News, how tos, information, updates, interviews and events forall drag racing series and classes including the NHRA, IHRA, and the Sportsman, Pro Stock, Top Fuel, Funny Car and Top Fuel Motorcycle classes.
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.
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.
Fontana’s Auto Club Speedway is on track to make a long awaited return to drag racing in 2014!
![[VIDEO] Rick Schnell and the World's Quickest Flathead Dragster](https://www.racingjunk.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/the-slider-376x206.jpg)
On August 25, 2013, Rick Schnell’s flathead dragster, known as the “Slider”, roared down the quarter-mile drag strip at Brainerd International Raceway to set a record (as far as we know) of fastest flathead in the world.
![[VIDEO] Five Things That Can Go Wrong With Your Race Car](https://www.racingjunk.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rpm_e_hight_gb1_600-376x206.jpg)
Every time we get ready to punch the pedal when the yellows go out on the tree or the flag drops, there’s always that nagging thought, “What if X goes wrong?”
Tom Bailey, from Lake Orion, Michigan, blurred the line between full-race and full-street while competing at Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week event this past September.
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.
The 2013 Holley LS Fest proved again to be anything than your average car show! This year’s event was held Sept. 6-8th at Holley’s home town track, the historic and beautiful Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green, KY.
![[VIDEO] ATI Camaro Sets New NHRA Super Stock Record](https://www.racingjunk.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/safe_image-376x206.jpg)
ATI Performance announced recently that their COPO Camaro #008 set the new class record for the NHRA Super Stock A/Automatic category.
NHRA Funny Car’s John Force and Top Fuel driver Shawn Langdon both widened their points leads and edged closer to world championship titles by racing to victories on Sunday at the 29th annual Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.
