Many series use HANS Sliding Tethers System
What do drivers in NASCAR's premier series and the Formula 1 World Championship have in common with the weekend warriors on short tracks and drag strips? Drivers in all of … Read More
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What do drivers in NASCAR's premier series and the Formula 1 World Championship have in common with the weekend warriors on short tracks and drag strips? Drivers in all of … Read More
Tony Schumacher Tony Schumacher defeated Larry Dixon to score a class-record-tying fifth straight victory in Top Fuel and run his unbeaten streak at the 1,000-foot distance to 20 straight rounds … Read More
Internal Revenue Service agents raided the business office of Evan Knoll, president and chief executive of Torco Racing Fuels Inc. and one of drag racing’s biggest names. IRS spokesman Stephen … Read More
Tony Schumacher Tony Schumacher long ago locked up the top spot in the Countdown to the Championship, but the five-time NHRA POWERade champion isn’t about to cut his opponents any … Read More
As NHRA events have grown, the pit area has become increasingly congested, and as a result, the risk of operating auxiliary pit vehicles within certain areas populated by spectators has … Read More
To help preserve the legacy of his legendary son, Scott Kalitta, who died as a result of a high-speed racing accident in Englishtown June 21, Kalitta Motorsports team owner Connie … Read More
The NHRA Technical Department has announced that effective immediately in Funny Car, modification to the lower, rear corner of the front wheel opening(s) may be allowed, if required to meet … Read More
In yet another indication of its increasing strength in the highly competitive sports marketplace, the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series announced today that its ratings on ESPN2 are up 30 … Read More
After a national search, NHRA has hired Glen Gray, formerly of Delphi Corp. and its electronics and safety division, for the newly created position of vice president of technical operations. … Read More
The National Hot Rod Association has named the members of a safety task force created to investigate, analyze and determine ways to implement added safety measures in drag racing. The … Read More
The loss of Funny Car driver and two-time Top Fuel world champion Scott Kalitta as the result of an accident at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park June 21 left a … Read More
NHRA has released its 2009 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series schedule today featuring 24 events. In addition, NHRA announced an event purse increase in excess of $1.3 million. Beginning … Read More
NHRA has announced the members of its safety task force created to investigate, analyze and determine ways to implement the initiatives recently outlined by NHRA to continue to enhance safety. … Read More
Starting this weekend in Denver, NHRA Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car teams will race to 1,000 feet, instead of the traditional 1,320-foot quarter-mile. The change comes as NHRA continues … Read More
A flower-laden U.S. cargo plane headed for Miami crashed near the Colombian capital on Monday, killing two people on the ground, according to local authorities. None of the plane's U.S. … Read More
Four-time NHRA World champion Gary Scelzi joined Dave Despain on Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain on SPEED Sunday to discuss NHRA’s response and investigation into the death of driver Scott … Read More
Kasey Kahne, Sprint Cup Championship contender, and Gary Scelzi, 2005 NHRA Funny Car Champion, will be the featured interviews on Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain on Sunday night, July 6. … Read More
Kevin and DeLana Harvick have decided to table their plans to field a Top Fuel team in NHRA competition. In April, the Harvicks and NHRA veteran Bob Vandergriff Jr. said … Read More
As the investigation continues into the tragic accident that took the life of driver Scott Kalitta, NHRA has announced that beginning at the Mopar Mile High Nationals in Denver, Colo., … Read More
Funny Car drivers Gary Scelzi and Melanie Troxel were disqualified from the event after NHRA Tech officials discovered loose ballast in their cars following their qualifying runs in the first … Read More
The opening day of qualifying at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals was cut short Friday as water from more than a dozen inches of rain that have fallen in … Read More
While still conducting its investigation into the details of last week's tragic accident that took the life of driver Scott Kalitta, NHRA announced today some of its initial findings and … Read More
Scott Kalitta was our champion, our hero and our friend. He was a son, a father, a husband, a cousin, a friend, and a racer. He, along with his father, … Read More
The New Jersey State Police and the National Hot Rod Association will conduct separate investigations into the accident that killed Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta at Old Bridge Township Raceway … Read More
After the tragic death of their teammate and family member, NHRA Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta, last Saturday, the remaining Kalitta Motorsports drivers, Doug Kalitta, Dave Grubnic, and Hillary Will, … Read More