Category Archive: 1320 Drag News, 1320 Spotlight
Drag Racing Icon, Tuner, And Funny Car Builder Steve Plueger Has Passed
It is with great sadness, and the deepest of condolences to his family, that we regretfully announce that famed drag racing chassis builder and tuner Steve Plueger has passed. He was a man who...
The St. Patrick’s Day Classic Big Money Race Is LIVE All Weekend Long
That’s right folks it’s time for another weekend of big money racing! This weekend it is the St. Patrick’s Day Classic from Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie Virginia. There is...
March Meet 2018 Nostalgia Drag Racing Action Photos Keep On Coming
(Photos by Dyan Lover and Darr Hawthorne) If you missed the 2018 March Meet, and didn’t tune into the live broadcast, then it’s a good thing we’ve got tons of photos to share with...
Fuel Altered Veterans Tell Stories From The Past In This Video From The NHRA Motosports Museum
While I was at the Good Vibrations March Meet at AutoClub Famoso Raceway earlier this month, I spoke to my good friend Tony Thacker who couldn’t stop smiling while telling stories of the Fuel...
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Dzus Fasteners, How To Choose Them, How To Install Them, And More.
I’ll never forget meeting Ted Dzus on Hot Rod’s Power Tour many years ago. Ted was driving one of his always awesome hot rods and when I met him I was blown away that he was THE Dzus in...
Video: First NMCA Factory Super Car aka NHRA Stocker Runs 7’s! And It’s A Mopar!
Yesterday Brian showed off his story from NMCA Racepages about the fact that the factory built drag cars, like the COPO Camaro, Drag Pak Challenger, and Cobra Jet Mustang, were knocking on the 7...
VP Racing Fuels Racer Appreciation Bracket Races From Georgia $50,000 Per Day
When VP Racing Fuels shows their appreciation, they do it for real! With $50k per day on the line this weekend, they know how to throw a race. And with just 250 door cars and dragsters going head to...
March Meet 2018 Nitro Photos Start Right Here! Top Fuel, Funny Cars, And More!
(Photos by Dyan Lover and Darr Hawthorne) The 60th running of the March Meet was an epic display of all things nitro as teams from all over the country converged on the famed 1320 feet of concrete at...
The Fastest Donks In The Country Battle It Out At Street Outlaws Event
Drag racing donks makes almost no sense. Or at least it didn’t make sense to me before. Now, I can respect it because it takes a lot of boost control or nitrous programming to make one of these...
REPLAY: Mid-West Pro Mods On BANGshift From The Texas Motorplex – Watch Here!
That’s right folks, the 2018 Season Opener for the Mid-West Pro Mods is coming to the Texas Motorplex in Ennis and their famed concrete surface promises record performances for the MWPM...
This One’s A Doozy! Jet Powered Pinto Wagon Anyone?
Does it make me a really sick bastard because there is a part of me that would love to own a jet powered Pinto wagon? I thought so too. But you do have to cut me some slack. I mean come on! Have you...
Video: Courtney Force And Deric Kramer Shake Up Final Qualifying Order At NHRA Arizona Nationals
Here you go, the final qualifying order after four sessions at the NHRA Arizona Nationals in Chandler. There are tons of heavy hitters aiming at the NHRA Titles for 2018 and records are already...
Here Are Friday’s Number One Qualifiers At The NHRA Arizona Nationals At Wild Horse Pass
Here are the number 1 qualifiers in Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock for Friday at the NHRA Arizona Nationals at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Chandler. Tony Schumacher also set a National...
Rocky Mountain Race Week 2018 Registration Starts Today! Join The Coolest Drag Racing Road Trip On Earth!
We’ve done Drag Week, Rocky Mountain Race Week, Power Tour, and a jillion other road trips so many times we can’t count how many times we’ve been across this wonderful land behind...