Only Sonoma, Seattle, Brainerd and Indianapolis remain to crown a regular season champion in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle. NHRA awards nearly $400,000 to the regular season titleholders
For IHRA’s land- and water-based communities. Monday, June 29, IHRA announced changes to its boat classes and other series, as well.
Every drag racer wants to win. Otherwise why bother to spend the time, money and organizational talent to travel to a racetrack and compete? And there are some tracks where a win comes with something special.
The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb thrives on records. Making it to the top of the mountain isn’t the chore it once was, when parts closer to the pinnacle weren’t paved, but even with the pavement, getting any vehicle around the 156 turns on this 12.42-mile stretch of road, most of it at the upper reaches offering little respite if one puts a wheel wrong.
With the tenth of 20 races scheduled take place at Norwalk, Ohio’s Summit Motorsports Park, racers are salivating at the opportunity to bring home the diamond Wally in the 20th edition of the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.
Prior to this year’s 94th annual 24 Hours of Le Mans, the ACO held its annual Friday press conference delineating changes that will take effect for the WEC and IMSA starting in 2030.
Over the past couple of weeks, the sport of auto racing lost a pair of men who were large in terms of driving, broadcasting and racecar ownership. Ned Jarrett and Dennis Reinbold were major actors in motorsports and they will be missed.
The weather didn’t win, but it sure tried, stopping action both Friday and Sunday. But it wasn’t enough to stop the vaunted Safety Safari from keeping the track operational and giving both competitors and fans a show.
Changes are afoot in NHRA’s technical department — three of the more recognizable executives working on racing activities are being moved to different duties.
As NHRA lurches towards its halfway mark with the ninth event in a 20-race schedule for the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series set for this weekend, there are questions in the paddock.
