The DC Motorsports team entered the NHRA Carolina Nationals following a strong showing from last weekend’s outing in Reading, Pennsylvania where they advanced to the semifinals from the No. 2 spot. Alexis DeJoria and the Del Worsham-led team were looking to keep building upon their recent momentum and continue their climb in the NHRA Mission…
With three past NHRA Carolina Nationals victories to his name, Ron Capps knows how to find the winner’s circle at the fall race at zMAX Dragway outside Charlotte. Capps and his NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra appeared to be on the path to victory again Sunday afternoon, but an unexpected spell of tire smoke…
If you had seen Brad McBride’s PDRA Super Street Volkswagen after the most recent race at Bristol Dragway, you would probably have counted him as done for the season. The 1963 VW Fastback received some heavy damage after sliding down the track on its roof, which was a result of an extreme wheelie incident. When…
The second race of the 2024 Mission Foods Drag Racing Series NHRA Countdown to the Championship was another outing marked by performance and power for five-time world champion Greg Anderson and his HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro. Anderson raced to the semifinals at the 16th annual NHRA Carolina Nationals and kept his position as No. 4 in…
A week after starting the 2024 NHRA Countdown to the Championship with a win at Maple Grove Raceway, Antron Brown charged to another victory Sunday afternoon at the NHRA Carolina Nationals. Now the winningest Top Fuel driver at zMAX Dragway with seven victories, Brown also took over the points lead on his way to defeating…
Aaron Stanfield and the Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage / Melling Performance / Janac Brothers Racing team rallied to their eighth final round of the season Sunday at the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway. In the finals, Stanfield lined up against rival and fellow young Pro Stock rising star, Dallas Glenn. Glenn would leave the starting…
Competing on the zMAX Dragway track for the first time, NHRA Rookie of the Year candidate Ida Zetterström was in pursuit of adding more round wins to her growing list of accomplishments on American soil. After earning a spot on the NHRA Carolina Nationals eliminations ladder, the Swedish-born racer faced Brittany Force on Sunday, but…
With Leatherwood Distillery and Waltrip Brewing Company co-branding on his JCM Racing dragster, eight-time NHRA Top Fuel world champion Tony Schumacher went into the NHRA Carolina Nationals eager to pick up his third Charlotte fall race victory. Those hopes were dashed early, though, when Schumacher ended up on the wrong side of a tough race…
Joe C. Maynard raced to the zMAX Dragway winner’s circle on Sunday at the NHRA Carolina Nationals to capture his second national event triumph in his rookie season competing in the Top Alcohol Dragster category. The victory went down in the books as national event win No. 10 for the third-year organization. Maynard powered his…
Pro Stock Motorcycle standout Jianna Evaristo raced to a remarkable semifinal finish today at the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway, advancing her in the points standings as she pursues her first world championship. Jianna and her sister, Top Fuel newcomer Jasmine Salinas, both qualified in the top half of their respective fields this weekend,…
