First order of business: We are LIVE at zMAX Dragway this weekend for the Carolina Nationals! Follow me, @ToniLMontgomery and @Frontstretch for updates and photos of all the action. Where has 2016 gone? It seems the year was just starting fresh for everyone in Pomona and yet here we are, six races from the end, …
Lots of storylines going in, lots of storylines coming out which means it’s time to digest some of what happened over a very busy long holiday weekend in Indianapolis at the Big Go. For starters, there was the Traxxas Nitro Shootout. Interesting observation: the ladies did quite well as Leah Pritchett faced off against teammate …
It’s the biggest weekend of the year coming up for the NHRA, the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, and there are a number of storylines to follow. First, this weekend is the final race of the regular season. After the U.S. Nationals, the Countdown fields for the four professional classes will be locked in and point …
It was a nice run for KB Racing, but all things end eventually. It would appear that something resembling parity has arrived in the Pro Stock ranks. It’s just in time for the start of the Countdown coming up, when points will be reset and everyone can catch up to their long-gone rivals. It could …
Last week NHRA announced that Justin “Big Chief” Shearer would compete in the Pro Mod class at the U.S. Nationals with his “Crowmod” race car. The response has been, as you might expect, interesting. First, from the Shearer side of the equation, have come the complaints that Big Chief has sold out, cozying up to …
There seems to be a disconnect between the popularity of female drivers in contrast to their marketability that has never quite made sense. It has been the case across all motorsports, not just in NHRA, but I was reminded of it again recently. Sending articles out through social media provides an informal analytic of popularity. Mention Leah Pritchett …
John Force has been no stranger to making history in his storied career and he has the opportunity to do so once again this weekend. Force won the first two legs of the Western Swing in Denver and Sonoma and enters Seattle as the only driver with a chance to complete the sweep this year. …
Over the last few years in motorsports, when someone lost a sponsor, it may or may not have been said outright, but you knew a team was on deathwatch. It didn’t matter how many times they put out announcements saying they were looking for new partners and were optimistic they’d find them. You just knew …
This weekend, the NHRA gets its first big chance at headlining live on the big network. It will stand on its own, with no lead-in from NASCAR, a situation enjoyed a few other times this year while on FS1. The sport will be the star of the show, anchoring Sunday afternoon on its own for the first time on FOX, …
Chalk it up to loss of sponsorship, retirement, a desire to just do something else, but whatever the case, a couple of the professional classes, mostly Top Fuel and Pro Stock, have lost a few former full-time competitors. Indeed, several times both classes have had short fields, not even mustering 16 cars this year. While …
Chicago got its origins as a hub between the East and the West back in the 1800s, and for the NHRA, at least, it’s still serving the same purpose. It’s the site of this weekend’s K&N Filters Route 66 NHRA Nationals, the final stop before the famed Western Swing. That must mean that the regular …
The Mello Yello Series Pro classes of Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle may be the primary focus of Nitro Shots, but there’s always room to share some love with some of the other racers you might see at an event. Pro Mod is also a professional class that runs a 10 race schedule …
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