Written by Tracy Renck, photo by Roger Richards Sat, 2022-04-23 19:00
For the past several NHRA seasons, Top Fuel driver Brittany Force has been dominant in qualifying.
That trend continued at the SpringNationals at Houston Raceway Park Friday night.
Fri, 2022-04-22 19:30
The NHRA announced today that FuelTech, an industry leader in performance engine management systems, has been named the title series sponsor of the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series for the 2022 season.
The FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series opened its season last month in Gainesville and is next in action April 29-May 1 as part of the Circle K NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway in Charlotte. The series features 10 races during the 2022 campaign, including stops at Virginia Motorsports Park, Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, Heartland Motorsports Park, Brainerd International Raceway, Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, the fall race at zMAX Dragway and World Wide Technology Raceway before the finale on Oct. 13-16 at Texas Motorplex.
Fri, 2022-04-22 19:00
Rockingham Dragway owner Steve Earwood and NASCAR Hall of Fame team owner and Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs were among those honored Tuesday night (April 19) at the North Carolina Motorsports Industry Ceremony presented by Fifth Third Bank at the Embassy Suites Ballroom.
The annual gala hosted by the North Carolina Motorsports Association, which was postponed from Jan. 25, recognizes companies and individuals who have made significant contributions to the $6 billion Carolina motorsports industry.
NHRA, PHOTOS BY ROGER RICHARDS Fri, 2022-04-22 16:00
Fri, 2022-04-22 09:30
Go behind the scenes with CompetitionPlusTV and Maters Entertainment, as we bring you the day drag racing icon Don Garlits went back to drag racing school with Roy Hill. Garlits was required by NHRA to relicense in a Top Dragster before he could attempt the quickest electric dragster pass on any NHRA race track.
Watch as Garlits learns the nuances of racing with a trans-brake behind the wheel of a Roy Hill Top Dragster. It's a pretty entertaining piece.
by Tracy Renck Thu, 2022-04-21 19:45
Drag racing tracks all over America have closed in the past decade.
Now, supporters of Palm Beach (Fla.) International Raceway are trying to do what they can so PBIR can avoid becoming the next track to be shutdown.
Thu, 2022-04-21 19:00
During the NHRA SpringNationals at Houston Raceway Park, April 21-24, Competition Eliminator racer Ed Federkeil will kick-off a season-long association with the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. For over 20 years Tunnel to Towers has supported our nation’s military members and first responders, by providing these heroes and the families they leave behind with mortgage-free homes.
Federkeil, a 33-year professional firefighter, is using his racing career and sponsor relationships to shine a light on this very important charity.
by Bobby Bennett Thu, 2022-04-21 17:57
As Gary Densham sees it, his career of fielding a team in the NHRA Camping World Drag racing Series is likely finished. Densham has raced a fuel Funny Car for five decades and has been remaining afloat by a slim margin in the last few seasons.
An incident at the recently completed NHRA Vegas Four-Wide Nationals, he says, might be the nail in the coffin, pending a miracle.
On April 12, NHRA issued the following Statement of Action against Steven Densham, Densham’s son who drives the family’s Funny Car.
by Bobby Bennett Wed, 2022-04-20 23:59
One of the worst-kept secrets in drag racing is official now.
Kenny Koretsky has finalized the purchase of Maple Grove Raceway, located just outside of Reading, Pa.
Koretsky's sons Kenny Jr. and Kyle plan to be the driving force behind the operation of the historic facility.
"Kyle and I have been working on this for about a year," Kenny Jr. said. "It's been one of the hardest deals we've ever done. To hear today the money for sale has gone through is awesome."
Wed, 2022-04-20 11:19
Since the beginning, the Angel family has taken immense pride in bringing NHRA Championship Drag Racing to the greater Houston area. Now, as the sun sets on 35 years of countless world-class performances here at Houston Raceway Park, we wanted to take a moment to convey our enormous gratitude and humble appreciation to all of our friends, fans, racers and sponsors for creating so many special and historic memories here in Southeast Texas.
Together with the Gay family of Dickenson, my late father Glen along with my uncles Greg and Gary Angel, made the transition from drag racing fans into track owners in the late 1980s by building one of the quickest and fastest facilities on the NHRA circuit. They later bought-out the Gay family in 2004, making Houston Raceway Park even a larger part of our lives. We've kept the pedal to the floor ever since.
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