Let the record reflect, multi-time Top Fuel champion Antron Brown would not openly defy the rules of drag racing. He will play by them. 

This doesn't mean he has to like them.

And, when it comes to the current configuration of the NHRA's Countdown to the Championship, he's anything but a fan. 

Lewis G. (Junior) Pippin Jr., of Conyers, Ga., a longtime racer/owner in NHRA’s Pro Stock Motorcycle class, passed away Nov. 5. He was 64.

The Junior Pippin Racing Facebook page posted the following comment as part of a post on Nov. 6.

Jimmy Prock is a man who speaks few words; Robert Hight is a driver who needs few reminders. Together their actions speak volumes. 

Hight, on the strength of a Ron Capps first round loss and a semi-final finish at the NHRA Toyota Nationals in Las Vegas, thundered into the Funny Car point lead with one race left in the 2017 season. 

Earlier in the season, when the Auto Club Camaro was qualifying good yet not racing well at all, the two met to talk things over. 

"Jimmy Prock’s exact words were, 'We need to have our act together by the time the Western Swing comes around. If we go out west and we’re still struggling and not consistent, it’s going to be a long rest of the year," Hight recalled. 

Reed’s Ginger Brew, the top selling product in its beverage category, will join Mooneyes in sponsorship of the Jim Dunn Racing team at the NHRA Finals in Pomona.  The race team will showcase the popular Mooneyes yellow Funny Car with the addition of the Reed’s logo.  In addition to these two great Southern California based companies, Jim Dunn Racing will entertain more than 300 guests in its pit area hospitality from Murray Company, Koppl, and the Pipe Fitters Union.

“We are looking forward to a busy week during the NHRA Finals to close out a great season,” expressed Team Manager, Jon Dunn.  “We will have the Funny Car on display with an autograph session at Sprout’s market near the Pomona Fairplex track for Reed’s Ginger Brew this Thursday, and then the Wednesday following the race our driver Jim Campbell will be back in St. Louis signing autographs at multiple Menards stores.”

Three-time Top Fuel champion Larry Dixon says the situation which got his competition credentials suspended indefinitely was ignorance on his part.

NHRA, on Monday afternoon, announced Dixon was suspended indefinitely for violating NHRA Rules, particularly Section 1.3.1 Participant Conduct and 1.6.3 Chassis Inspection of the 2017 NHRA Rulebook.

In a prepared statement NHRA said, "NHRA Tech Department discovered the use of an NHRA chassis tag on an unauthorized and unapproved two-seat dragster. Any further incidents could result in further action. Larry can appeal the decision, per the 2017 NHRA Rulebook."

Dixon didn't deny the certification sticker was on there.

John Force Racing announced today that Advance Auto Parts driver Courtney Force will drive the Big Machine Records Funny Car at the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona, Calif., this weekend in her final bid for the 2017 championship.

Through JFR’s partnership with the powerhouse record label, the Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car will promote Big Machine Records’ 10-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift's highly-anticipated sixth studio album reputation, out Friday.

The NHRA imposed an indefinite suspension of competition privileges against Larry Dixon for violating NHRA Rules, particularly Section 1.3.1 Participant Conduct and 1.6.3 Chassis Inspection of the 2017 NHRA Rulebook.  

NHRA Tech Department discovered the use of a NHRA chassis tag on an unauthorized and unapproved two-seat dragster.  Any further incidents could result in further action.  Larry can appeal the decision, per the 2017 NHRA Rulebook.

For the seventh consecutive year, Summit Racing Equipment and Armed Forces Entertainment will join together to send a group of top Motorsports competitors overseas to visit American troops on duty in remote locations. The annual trip, appropriately coined Operation Appreciation, will this year make stops at various stations in Japan. The drivers and riders will have the opportunity to meet men and women of the American Armed Forces and bring them a little bit of home just as the holiday season is kicking into gear.
 
Summit Racing NHRA Pro Stock drivers Greg Anderson and Jason Line; Summit Racing/BIGFOOT 4x4® Monster Truck competitors Dan Runte and Larry Swim; and Harley-Davidson NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle riders Andrew Hines and Eddie Krawiec will once again make the journey as a group.

American doorslammer drag racer Frankie Taylor scored a monumental victory in his 400 Thunder debut during the AC Delco East Coast Thunder – The Nationals,  Round 2 of the Thunder 400 Series.

Taylor, subbing for Australian icon Victor Bray, drove a brand-new Murray Anderson-built 1979 Corvette to the Pro Slammer victory, stopping Paul Mouhayet in the final round.