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2018 NHRA Finals Photos: When The Sun Went Down, The Header Flames Went UP!
(Photos by Wes Allison) – One of the interesting things about Auto Club Raceway at Pomona is the fact that it’s completely surrounded by the city of La Verne and that means it is a...
Barnstormin’: An Overnight Success Talks About How Long The Night Really Was
(Lead photo by Courtney Enders) – Perhaps by now a few of you have heard that I was offered and accepted the job of being the lead play by play guy for the NHRA on FOX in 2019 and beyond. I...
2018 NHRA Auto Club Finals Photos: The Starting Line Was Traction City In Pomona!
(Photos by Wes Allison) – We told you that we had zillions of photos to share from the 2018 NHRA Auto Club Finals and we are keeping our word on that front. We’ve got wheel standing...
In Memoriam: Katarina “Kat” Moller
It is with sadness that we have to report the passing of 24-year-old Katarina “Kat” Moller, one of the drivers for the jet dragster team of Larsen Motorsports. Moller had been driving the...
2018 NHRA World Finals Pit Thrash Photos – Drag Racing’s Mechanics On Full Display
(Photos by Wes Allison) – There are many things that I love about the sport of drag racing but the tradition that fans and teams still honor regarding open pits is my favorite. It creates an...
2018 NHRA Auto Club World Finals: Pit Photos That Show The Prep, The Thrash, and The Parts
(Photos by Wes Allison) – We’re turning our eyes away from the track for a minute and toward the pits with these photos from last weekend’s 2018 NHRA Auto Club World Finals in...
World Finals Video: Steve Torrence Sweeps The Countdown, Wins Pomona In Dramatic Fashion
24 rounds in a row. A feat never accomplished in the Countdown era of NHRA drag racing, a sweep. Steve Torrence and the CAPCO Contractors top fuel dragster ran the table starting after the 2018...
2018 NHRA Auto Club World Finals Action Photos: Competition Eliminator, Super Gas, Super Stock, and More
(Photos by Wes Allison) – It was a crazy week in Southern California with the wildfires burning within about 60-70 miles of the track. By the time we weekend was done we were seeing the...
The Ultra-Competitive A/Factory Experiment Class From The California Hot Rod Reunion!
(Peter Liebig Photography) – The recent California Hot Rod Reunion attracts a broad collection of hot rods and racecars, with one class of classic cars that always attracts a unique bunch....
2018 Radial vs The World Recap: Three Power Adder Winners In 2018 – Highlight Video!
2018 was one of the most incredible years of drag racing on all fronts that anyone can remember. Events and classes across the country were full of racers and people and the sport is certainly...
Watch Terry Haddock Suffer An Old School Funny Car Inferno At Pomona – NHRA Auto Club Finals Video
Terry Haddock is one of nitro racing’s scrappiest survivors. For years he has been competing with nitro funny cars and top fuel dragsters and doing it on budget fractional to what major teams...
2018 NHRA Auto Club World Finals Photos: More Sportsman Action From Pomona!
(Photos by Wes Allison) – While the 2018 Auto Club NHRA World Finals may be over, we have days of photos left to share from the crazy weekend in SoCal. From Super Gas cars wrecking into the...
Pritchett, Capps, Coughlin Jr. & Smith #1 Qualifiers At NHRA Pomona World Finals!
(Photos by Jeff and Mike Burghardt) –Leah Pritchett in Top Fuel, Ron Capps’ Funny Car, Jeg Coughlin Jr. in Pro Stock and Matt Smith in Pro Stock Motorcycle were No. 1 qualifiers in their...
Prichett Top Fuel 3.649 ET, Johnson Jr, Coughlin Jr, & Smith Are Friday Qualifying Leaders At Pomona NHRA World Finals!
(Mike Burghardt photos) – Friday at Pomona Raceway had near perfect weather with an awesome track and the Top Fuel class took advantage of it with epic qualifying at the the season-ending 54th...