Outlaw Pro Modified Eliminator star Bubba Stanton became the third quickest doorslammer driver in eighth-mile history while waging all-out war with veteran Tennessee driver John Sullivan in a two-day battle at Xtreme Raceway Park in Ferris, Texas – the all-concrete eighth-mile showplace owned by champion racing families Clyde and Amanda Scott and Gaylen and Celeste…
Total Seal’s Diamond Finish Rings feature a smooth surface finish for superior engine sealing. They exhibit a tighter seal between the piston and the cylinder wall, thus reducing blow-by and increasing efficiency.
Lyle Barnett, one of the most dynamic and talented drivers in drag racing, has raced on some of the sport’s biggest stages—but even he admits that the Drag Illustrated Winter Series holds a special place in his heart. The series, presented by J&A Service, kicks off in December 2024 and promises to be a high-stakes…
As one of the most respected voices in drag racing, Brian Lohnes has spent the better part of two decades narrating the sights and sounds of the sport’s most thrilling moments. From his humble beginnings as an announcer at New England Dragway to becoming the lead voice of NHRA national events and television broadcasts, Lohnes…
Mercury’s 1964-65 Comet A/FX, powered by a 427 V8, delivered 11-second quarter miles and helped define factory drag racing. Legendary drivers like Don Nicholson made it iconic.
With two of his race teams battling for the NHRA Mission Foods Funny Car championship and daughter Brittany showing flashes of the form that carried her to a pair of Top Fuel titles, drag racing icon John Force has secured clearance from doctors treating him for a TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) to attend the 24th…
We’ll wager that 99% of the cars at your local track have at least one part that came from Summit Racing Equipment. One of those cars is probably yours. [Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in DI #190, the State of Drag Issue, in September/ October of 2024.] It’s not hard to figure out why….
GEARWRENCH’s mission to provide innovative, durable, and affordable tools and tool sets is going one step further with the new MEGAMOD master technician hand tool sets. Building on the overwhelming success of their Modular Sets pilot program, GEARWRENCH has taken it to the next level with the MEGAMOD series. These tool sets are not just…
There are few racers who represented sportsman racing like Scotty Richardson, who passed away Wednesday, August 14 following a brief illness. Richardson, who was 54, started his racing career as a teenager behind the wheel of the family station wagon. Under the tutelage of older brother Edmond, Scotty quickly started racking up NHRA national event…
Paul Dale lays down a smoky burnout in his “Acute Angle” Ford Anglia 105e while competing in the Supercharged Outlaws category at Santa Pod Raceway’s Dragstalgia. Powered by a 355-cubic-inch small-block Chevy, the record-setting Anglia has been as quick as 7.75 seconds and as fast as 174 MPH. The English racer is a regular at…
