by Lee Elder | Jun 3, 2018 | Drag Racing, NHRA
By Lee Elder JOLIET, Ill. (June 3, 2018) – Jeg Coughlin grabbed a huge victory in the final round of Pro Stock at the NHRA’s Jegs Route 66 Nationals at Route 66 Raceway. It was Coughlin’s first win of the season and unofficially vaulted him to the tenth spot in...
by Lee Elder | Jun 2, 2018 | Drag Racing, NHRA
By Lee Elder JOLIET, Ill. (June 2, 2018) – Steve Torrence will start eliminations for the Jegs Route 66 Nationals from the top of the Top Fuel ladder after spending the four qualifying rounds in the top spot. Eliminations for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series...
by Lee Elder | Jun 2, 2018 | Drag Racing, NHRA
By NHRA Media JOLIET, Ill. (June 2, 2018) — Top Sportsman racer Sean Brady of Prospect Heights, Ill., was involved in an on-track incident during the second round of eliminations at the JEGS Route 66 NHRA Nationals on Saturday. Brady’s car contacted the...
by Lee Elder | Jun 1, 2018 | Drag Racing, NHRA
By Lee Elder JOLIET, Ill. (June 1, 2018) – Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it and that was just fine with NHRA Pro Stock driver Greg Anderson. Unexpectedly cool temperatures at Route 66 Raceway allowed the teams at the Jegs Route 66...
by Lee Elder | Jun 1, 2018 | Drag Racing, NHRA
By Lee Elder JOLIET, Ill. (June 1, 2018) — Talk about Pizza Wars! Top Fuel racer Leah Pritchett will race a MOPAR Dodger Challenger Drag Pak against John Schnatter, the original Papa John, in a special match race at Route 66 Raceway as part of the NHRA Jegs...
by Lee Elder | May 28, 2018 | Drag Racing, NHRA
By Lee Elder JOLIET, Ill. (May 28, 2018) – It is a gathering of champions, an event unmatched by anything in sportsman drag racing. It matches regional pride with a national stage in one of the finest arenas in all of the drag racing world. It is the Jeg’s Allstars...