NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series racer Ron Capps, 51, from Carlsbad, Calif., was okay after a racing incident in the first round of the Funny Car portion of the NHRA Traxxas Nitro Shootout at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis. The parachutes in Capps’ NAPA Auto Parts Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car deployed late in the shutdown area and the racecar continued into the sand trap. Capps’ Funny Car flipped upside down and was caught by the safety net. Capps, with the assistance of NHRA emergency services, exited the dragster under his own power. He was checked by NHRA emergency services before being released.

Terry Barkely experienced one of the nastiest doorslammer crashes we've ever seen. During the Premiere Street Car Association's Anarachy at the Arch event in St. Louis, Barkely lost control of his ride during the Pro Modified semi-finals narrowly missing opponent Eddie Rogers. The end result was a horrific fiery crash. The good news is Barkely was uninjured. Great job by ace videographer Sean Melton of Urban Hillbilly videos. 

A new podcast from the team at CompetitionPlusTV, Bench Racing with Brandon Mudd travels the world of drag racing, interviewing the sports more colorful personalities. In this episode, we catch up with a no-prep drag racing legend known as "The Birdman," legally known as James Finney.

Street Outlaws’ Shane McAlary is ready for his comeback with the rebuild of the Black Bird Vega by RJ Race Cars.

The Southeast Gassers, drag racing's most period correct series recently competed in Darlington, SC, with an array of period-correct Willys, Anglias, 55 Chevy and Chevy II machines. The event is just like they ran in 1967.

The show is hosted by former Pro Modified champion Mitch Stott and radio personality David Lancaster.

Legends: The Series, the original series from the publishers of CompetitionPlus.com, is back with a third season chock full of insightful interviews from the legends of drag racing. Starting August 25, CompetitionPlusTV will interview drag racing's biggest names with the stories often untold. Starting with Jungle Pam Hardy, the ten-episode season will delve into the career of greats such as Austin Coil, Roland Leong and Roy Hill, while also telling the story of the great Blue Max, as conveyed by the original crew. This preview will provide a glimpse of what's ahead.

Think about this.

Pamela Hardy, more commonly as Jungle Pam, was in drag racing for only four short years, yet her name remains iconic nearly four decades later. That's major longevity for someone whose main claim to fame was backing up a race car while scantily clad.

Jungle Pam ran the roads as the yin to Jungle Jim Liberman's yang. She was the salt to his pepper. We think you get the drift.