Author Archive: Darr Hawthorne
DeWALT Highlights ‘Made In USA’ With Kalitta Motorsports
Kalitta Motorsports, in partnership with DEWALT and Mac Tools, are pleased to announce the extension of the DEWALT Made in the USA with global materials initiative to the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing...
Beckman And Brown Quickest In Final U.S. Nationals Testing
Words by NHRA Communications Photos by Don Schumacher Racing and NHRA Media NHRA Funny Car points leader Jack Beckman and Top Fuel world championship challenger Antron Brown posted the...
Jason Rupert Eclipses Nitro Funny Car World Record During IHRA Northern Nationals
Words and photos by IHRA Communications With a few weather delays, first round of IHRA Nitro Jam qualifying was completed late Friday night during day one of the Northern Nationals presented...
Brown, McGaha, Krawiec Race To NHRA Sonoma Wins – Beckman’s Streak Alive
Photos by Jeff and Mike Burghardt Words by NHRA Communications Jack Beckman finished off a dominating weekend at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals on Sunday by racing to the Funny Car victory while Antron...
UPDATE! Beckman & Prock Set NHRA Nitro Funny Car Record
Photos by Jeff Burghardt Words by Jeff Wolf/DSR Don Schumacher Racing’s record-setting efforts in qualifying Friday and Saturday during the NHRA Sonoma Nationals will look great on highlight...
California Drag Racers Sweep Division 7 NHRA LODRS At Sonoma
Photos by Mike and Jeff Burghardt Words by NHRA Field Marketing Seven California racers took home wins from the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series presented by Korbel at Sonoma Raceway over the...
Beckman’s Awesome 3.921 ET – Quickest In NHRA History
Photos by Mike Burghardt Words by Don Schumacher Racing Jack Beckman was a little lightheaded when he got out of Don Schumacher Racing’s Infinite Hero Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car on Friday...
Bobby Cottrell Wins Nostalgia A/Fuel Shoot-Out In Sonoma
Photos by Mike Burghardt Bobby Cottrell goes back-to-back winning the Nostalgia A/Fuel John Shoemaker Shoot Out at California’s Sonoma Raceway over the weekend. Cottrell, 2013-14 NHRA Heritage...
Weather Delays Postpone Opening of Dragway 42
Words and photos courtesy of IHRA IHRA Nitro Jam World Nationals will be held in 2016 Dragway 42, in West Salem, Ohio, is entering the concrete and paving phase of their massive reconstruction of the...
Nostalgia A/Fuel Association Announces Sonoma Shoot-Out
Dennis Allen in the Cowin-Allen A/Fuel Dragster The Nostalgia A/Fuel Racers Association is proud to announce the 2nd annual John Shoemaker Memorial Shoot-Out. The event will be run as part of the...
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...
