Author Archive: Darr Hawthorne
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...
FOX Will Televise All Ten 2016 NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Events In Primetime!
NHRA and FOX announced that all 10 races in the 2016 NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series season will air on FOX Sports 1 (FS1) and FOX Sports 2 (FS2). FS2 will televise each half-hour...
NHRA Celebrates 50 Years Of The Funny Car! A Year Long Tribute To The Plastic Fanastics
In 1966, a brand new class of competition emerged in NHRA when hot rodding enthusiasts of the era were trying to squeeze more performance out of their gassers, super stocks and muscle cars. With a...
New Contingency Program For NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
Lucas Oil Products Inc., a longtime supporter of Sportsman racing, unveiled a new contingency program for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, honoring Sportsman racers across the country. The new...
New NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Logo Unveiled
NHRA to incorporate design into “MY NHRA” national marketing campaign The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series logo is getting a bold new makeover in 2016. In coordination with Mello Yello’s...
Tuesday Night With BangShift Chad On The Nitro Report! Get Your Dose!
Tonight, watch BangShift’s Chad Reynolds when he joins Donnie Couch and Darr Hawthorne and Bruce Barker on the Nitro Report from the West Coast Funny Car Factory Studios tonight December 29th at...
Last Minute Christmas Stocking Stuffer! Moroso Pro Series Tire Pressure Gauges
Are you still frantically searching for that perfect holiday gift for yourself or that performance fiend in your neighborhood? Moroso Performance Products has an answer! When you’re drag racing,...
Lucas Oil To Launch Worldwide Racing TV Network!
Lucas Oil has announced the worldwide launch of LucasOilRacing.TV, the first streaming TV network dedicated solely to the world of motorsports – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The new network,...
Tucson Dragway Joins NHRA Member Track Network
NHRA officials announced today that Tucson Dragway, in Tucson, Ariz., has joined the NHRA Member Track Network as part of Division 7, the Pacific Division. Located just south of Interstate 10 on the...
