Category Archive: 1320 Drag News
Precision Turbo Has Joined The Wabtec Family With Turbonetics And Napier
Nov 26, 2016Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Precision Turbo Has Joined The Wabtec Family With Turbonetics And Napier
Precision Turbo is known for being one of, if not THE premier turbocharger company in the drag racing world and beyond. So when we heard last week that Precision was selling, we thought Harry and...
NHRA News: Del Worsham Leaves Kalitta Motorsports, Pro Mods To Race In Topeka In 2017
Nov 23, 2016Brian Lohnes2
Yesterday was a big news day for NHRA drag racing and Del Worsham lead the headlines with the announcement that he would be leaving Kalitta Motorsports to return to racing with his family team for...
The Rundown! Here’s All Of The Class Winners From The 2016 Jegs PSCA Street Car Super Nationals
Nov 22, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on The Rundown! Here’s All Of The Class Winners From The 2016 Jegs PSCA Street Car Super Nationals
As I write this I have returned to home after a long trip out west that culminated with four days at LVMS for the 2016 Jegs PSCA Street Car Super Nationals. It was one hell of a drag race that...
Complete Live Streaming Video Replay From The Street Car Super Nationals Right Here!
Nov 20, 2016Brian Lohnes5
CLICK HERE TO WATCH ALL THE RACING ACTION LIVE That’s right, kids! We’ll be LIVE from the 2016 PSCA Jegs Street Car Super Nationals next week from the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway....
It’s Over: Elite Motorsports and Mopar Part Ways – Enders and Coughlin Expected To Be In Chevrolets
Nov 16, 2016Brian Lohnes11
After two seasons of pro stock championship efforts, Elite Motorsports ventured into unfamiliar territory in 2016 and the results were not what they or their corporate partner Mopar wanted....
Finally A Champion; Ron Capps Is Your 2016 Funny Car Champ!
Nov 13, 2016Darr Hawthorne6
Ron Capps and the NAPA Auto Parts Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car team, led by crew chief Rahn Tobler, delivered Capps his first NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world championship after being...
Capps Closes In On 1st NHRA Funny Car Championship at NHRA Finals!
Nov 12, 2016Darr Hawthorne6
Ron Capps‘ dream season, as he characterized it, has been dominant in 2016. Capps is looking at his best shot ever for the NHRA funny car championship after four #2 points finishes. His five wins...
5.87! Jeff Lutz Resets All Time Street-Legal Quarter Mile Record – Cue Haters and Competitors
Nov 11, 2016Brian Lohnes25
It happened yesterday at Orlando Speed World Dragway. Jeff Lutz punched his “Mad Max” Camaro down the quarter mile drag strip at the facility in 5.87 at a speed of 251.30mph. By doing...
Watch Kevin Fiscus Make Multiple 5-Second, 250mph Runs On Radials – Amazing!
Nov 10, 2016Brian Lohnes1
The Fiscus/Klugger racing team had one hell of a weekend at the 2016 World Cup Finals at Maryland International Raceway just days ago. With Kevin Fiscus at the wheel, the infamous little blue Mustang...
Watch The Professional Final Rounds From The 1986 NHRA World Finals
Nov 10, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch The Professional Final Rounds From The 1986 NHRA World Finals
Here’s a flashback to 30 years ago at Pomona. The final rounds of the 1986 NHRA Winston World Finals. This was a pretty great event with the biggest names in the sport slugging it out for the...
Relive The First Two NHRA National Event Wins Of Ron Capps’ Career – 1995 and 1997
Nov 09, 2016Brian Lohnes1
Ron Capps is in the midst of an incredible drag racing career and this weekend at the 2016 NHRA Auto Club World Finals he has the chance to do something that he has been striving for since the first...
Drag Action Photos: Burnouts From The 2016 NHRA Dutch Classic
Nov 09, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on Drag Action Photos: Burnouts From The 2016 NHRA Dutch Classic
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – It is a late season tradition that has held fast for decades. The famed NHRA Dutch Classic at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pennsylvania brings out some of the...
Honk If Parts Fall Off! Video Feature Of The Coolest 1967 Chevelle To Ever Attack Drag Week
Nov 08, 2016Brian Lohnes5
Rick Steinke is either a mad man or a genius…or both. See, he’s the guy that built, owns, and races a 1967 four door Chevelle called Honk If Parts Fall Off. It looks ratty, it has a bench...
BangShift Feature Replay: Great Drag Racing Stories From Hero Announcer Jon Lundberg
Nov 06, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on BangShift Feature Replay: Great Drag Racing Stories From Hero Announcer Jon Lundberg
Jon Lundberg’s name is no stranger to the lips of any drag racing fan who knows the history of the sport. While Dave Mac became the voice of the NHRA, Lundberg became the voice of virtually all...