Jr. is ready for the ultimate test of his drag racing skills with his first national event in a Top Fuel dragster at this weekend's NHRA Winternationals in Pomona. The third-generation driver has succeeded in every class he's raced, but even he admits the challenges of piloting the 10,000-horsepower SealMaster rail are daunting.
by Bobby Bennett; Cameras by Jake Simmons, Bobby Bennett Tue, 2017-02-07 19:52
Are you ready for some nitro? This hard-hitting compilation from the NHRA Nitro Spring Training test session features our most intense clips and builds the excitement of the upcoming season. Make sure you share our excitement of #GetFiredUp with your friends.
The day Bruce Allen heard that Lee Shepherd had been killed in a testing accident, he was preparing to make his Pro Stock driving debut in a car of his own at the NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville, Fla.
“You never think that things like that are going to happen to somebody that you know,” he recalled. “That just tore my heart out -- that my idol, the person I looked up to, was gone.”
Although he knew David Reher and Buddy Morrison who, with Shepherd, dominated Pro Stock racing on both the NHRA and IHRA circuits in the early 1980s, Allen was by no means a member of their inner circle.
The Tequila Patrón Toyota Camry Funny Car team makes its 2017 debut this week. Preview the team’s ultra-sleek, green and matte gray Patrón Toyota Camry before it takes to the track at the annual NHRA Nitro Spring Training test session in Phoenix, Arizona.
Team Patrón’s new livery is revealed in this video. Also included, interviews with Funny Car pilot Alexis DeJoria, and co-crew chiefs Nicky Boninfante and Tommy DeLago. Boninfante joins Team Patrón after eight seasons as the co-crew chief on the Championship DHL Funny Car.
Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels unveiled a refreshed brand identityduring a special press conference hosted at the company’s new Specialty Equipment Marketing Association (SEMA) Show booth.
Chris Barbara, President of Mickey Thompson, provided media personnel, dealers and distributors with a preview of what lies ahead for the iconic brand that included a special video presentation telling the story of the company’s history of innovation, and passion for performance. He went on to share insight into the meaning behind the changes, scheduled for rollout in 2017, as a statement to the company’s continued evolution.
The IHRA sanctioned their first and last drag race in Charlotte during the 1974 season. While this video, originally broadcast on Speedvision, which is now Speed TV, showed good footage from the event, the horrific deaths of three people on Saturday of the event was not mentioned. The event was the first eighth-mile sanctioned national event on record and was contested on the pit road at what is now Lowe's Motor Speedway.
Imagine for a moment you are just getting your feet wet in the challenge of driving a Pro Stocker, and suddenly you're called upon to drive for one of the most dominant teams in drag racing. Further imagine, the seat you sit in was vacated by a legendary drag racer killed while testing less than two months earlier. If you can fully imagine this scenario then you get a glimpse of what life was like for Bruce Allen in May 1985.
Travel back in time to an era when sportsman racing meant all-out competition from start to finish. There were no electronics, no cat and mouse battles down the track, and you had to win class.
Thanks to YouTube.com, we are proud to bring you the Diamond P video production of the 1978 NHRA Sportsnationals from Beech bend International Raceway in Bowling Green, Ky.
This video feature Pro Comp eliminations when the AA/DA dragsters and BB/FCs battled it out under the same umbrella. You’ll also see Comp eliminator and one Pro Stock legend racing his Mopar. The high-winding and gear-jamming Modified cars do battle as well.
You’ll also see more than a fair share of Stock and Super Stockers.
The video is a little rough in the first part but the sound is incredible. If you’re an old school sportsman drag racing fan, you’ll be in Heaven for at least an hour.
This stealthy new Camaro, properly named The Shadow 2.0, was built for Stevie "Fast" Jackson by RJ Race Cars. The car was completed in January of 2017.
Troy Coughlin Jr. is ready for the ultimate test of his drag racing skills with his first national event in a Top Fuel dragster at this weekend's NHRA Winternationals in Pomona. The third-generation driver has succeeded in every class he's raced, but even he admits the challenges of piloting the 10,000-horsepower SealMaster rail are daunting.
Are you ready for some nitro? This hard-hitting compilation from the NHRA Nitro Spring Training test session features our most intense clips and builds the excitement of the upcoming season. Make sure you share our excitement of #GetFiredUp with your friends.
The day Bruce Allen heard that Lee Shepherd had been killed in a testing accident, he was preparing to make his Pro Stock driving debut in a car of his own at the NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville, Fla. 
The Tequila Patrón Toyota Camry Funny Car team makes its 2017 debut this week. Preview the team’s ultra-sleek, green and matte gray Patrón Toyota Camry before it takes to the track at the annual NHRA Nitro Spring Training test session in Phoenix, Arizona.
Imagine for a moment you are just getting your feet wet in the challenge of driving a Pro Stocker, and suddenly you're called upon to drive for one of the most dominant teams in drag racing. Further imagine, the seat you sit in was vacated by a legendary drag racer killed while testing less than two months earlier. If you can fully imagine this scenario then you get a glimpse of what life was like for Bruce Allen in May 1985.
