Nitro Shots: Fathers & Sons
Last Sunday was Father’s Day, which carries significant meaning in a sport as heavily family oriented as drag racing. Clay Millican was a six-time champion in IHRA’s … Continue Reading
Nitro Shots: Odds & Ends
The NHRA announced the 2018 schedule last week, and other than a few dates jostling around at the beginning of the summer stretch, it’s pretty … Continue Reading
Nitro Shots: President for a Day
If you could be NHRA President for a day, what would you do? On the surface, that seems like an easy question and lots of … Continue Reading
Nitro Shots: Nitro A-Go-Go or Just Go?
Nitro cars are the bread and butter of the professional levels of NHRA drag racing. They are placed as the biggest stars, on the biggest … Continue Reading
Nitro Shots: The Most Popular Guy in the Sport
Hockey has the Stanley Cup. The Daytona 500 has the Harley J. Earl trophy. This being the month of May, there are a number of … Continue Reading
Nitro Shots: NHRA Superpowers & Underdogs
In Pro Stock last year, NHRA superpowers emerged in KB Racing. Over in Pro Stock Motorcycle, it’s been the Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson team since the earth cooled — … Continue Reading
Nitro Shots: Daredevils in Fast Cars
The J&A Services NHRA Pro Mod division joined the other professional classes of the sport and made their four-wide debut last weekend, and it was … Continue Reading
Friday Qualifying Complete at Four-Wide Nationals
NHRA Four-Wide Nationals weekend is underway at the zMAX Dragway out in Charlotte. And a familiar last name, Force, tops the outstanding lineup you’ll see. Courtney Force … Continue Reading
Nitro Shots: All In The Dysfunctional Family
Sure the racing was exciting this past weekend, but as is always the case when they happen, the big buzz was about the fight. In … Continue Reading
Nitro Shots: What’s a Champion Have to Do?
Last week I passed along the news that Shawn Langdon was moving to Kalitta Motorsports to drive a third Top Fuel entry effective immediately. The … Continue Reading