Upon Ryan Oehler’s own admission, the last 18 months have been a struggle for his NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle team.

In 2021, he had one win in Las Vegas but struggled at the end of the season and finished 10th in the points standing. In 2022, he is 13th in the points standings and has an 0-4 elimination round record. 

These results came on the heels of his solid performance in the COVID-19 limited 2020 season, where he finished seventh in the points and had one win at the first race in Indianapolis that season.

LE Tonglet had not competed in NHRA’s Pro Stock Motorcycle class since 2018 before putting his feet back in the racing waters for the SpringNationals, April 22-24 in Houston.

Now, Tonglet, NHRA’s 2010 Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion and former rookie of the year, is going to fill in for and pilot the Steamfitters UA Local 602 Suzuki owned and ridden by Kelly Clontz at the next two events – the Thunder Valley Nationals, June 17-19 in Bristol, Tenn., and the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, June 23-26 in Norwalk, Ohio.

Clontz is taking a two-race medical leave of absence.
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Every door car and dragster at Frank Hawley’s Drag Racing School makes countless laps down the dragstrip as it carries eager competitors and thrill-seekers alike through the traps at high speeds. Under the hood, though, the big block Chevrolet power built by Scoggin Dickey Parts Center’s Raceshop is the key to the cars being able to run with consistency, durability, and reliability.

With a full schedule of licensing classes and exciting experiences offered nonstop throughout the United States all year long, there’s a lot of pressure on the School’s competition vehicles to perform day in and day out without issue. To achieve this, Frank Hawley’s Drag Racing School keeps a robust supply of engines at the ready to rotate in and out as needed and relies on SDPC and its Raceshop to keep them running strong.

Don Prudhomme is already a legend in drag racing. Next Sunday, June 19, 2022, at Bristol Dragway, the facility formerly known as Thunder Valley, will induct him into their ring of honor equivalent, the Legends of Thunder Valley.

Prudhomme remains an icon in the sport, long after his days of driving the U.S. Army Funny Car when he won four consecutive championships starting in 1974 and completed his career with 49 national event titles. He joins such names as Speedway Motorsports executive chairman Bruton Smith, NHRA Founder Wally Parks, Top Fuel legend Don Garlits, Funny Car champ John Force and NHRA team owner Don Schumacher, among others.

Prudhomme, 81, retired from driving and also earned two more world championships and 55 victories as an NHRA team owner in the late 1990s-2000s.

This season has been a struggle for NHRA Pro Stock driver T.J. Coughlin at least numbers-wise.

Coughlin is ninth in the points standings with a 4-4 elimination round record.

However, Coughlin, who drives a Camaro for Richard Freeman’s Elite Motorsports team, is a glass-half full guy when he talks about the season.

Some sports look great to watch on television.

However, TV coverage, which has gotten much better in recent years with FOX coming onboard, still does the sights and sounds and smell of drag racing an injustice.

Tony Schumacher, an eight-time Top Fuel world champion, and one of the best drivers in the history of the sport wish people – especially non-drag racing fans – could understand how cool drag racing is in person.

“I've said it, even in the beginning, I wish it was 10 times bigger. 30 times bigger,” said Scumacher, who returned to fulltime driving in 2022. “I don't understand how we can have such a great sport. Anyone that's ever been there's like, this is the greatest sport ever. The people who actually come and sponsors that jump into this sport, they go, ‘holy.’ What have we been missing? Why aren’t there 300 cars showing? This is the greatest damn sport in the entire world.”mpion, and one of the best drivers in the history of the sport wish people – especially non-drag racing fans – could understand how cool drag racing is in person.

Flames adorned the nose and front fenders of Ken Singleton’s funny car. 

On March 25, halfway through the car’s second run down the Texas Motorplex track, actual flames engulfed the vehicle.

The inferno changed forever the life of Singleton, the only champion of the Funny Car Chaos series in its first three seasons. The 55-year-old native of Chickasha, Oklahoma, may never race again due to the amputation of two-thirds of all eight of his fingers, and because of that loss, it’s uncertain whether he will ever again be able to pursue his trade as a welder.

One of drag racing's more colorful personalities has passed away.

Tony Christian, 74, passed away this morning (June 9, 2022) following complications related to a heart attack. Christian suffered a second "widowmaker" heart attack. 

Daughter Heather Kircher said her father took the situation in stride and was joking with family and hospital personnel right up until the end. She said those who knew her father shouldn't be surprised by her father's happy to the end nature. 

Summit Racing Equipment will be featured as the primary partner on the Stringer Performance Parts Plus Top Fuel Dragster driven by Clay Millican at the upcoming Summit Racing NHRA Nationals at the famed Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in Norwalk, OH June 24-26, 2022. This primary paint scheme is the highlight of an already successful full season sponsorship program with the world championship drag racer.

“Being able to work with our key partners like Summit to create this awesome paint scheme is just one of the exciting opportunities of this program and having Clay race it at their annual Summit Racing NHRA Nationals makes it super special” explained team owner, Doug Stringer.