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Motorsports Hall of Fame of America fetes Linda Vaughn, First Lady of Motorsports
The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America recently saluted Linda Vaughn, the First Lady of Motorsports, with a proclamation for Linda Vaughn Day, Sept. 19.
The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America recently saluted Linda Vaughn, the First Lady of Motorsports, with a proclamation for Linda Vaughn Day, Sept. 19. Vaughn previously was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2019.
The proclamation reads…
Pep Boys NHRA Nationals FOX broadcast delivers record audience of 1.6 million
Sunday’s NHRA on FOX television coverage from the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals, which was the NHRA’s NFL adjacent broadcast, delivered 1,678,000 viewers, making it the most-viewed NHRA telecast record.
Sunday’s NHRA on FOX television coverage from the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals, which was the NHRA’s NFL adjacent broadcast, delivered 1,678,000 viewers, making it the most-viewed NHRA telecast record.
That is up 150,000 viewers (10%) from the…
Tricky Tipster: Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals
The Countdown to the Championship heats up this weekend at the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals, the second of six races in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series playoffs. Tricky Tipster, NHRA's in-house oddsmaker, has tabbed Brittany Force, Robert Hight, and Erica Enders as the favorites.
The Countdown to the Championship delivered as advertised last week in Reading with wins by favorites Robert Hight, Erica Enders, and Joey Gladstone as well as a surprise Top Fuel victory by Austin Prock. Now, drivers who did not win, or at least…
Erwin, Scott, Hildebrant, Couch, Tilson capture Division 4 Summit championships
Todd Erwin, Jason Scott, Jason Hildebrant, Cody Couch, and Bryan Tilson all punched their tickets for the Summit National Championship battle later this year in Las Vegas with big wins at the Division 4 Summit Series Finals in Ardmore, Okla.
The following are Saturday's final results from the 2022 NHRA Summit Racing Series South Central Division Finals:
SUPER PRO
Todd Erwin, dragster, 4.480, 154.43 def. Chuck Wier,'67 Chevy II, 6.522, 103.90.
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Division 3's Keil, Buchanan, Ellison, Collier, Sheppeard headed to Las Vegas title bash
Carl Keil, AJ Buchanan, Caleb Ellison, Garreth Sheppeard, and Steven Collier won the Division 3 Summit Series FInals and will represent the division at the Summit National Championship later this fall in Las Vegas.
The following are Saturday's final results from the 2022 NHRA Summit Racing Series North Central Division Finals:
SUPER PRO
Carl Keil, Rossford, Ohio, '15 Dragster, 4.790, 142.96 def. Michael Sturgill, Beavercreek, Ohio…
Nitro Time Machine: Ron Capps gets huge playoff win at 2018 Charlotte race
With then crew chief Rahn Tobler at the helm, Ron Capps scored a crucial Countdown to the Championship victory in Funny Car at the 2018 fall Charlotte event.
Robert and Richard Phillips, Saisi, and Lee, pace winners at Sacramento
The climate gods blessed the weekend with benevolent weather, giving over 170 drag racers pleasant conditions at Sacramento Raceway and a chance to snatch one of the 10 gold Wallys up for grabs as the 2022 Heritage Racing Series winds down with only one race remaining on the schedule
by Stephen Justice
The climate gods blessed the weekend with benevolent weather (no triple-digit heat) giving over 170 drag racers pleasant conditions at Sacramento Raceway and a chance to snatch one of the 10 gold…
Championship dreams are up for grabs as NHRA returns to zMAX Dragway
The stakes will be raised for the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series’ second race of the season at zMAX Dragway, as a critical Countdown to the Championship victory will be on the line at the Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals on Sept. 23-25.
The stakes will be raised for the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series’ second race of the season at zMAX Dragway, as a critical Countdown to the Championship victory will be on the line at the upcoming Betway NHRA Carolina Nationals on Sept. 23-25…
Brittany Force's nightmare parts failure on race day
Listen in as Crew Chief David Grubnic diagnoses Top Fuel points leader Brittany Force's round-two engine explosion at the 2022 Pep Boys NHRA Nationals.
Watch Austin Prock use throttle control to beat Antron Brown in Reading
Even in the brutal-horsepower world of Top Fuel drag racing, driver finesse plays a role in round wins on race day as eventual race winner Austin Prock proved in this semifinal battle with Antron Brown at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals.
Bowen, Krabill score nitro victories at Nitro Nationals in Tulsa
Shawn Bowen and Kris Krabill scored nitro-class wins at the Nitro Nationals NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series event at Tulsa Raceway Park.
Final-round results from the Nitro Nationals NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series event at Tulsa Raceway Park.
TOP FUEL
Shawn Bowen, Goodrich, Mich., 5.936, 211.93 def. Adam Sorokin, 6.019, 193.40
FUNNY CAR
Kris…
First-time winners Veale, Voight lead the charge at Pep Boys NHRA Nationals
In addition to the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series action at Maple Grove Raceway, eight Lucas Oil Series winners were also crowned in competition at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals, including first-time winners Jeff Veale and Ken Voight.
In addition to the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series action at Maple Grove Raceway, eight Lucas Oil Series winners were also crowned in competition at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals.
Canadian Jeff Veale, who had raced since the Gatornationals in…
Five things we learned at the Pep Boys NHRA Nationals
With sellout crowds, picture-perfect weather, and an awe-inspiring setting to open the Countdown to the Championship, race fans got to witness a little bit of everything this weekend at Maple Grove Raceway.
With sellout crowds, picture-perfect weather, and an awe-inspiring setting to open the Countdown to the Championship, the playoffs are off and running in 2022 and race fans got to witness a little bit of everything this weekend at Maple Grove…