Call him Downtown Antron Brown.
That's where the Matco Tools-Aaron's Dragster driver was in Indianapolis this past week, when amid all the football and Hollywood celebrities in the Hoosier capital for the Super Bowl at Lucas Oil Stadium, fans gave him shout-outs.
"We went to downtown Indianapolis on Thursday to check out the NFL Experience and I was recognized by the fans down there," Brown said. "That gets you amped up to start rac [...]
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Whether NHRA’s competition/rules committee will approve the innovative fully-enclosed canopy Tony Schumacher used in testing last month at Palm (Fla.) International Raceway is unknown.
Jay Payne has had more than his share of bad-to-the-bone Pro Modifieds but his latest toy from Dennis Burnevik's Sinned Customs might just be his finest to date. This newest member of the Bowtie Brigade will hit the track at the NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla., coming up in March.
Lee Beard's presence on a race team makes the rest of the crew stand a little straighter and taller.
Glen Gray, NHRA’s Vice President, Technical Operations, confirmed to Competition Plus Thursday, Tony Schumacher’s Top Fuel dragster can’t be equipped with its innovative fully-enclosed canopy at the season’s first two races, the Winternationals ( [...]
The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum presented by Automobile Club of Southern California is hosting some fun and free activities for race fans during the 52nd annual O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals, Thursday, Feb. 9 – Sunday, Feb. 12. Visit the [...]
One of Canada’s most successful drag racers will be returning to the Pro Modified Racing Association in 2012.
Matt Hagan, the reigning NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Funny Car champion, will carry special Mopar® graphics on his Mopar-powered Dodge Charger R/T for Don Schumacher Racing (DSR) in five events this season.
Automotive Racing Products, Inc. has added 18 new bore sizes to its line of tapered ring compressors, bringing the total to 119. These include 77 SAE sizes that range from 3.552" to 4.750" and 42 Metric models from 75mm to 95.5 mm.
Innovative Racing Components (IRC) has a new line of Wheelie Bar Wheels. After more than a year of testing, IRC Wheelie Bar Wheels are now available to the masses. Precision machined in the USA from billet aluminum and surrounded by a poured urethane rubber that is groun [...]
The newest turbo to be added to our Entry Level line, the 5831 MFS (PN PTB003-5831) is capable of producing up to 585 horsepower and features a Machined From Solid (MFS) compressor wheel for an added boost of performance!
As anyone on the business side of sports marketing will testify, getting a sponsor to mobilize and activate at events is one of the most important elements to insure that they get the most out of their market [...]
The introduction of an all-new carburetor, especially in this millennium, has become increasingly rare. But Demon Carburetion has done just that. Named the 625 Street Demon, it is engineered for hot rods with stock to mildly modified engines.
Don Schumacher Racing will not be able to start the 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season with its innovative fully enclosed canopy on Tony Schumacher's U.S. Army Top Fuel Dragster until NHRA completes further inspection of the revolutionary compon [...]
NHRA officials announced today that Mark Lyle, long-time starter in NHRA’s Division 6 and a certified team member of the NHRA Safety Safari presented by AAA, has been named the official NHRA Chief Starter, one of the most storied positions in all of NHRA Drag Racing. The [...]
McLeod Racing and Boninfante Friction have joined forces to create the ultimate 10” street clutch for the ultra-high horsepower cars from 800 to 1,500 horsepower. This is a fully CNC-machined 6061 T-6 aluminum construction utilizing t [...]
Stress is like a shadow for John Force. No matter which way he stands or steps, that silhouette of anxiety lurks. But earlier this week, one unexpected ray of light radiated around Force and eliminated that shadow -- John Medlen.
Grace Howell and the Cunningham Motorsports Team completed a successful test session in Florida last week and are gearing up for one final session prior to the NHRA Winternationals.
Morgan Lucas appeared on the verge of strutting into that ultra-elite tier of Top Fuel racers a year ago when he won the National Hot Rod Association's season-opening Winternationals. He was finally turning that corner.
It’s hard for a race team to have higher expectations for the 2012 Pacific Street Car Association series when the ’11 season ended with them hoisting the PSCA Pro Street championship, but that’s exactly what Maggio Motorsports is planning. A year tha [...]
After a decade long absence, championship drag racing is returning to Adelaide.
Morgan Lucas has a message for all the anonymous cyber-gossipers and rumormongers: Shawn Langdon had no team orders to hand Morgan Lucas any victories.
Darren Morgan’s ANDRA Pro Series Top Fuel Championship gained a big boost with a runner up performance in the third round at the Perth Motorplex.
Australian Top Doorslammer Champion John Zappia took the win in the first of three rounds in the eighth mile Slamfest Series organized by Pro Modified Australia, with a super consistent performance.
CompetitionPlus.com has uncovered another classic drag racing video gem.
Be careful what you ask for because you just might get it. This is the lesson four-time NHRA fuel champion Gary Scelzi learned in popular S#!+SCELZI SAYS show on CompetitionPlusAudio.com. Scelzi will spend much of this show answering a great portion of listener feedback.
Funny Car veteran, Terry Haddock and Jenna Reich are engaged to be married. Haddock popped the question Saturday, January 21 on a romantic carriage ride through Austin, Texas.