Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 NHRA News, BangShift 1320
Leah Pritchett Delivers With Papa John’s Pizza Sponsorship
(Photos by Mike Burghardt) Top Fuel racer Leah Pritchett received an extra-large boost this weekend when Papa John’s International Inc. announced it will sponsor her Don Schumacher Racing Top...
Funnies and Fuel Altereds at Barona Drags – Worsham, Densham, & Lee in May 28th Epic Nitro Battle!
When Mello Yello nitro drag racers get some time off for the Memorial Day weekend, the last weekend off the NHRA circuit from now till July, instead of taking a break Del Worsham, Gary Densham...
Firebird Raceway’s 46th NAPA Ignitor Features Top Heritage Series Nitro Funny Cars!
(Words by Darr Hawthorne – Photos by Mike Burghardt, Jeff Burghardt and Darr Hawthorne) Its back to the strip again for the oldest major event in the Pacific Northwest, the 46th edition of the...
Good News! Leah Pritchett Returns For Four-Wide Nationals In Lagana Top Fueler!
Leah Pritchett will continue to compete in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series driving the Nitro Ninja Top Fuel Dragster owned by the Lagana family at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals this coming...
Sacramento’s NHRA Heritage Series And Funny Car Fever Hand Out Wallys
(Photos and story by Stephen Justice and Wayne Lederer – Courtesy of NHRA Communications) A lot of new faces showed up at Sacramento Raceway’s winner circle Sunday after the conclusion...
Greg Anderson Wins 5th K&N Horsepower Pro Stock Challenge!
(Photos by Mike Burghardt) Greg Anderson won his fifth K&N Horsepower Pro Stock Challenge in his Summit Racing Equipment Camaro at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He takes home a...
2016 Good Vibrations March Meet Winners Wrap-Up!
(Photos by Mike and Jeff Burghardt – Words by NHRA Communications) Rick Williamson and Kris Krabill scored dramatic wins to cap off four days of drag racing action for the famed Good...
Old School 1949 Fiat Bodied Altered For Sale! Steel Body, History, Magnesium Wheels, Love
No form of motorsports in America benefitted more from the weird, sometimes foreign, cheap little cars that ended up in junkyards across the country during the 1950s and 1960s. From Willys coupes to...
No Mercy Nitro Funny Car To Debut At Las Vegas NHRA Nationals!
It was announced today that Jeff and Chris Bennett’s No Mercy Nitro Funny Car will make its professional National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) debut April 1st through 3rd at the 17th Annual DENSO...
Nitro Funny Car Gypsy Picks The Good Vibrations March Meet Field!
(Photos by: Mike Burghardt, Jeff Burghardt, Tim Marshall, Paul Schmitz, Zak Hawthorne & Darr Hawthorne) Every year, an awesome field of nitro cars assemble for the biggest race in nostalgia...
Top Fueler Foes Fight for Surfers March Meet AA/FD Award
Photos by Mike and Jeff Burghardt and Darr Hawthorne Words by AA/FD Four-time March Meet winner Jim Murphy with tuner Roland Leong (above) In recognition of the 50th Anniversary of...
Capps, Kalitta & Butner Lead Pro Qualifiers At NHRA Phoenix!
Photos by Mike and Jeff Burghardt Series points leader Ron Capps took the No. 1 qualifying position in Funny Car on Saturday at the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals. Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel)...
Force, Brown & Butner Lead Friday Qualifying At NHRA Phoenix!
Photos by Jeff Burghardt, Mike Burghardt and Bob Wingfield Courtney Force raced to the qualifying lead in Funny Car Friday with a track record performance at the CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA...
