NHRA Communications, photo by Roger Richards Sat, 2017-09-30 21:00
Troy Coughlin picked up an important first round win at the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park. This weekend’s Pro Mod racing, presented by Real Pro Mod Association, is the 11th of 12 events on the 2017 schedule.
Coughlin raced his JEGS.com Corvette to a 5.752-second pass at 257.33 mph to defeat Rickie Smith in the first round of eliminations. With his win and No. 1 qualifier Mike Castellana’s first round loss to Pete Farber, the battle for the Pro Mod crown will be decided at the J&A Service Series season finale in Las Vegas.
Written by Larry Crum, photo by Roger Richards Sat, 2017-09-30 12:00
Clay Millican has always dreamed of being the quickest man in NHRA history.
Friday night at Gateway Motorsports Park, Millican’s dream finally came true.
Written by Larry Crum, photo by Roger Richards Sat, 2017-09-30 12:00
For most drivers, falling short of your goals and battling through multiple issues during a qualifying pass means accepting a spot lower on the grid and starting over the following day.
But for NHRA Funny Car championship contender Robert Hight, even imperfection is still good enough to be No. 1.
Fri, 2017-09-29 23:00
Top Fuel pilot Clay Millican set the national elapsed time record for the category under the lights at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park.
Robert Hight (Funny Car) Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) are also current No. 1 qualifiers in their respective categories at the third of six playoff events during the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship.
NHRA Communications, photo by Roger Richards Fri, 2017-09-29 22:00
Mike Castellana ran the quickest during the first day of qualifying at the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series portion of the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park. This weekend’s Pro Mod racing, presented by Real Pro Mod Association, is the 11th of 12 events on the 2017 schedule.
Castellana raced a track elapsed-time record of 5.713-seconds at 253.85 mph in his Al Anabi Racing Chevrolet Camaro during the second round of qualifying.
Written by Tracy Renck Fri, 2017-09-29 18:00
There’s a rumor floating around out there in the drag racing world that Charlie Westcott Jr. is done competing in NHRA’s Pro Stock class.
Westcott Jr. confirmed to CompetitionPlus.com Friday that this is fake news.
by Bobby Bennett; Photo by Dave Reid, Drag Photos Fri, 2017-09-29 11:26
Three years ago, Australia's premiere Top Fuel dragster team owner Santo Rapisarda clamored for his native homeland to adopt nitro racing to 1,000 feet, even going as far as to threaten the parking of his five teams.
His peers didn't see the logic and decided to shelve the project.
A month ago, Rapisardo made his point clear again with little room for debate, saying in as many words that the series could race to 1,320 feet but it would do so without his team.
Fri, 2017-09-29 08:00
The symbol of excellence within American drag racing is the Wally. Modeled after NHRA Founder Wally Parks, it is the trophy awarded to winners at NHRA Nationals events all over America.And now, this Friday at the AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, Ill., one Street Car Super Nationals racer will earn one.
A commemorative acrylic Wally will be presented to the winner of the Outlaw 8.5 Heads-Up Shootout class, and even better is the fact that SCSN and NHRA are teaming up to provide discounted tickets in order to see this unique partnership in action.
Fri, 2017-09-29 08:00
Rising from a fourth-place qualifying effort of 3.97 seconds over the eighth-mile at San Antonio Raceway this past weekend, Eddie Rogers went on to score his second Mid-West Pro Mod Series (MWPMS) victory of the season.
Rogers steered his supercharged ’69 Chevelle to a winning 4.04-seconds pass in the final over the blown, late-model Corvette of Jonas Aleshire, who was disqualified for leaving a fraction of a second before the green light flashed.
Thu, 2017-09-28 18:00
The complexion of the 2018 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship will take a new form as four of the national events will change dates for the upcoming season.
The Dodge NHRA Nationals will kick off the six-race playoff stretch at historic Maple Grove Raceway on Sept. 13-16. The scenic facility located outside of Philadelphia has long been a hot bed of racing and often produces national record performances
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