Crampton Secures 2018 Kalitta Motorsports Dragster Seat
Australian Richie Crampton, who drove the SealMaster dragster fielded by Kalitta Motorsports in the last seven races of 2017, has been retained for next year.
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NHRA Tinkers with Pro Stock. Again.
Give NHRA some credit – they’re trying to fix the issues they created with Pro Stock, which has lost popularity since the inception of the electronic fuel injection era two years ago.
Delectable Drivers at the 2017 LA Auto Show
AutoMobility, the Los Angeles Auto Show, now holds seminars and previews for media and supplier/manufacturers at the yearly event. While there were a few sedan/coupe offerings on the table this year, mostly it was CUVs, SUVs and even the return of a bus that kept the public interested.
2018 Jeep Wrangler Debuts at LA Auto Show
After waiting for updates to the most recent JK model, the 2018 Jeep Wrangler JL has arrived on the scene with no excuses.
Barnhart Joins Harding Racing
Beginning in mid-December, long-serving vice president of competition and head of race control Brian Barnhart will leave the Indianapolis-based Verizon IndyCar Series to take over the presidency of Harding Racing.
NHRA Crew Chief Shuffle
Race teams always look for the “unfair advantage.” It’s no different in NHRA drag racing, where the crew chief shuffle is in high gear this fall.
Adios NHRA Funny Car Laid-Back Headers
NHRA is intent on policing laid-back headers in its Mello Yello Funny Car category. Initially, they spoke of limiting the minimum angle of the headers to 32 degrees, but settled on 40 degrees to start the 2018 Mello Yello season.
Retire? Who, Me?
Three-time NHRA J&A Pro Mod Drag Racing Series champion Rickie Smith proclaimed, in 2016 after winning his third championship, that 2017 was going to be his absolute, final season of racing. Asked over and over and over again if he was serious, Smith emphatically said that yes, this is it for sure.
Dixon in Deep DooDoo with NHRA
Larry Dixon has been suspended indefinitely from the NHRA Mello Yello professional and Lucas Oil sportsman series following an NHRA rules violation.
NHRA Reverses One Ruling, Should Reverse Another
Just when we thought it was sensible to believe dictates that come from NHRA’s Glendora, Calif. offices, the sanctioning body has reversed its proclamation to shorten fields for Pro Stock in nine races during the 2018 season.