Drag Racing
Tonglet back with Savoie PSM team
CONCORD, N.C. (April 24, 2018) – NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle team White Alligator Racing announced today that the team has resigned former WAR rider L.E. Tonglet. Tonglet will ride for the team at this weekend’s NGK Spark Plugs Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway....
Hartford, Todd, B. Force win at Royal Purple
By Lee Elder BAYTOWN, Texas (April 22, 2018) -- BAYTOWN, Texas (April 22, 2018) – Matt Hartford took his first NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Pro Stock victory when he edged Erica Enders in the final round of the 35th NHRA Spring Nationals at...
Force fails to qualify for NHRA Spring Nationals
By Lee Elder BAYTOWN, Texas (April 21, 2018) – National Hot Rod Association grand champion John Force failed to qualify for Sunday’s NHRA Spring Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway. The 16-time champion had qualified for 222 straight Mello Yello Drag Racing Series...
Enders puts in double-duty at Royal Purple
By Lee Elder BAYTOWN, Texas (April 20, 2018) – Erica Enders put herself solidly in the field of two distinctly different racing categories Friday during the opening day of qualifying for the NHRA Spring Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway. The two-time Pro Stock...
Pedregon to debut new chassis this weekend
By Lee Elder HOUSTON, Texas (April 18, 2018) – Cruz Pedregon will roll out a new Snap-on Tools Toyota Camry chassis at this weekend’s NHRA Spring Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway. Pedregon, who has three wins at the track, is 12th in NHRA Funny Car points as the...
Johnson hopes to race at NHRA 4-Wide
By Lee Elder IRONDALE, Ala. (April 15, 2018) – Veteran NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle racer Steve Johnson confirmed to RMPHD that he is putting together an effort to race at the NGK Spark Plugs 4 Wide Nationals at zMAX Raceway in Concord, North Carolina later this...
Torrence beats dad and everyone else at Vegas 4-wide
By Lee Elder LAS VEGAS, Nev. (April 8, 2018) – Steve Torrence beat an all-star cast in the final quad and won the NHRA Top Fuel trophy at the DENSO Spark Plugs 4 Wide Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It was the initial national event for...
Drama completes NHRA 4-wide qualifying at Vegas
By Lee Elder LAS VEGAS, Nev. (April 7, 2018) – Few sports offer the potential for drama that the NHRA’s Mello Yello Drag Racing Series has and the teams lived up to that potential Saturday at the DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA 4 Wide Nationals. They saved the best for the...
2 lanes, 4 lanes, who cares? Anderson tops qualifying at Vegas
By Lee Elder LAS VEGAS, Nev. (April 6, 2018) – The more things change, the more they can stay the same. The racing venue at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway expanded from two lanes to four between seasons, the track surface was hot and the cars were fast, as...
Gatornationals: Wins go to Krawiec, Gray, Beckman, Crampton
By Lee Elder GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 18, 2018) – Eddie Krawiec didn’t get the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle speed record. He won the race instead. Krawiec won the PSM final and captured victory in the Amalie Motor Oil Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. It was the...
