Under the lights at the historic SRCA Drag Strip, California-based doorslammer standout Ed Thornton put the Summit Racing Equipment Mid-West Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Services Pro Mod division on notice with a smooth-as-silk 3.733-second eighth-mile blast at a stunning 214.66 mph to take the provisional No. 1 spot at the inaugural MWDRS Great Bend Nationals. 
 
Fellow West Coast racer Chris Marshall (Top Alcohol Funny Car) also secured the provisional No. 1 qualifier in Kansas. 
 
“Honestly, that’s pretty close to the run we were looking for,” said Thornton, who drives the Derrol Hubbard-owned, twin-turbocharged D Bar D Racing 1970 Chevy Camaro Pro Mod. “We put a 3.72 tune up in it, so we maybe left a little out there, but it was good enough to put us on top, and that’s what matters.” 

A week after winning her first race of the 2021 season, Top Fuel star Brittany Force continued to roll, qualifying No. 1 for the fifth straight event on Saturday at the 39th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. 

Bob Tasca III (Funny Car) also qualified No. 1 at the 12th race of the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season. 

A week after winning her first race of the 2021 season, Top Fuel star Brittany Force continued to roll, qualifying No. 1 for the fifth straight event on Saturday at the 39th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway.

Bob Tasca III (Funny Car) also qualified No. 1 at the 12th race of the 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season.

​As a drag racing fan, you know you're in for a treat when one of drag racing's most decorated crew chiefs goes into "Secret Squirrel" mode. At least that's how Mike Salinas sees it.

Salinas' tuner, Alan Johnson, along with Brian Husen, were in full secret squirrel revelation Friday as they tuned the Scrappers Dragster to the provisional No. 1 qualifying position with a 3.752 elapsed time at 326.08 miles per hour. Salinas is .03 quicker than No. 2 ranked Leah Pruett with two sessions remaining in qualifying. 

Please make no mistake; Bob Tasca is doing some housekeeping before his big coming-out party. 

And as Tasca sees it, everyone is invited. Tasca sent out his preliminary invitations during Friday's lone qualifying session at the Lucas NHRA Nationals at Brainerd, Minn.

John Force learned a valuable lesson some 44 years ago, a lesson some of his foes would be wise to pick up on as they face the 72-year old, 17-time Funny Car champion. Some seem to forget in 1985; the relentless Force scored what some might call a meaningless American Drag Racing Association Series championship.

But not Force, the unheralded championship was part of his learning regimen, just like the McEwen lesson where the champ got schooled embarrassingly.

The Goose gooched him in a stunning example of how assumptions can lend terrible results.

Veteran chassis builder Jerry Haas has developed a stellar reputation for his talents in building championship-winning doorslammers. Haas has stepped outside his norm and has built one of the more exquisite No Prep race cars ever. This beautiful 1969 Chevelle of Mark Winger, of San Angelo, Tex., will soon hit the track with a procharged big block Chevy.

For now, Gary Pritchett feels content running alongside a Top Fuel dragster instead of behind the wheel of one. 

Pritchett proudly plays his role as a crewman on the multi-time championship-winning dragster driven by Steve Torrence. 

However, this doesn’t mean he won’t take a lap when the opportunity presents itself. 

Paul Lee made a concerted effort to step up his Funny Car program, starting last season. However, it all pales in comparison to what he is doing in the business world. 

Last week Lee announced his Wharton Automotive group had acquired Silver Sport Transmissions, a TREMEC Elite Distributor, which leads the industry in TREMEC 5 and 6-Speed kits.

Lee, who owns McLeod Racing, a leading supplier of clutches and other driveline products now for five decades, started forging his expanding empire when he purchased the iconic brand back in 2008. After an influx of Lee's determination, McLeod and its associated companies are on the path to developing a one-stop-shop for the driveline.

Clay Millican had a lot of fun at the recently completed NHRA Heartland Nationals in Topeka, Kan. However, it paled in comparison to the week before.

Millican admittedly entered the 11th stop on the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series schedule inspired. 

A few weeks ago, he was not enthused watching another driver behind the wheel of his race car. On Saturday, the driver of the Parts Plus-sponsored dragster got to be that guy.