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.
NHRA and its teams have been working on plans to make sure fans are included in its 75th anniversary season, one that kicks off the first weekend of March 5-8 on the Gainesville, Florida Gainesville Raceway dragstrip.
Last week the news erupted that two-time NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Funny Car champion Austin Prock had left John Force Racing, where he secured his two back-to-back titles, and gone to Tasca Racing
Austin Prock, the two-time consecutive Funny Car champion with John Force Racing and Chevrolet, together with his father Jimmy and brother Thomas, are joining Ford stalwarts Tasca Racing.
Always looking for a new way to sate his racing need to feed creative juices, Tony Stewart – Smoke to most of us – has joined, or maybe rejoined the NASCAR circuit. For at least one race and for good reason.
Orlando Speed World Dragway, an NHRA member track, has decided to ban fully electric vehicles from competition, including test and tune days. The Dragway says they’re making this decision for safety reasons.
On December 23, 2025, the IHRA announced the acquisition of the historic dragstrip at Millington, TN, formerly known as Memphis International Raceway and Memphis Motorsports Park.