Massey Wants to ‘Charge Up’ his Schumacher Fueler in 2014
Spencer Massey says, “It’s all about winning the championship.” For last three NHRA Mello Yello Top Fuel countdowns, Massey has been directly in the mix, […]
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Championship Aspirations Keeps Capps in the Racing Groove
Is Ron Capps poised to finally win that formal championship? Early preseason results suggest the answer might be yes.
NHRA Pre-Season Testing Kicks Off with Langdon, Brown, Capps and Force
The PRO Winter warm-up at the Palm Beach International Raceway was just a preview of coming attractions for the 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing season.
1000 Feet is the Way to Go
Fans of the National Hot Rod Association have been asking The Burnout: ‘Is 1/4–mile racing ever coming back to Top Fuel and Funny Car?’ We have an answer! (Sort of).
Christmas Memories from “The Fast Lane”
The daily hustle at the dragstrip is in the past for 2013 but NHRA drivers are still busier than ever with their own Christmas celebrations this week.
Are NHRA Drivers Athletes? We Asked Them! Take that McNabb!
The great American Nobel prize winning author, Ernest Hemingway was quoted as saying, “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.” So that means if racing is a sport, racers are athletes, right? Right?!?
Season Ending NHRA Race at Pomona Again Produces Memorable Finishes
The end of the 2013 NHRA Mello Yello Season at the Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona brought with it two new champions, the retirement of others, and the crowning of the four drag racing champions at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza.
Al-Anabi Racing and Landgon Looking and Lurking for First Top Fuel Championship
Shawn Langdon showed up in late January at the former Firebird International Raceway five years ago, fresh off his second NHRA Lucas Oil Super Comp world championship in preparation for a new career in the Top Fuel class with Morgan Lucas Racing.
Sweet 16 for Force; Smith Takes PSM Title at LVMS
Two of the four NHRA Mello Yello Championships wrapped up at Sunday’s Toyota NHRA Nationals with newly crowned champions, John Force and Matt Smith claiming race wins in front of the standing room only crowd on The Strip.
Hagan Again Feels the Force in Funny Car Championship Chase
Matt Hagan is having a great season with his Funny Car. Only legend John Force (and the inevitable challenges of the series) stand in his way of another championship.