Author Archive: Darr Hawthorne
Pair Of Pro Stock Champions To Drive With EFI Mopar HEMI® Power
Words by JEGS and FCA Communications A pair of champions will team up and carry the Mopar banner in 2016, as back-to-back NHRA Pro Stock champ Erica Enders and five-time overall Pro Stock title...
Team Kalitta Adds Rob Flynn To Awesome Crew Chief Stable!
Words by Cody Poor/Kalitta Motorsports Coming off the team’s highly lucrative 2015 season, Team Kalitta takes a step to ensure that success continues. Effective immediately, Rob Flynn has returned...
NHRA Announces Changes To Competition Index Control System
Photos by Jeff Burghardt Words from NHRA Communications Bolstering its initiative to increase sportsman participation, NHRA is announcing changes for Competition Eliminator beginning in 2016....
Del Worsham Fulfills His Funny Car Championship Dream!
Photos by Mike and Jeff Burghardt A twenty-six-race schedule is a grind for any race team, but when a team hits their stride going into the playoffs, often it’ll end up in a shootout with...
Worsham, Beckman & Johnson Jr. Will Decide The NHRA Funny Car Championship
Photos by Jeff and Mike Burghardt Words by NHRA Communications The NHRA Funny Car World Championship is down to the wire between Del Worsham, Jack Beckman and Tommy Johnson Jr. Sunday at the...
John Force Racing And PEAK Announce Major Sponsorship Expansion
Photos by Mike Burghardt Words by JFR Media John Force Racing and PEAK announced a major expansion of their sponsorship agreement today to include full-season primary sponsorship of John Force’s...
Big Finish For 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series! – Friday Report
Photos by Jeff and Mike Burghardt With post card perfect weather and a light Friday spectator crowd at historic Auto Club Pomona Raceway, the first round of funny car qualifying for the Auto...
Antron Brown And Erica Enders Win NHRA World Championships!
Words by NHRA Communications Photos by Mike and Jeff Burghardt Antron Brown and Erica Enders won NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world championship titles in their respective categories....
Troy Coughlin Is 2015 NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Series Champ!
JEGS.com driver Troy Coughlin Sr. won the 2015 NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series championship, wrapping up the title with a second-round victory in the Aeromotive Inc. Pro Mod race at...
Two-Time NHRA Funny Car Champ Tony Pedregon Joins 2016 FOX Sports TV Coverage!
Photos courtesy of NHRA Media and Mike Burghardt NHRA and FOX Sports officials announced today that two-time NHRA Funny Car world champion Tony Pedregon will provide the analysis and color...
J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series Finishes At NHRA Vegas!
Mike Janis has already experienced a memorable season in the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, holding the points lead over the past three events. Janis now hopes to finish the job in...
Parise And “Stella” Lock Up IHRA Pro Mod World Championship
Words by John Bisci and IHRA Communications Photos courtesy John Bisci and IHRA Former Ice Capades figure skater-turned-professional drag racer Dina Parise won the 2015 IHRA Crower Pro Mod...
IHRA World Finals Features Nitro Jam at Memphis International Raceway, Watch It Live!
Words by IHRA Communications Photos courtesy of IHRA and Darr Hawthorne The Summit Racing Equipment World Finals featuring Nitro Jam takes place this weekend at Memphis International Raceway...
