Nitro Shots: Sleeping on the Couch?
If you watched the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals last weekend from Brainerd, you were treated to something you can pretty much only find in the …
Nitro Shots
Nitro Shots: The Opening Act
This space is generally devoted to the Mello Yello Series classes, the pros in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle. Then, …
Nitro Shots: Countdown Critical
With the Western Swing of the NHRA schedule in the books, just two races remain before the start of the Countdown to the championship. Some …
Nitro Shots: Bike Bragging Rights
This past weekend in Sonoma, alongside the regular race, the Pro Stock Motorcycle class held its annual all-star event: the Mickey Thompson Tires Pro Bike …
Nitro Shots: Odds and Ends
The NHRA has released the 2019 Mello Yello Series schedule and things are pretty much unchanged from the 2018 iteration. Richmond is back, the Countdown once …
Nitro Shots: Is Line Dancing Western Swing?
OK, not exactly line dancing, but it is time for the Western Swing — the NHRA’s annual three-race trip to the West Coast, which begins …
Nitro Shots: U.S. Military Marches Off Into the Sunset
While Air Force is still in NASCAR, the other military branches left the sport. The sponsorships were viewed as a poor use of taxpayer-backed advertising …
Nitro Shots: Dominance or Parity
Which would you rather see: a team and driver hit on a good combination and put together a brilliant season, dominating the competition, or would …
Nitro Shots: Why Does J.R.’s Car Say “Scott”?
If you pay attention, you’ll notice that the name “Scott” is always on the side of the Kalitta Motorsports DHL Funny Car currently driven by …
Nitro Shots: An Explosive Situation & Goodbye to a Legend
Cruz Pedregon was the latest victim this past weekend, but body-shredding explosions have been a consistent problem in Funny Car this season. John Force started …