Written by Susan Wade, photo by Roger Richards Sun, 2021-05-16 10:00
Bruton Smith owns this racetrack – and three others that account for two four-wide spectacles and five altogether on the Camping World Drag Racing Series circuit.
And he owns no small part of John Force’s heart.
Written by Susan Wade, photo by Roger Richards Sun, 2021-05-16 09:00
Inspired in a sentimental way like never before in his storied career, Greg Anderson set the bar Friday in Pro Stock qualifying for the NHRA NGK NTK Four-Wide Nationals at his home track, zMAX Dragway at Concord, N.C.
And his 6.524-second elapsed time in the quarter-mile remained quickest throughout two more sessions Saturday to give him his fifth consecutive No. 1 qualifying position. It’s also the 110th No. 1 start of his career, ranking him third in the NHRA in the category behind Funny Car’s John Force (160) and Warren Johnson (138).
by Susan Wade, Photo by Roger Richards Sun, 2021-05-16 08:00
Scotty Pollacheck proved Saturday at the NHRA’s NGK NTK Four-Wide Nationals that a Pro Stock Motorcycle racer doesn’t have to clock a 203-mph or even a 202-mph speed to secure the No. 1 qualifying position.
The Central Point, Ore., winner of the most recently completed event (at Atlanta) used his track-record 6.736-second elapsed time at 201.16 mph in Saturday’s opening session to climb from 19th place and seize the top spot. By two-thousandths of a second, he edged Steve Johnson, who wasn’t even flirty with the 200-mph mark.
Written by Susan Wade, photo by Roger Richards Sat, 2021-05-15 14:00
Brittany Force has had plenty of time to reacquaint herself with the sport after sitting out all but the first two races of the 2020 season.
It has been euphoric for the 2017 Top Fuel champion to be back in her 11,000-horsepower Flav-R-Pac Dragster, competing once again with her crew chief Dave Grubnic and the entire John Force Racing team.