If Antron Brown and his Matco Tools team weren’t proficient at playing musical chairs before they are now. 

When crew chief Brian Corradi left the team to pursue a tuning gig with Courtney Force, it sent the team into a reorganization of sorts. 

“That was definitely a blow to our team because you lose such a crucial element but that was only part of the chain reaction that happened,” Brown explained. “What happened is that Brian left and we had to fill that void. So you take our Car Chief who puts our cars together for the last eight years, which was Brad Mason, who’s our Assistant Crew Chief, he moves up to the Crew Chief position.  Well he moves up, he’s no longer the Car Chief. 

If actions speak louder than words, then retirement is overrated by Troy Coughlin Sr.'s return to racing.

The three-time and reigning NHRA Pro Modified champion ended his sidelines stay three weeks ago, returning to competition at the NHRA Virginia Nationals outside of Richmond. He's yet to win a round of competition in his returns, but he's racing again, and this will suffice for now.

Brittany Force, 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Top Fuel world champion, has been nominated for the 2017 ESPYS Best Driver Award, it was announced by ESPN.

It is the eighth time a John Force Racing driver has been nominated for the award and a first time nomination for Brittany Force. Her father John Force has been nominated for the ESPY Best Driver Award six times and sister Ashley Force Hood was a nominee in 2008. 

Brittany Force, 31, driver of the Advance Auto Parts Monster Energy Top Fuel dragster, finished the 2017 season in dramatic fashion by clinching the championship on the last day of the season after racing to four final rounds with three wins during the Countdown to the Championship playoffs. She also won the season ending Auto Club Finals after qualifying No. 1 and holding off veteran Top Fuel racer Steve Torrence for the championship crown.

When the Winners’ Circle photos were taken, the media interviews complete, the steaks cooked and the beer drank, there was one thing on Tii Tharpe’s mind. “I want that video,” he said to anyone that seemed able to find it.

He was talking about the video of his interview with NHRA’s Joe Castello. Tharpe had just won Top Fuel Harley at the National Hot Rod Association’s Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol, Tennessee. With NHRA’s iconic Wally trophy in his hand and his son Marty on the back of the bike, Tharpe told Castello he was proud to win with his father (also named Marty) and son both at the track. Then Castello turned the microphone towards young Marty, and the 14-year-old stepped up and responded as if he’s been winning races, facing the camera, and hearing his voice boom out over the public address system for years.

Sharon Thomas was set to light the world on fire in the Small Tire Class at the Missouri Outlaw Shootout at Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, IL. last month, when the “Perfect Storm” of events occurred.  After an impressive A to B pass on the engine during the first round of qualifying, the decision was made to turn it up.   During qualifying round two, things took a turn for the worst when the combination of antiroll bar failure and throttle sticking suddenly forced Sharon Thomas’ 78 Malibu “Bu Thang” to cross the center line and hit the wall around the 330 mark.   Thankfully, the car and safety equipment did their job and no one was injured.

Finding sponsorships in NHRA Top Fuel racing is never easy.

Gary Leverich Racing & Audrey Worm Racing did land something to help their 2018 season progress.

On June 20, Edelbrock announced Worm as the latest addition to Team Edelbrock Racing.

Check out this new hot rod for Randy Weatherford which just rolled out of the Jerry Bickel Race Cars shop. Thiks classic first-gen Camaro is slated for action in PDRA Pro Nitrous and will feature horsepower from Musi Enterprises. 

Sunday was not the kind of day Pro Modified racer Chad Green envisioned.

Pro Modified racer Chad Green was uninjured Sunday at Bristol, Tenn., climbing from his Camaro after its parachutes didn’t deploy and slid upside down into the sand trap.

The Midland, Texas, driver lost his second round and control of his Camaro. After Green crossed the finish line, the parachute failure prompted him to jump on the brakes. His nitrous-aided car then toppled over onto its roof and skidded across the track – in front of Rowe – on its roof into the sand trap.

Over the past three years, Legends of Nitro has printed color calendars to support the current class of nitro funny cars and fuel altereds competing in the Heritage Series, the former Nitro Jam and at some Independent events.
 
So, in order to have all of the 2019 Calendars printed in time for distribution at October’s California Hot Rod Reunion, the folks at Stith Printing are sending out an early call to those racers who’d like to be included for next year.  All 2018 calendar participants are guaranteed First Refusal for placement in the 2019 editions, but they need to know of your interest in participating by July 15, 2018 - sincethere is a waiting list for new additions.

Mendy Fry took the Top Fuel win in the High-Speed Motorsports dragster at the Holley National Hot Rod Reunion with a 5.72 ET at 252 MPH over Jim Young, who ran a 5.84 ET at 256 MPH. The final round was a dramatic conclusion to three days of sweltering racing action as front-engine Top Fuel contenders fought for a slot in eight car eliminations. Fry and Young tossed the lead back and forth until everything changed at half track. "He left on me with a .78 light to a .134 light. The lead changed a few times. The incrementals were pretty close until about half track and then I didn't see him until I pulled the chutes!"