NHRA’s annual trip to Minnesota and Brainerd International Raceway has gotten a bit more interesting, thanks to Kruckeberg Industries and its D-Wagon product, bringing a FuelTech Pro Mod shootout specialty race to Brainerd this August. This marks the first ever specialty race for Pro Mod, occurring during the 2022 season.
The face of international motorsports is in a state of flux, with changes to most series occurring in the next few years as sanctioning bodies prepare for a world with less fossil fuels propelling racing cars. Formula 1, for instance will be moving to new technical regulations in 2026 that introduce synthetic fuel. INDYCAR will be utilizing KERS energy recycling with hybrids in 2024, once supply chain issues have been resolved.
NASCAR has announced three new members to its Hall of Fame for 2023, as well as a Landmark Award for this 13th class. New inductees are Matt Kenseth, Kirk Shelmerdine and Hershel McGriff.
For the past few years, the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) has allowed exhibition runs of pure electric vehicles during its national events.
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Signaling another return to the “normal” of pre-COVID-19 activities, the 34th annual Seal Beach Classic Car Show in Seal Beach, California took place on Saturday, April 30th as more than 500 classic cars and trucks – and their proud owners – lined the streets of this Pacific Ocean-adjacent town to celebrate all things automotive.
There was plenty to talk about after Houston and leading into Charlotte1 and the Circle K Four-Wide Nationals, the second and final four-wide of the year.
The NTT INDYCAR SERIES and Indianapolis Motor Speedway are, once again, shaking up qualifying for this year’s 106th Indianapolis 500, scheduled to take place on Sunday, May 29th on the historic 2.5-mile oval.
One of open wheel racing’s nicest drivers has left the building. Ted Prappas, who was a mainstay in the smaller formulae, making a single start at the Indianapolis 500 in 1992, died after a quick bout with colon cancer.
NHRA’s Pro Mod Series has long been a category looking for a sponsor. It’s gone through a few, E3 Spark Plugs being the most notable, but there hasn’t been the proper amount of stickum for one of the most exciting on-track simultaneous displays of horsepower and panache.
This weekend marks the finale for yet another NHRA racetrack as Houston Raceway Park hosts the Camping World Drag Racing Series for a 35th and last running of the NHRA SpringNationals.
