Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Event Coverage, 1320 NHRA News, BangShift 1320

Capps, Torrence & Anderson Take 2016 NHRA WInternationals Wins!

Photos by Mike and Jeff Burghardt   Ron Capps raced to his first nitro Funny Car victory in nearly a year this weekend at the Circle K NHRA Winternationals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, the...

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...

This Is The New NHRA Pro Stock Induction System For 2016. Are They Doing It Wrong?

This is how most NHRA Pro Stock teams are going to be handling their induction systems for 2016, since they are now converting to EFI, but could they be leaving things on the table? Are they thinking...

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...

SCTA El Mirage Action Photos: More Land Speed Action On The Dry Lake Bed

(Photos by Zane McNary) – To say that Zane sent us a pretty decent load of photos from the final 2015 meet of the SCTA at El Mirage would be the understatement of the millennium. There have...

Pair Of Pro Stock Champions To Drive With EFI Mopar HEMI® Power

Words by JEGS and FCA Communications A pair of champions will team up and carry the Mopar banner in 2016, as back-to-back NHRA Pro Stock champ Erica Enders and five-time overall Pro Stock title...