Fan voting opened as of Thursday, February 5 for the K&N Horsepower Challenge, a special bonus event for the NHRA Pro Stock Class. The all-star event will take place on Saturday, April 11, during the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals weekend at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Drivers qualify by accumulating points from qualifying points. …
Kalitta Motorsports has announced that long-time associate sponsor Red Line Oil has stepped up to be the primary sponsor of the Top Fuel Dragster driven by J.R. Todd at select events this season beginning with the Circle K Winternationals this weekend in Pomona. “Red Line’s closest relationship in racing is with the Kalitta organization,” said …
Yesterday’s preview covered the Nitro divisions, so today’s edition will give a look at the Pro Stock category and touch on the Pro Stock Motorcycles. Pro Stock All eyes were surely on the Pro Stock category the last time the Mello Yello Drag Racing Series visited Pomona at the end of 2014. It came down to …
Days are getting longer, winter is hopefully winding down, and football season has come to an end. What does all that mean? It means it’s time for racing season! The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series hits the track at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona this weekend for the Circle K NHRA Winternationals, so in …
NHRA announced an increase to the penatlies levied against teams in the Top Fuel and Funny Car categories for causing an oildown during the 2015 season. Penalties for other classes will remain the same as 2014. Oildowns and the subsequent cleanup cause significant delays in the racing action, something NHRA sees as detrimental to the …
Alan Johnson Racing announced today that they will field a car for driver Shawn Langdon at the Circle K Winternationals in Pomona next weekend. After the sudden departure of Al-Anabi Racing in the closing days of 2014, who unexpectedly announced the cessation of support of all North American racing ventures for 2015, the future of …
Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser will be honored by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Firestone during the 45th anniversary of his first 500 win at “Legends Day Honoring Al Unser presented by Firestone” on Saturday, May 23. Unser, who won the race in 1970, 1971, 1978, ad 1987 will be recognized during the Public …
INDYCAR announced today that Brian Barnhart, Vice President of Competition, has been named Race Director for 2015. The three-steward Race Control system implemented in 2014, in which all in-race penalties must be approved by 2/3 vote of the three stewards officiating at each event, will remain in place and will be one of the areas …
NHRA today announced the “Baptism by Nitro” campaign that will run through the 2015 season and encourages fans coming to the track to bring along a friend or family member who has never experienced live Mello Yellow Series Drag Racing before. NHRA’s nitro divisions, Top Fuel and Funny Car, feature 10,000 horsepower vehicles that make …
The Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals is the most prestigious event of the year in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, so the competition committee is sweetening the pot with a points increase for competitors. Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle racers will now earn points on a point-and-a-half scale for …
Fans of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will be treated to five live elimination shows during the 2015 season as part of more than 100 hours of programming for the series on ESPN and ESPN2. Finals from the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte on March 29, the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals …
John Force Racing and Chevrolet announced today that the team will campaign three Chevrolet Camaro Funny Cars along with the JFR Top Fuel Dragster beginning with the 2015 season. “John Force is a champion and a legend both on and off the track, as a driver and as a team owner,” said Jim Campbell, Chevrolet …
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