Author Archive: Darr Hawthorne
Top Fueler Foes Fight for Surfers March Meet AA/FD Award
Photos by Mike and Jeff Burghardt and Darr Hawthorne Words by AA/FD Four-time March Meet winner Jim Murphy with tuner Roland Leong (above) In recognition of the 50th Anniversary of...
Capps, Kalitta & Butner Lead Pro Qualifiers At NHRA Phoenix!
Photos by Mike and Jeff Burghardt Series points leader Ron Capps took the No. 1 qualifying position in Funny Car on Saturday at the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals. Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel)...
Force, Brown & Butner Lead Friday Qualifying At NHRA Phoenix!
Photos by Jeff Burghardt, Mike Burghardt and Bob Wingfield Courtney Force raced to the qualifying lead in Funny Car Friday with a track record performance at the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA...
Nitro Reports Launches Tonight!
Tonight, Monday February 22, Donnie Couch and Darr Hawthorne kick off their new Internet TV Show at www.NitroReports.com with a killer line-up of guests and a special contest. 2015 NHRA Nitro Funny...
Founding Member Of Southern California 5-B Club Passes Away
According to reports, our drag racing community has lost one of its hardest working and beloved members… Bill Bailey. For many years, Southern California racers and fans found Bill at tracks...
Classic Match Race Funny Cars Continue For 2016!
Two Classic Match Race nitro funny cars will continue together for 2016… with new Sponsors and Drivers. Things are always moving with Rocky Pirrone & Al Liebmann with the Frantic Ford...
Lindberg And Cowie Win NHRA Winternationals Sportsman Wallys At Pomona!
Photos by Mike and Jeff Burghardt The majority of racers competing at this weekend’s season opening Circle K NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona drove Sportsman racecars,...
Capps, Torrence & Anderson Take 2016 NHRA WInternationals Wins!
Photos by Mike and Jeff Burghardt Ron Capps raced to his first nitro Funny Car victory in nearly a year this weekend at the Circle K NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, the...
The 56th NHRA Winternationals At Pomona Is Here, Let The Season Begin!
Photos by Jeff Brughardt and Mike Burghardt Lights, action and camera… the 2016 NHRA Circle K NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona is upon us. One of the most talked...
Steve Torrence And Jack Beckman Quickest in NHRA Nitro Spring Training!
(Photo Credit:NHRA) – The NHRA has dubbed it NHRA Nitro Spring Training and we’re dubbing it the prelude to the Winters but whatever you want to call it, every nitro team worth their...
Two-Time NHRA Top Fuel Champ Antron Brown Ready To Defend Title At 2016 Winternationals!
Photos by Mike and Jeff Burghardt Words by NHRA Communications Antron Brown had plenty to celebrate in 2015, including his second NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Top Fuel world...
COPO Camaro, Cobra Jet & Drag Pak Return For NHRA Factory Stock Showdown!
Photos by Mike Burghardt Words by NHRA Communications The extreme racing of the NHRA Factory Stock Showdown is returning for the 2016 season with four stops on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing...
2016 NHRA Moser Sportsman Shootouts Move To 3 New Venues
Photos by Mike Burghardt Words by NHRA Communications The NHRA Moser Sportsman Shootouts have moved to three new venues for the 2016 season in the NHRA Southeast, North Central and South Central...
