Anne Proffit traces her love of racing - in particular drag racing - to her childhood days in Philadelphia, where Atco Dragway, Englishtown and Maple Grove Raceway were destinations just made for her. As a diversion, she was the first editor of IMSA’s Arrow newsletter, and now writes about and photographs sports cars, Indy cars, Formula 1, MotoGP, NASCAR, Formula Drift, Red Bull Global Rallycross - in addition to her first love of NHRA drag racing. A specialty is a particular admiration for the people that build and tune drag racing engines.
Can it really be 50 years since Mario Andretti arrived at Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s Victory Lane to get a smooch from car owner Andy Granatelli, after winning his one and only Indianapolis 500?
In its ongoing efforts to bring new fans and competitors to Pro Stock, NHRA will have four additional tests of Mountain Motor Pro Stock cars during the 2019 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season.
Carlos Ghosn’s meteoric rise in the automotive business is over. His plunge is just beginning, as he sits in a Japanese jail, arrested for fraudulent financial dealings, under-reporting his income while being the chairman of Nissan, Renault, and Mitsubishi.
NHRA’s official Harley-Davidson Pro Stock Motorcycle team Vance & Hines has announced it will add three-time category champion Angelle Sampey to the fold for the first four races of the Mello Yello 2019 season.
Scott Palmer, who has raced Tommy Thompson Motorsports’ Top Fuel dragster in NHRA Mello Yello competition the last three seasons and earned his spot in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs the past two years, returns to competition again next year.
The upcoming Rolex 24 at Daytona boasts a Formula 1 world champion, IndyCar titleholders, NASCAR stars and reigning champions of the sports car organization founded by John Bishop in 1969. And one guy without legs.
Less than two weeks after being celebrated as cover boy for Drag Illustrated magazine’s fourth “30 Under 30” issue, Blake Alexander dropped a bombshell on team owner Bob Vandergriff.
It’s official: NAPA Auto Parts and Ron Capps will be racing together again, searching for their second NHRA Mello Yello Funny Car championship together after securing their first in 2016.