Author Archive: Darr Hawthorne
Jason Rupert Sets IHRA Nitro Funny Car Track Record 5.5536!
(Photos by Big Bob Snyder) At Castrol Raceway during the the IHRA Mopar Rocky Mountain Nationals presented by Good Vibrations Motorsports, Jason Rupert’s “Rolling Thunder” ’69...
What I Do In My Spare Time – Hot Chicks And Nitro Funny Cars!
(Words by Darr Hawthorne – Photos by Darr Hawthorne and Jesse Benson) – In addition to contributing to BangShift.com, one of the occasional jobs I’ve got is providing “picture...
Eagle Field Runway Drags – Hot Rods, Gassers, Dragsters And Throwback Flag Starts!
(Photos by Jamie Shores-Fraijo) – There’s a growing bunch of hot rodders and drag racers that are flying well under the radar of the sanctioning bodies and throngs of spectators who attend...
Classic Funny Car And Gasser Action At Annual Pace Performance Funny Car Nationals!
(Words by Dennis Salzwimmer – Photos by ‘Big’ Bob Snyder) Memorial Day weekend the 9th Annual Pace Performance Funny Car Nationals and Nostalgia Classic to Quaker City...
Funnies and Fuel Altereds at Barona Drags – Worsham, Densham, & Lee in May 28th Epic Nitro Battle!
When Mello Yello nitro drag racers get some time off for the Memorial Day weekend, the last weekend off the NHRA circuit from now till July, instead of taking a break Del Worsham, Gary Densham...
46th Annual Antique Nationals Fires Up At Auto Club Fontana Drags!
(Words and photos by Darr Hawthorne) – The Antique Nationals began decades ago; it was an event specifically to celebrate 4-cylinder powered hot rods at a time when the memory of those...
Firebird Raceway’s 46th NAPA Ignitor Features Top Heritage Series Nitro Funny Cars!
(Words by Darr Hawthorne – Photos by Mike Burghardt, Jeff Burghardt and Darr Hawthorne) Its back to the strip again for the oldest major event in the Pacific Northwest, the 46th edition of the...
Good News! Leah Pritchett Returns For Four-Wide Nationals In Lagana Top Fueler!
Leah Pritchett will continue to compete in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series driving the Nitro Ninja Top Fuel Dragster owned by the Lagana family at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals this coming...
LIVE Right Here At 6 PM Pacific, IHRA President Mike Dunn & Street Outlaws On NitroReports.com!
It’s Tuesday (4/19) and on tonight’s Nitro Reports with Donnie Couch and Darr Hawthorne we’ve got IHRA President Mike Dunn to talk about the season so far and the upcoming IHRA President’s...
Sacramento’s NHRA Heritage Series And Funny Car Fever Hand Out Wallys
(Photos and story by Stephen Justice and Wayne Lederer – Courtesy of NHRA Communications) A lot of new faces showed up at Sacramento Raceway’s winner circle Sunday after the conclusion...
Greg Anderson Wins 5th K&N Horsepower Pro Stock Challenge!
(Photos by Mike Burghardt) Greg Anderson won his fifth K&N Horsepower Pro Stock Challenge in his Summit Racing Equipment Camaro at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He takes home a...
2016 Good Vibrations March Meet Winners Wrap-Up!
(Photos by Mike and Jeff Burghardt – Words by NHRA Communications) Rick Williamson and Kris Krabill scored dramatic wins to cap off four days of drag racing action for the famed Good...
NitroReports.com: Street Outlaws Dominator Joe And March Meet Wrap-Up!
On tonight’s NitroReports.com Donnie Couch and Darr Hawthorne welcome Good Vibrations March Meet nitro funny car winner Kris Krabill, up and comer Matt Bynum who also works on Del Worsham’s DHL...
