Torrence Relishes Hard-Won Top Fuel Title
Will Steve Torrence run the table in this year’s NHRA Countdown to the Championship?
Articles by Anne Proffit
Is Doom and Gloom the Future of Pro Stock?
Some of the big names in Pro Stock are eyeing greener passages. Tanner Grey announced mid-season that he was leaving after the championship and no Bo Butner has joined the exodus. Does this spell the end of that NHRA class?
NHRA Heads for Sin City
There are still two races remaining in the NHRA’s Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, this coming weekend in Las Vegas and two weeks hence at Pomona, Calif. Nothing is a given right now, especially with points-and-a-half up for grabs at the finale.
NHRA’s California Hot Rod Reunion Combines Racing and Nostalgia
A highlight of this weekend’s surfeit of nostalgia and racing is the Friday evening
Drive Toward a Cure Teams Up to Honor Bullitt in a “Timely” Fashion
Bullitt – 50 years on and this film still elicits the love. The non-profit Drive Toward a Cure charitable organization, working to find a cure for Parkinson’s disease, teams with BRM Chronographes and Hunziker Design in honoring not only the film, but the owner of the recently rediscovered original 1968 Ford “Bullit” Mustang.
Lexus Severs Ties with 3GT Racing
One door closes and another opens. Lexus has announced it has pulled away from a partnership with 3GT Racing, awarding it to a newly minted squad, AIM VASSER SULLIVAN.
Toyota Nails Fifth Straight Formula DRIFT Manufacturer’s Title
Without even turning a wheel in the season finale, Toyota Racing conquered the Formula DRIFT Black Magic Pro Championship (FD), taking its fifth consecutive manufacturer championship.
Giving Women the Right Opportunities
Earlier in the week, the FIA announced a new spec series for women hoping to attain open-wheel chops, aiming toward Formula 1 or its ancillary series.
Three Down, Three to Go for NHRA Countdown to the Championship
As teams encamp at zMAX Dragway for the NHRA Carolina Nationals, drying out after battling the dregs of Hurricane Michael, it’s time to look at who’s hot and who’s not.
Courtney Force Needs a Storm Surge to Capture Championship
Courtney Force, the youngest daughter of team owner and 16-time NHRA Mello Yello Funny Car champion John Force, entered the series’ six-race Countdown to the Championship playoffs seeded No. 1. Since then, it’s been goose eggs for NHRA’s most successful female driver.