Route 66 Raceway has named Ken and Chiyo Hirata as the Honorary Legends for the Hollywood Casino Joliet Route 66 Classic at Route 66 Raceway, Saturday, Aug. 17. As the

Sunday, July 21 was a dark day for Drag Racing. Paul Candies, one half of the legendary fuel team Candies & Hughes, died in the early morning hours. Paul, or

Legendary dragstrip promoter Norman “Moose” Pearah, who operated State Capitol Dragway in Baton Rouge, Atlanta Dragway in Georgia and Memphis Motorsports Park in Tennessee, among others, passed away Tuesday, August

Perhaps it shouldn’t be a surprise that “Crazy” Jake Crimmins received his nickname by doing, well, something crazy. Back in the late 1960s, shortly after leaving the U.S. Navy, Crimmins was

Courtney Force’s participation in this year’s ESPN The Body Issue wasn’t her first request from ESPN to participate. It was, however, the first time she said okay. Her famous father,

Who in the Sam hill is Sam Hurwitz? No one from the New England drag-racing community would have to ask that. Neither would any motorcycle drag-racing fans who go way

Two of Brandon Bernstein’s biggest passions are drag racing and golf. But after a life filled with them, it’s the two reasons the standout Top Fuel standout pinpointed for his

For years, Jim Dupuy rubbed shoulders with nitro racing royalty as a tuner and crew chief for the likes of Cruz Pedregon, Morgan Lucas, Johnny Gray, Bob Vandergriff Jr. and

NHRA Comp racer Mike Trumble had a toughgo during Friday’s second qualifying session at the O’Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals outside of Houston, Texas, In a cloud of smoke, Trumble’s car