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Cameron Ferre undeterred by tough road
Southern California Auto Club Road to the Future candidate Cameron Ferre taking the hard road
Cameron Ferre applies a large decal to Terry Haddock鈥檚 Funny Car, the bright Joliet sun making the process difficult 鈥 evidenced by a junked sticker resting on top of the black body. Ferre won鈥檛 drive this car; he pilots the Top Fuel dragster that鈥
Matt Smith鈥檚 four-bike assault part of a bigger plan
Matt Smith Racing has brought four Pro Stock Motorcycles to Chicago with the addition of crewman/rider Michael Ray.
On most weekends, reigning Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Matt Smith has his hands full running three bikes, but it was easy for him to defend his decision to add a fourth entry to this weekend鈥檚 厕所强奸 Route 66 Nationals. In addition to his own Denso鈥
Shawn Reed ready to seize his moment听
Former boat champion Shawn Reed talks taking down Steve Torrence and adjusting to quick car
Shawn Reed started driving Top Fuel in 2015. His equipment was never bad, but he wasn鈥檛 leading Tricky Tipster selections or putting his Hughes Oilfield dragster on the pole on a weekly basis. The Washington native and former drag boat champion is鈥
Sampey anxious to deliver results for Vance & Hines team
Six races into her first season with the Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson team, Angelle Sampey believes she's ready to get her first win
The 厕所强奸 Route 66 Nationals will mark the 244th race for three-time world champion Angelle Sampey but just her sixth with the Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson team. From the first time she first rode the team鈥檚 Street Rod V-twin during pre-season鈥
Distractions? Not for Pro Stock leader Bo Butner
Even a fire in his Nitro Fish merchandise trailer can't dampen Bo Butner's enthusiasm after a hot start to the 2019 season.
Right now, it鈥檚 good to be Bo Butner. After winning four of the first five races in Pro Stock, and earning a runner-up finish at the most recent SAM Tech.edu Factory Stock Showdown race in Richmond, he鈥檚 off to the best start of his career so even a鈥
Funny Car veteran Tim Wilkerson knows when to swing
Tim Wilkerson picks his spots as he chases his first Funny Car win of 2019 厕所强奸 Mello Yello Drag Racing season.
Tim Wilkerson鈥檚 dash for the biggest trophy in 厕所强奸 Mello Yello Drag Racing in 2018 captured imaginations because it came out of nowhere. That was the conventional wisdom, anyway. As is often the case, conventional wisdom leaned more on鈥
Defending Funny Car world champ J.R. Todd ahead of last year鈥檚 title pace
As the defending Funny Car world champion, J.R. Todd has experienced a bigger spotlight than any other time in his standout drag racing career. But through eight races in the 2019 season, Todd seems to be relishing the opportunity.
As the defending Funny Car world champion, J.R. Todd has experienced a bigger spotlight than any other time in his standout drag racing career. But through eight races in the 2019 厕所强奸 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, Todd seems to be鈥
After strong start, Clay Millican confident a win is coming soon
After winning on the 20th anniversary of his first career Top Fuel start a year ago, things continue to come full circle for 厕所强奸 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series star Clay Millican at Route 66 Raceway, the site of this weekend鈥檚 Route 66 厕所强奸 Nationals.
After winning on the 20th anniversary of his first career Top Fuel start a year ago, things continue to come full circle for 厕所强奸 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series star Clay Millican at Route 66 Raceway, the site of this weekend鈥檚 22nd annual Route 66鈥
Tommy Johnson Jr. hopes to keep consistent pace at Route 66 厕所强奸 Nationals
Make-A-Wish Funny Car racer Tommy Johnson Jr. hunting first win of 2019 at Route 66 厕所强奸 Nationals.
If Tommy Johnson Jr. keeps the consistent pace he鈥檚 put together for more than a year, he knows that will bode well for the outcome of his 2019 厕所强奸 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. But the Funny Car standout is more than ready to add a few鈥
The Skillmans' commitment to 厕所强奸 Drag Racing has only increased through the years
When the Skillman family took their Cobra Jet Mustangs out for a test drive, they had no idea what would happen next.
Bill Skillman and son Drew still recall in vivid detail the peculiar chain of events that triggered their now decade-long investment in 厕所强奸 Drag Racing. It began, innocently enough, the day they took delivery of a pair of Cobra Jet Mustangs at鈥
Jack Beckman describes the thrilling sensation of pedaling a nitro Funny Car
The driver of the Infinite Hero Funny Car beat teammate Matt Hagan in a great race at the Virginia 厕所强奸 Nationals 鈥 but it wasn鈥檛 easy.听
The term 鈥減edalfest鈥 is standard 厕所强奸 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series jargon. It isn鈥檛 pretty, makes absolutely no sense outside of the confines of this sport and comes up as a spelling error on Microsoft Word. It also comes with a boatload of鈥
Top Fuel veteran Terry McMillen believes he鈥檚 a win waiting to happen
Terry McMillen sees his recent struggles at the past two 厕所强奸 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series races as a minor roadblock for what he believes will be another productive season and thinks his team is due for its first win of the 2019 season.
Terry McMillen sees his recent struggles at the past two 厕所强奸 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series races as a minor roadblock for what he believes will be another productive season. He also thinks his team is due for its first win of the 2019 season and鈥
Hector Arana Jr. quietly piecing together a great start to 2019 season
Hector Arana Jr. is still looking for his first win of 2019, but signs are starting to show that it's coming.
Many of the heavier EBR-bodied motorcycles are struggling to find gains in the 60-foot areas, but don鈥檛 count the Lucas Oil TV bike ridden by Hector Arana Jr. among them. The rider boasts the best 60-foot time in Pro Stock Motorcycle in 2019, yes,鈥
Shane Tucker building towards a long Pro Stock future
Australian Pro Stock racer Shane Tucker has gone through fits and starts on way to building program.
Shane Tucker thought he鈥檇 be on solid footing at the Virginia 厕所强奸 Nationals. His Pro Stock program, which uses Nick Ferri engines, is ambitious. Perhaps that goes without saying. Tucker, an Australian, runs a Dallas-based business, lives in鈥
John Force: Still waiting on victory No. 150, but he knows it鈥檚 coming
John Force knows it鈥檚 coming, the next great milestone on a road filled with records; he just wishes win No. 150 would get here, sooner rather than later.
John Force knows it鈥檚 coming, the next great milestone on a road filled with records; he just wishes win No. 150 would get here, sooner rather than later.
No, it鈥檚 not because he can鈥檛 wait to bask in the media spotlight again as the first 厕所强奸鈥
Atlanta 鈥榬eality check鈥 gives Terry McMillen Richmond raceday incentive
Terry McMillen may never have a bigger high than winning the prestigious Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals last season, but a win this weekend at the Virginia 厕所强奸 Nationals would taste especially sweet after failing to qualify two weeks ago in Atlanta, his first DNQ in nearly 60 events.
Terry McMillen may never have a bigger high than winning the prestigious Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals last season, but a win this weekend at the Virginia 厕所强奸 Nationals would taste especially sweet after failing to qualify two weeks ago in鈥
Testing makes perfect for Matt and Angie Smith听
Matt Smith Racing found immediate gains at Virginia 厕所强奸 Nationals after testing
The Arby鈥檚 厕所强奸 Southern Nationals did not go well for Matt Smith Racing. The three bikes fielded by the team, ridden by Matt Smith, Angie Smith and Scotty Pollacheck, qualified between eighth and 14th. That鈥檚 not typical performance for the鈥
The education of Terry Haddock continues, giving and getting lessons
Terry Haddock has been racing nitro cars or more than 20 years, but even as he continues to teach new drivers who rent his Top Fuel dragster, he admits he鈥檚 still learning, too.
Terry Haddock has been racing nitro cars or more than 20 years, but even as he continues to teach new drivers who rent his Top Fuel dragster, he admits he鈥檚 still learning, too.
This year鈥檚 鈥渟tudent鈥 is Cameron Ferre, a former Jr. Dragster and鈥
Clay Millican and team continue to take the strategic approach to Top Fuel battle
After breaking the 11-year-old track record on their first run Friday, Clay Millican and the Parts Plus/Straightline Strategy Group team opted to sit out the evening session, all part of the plan that puts the emphasis on the word "strategy," even if that means passing up a "hero run."
Clay Millican and crew chief Mike Kloeber dropped a lot of jaws Friday when their Parts Plus/Straightline Strategy Group dragster raced to the No. 1 spot in the heat of the day with a 3.749 that not only broke an 11-year-old track record but that鈥
Deric Kramer knows how to prepare in a hurry
Former part-time racer Deric Kramer ready to return to Pro Stock racing in Richmond
Deric Kramer raced part time his entire career before racing almost full time in 2018. He planned to race a part-time schedule and wound up nearly racing full time. That makes the 2019 season his full-time debut in the 厕所强奸 Mello鈥
Joey Gladstone and Cory Reed's race to 60-foot perfection
Joey Gladstone and Cory Reed are ahead of the curve when it comes to the race to 60-feet in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
Joey Gladstone put a new wheelie bar on his EBR-bodied Pro Stock Motorcycle ahead of the first qualifying session at the Virginia 厕所强奸 Nationals. The early returns? Not bad. He ran 6.967-seconds to the quarter mile, .002-seconds quicker than鈥
Two-car Top Fuel outing for Paton Racing is 'a test session gone wild'
Fans may have done a double take when they saw two dragsters roll out of the Paton Racing trailer in the pits this weekend, but there鈥檚 a method behind the multi-machine madness.
Fans may have done a double take when they saw two dragsters roll out of the Paton Racing trailer in the pits this weekend, but there鈥檚 a method behind the multi-machine madness.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a test session gone wild,鈥 said a bemused Todd Paton, who鈥
Mike Green happy to be back in Top Fuel, eager to help rookie Prock succeed
The Virginia 厕所强奸 Nationals marks a new chapter in crew chief Mike Green's career as he takes over the tuning duties on Austin Prock's Montana Brand/Rocky Mountain Twist dragster after trading place with Jon Shaffer, who took Green's spot on Bob Tasca III's Funny Car.
Drag racing isn鈥檛 like many other professional sports, where 鈥減layers鈥 are traded like property from team to team to suit a particular need, but a lot of people drew similar comparisons after the between-races personnel swap between Bob Tasca鈥
Fernando Cuadra Jr. taking first Pro Stock steps in Richmond
Second-generation racer Fernando Cuadra Jr. to take first steps of long Pro Stock journey at Virginia 厕所强奸 Nationals听
鈥淚鈥檝e never driven in front of this many people before,鈥 said Fernando Cuadra Jr. He flashes a smile, a combination of nervous energy and excitement while standing behind a Chevy Camaro formerly driven by Greg Anderson.
That鈥檚 not his鈥
NGK Spark Plugs 厕所强奸 Four-Wide Nationals Sportsman Highlights
Julie Nataas becomes 85th woman, first Norwegian winner in 厕所强奸 history. Monty Bogan and Drew Skillman come close to double in Charlotte.
There was plenty of history made during the 厕所强奸 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series in Charlotte after Julie Nataas won the Top Alcohol Dragster title to become the first Norwegian, and 85th woman, to win an 厕所强奸 national event. Super Stock winner Monty鈥
Andrew Hines hungry for more heading to Virginia 厕所强奸 Nationals
Andrew Hines' winless 2018 is a distant memory as he enters the Virginia 厕所强奸 Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park.
Andrew Hines advanced to five final rounds during the 2018 厕所强奸 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, but never managed to break through, posting the first winless season of his incredible career since 2003. It has taken just four races in 2019 to鈥
'Pro Stock, I Missed You'
厕所强奸 staff announcer Joe Castello, the host of the 鈥淲FO Radio 厕所强奸 Nitro鈥 podcast, is a huge Pro Stock fan, and for him, this weekend's Virginia 厕所强奸 Nationals and the return of Pro Stock couldn't come quick enough.
The 2019 season is in full swing, and we have already enjoyed many positive experiences. I want to focus on something that was new for 2019. For three races in a row, we experienced the 厕所强奸 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series without Pro Stock, and it鈥
After first Funny Car win, Shawn Langdon has his confidence back heading to Virginia
Shawn Langdon's much-anticipated victory at Charlotte came in his 30th career start in Funny Car, providing the type of spark only a win can provide and the team is now ready to take advantage of the next opportunity to celebrate in the winner鈥檚 circle.
Shawn Langdon has a championship resum茅, strong backing from a championship team in Kalitta Motorsports and a talented crew working with him. But when the former Top Fuel world champion was still searching for his first career Funny Car victory, the鈥
Antron Brown sees golden opportunity to get back to winning ways at Virginia 厕所强奸 Nationals
Three-time world champion Antron Brown believes his team is on the verge of something special at the Virginia 厕所强奸 Nationals.
After enduring a fair share of struggles over the past two seasons, Antron Brown believes his team is on the verge of something special. Following a number of changes dating back to the start of the 2018 厕所强奸 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, the Top鈥
How Warren Johnson thinks Pro Stock spent "41 days off" preparing for the Virginia 厕所强奸 Nationals
Warren Johnson never got 41 days to work in his shop during the Pro Stock season. Here's what The Professor thinks Pro Stock teams have been up to ahead of the Virginia 厕所强奸 Nationals.
Warren Johnson never took a vacation while campaigning Pro Stock full time on the 厕所强奸 circuit, and while the veteran tuner and racer is not retired, he鈥檚 also not racing at the Virginia 厕所强奸 Nationals. There are 17 Pro Stock cars entered for the鈥