Two races in and John Force Racing has already both enjoyed good fortune and suffered the worst of racing luck as well. At the season-opener in Pomona, Top Fuel driver Brittany Force lost control or her dragster and made hard contact with the wall, destroying the car and sending Force to the hospital where she …
While the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series slumbered during the off-season this year, the sad news came that NHRA legend Bob Glidden passed away after a short illness at the age of 73. “Everyone in the NHRA community is saddened to learn the news of Bob’s passing,”NHRA President Peter Clifford said. “He was a …
Welcome to 2018! Nitro Shots is back for another season to bring you a midweek NHRA drag racing fix. First things first, what happened over the off-season. Let’s get caught up on some of the big headlines. For starters, a few drivers called it a career and will not be returning to full-time competition in …
That’s a wrap on the 2017 season. No more races remain on the schedule and champions have been crowned. Congratulations to Brittany Force, Robert Hight, Bo Butner and Eddie Krawiec. This list is a little surprising. Who would have thought there wouldn’t be a Don Schumacher driver holding at least one championship trophy when the season …
The stage has been set, we’ve already talked about the championship battles, and now all that remains is to go in and fight it out one more time for the big trophies in Pomona this weekend. Once the smoke clears, the world of NHRA drag racing will go quiet as the off-season begins. It won’t, …
Penultimate is a fancy word meaning the second from last. In this case, it refers to where we are in the NHRA season, having just finished the penultimate event of 2017 in Las Vegas, with just the final event in Pomona left to go in two weeks. One class, Pro Mod, has wrapped up for …
The Mello Yello Series professional classes have two races remaining to decide a championship, with only Las Vegas and Pomona left to close out the 2017 season. Steady Eddie Krawiec, who turned on the power at just the right time this season, has the best cushion with a 107 point lead over LE Tonglet in …
In case you were under a rock somewhere and missed the highlight reel from last weekend’s AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals, Top Fuel points leader Steve Torrence blew a left rear tire on his dragster, which catapulted him straight into the wall, destroying his car in the second round of eliminations. With Torrence done in the …
The NHRA has a way of dropping big news stories after I’ve already submitted my offering for the week, leaving me to have to talk about things a week out, but that’s exactly what we’re going to do because the announcement of the new Pro Stock qualifying procedures for 2018 bears some sort of mention …
The racers are taking a little break before resuming their respective championship hunts in Texas next week, but there are still many news stories to get caught up on, even if there isn’t any on track action this week. First up is a shuffling of race dates during next season’s Countdown. Charlotte traditionally kicks off …
I frequently try to encourage my NASCAR colleagues here at Frontstretch to expand their horizons and take in an NHRA race. OK, technically, by his own admission, Matt McLaughlin is not new to drag racing, but I’ll take it. If you haven’t read his column from this week, I encourage you to do so. I …
Before anything else, let me say thanks again to Pete McCole for filling in so wonderfully while I was away on vacation. I’ve returned just in time for the start of the championship Countdown. All four of the Mello Yello professional classes will run the next six events to determine champions starting this weekend with the …
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