Author Archive: Darr Hawthorne
Funny Car Driver Ron Capps On Wall Of Fame At Sonoma
NHRA Funny Car driver Ron Capps has developed an impressive resume in more than two decades of competition at Sonoma Raceway. The popular NHRA Mello Yello drag racer will add another accomplishment...
Hodgson Racing Debuts Awesome New Camaro Nitro Funny Car
Successful businessman and Canadian Hall of Fame drag racer Ron Hodgson teamed up with his son Ryan a few years ago to field their own family alcohol funny car. Now the Hodgson family has stepped...
Kyle Busch Wins Sonoma Raceway NASCAR Toyota/Save Mart 350
Photos by Mike and Jeff Burghardt Kyle Busch, driving Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18 M&M’s Crispy Toyota, won the 27th Annual Toyota/Save Mart 350 on the 1.99-mile road course at Sonoma, AKA Sears...
Kalitta Motorsports Continues New Growth With New Sponsor
Team Kalitta is pleased to announce its newest multi-year associate partnership with Autodesk, Inc. Beginning this weekend at the Summit Racing Equipment Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio, Autodesk branding...
Mendy Fry Takes First Funny Car Win at Saturday Night Nitro
Auto Club Famoso Raceway has built one of the best nitro shows on the west coast with their Good Vibrations Saturday Night Nitro series. The Bowser family has nurtured this event to become a hub...
Jim Murphy’s WW2 Top Fueler Back On Track
Spotted at Auto Club Famoso Raceway’s Good Vibrations Motorsports Saturday Night Nitro event over the weekend was the legendary Hawaiian himself, Roland Leong, but not with a nitro funny car team,...
Drag A Friend To The Strip – Announced By NHRA
The National Hot Rod Association has announced a newly created program offered exclusively for NHRA member tracks across the country. The initiative implemented by NHRA Field Marketing will inspire...
Dunlap Stuns Bartone As “High Speed” Top Fuel Dragster Returns To Winners Circle
In a spectacular return to form, 74-year-old Bill Dunlap captured Top Fuel Eliminator in his California-based “High Speed Motorsports” entry at the 13th Holley National Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling...
Mopar HEMI® Challenge 15th Anniversary At 2015 U.S. Nationals
Six time and defending Mopar HEMI® Challenge Champion Charlie Westcott Jr. in his War Fish ‘Cuda. Photos by Jeff and Mike Burghardt For the 15th consecutive season, Mopar will underscore its...
Epic Alky Funny Cars At Memorial Day Classic – A Nostalgia Invasion Measured In The Dozens!
Photos by Bob and Ginger Snyder with words by the Great Lakes Nostalgia Funny Car Circuit. According to the promoters and racers, this year’s Quaker City Nostalgia Classic & Great Lakes Funny...
John Force Back In Form At NHRA Las Vegas Nationals
Photos by Mike Burghardt – Words by NHRA Media Department John Force, the winningest driver in NHRA history, claimed his 142nd Funny Car victory and jumped from No. 13 to No. 6 in NHRA points...
McIntire Wins IHRA Nitro Jam – Sets Records In Bradenton
Photos by Chris Simmons – Courtesy of IHRA There were five class winners at the IHRA Nitro Jam Southern Nationals Presented By Crower over the weekend at Bradenton Motorsports Park, but Mike...
Holman’s Chevy Fuel Altered Takes WFA Win at SIR
(Photos by Bob Snyder) – IHRA’s Southwestern International Raceway in Tucson hosted the Western Fuel Altereds at the Old Tucson Dragway Reunion over the past weekend. All of the altereds ran...
