This week the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series returns to some new old territory, visiting Virginia Motorsports Park near Richmond for the first time since 2009 for a national event. That makes this trip an interesting one, as the more experienced drivers on the circuit have been to the …
Read More »Nitro Shots: The History of the Safety Safari
You probably take some of what they do for granted — that is if you even know the extent of what they do. The NHRA Safety Safari is known as one of the best trackside safety teams in all of motorsports. You know about their rescue work, coming to the …
Read More »Nitro Shots: Recapping the Monday Action
First things first, since the Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals from Topeka were interrupted by rain on Sunday, we did not get to give you the traditional recap in our Pace Laps column this week, so we’ll take care of that here. By the time the action wrapped up on Monday, …
Read More »Pace Laps: NASCAR’s All-Star Race Aerodynamic Experiment
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: All-Star Race Package Shows Promise Typically, the All-Star Race held a week ahead of the longest event on the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series schedule, turns into a glorified test session for teams preparing for the Coca-Cola 600. The result is often lackluster action that …
Read More »Nitro Shots: Quarterly Report
Here we are, seven races down, 17 to go. That’s just over one-quarter of the way through the 2018 season. Teams hit on good combinations at any point in the year, and typically, because of the Countdown, the ones that do it in the final quarter end up with a …
Read More »Nitro Shots: Diversity Success
On a weekend the NHRA decided to honor female competitors, it’s extremely fitting that female drivers swept the Nitro categories, with Leah Pritchett taking the Top Fuel win and Courtney Force tops in Funny Car. It served to drive home a point the NHRA was trying to make about not …
Read More »Nitro Shots: Courtney Force is the Perfect Fit for Advance Auto Parts
Courtney Force got her 2018 season off to a strong start, winning the second race out in Phoenix. It also marked her first win with sponsor Advance Auto Parts on board, an occasion the John Force Racing team marked by presenting some of Advance’s executives with the Wally trophies from …
Read More »NHRA Qualifying Complete for NGK Spark Plugs 4-Wide Nationals
After two days of qualifying runs, the field is set for the NGK Spark Plugs 4-Wide Nationals from zMAX Dragway in Charlotte, NC. This is the second of two 4-Wide events for the NHRA Mello Yello Series this year. Sisters Brittany and Courtney Force held on through Saturday’s two rounds …
Read More »Nitro Shots: Where All the Cool Kids Are
The latest driver to declare intentions for the NHRA E3 Spark Plugs Pro Mod Series is Oklahoman standout, Keith Haney. Haney will join the tour for three events this year with backing from Summit Racing Equipment. The first event on his schedule will be Topeka, next month. That’s also notable …
Read More »Pace Laps: So Close, Yet So Far for Martin Truex Jr. & Noah Gragson
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: So Close, Yet So Far for Martin Truex Jr. – Kyle Busch scored his third-straight win at Richmond Raceway, joining Kevin Harvick to account for six victories in nine races this season. But perhaps what was more surprising was that it was Martin Truex Jr. …
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