GLENDORA, Calif. — Television ratings for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series continue to reach historic heights as the June 11 elimination round show from the NHRA Summernationals in Englishtown, N.J., on Fox Sports 1, was the most watched show in NHRA history. During the broadcast, 1,623,000 viewers watched as Steve Torrence, Jack Beckman, […]
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. — Steve Torrence powered his Top Fuel dragster to victory Sunday at the 48th annual NHRA Summernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Jack Beckman (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Jerry Savoie (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were also winners in their respective categories at the tenth of 24 events on the […]
Epping, N.H. – Brittany Force raced to the Top Fuel victory Sunday afternoon at the fifth annual NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway. Matt Hagan (Funny Car) and Erica Enders (Pro Stock) also notched victories in their respective categories at the ninth of 24 events on the 2017 NHRA Mello Yello Drag […]
NHRA Funny Car racer Courtney Force was uninjured in a vicious engine explosion Friday during qualifying at Epping, N.H., for the New England Nationals. Force covered the New England Dragway 1,000-foot course in 3.842 seconds at 331.63 mph in the opening session of qualifying, but the engine in her Advance Auto Parts Chevy Camaro exploded […]
NASCAR is at Dover International Speedway for the weekend, with Johnny Sauter winning the Camping World Truck Series race on Friday afternoon. The Xfinity Series will race Saturday and the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series on Sunday, and some other stock cars, the ARCA Racing Series, will be at Elko Speedway this weekend. On two […]
Indianapolis 500 pole sitter Scott Dixon leads a pack of cars during practice. Photo credit: AP Photo/Michael Conroy Welcome to the Jalopnik Weekend Motorsports Roundup, where we let you know what’s going on in the world of racing, where you can see it, and where you can talk about it all in one convenient place. Where else […]
TOPEKA, Kan. – Ron Capps raced his NAPA Auto Parts Dodge Charger R/T to his fourth consecutive Funny Car victory this season Sunday at the 29th annual Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals presented by Minties at Heartland Park Topeka. Antron Brown (Top Fuel) and Tanner Gray (Pro Stock) were also winners in their respective categories […]
Robert Hight (Photo credit: Gary Nastase and Auto Imagery) TOPEKA, Kan. (May 19) – No one in the long history of the NHRA had ever gone as fast as Robert Hight did Friday at Heartland Park Topeka. Hight drove the Auto Club of Southern California Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car to a pass of 3.826 […]
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