Check out this all new 2019 Ford Mustang built by RJ Race Cars/Quarter-Max for owner/driver Richard Freeman and his Elite Motorsports team. Richard plans to debut and drive this car in NHRA Pro Stock at a national event soon. What a beauty!

Rodger Brogdon was hopeful the situation he was getting into for the 2019 NHRA season would be a good one. Joining the Elite Motorsports Pro Stock team, Brogdon saw an opportunity to jump back into the sport, drive a fast car with a proven team and still tend to his successful businesses.

Ford fans are going to love the latest hot rod to roll out of Jerry Bickel's hot rod shop in Missouri. 

When Bob Tasca thinks back to the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series’ return to Virginia Motorsports Park in 2018, there is nothing but good memories for the Funny Car veteran. Promising big changes to his car and within his team ahead of this year’s second annual Virginia NHRA Nationals on May 17-19, Tasca hopes those memories in 2019 include a trip to the winner’s circle for the first time since 2012.

Tasca called last year’s race in front of a sold-out crowd one of the biggest highlights of the 2018 NHRA season, and he’ll look to make his personal highlight reel at Virginia Motorsports Park in his 10,000-horsepower TrueCar Ford Mustang. The brand new racing surface yielded rave reviews and stellar performances a year ago, and Tasca is eager to enjoy that again in 2019.

On June 22, 2019 The Lion’s Drag Strip Museum will open its doors to the motorsports community for a one day Grand Opening Celebration that will take you back in time to the early beginnings of professional drag racing and provide fans an opportunity to meet the legends that called Lion’s Drag Strip their home track. 

Doors will open at 1:00pm with Opening Ceremonies to begin at 2:00pm with Master of Ceremonies and former Nitro Funny Car Drive, Mike Dunn and a warm greeting from The Lions Drag Strip Museum founder Rick Lorenzen. Following opening ceremonies, the day will be filled with exhibits and cars that will bring back memories beginning with a Guest Panel Discussion that includes Ed Iskenderian, TV Tommy Ivo, Carl Olson, Larry Sutton, Danny Thompson and Steve Chrisman. The Lions Drag Strip Museum accommodates a 4000 sq. ft. reproduction of the Lion’s Drag Strip starting line within its 15,000 sq. ft exhibit area which will include 5,388 sq. ft of wall painted murals created by Kenny Youngblood, Yvonne Meclalis and Keith Mooreland. The Museum proudly displays a Memorial Wall honoring the 12 men killed in competition at Lions with photos and heartfelt stories assembled by museum volunteer Mike McCarthy. 

After beginning her drag racing career at age 16 in her father's nostalgia front-engine dragster, Audrey Worm raced in the nostalgia ranks for about eight years before earning her Top Fuel license within a month of making her official NHRA Top Fuel debut. That came in September 2017 at Reading, PA, where she qualified 15th before falling in the first round to Doug Kalitta. 

With a second-place qualifying effort, Chad Green's 2019 Southern Nationals outing started out in fine fashion. However, a trip to Atlanta Dragway's gravel trap in the opening round of eliminations, followed by a centerline violation in round two, spoiled his race weekend.

Green ran 5.77 at 251.91 mph on Friday to slot his 2019 Camaro--one of only two nitrous entries among 25 Pro Mods on the grounds (and the only one to qualify)--directly behind top qualifier Steve Jackson at 5.76 and 250.69 in his supercharged '17 Camaro. Alex Laughlin placed his twin-turboed '18 Camaro third with a 5.79 at 256.84, which stood up as top speed of the meet for the E3 Spark Plugs Pro Mods Series.

Motorsports professionals attending the 2019 Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show, December 12-14 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, can begin making hotel reservations on May 14, the same day registration opens for the Three Biggest Business Days in Racing.

New this year, Hyatt Place and Hyatt House hotels join more than two-dozen others in downtown Indy as official PRI Show host hotels.