John Force stepped in dog poop.

The drag-racing icon has become gardener at his Yorba Linda, Calif., home. In the valley of his sullenness about the uncertainties of his business and life recently, he turned to pruning rose bushes and was surprising himself by making decent progress.

And then he made his misstep.

As Force kicked off his soiled sandals, he accidentally planted his foot on a thorny stem. After he finished screaming, Force said he wondered if things could get any worse: “Are you kidding me?! I’m out here, pruning flowers. I had trimmed it, and I was cutting the vines in half to put them in this bucket. I turned around, and I had cut off a limb, and it was on the ground. And I stepped on it, and about seven thorns went into my foot. And I mean, I screamed. It was the most painful thing. I stepped right down on it.”

The COVID-19 pandemic halted NHRA Mello Yello Series races in mid-March.

Since that time COVID-19 has dealt a devastating blow to the American economy.

Bob Tasca III, a veteran NHRA nitro Funny Car driver and team owner, knows all about the business side of things. Tasca Automotive Group was founded in 1943 by Bob Tasca, Sr. Presently, Tasca Automotive Group operates new vehicle dealerships in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Florida. Their corporate office is in Cranston, Rhode, Island.

With twenty six cars pre-entered for Funny Car Chaos at Eddyville Raceway Park this Friday and Saturday, flopper fans worldwide have a first time opportunity to stream the Chaos LIVE on BangShift.com.

This is the first time a full FCC event will be live streamed and the action will be non-stop as over 200 total cars are expected across the line-up that includes a Pro Testing Session, Ozark Mountain Super Shifters, Victory Performance Nostalgia Super Stockers, Nostalgia Gasser Racing Association and sportsman competition.

May 26, 2020, St. Louis Region – World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois – as an outdoor recreation venue – will be hosting participant events during May and June of 2020. WWTR is following the guidelines for Phase 3 of the Restore Illinois Plan that was issued on May 24, 2020, and will go into effect on Friday, May 29, 2020.  All social-distancing guidelines will be strictly enforced for the following events:

He always runs fast and has come close a few times, so it was sweet relief for Radials vs. The World veteran Marcus Birt to finally steer his Houston Auto Auction 2016 Corvette into the winner's circle.

"They say the first one is always the hardest one to win, so hopefully now it'll just start to fall into place," Birt said after defeating Shawn Ayers in the Covid 8 RVW final May 23, at Orlando Speed World Dragway.

Birt dominated the weekend, qualifying number one with a 3.57-seconds blast at 205.41 mph in the third of five qualifying rounds for the eight-car RVW field. Following him on the list were Florida's own Bryan Markiewicz, David Reese, Stevie Jackson, Jamie Hancock, Melanie Salemi, Ayers and Jeff Miller.

Among multiple event winners of Duck X Productions events, Roger Holder and his twin-turboed '68 Nova undoubtedly have the greatest winning percentage. Two out of three visits have finished in the winner's circle.

His first time out with the car last fall in No Mercy 10 at South Georgia Motorsports Park, Holder drove to victory in the Carolina No Time class, then fell with mechanical woes in this spring's Lights Out event at SGMP, but returned to victory lane May 23, in promoter Donald "Duck" Long's Covid 8 event at Orlando Speed World Dragway.

This afternoon Governor Greg Abbott by virtue of executive order expanded the enumerated list of Covered Services in Executive Order GA-23. The order allows outdoor motorsports events to operate at up to 25 percent of the normal operating limits as determined by the venue owner and operate under guidelines that facilitate appropriate social distancing. Pursuant to that order the Texas Motorplex will allow fans to attend the Keurig Dr Pepper Lone Star Nationals presented by Driven Automotive Protection starting tomorrow. Fans will be charged $15 per car and can order tickets online now.
 
The event, previously a participant only race, will still be broadcast on PPV. Fans will be able to enjoy the racing action for the low price of $15 by purchasing the event Pay Per View livestream on TheFoat.com Ticketing with BangShift.  The entire event from the first burnout to the last win light will be broadcast with wildly entertaining Al Tucci calling the action.

 
Almost two full months after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the postponement of the Professional Drag Racers Association (PDRA) 2020 season opener, the all-eighth-mile series is set to get back to racing at the East Coast Nationals presented by FuelTech this weekend, May 27-30, at GALOT Motorsports Park in Benson, N.C.
 
“This is a big, big deal for the PDRA and our racers, fans and sponsors,” said Tyler Crossnoe, series director, PDRA. “We’ve all been eager to kick off the season, and now thanks to the hard work by the GALOT Motorsports Park and PDRA teams, we’re finally able to go racing.”
 
The professional classes racing at the East Coast Nationals include Penske Racing Shocks/Precision Racing Suspension Pro Boost presented by WS Construction, Switzer Dynamics Pro Nitrous, Liberty’s Gears Extreme Pro Stock, $hameless Racing Pro Outlaw 632 and Drag 965 Pro Nitrous Motorcycle. Classic Graphix will again present the Pro Mod Challenge for non-qualifiers in Pro Boost and Pro Nitrous. 

In the radial world of drag racing, Donald "Duck" Long needs no introduction.

Long, the Pied Piper of drag tire radial racing has been long known for delivering significant paydays for this arena. Frustrated with having his Sweet 16 event postponed in the early phases of the pandemic, and seeing racers denied their escape from the "new" normal, Long formulated a plan for racers to get their drag racing fix.

Thus was born, the COVID 8 event, featuring only Radial vs. The World (a class he created) and Pro 275, at Orlando Speed World Dragway. Out Ian Tocher caught up with Long and discussed the event and more.