NHRA, photos by Roger Richards Sat, 2021-05-01 18:55
Written by Tracy Renck, photo by Roger Richards Sat, 2021-05-01 18:00
Billy Torrence was a man of few words after capturing the No. 1 qualifying spot at the final Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.
Torrence clocked a 3.815-second run at 323.43 mph in the second and final qualifying session to take the top spot in his Capco Contractors family-owned dragster.
Written by Tracy Renck, photo by Roger Richards Sat, 2021-05-01 17:55
J.R. Todd began the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series year in the strongest possible way, taking the Wally at the season-opening Gatornationals March 14, at Gainesville, Fla., in his Kalitta Motorsports DHL Toyota Camry nitro Funny Car.
Todd will try to make it two wins in three races when he starts in the No. 1 qualifying spot for the Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway Sunday as the historic venue hosts its final event before closing for good.
Written by Tracy Renck, photo by Roger Richards Sat, 2021-05-01 17:50
Greg Anderson is now 3-for-3.
The former NHRA Pro Stock world champion has now qualified No. 1 at the first three races of the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series.
Written by Tracy Renck, photo by Roger Richards Sat, 2021-05-01 17:45
Pro Stock Motorcycle veteran Scotty Pollacheck captured his first No. 1 spot of the season in dramatic fashion.
Pollacheck, piloting a Gen 2 Erik Buell Racing motorcycle for Matt Smith Racing, clocked a track record elapsed time of 6.779 seconds at 199.20 mph.
by Bobby Bennett; Photos by Roger Richards Sat, 2021-05-01 17:15
Megan Smith didn't have much of a choice.
Both grandfathers raced at the highest levels of drag racing. Her Mom and Dad raced at one in nitro racing. As if this wasn't enough family peer pressure, two of her uncles raced nitro-burning race cars.
For Smith, one cannot pressure the willing.
by Ian Tocher Sat, 2021-05-01 07:15
Mike Castellana and "Stevie Fast" Jackson each took turns leading the opening round of Pro Mod qualifying for the 40th annual--and final--NHRA Southernationals, but in the second-last pair down the track Friday night at Atlanta Dragway, Khalid al Balooshi tied the track ET record with a 5.71-seconds blast at 250.23 mph.
"Yeah, I feel the car hook and get down on the tires and lift the front end, so I know it's going to be good," the Dubai-based racer said.
Sat, 2021-05-01 07:14
Two-time world champion Jim Halsey continued his dominance in Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous by claiming his second No. 1 qualifier award of the season at the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) Stroud Safety Doorslammer Derby presented by Classic Graphix on Friday night. Halsey’s Fulton-powered ’68 Camaro covered the Beech Bend Raceway Park eighth-mile strip in 3.651 seconds at 208.01 mph.
by Bobby Bennett Fri, 2021-04-30 23:37
A funny thing happened on the way to Clay Millican promoting his covid vaccine.
Millican happened to catch the attention of one of the world's largest retailers.
Walmart is partnered with Millican this weekend at the Lucas Oil NHRA Southern National.
by Bobby Bennett; Photos by Roger Richards Fri, 2021-04-30 22:25
It’s been a tough couple of weeks for South East Gassers founder Quain Stott and the series' legion of followers. On April 19, 2021, Cynthia Phillips, Stott’s girlfriend of 36 years and popular SEGA racer, passed after a courageous battle with cancer.
Ten days later, her Flower Power 1956 Chevrolet C/Gasser hit the track at Shady Side Dragway (Boiling Springs, NC) for the first time since her passing.
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