Brian Corradi can be a tough interview if asked the wrong questions. 

"It’s not about hard questions," Corradi admitted. "It’s about getting the best out of the guy you’re interviewing by asking him the right questions."

Corradi can be an even  tougher adversary if the race car he tunes is in the other lane.

Pat Musi has confirmed today his Pro Nitrous team will compete in the upcoming PDRA Summer Drags at US 131 Dragway in Martin, Michigan.

Last weekend Musi suspended operations for the team, temporarily parking the Frank Brandao-owned Dart.

Despite arriving at Gateway Motorsports Park last Thursday with the points lead in hand for the Frankenstein Engine Dynamics Mid-West Pro Mod Series (MWPMS), Ron Muenks had yet to visit victory lane this year. Muenks and his “Purple Gorilla” teammates remedied that May 26, however, by beating Jim Sackuvich for the Pro Mod title during the Premier Street Car Association’s (PSCA) 3rd annual Heads Up Hootenanny. Also going to the MWPMS winners’ circle at the track near St. Louis were Daniel Pharris with his second victory of the year in Radial vs. the World and Jimmy Plimpton with his first in X275 drag radial action.

“Unfortunately, last-minute business demands prevented me from attending the Mid-West Pro Mod Series race in St. Louis,” MWPMS owner, promoter and competitor Keith Haney said. “But I did follow it all weekend via our live online stream and I couldn’t be more proud of the job David Cook and the rest of my team did in running the race and taking care of our racers, fans and sponsors. Truthfully, I had no worries at all about it going well; I just hated having to miss a race for the first time in literally years.”

The eighth-mile competitors of the Professional Drag Racers Association will kick off the summer portion of their eight-race season this weekend at the PDRA Summer Drags, May 31-June 2, at US 131 Motorsports Park. The event will feature a variety of exciting one-off races and competitions in addition to the standard qualifying and eliminations for the PDRA’s six professional classes and seven sportsman categories.
 
Among the special races is a “Bottles vs. Blowers” grudge race between two of the biggest stars in Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous presented by MoTeC and Moroso Pro Boost. Randy Weatherford, who won his first Pro Nitrous race last month at the PDRA North-South Shootout, will face off against Pro Boost points leader Tommy D’Aprile.

Louis Force is a master story teller.

Give him a minute, and he’ll spin a yarn about his youthful escapades, including times on the road with his younger sibling, John Force.

However, when it comes to talking about his time in service to his country, he chooses to carefully speak his words.

There are some stories he’ll never tell.

Louie is a dyed in the wool patriot, a proud American who served two tours of duty during the Vietnam War.

Selma’s Taz Holliday II claimed the biggest share of the weekend purse and a father-son racing team claimed a rare double before Tropical Storm Alberto forced cancellation of the final day of racing in the 20th annual “Big John” Leviner Memorial Bracket Championships at Rockingham Dragway.
 
Holliday fought his way through nine rounds of Top ET competition on Sunday before breezing to a $10,000 payday when former Rockingham track champ Eric Aman of Clinton was .002 of a second too quick to react in the final.

It's been almost 15 months since a fire destroyed a secondary building at Jerry Bickel Race Cars. Housed in this building were race cars, an RV, enclosed trailer, parts and equipment.

Kalitta Motorsports has confirmed that Kurt Elliott has joined Team Kalitta, effective immediately. Elliott will join Nicky Boninfante as assistant crew chief on the Global Electronic Technology Toyota Camry Funny Car driven by Shawn Langdon.

“I am really excited to be joining Kalitta Motorsports. To work for Connie is incredible. He is a true legend in this sport,” said Elliott. “Kalitta Motorsports has some great people, which is something I am really big about. I have thought about racing with Nicky for many years, and I think we are a good fit. Shawn is a very talented driver and I have a great relationship with all of the other crew chiefs. I am very excited to get started.”

For its fourth of eight scheduled races this year, the Frankenstein Engine Dynamics Mid-West Pro Mod Series (MWPMS) will be part of the 3rd annual Heads Up Hootenanny May 25-26, at Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, IL, straight across the Mississippi River from St. Louis.

"We're excited about going back to St. Louis, where we had a great race last year," MWPMS owner and promoter Keith Haney said. "Chris Blair, the track manager there, he invited us last year--twice--and it's nice to know he wants us back again for both events this year, too. And it's always good to be racing on an NHRA national-event track, where you know conditions are going to be optimal for the 3.7-second, 200-mile-an-hour monsters of the Mid-West Pro Mod Series."