Q and A on why the sale of NHRA
Q: Why did NHRA enter into this transaction?A: After careful consideration, the NHRA Board of Directors determined that this was the best opportunity for NHRA and its mandate to protect, … Read More
An Inside Look at Motorsports
Q: Why did NHRA enter into this transaction?A: After careful consideration, the NHRA Board of Directors determined that this was the best opportunity for NHRA and its mandate to protect, … Read More
Many auto racing shops in the Northfield Drive-South Point Circle area of Brownsburg, Ind., will open their doors from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 26, for race … Read More
The National Hot Rod Association announced Wednesday it will implement several new rules in its Top Fuel and Funny Car divisions to enhance safety in the wake of the death … Read More
Ashley Force won the first father-daughter race in NHRA history Sunday, edging 14-time series champion John Force in the first round of Funny Car eliminations as Robert Hight ran to … Read More
UPDATE #3 This rumor is downgraded to false today. Force and John Medlen were joined on a national teleconference by Ashley Force, NHRA vice president of racing operations Graham Light … Read More
John Force Racing plans to return to action at this weekend's eighth annual SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals, team patriarch and 14-time NHRA world champion John Force announced during a nationwide press … Read More
DHL will be a new sponsor of the Scott Kalitta-driven Funny Car currently competing in the 23-event 2007 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. The yellow and red 7,000-horsepower DHL Toyota … Read More
UPDATE "We fully support John's decision not to take his team to Houston this weekend out of respect for the crew and the Medlen family. I've had the chance to … Read More
Funny Car driver Eric Medlen was laid to rest on a dreary Wednesday afternoon at West Ridge Park Cemetery in Clermont, Ind., within earshot of O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis, … Read More
Funeral services for NHRA driver Eric Medlen will be held Wednesday in Brownsburg, Ind., after a public viewing Tuesday night. Medlen, 33, died Friday at Shands at the University of … Read More
"This is really tough to take. We are just heartbroken for Eric's family. He was such a great person and a tremendous competitor. Eric had an energy about him that … Read More
UPDATE #3 Eric Medlen, 33, who had emerged as one of the most popular young drivers in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, succumbed Friday afternoon to injuries suffered when … Read More
Like father, like daughter. Ashley Force made her NHRA POWERade Funny Car debut earlier this season, following in the tire tracks of her father, 14-time champion John Force. Ashley, driver … Read More
UPDATE #2 Looks like NASCAR is inching closer to maybe buying the NHRA – John Force and his daughter look to be the point men for the NHRA/NASCAR connection. After … Read More
Brittany Force, daughter of 14-time NHRA Funny Car champion John Force, was being observed at a Las Vegas hospital Saturday after hitting the wall during preseason testing at The Strip … Read More
Ashley Force, daughter of Funny Car superstar John Force, will compete in the 2007 NHRA season in a fourth nitro Funny Car, alongside her dad, Eric Medlen and Robert Hight. … Read More
LAS VEGAS – Six-time NHRA world champion Kenny Bernstein electrified the drag racing world last September when he announced he was making a comeback to the sport after retiring in … Read More
UPDATE #2 Speedway Motorsports track owner Bruton Smith says SMI will make a formal presentation in the next seven to ten days to purchase the National Hot Rod Association [NHRA]. … Read More
The NHRA this week will announce a five-year extension of its TV deal with ESPN2 through at least 2011, with a two-year option that could put the series on the … Read More