Author Archive: Darr Hawthorne
Our Final Gallery From The 53rd O’Reilly Auto Parts Boise Roadster Show!
(Photos by Kim Fuller) • Often described as the Idaho’s largest motorsports gathering, the 53rd Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Boise Roadster Show featured an impressive display of vehicles...
Sportsman Highlights From The 41st Annual NHRA Arizona Nationals!
(Photos by Ken Hughes) • Three-time Funny Car world champion Ron Capps recovered from a massive engine explosion in the second round at Firebird Motorsports Park, defeating Spencer Hyde in the...
Ron Capps, Shawn Langdon & Dallas Glenn Leave NHRA Arizona Nationals With Wins Heading Into Pomona Winternationals!
(Photography by Kim Fuller) • Three-time Funny Car world champion Ron Capps recovered from a massive engine explosion in the second round at Firebird Motorsports Park, defeating Spencer Hyde in the...
Wilwood Racing Releases Rear Wide 5 Hub Starlite 55XD With 1-Ton Bearing Races
Wilwood Racing announces the release of the newest evolution of its legendary Wide 5 hub series for rear axles, a Starlite 55XD featuring 1-Ton Bearing Races. Building on more than 40 years of proven...
53rd Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Boise Roadster Show – Idaho’s Biggest!
(Photos by Kim Fuller) • The 53rd Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Boise Roadster Show is Idaho’s premier indoor custom car event, with a long-standing tradition dating back to the inception...
Tyler Hilton, Mike Peck And Brandon Seraphine Take March Meet Nitro Titles!
(Photos by Rick Bain, Ken Hughes, Darr Hawthorne) • The 68th annual Good Vibrations Motorsports March Meet at historic Famoso Dragstrip in Bakersfield, California kicked off the 2026 NHRA Heritage...
Al Slonaker Memorial Award To A ’55 VW At GNRS!
(Photos by Darr Hawthorne) • Dennis Troggio’s jaw-dropping 1955 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia, built by the craftsmen at Type One Restoration, didn’t just turn heads at the Grand National Roadster...
More MOONEYES Christmas Party, Check Out All The Gassers, Rods, Customs, Lowriders And More From Pomona!
(Photos by Darr Hawthorne) • MOONEYES’ Christmas Party Show & Drag has found a new home at Pomona’s legendary In-N-Out Burger Drag Strip—and it fits. What started years ago as a...
2025 MOONEYES Christmas Party Show & Drag Photos From Pomona! Check Out All The Rad Hot Rods, Customs, Lowriders, And More!
(Words and Photos by Darr Hawthorne) • The 2025 MOONEYES Christmas Party Show & Drag rolled into Pomona’s historic In-N-Out Burger Drag Strip, and it kicked off exactly how you’d expect in...
NHRA Announces Great Lakes Nationals At U.S. 131 Motorsports Park!
(Words by Darr Hawthorne) • The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) announced today that U.S. 131 Motorsports Park will host a Mission Foods Drag Racing Series event in 2026, with the inaugural...
IHRA Acquires Maple Grove Raceway
The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) has acquired Maple Grove Raceway, securing the future of one of drag racing’s most historic venues. Founded in the early 1960s, Maple Grove Raceway is...
NHRA Announces 2026 Hot Rod Heritage Series Schedule for 75th Anniversary Season!
(Photos by Darr Hawthorne and Kim Fuller) • NHRA has finally rolled out the 2026 Hot Rod Heritage Series schedule, and it’s a lineup that’s just right for vintage nitro drag racing fans. With...
Don Nelson Racing Secures New Driver for the California Hustler Nitro Funny Car
Don Nelson has confirmed that rising nitro standout Eily Stafford will take over the controls of his California Hustler Nitro Funny Car for the 2026 NHRA Heritage Series season. “The team we have...
