Route 66 Raceway Hosts NHRA a 25th Time
Pro Stock is sitting out this weekend’s Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by PEAK, the 25th year of NHRA racing at Route 66 Raceway outside Chicago in Joliet, IL.
Pro Stock is sitting out this weekend’s Gerber Collision & Glass NHRA Route 66 Nationals presented by PEAK, the 25th year of NHRA racing at Route 66 Raceway outside Chicago in Joliet, IL.
There are now five NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series contests in the books; 15 more remain before champions are crowned at the season finale.
Sponsorship woes, weather issues and more prove to be some challenges as the NHRA competitors head deeper into the season.
NHRA’s first 4-wide competition of the 20-race Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season on The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway yielded quite a few surprises, as well as justification for some racers’ careers.
In addition to four qualifying sessions on offer both Friday and Saturday, this race features the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge that pits semifinalists from the prior race in a Saturday battle for extra Countdown to the Championship points and money
There were plenty of big numbers to talk about following the completion of NHRA’s 65th annual Lucas Oil Winternationals at In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip.
Fans swarmed Firebird Motorsports Park outside Phoenix, AZ to see the 40th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals, featuring the Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock stars of NHRA’s Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, Congruity Pro Mod Drag Racing Series and Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series.
The 40th annual Arizona NHRA Nationals begin this trek, just two weeks after the first – of 20 – national events at Gainesville Raceway in Florida.
With the first – of 20 – NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series events completed, it’s time to start thinking about competitors’ favorite part of the season: the Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge
Will these new rules entice more full-season squads to the water box with the carrot of added funding after the first 14 races are complete?