Where does one begin to put their life back together following a tragedy? 

This was the pressing question that ran through Dom Lagana's mind as he lay in the hospital bed following an Aug. 9 highway accident that left him broken, burned and with both legs amputated at the knees. 

Lagana was injured when the high-horsepower, 1957 Chevy he was driving late in the evening after leaving Lucas Oil Raceway Park, ran off the road, and struck a utility pole.  Car owner Richie Crampton and Jake Sanders, passengers in the car, suffered undisclosed injuries. 

The key to winning virtual reality drag racing differs significantly from those on the NHRA's Camping World Drag Racing Series; just ask Denso Pro Stock Motorcycle veteran Steve Johnson.

On Friday evening, Johnson secured his second consecutive VRHRA victory at the Thunder in the Desert event at the legendary Beeline Dragway, stopping Angelle Sampey in the final round.

Also scoring victories were first-time series winners Bruno Massel (Quartermax Pro Stock) and Doug Kalitta (McLeod Top Fuel). Inaugural season championship runner-up Alexis Dejoria (TruHarvest Funny Car) and Rickie Smith (Jerry Bickel Race Cars Pro Modified) also secured their first wins of the season.

Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio is proud to announce that Evan Bader has been named Track Manager.

Bader began working part-time at the famed family-owned facility when he was ten years old, and transitioned to full-time upon graduating in 2016 with a degree in Sport Management and Public Relations from Ohio Northern, where he also was a goalie for the university’s soccer team.

The Texas Motorplex, home of the NHRA FallNationals, will be hosting a live Facebook event today at 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT to announce their 2021 schedule. The event will be hosted by Texas Motorplex General Manager Andy Carter.

Auto Club Famoso Raceway management issued a statement on December 16, 2021, confirming the Good Vibrations March Meet in Bakersfield, Ca. has been postponed until May 27 - 30, 2020.

"The Pandemic is causing a new wave of issues with regards to case counts, travel restrictions, business closures and stay at home orders," the statement said. "In all likelihood, these issues are going to persist into the New Year. In response, the Famoso staff feels postponing the event is the best thing to do at this time.

You didn’t think Vincent Nobile was just going to leave drag racing behind when his Pro Stock gig went away, did you?

After two years on the sidelines, he’s ready for a comeback, though in a capacity that comes with a lower profile.

Nobile will return to action at some point in 2021 with a Kasey Lane Race Cars dragster and a 598-inch, naturally aspirated powerplant between the frame rails. As for a schedule, well, he’ll see you when he sees you.

“There’s really no timeline,” the 13-time NHRA Pro Stock winner said. “I’m not under the gun to get to a certain race. I don’t have a set schedule. I’m going to pick and choose when, where and how I want to go at all times. Who knows, I might end up racing three races next year, I might end up racing 20 races next year.

As the most recent NHRA Rookie of the Year, Justin Ashley is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Drag Illustrated. The driver of the Strutmasters.com Auto Shocker Top Fuel dragster was singled out from a group of accomplished young drag racing professionals by the editors of the magazine. Usually this issue of Drag Illustrated features the annual 30 Under Thirty list; a collection of the brightest stars or future stars in drag racing. This year the magazine chose to update their readers on previous 30 Under Thirty members with a “Best of Issue.”

Harts Diesel and Machine, known for their line of high-performance diesel parts, is expanding to serve the gasoline market with the formation of Harts Turbo, a division focused on street/strip applications. Roger Conley will lead the new division as Director of Business Development.

In the wake of the shooting of Nick Martin at the Perth Motorplex on Saturday, December 12, the Australian drag racing community has widely condemned the actions of those involved and called for calm.

The 51-year-old was surrounded by hundreds of families and children when he was shot and killed during the Motorplex’s Outlaw Nitro Challenge event at the weekend.

Two others were also injured in the shooting – a 31-year-old who received a gunshot to the arm; and a child who was in the vicinity of the incident and thankfully received only a minor superficial wound which did not require hospitalisation.  

WA Police’s Gang Crime Squad is working diligently to apprehend the perpetrator and is calling for event attendees to supply any information or vision they may have of the incident to investigators. The WA Government has also announced a one million dollar reward for information related to the murder.