Drag Racing
Sampey joins the Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson PSM team in 2019
By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher Angelle Sampey found a new ride for the New Year. She has joined Screamin’ Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Pro Stock Motorcycle team for the 2019 season. Sampey will be teammates with Andrew Hines and Eddie Krawiec. Last...
House switches to Magic Dry in 2019 after two seasons with CatSpot
By Anthony Caruso III Like Scott Palmer, Ricky House will use Magic Dry on his Top Fuel Harley during this 2019 season. The two-time national event winner previously was sponsored by CatSpot the past two seasons. "I am very excited about staying with the Midwest...
Sampey leaves Liberty Racing
From media sources POMONA, Calif. (December 3, 2018) – Three-time NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Angelle Sampey has left Liberty Racing and is looking for a new ride, the NHRA has reported. Sampey, who retired from racing in 2008 and returned in 2014, is a...
Butner re-ups with KB Racing
By Kelly Wade FLOYDS KNOBS, Ind. (November 29, 2018) – As the 2018 season of NHRA's Mello Yello Drag Racing Series wound down, 2017 Pro Stock world champion Bo Butner made a decision to shift gears and step back from the class. The longtime Sportsman racer elected...
Todd, Smith win NHRA titles at Pomona
By Lee Elder POMONA, Calif. (Nov. 11, 2018) – J.R. Todd and Matt Smith grabbed NHRA championships on the final day of the 2018 National Hot Rod Association season on a dramatic day at the Auto Club Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. The championships were...
Gray wins Pro Stock title, Pomona field set
By Lee Elder POMONA, Calif. (November 10, 2018) – Tanner Gray clinched the 2018 NHRA Pro Stock championship Saturday during qualifying for the season finale, the NHRA Auto Club Finals from Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. Matt Smith (in Pro Stock Motorcycle), Jeg...
NHRA cuts 6 races from Pro Stock schedule for 2019
From NHRA Media GLENDORA, Calif. (November 10, 2018) – NHRA announced today that in 2019, the Pro Stock category will compete in 18 events in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, which competitors believe is the “sweet spot” for the category. “We think the new...
Matt Smith tops PS Motorcycle charts
By Lee Elder POMONA, Calif. (Nov. 9, 2018) – Matt Smith collected every point he could find Friday and completed two the first two sessions of qualifying for the NHRA XXXX on top of the Pro Stock Motorcycle category charts. Smith leads the tightest NHRA Countdown...
NHRA Vegas winners: Torrence, Todd, Butner, Arana Jr.
By Lee Elder LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Oct. 28, 2018) – Steve Torrence made his historic NHRA Countdown to the Championship effort a winning play when he cashed in his unbeaten run and won the 2018 Top Fuel championship at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Torrence...
NHRA: Johnson fastest in Funny Car
By Lee Elder LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Oct. 27, 2018) – Tommy Johnson Jr. started the NHRA Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway fifth in the very tight NHRA Countdown to a Championship Funny Car standings and edged closer to the front by taking the...
