2006 DragRaceResults.com Bracket Series Race Tech Junior Dragster National Champion: Misty Mayse
Fourteen-year-old Misty Mayse, of Frost, TX earned the greatest honor in her brief but accomplished drag racing career in 2006 by claiming the DragRaceResults.com Bracket Series Race Tech Jr. Dragster national championship. In doing so, Misty joined her brother: BTE Super Pro National Champion Rustin Mayse, as the only sibling national champions in the history of the DragRaceResults.com Bracket Series.

Kalitta Goes Two-for-two Down-under In Nitro Mayhem
Scott Kalitta used a string of consistent runs to win the second running of the Australia VS. USA Top Fuel Showdown. Throughout the day Scott used a 4.67, a 4.56 and a 4.58 to take the win for the second year running.

Top Ten: Auto News in 2006
First off, I want to say this is my personal top ten. If you think I missed something, you're probably right, but it's the end of the year, and there are plenty of other lists out there. So here are my picks, in no particular order.

Tall tales, spilt oil and Western alienation
Castrol Raceway had its Christmas party, always an intoxicating mix of engine parts, giant shrimp and stories from the past year.

GM and So-Cal Speed Shop Team to Run 800-hp HHR at Bonneville
General Motors has teamed with So-Cal Speed Shop to develop a streamlined, high-performance version of the 2006 Chevrolet HHR.

A year at high speed
Drag racing is all about copious amounts of power and raw speed; no other sport sees racers competing side by side at more than 500kph.

Funny cars light it up
No matter how fast you think your Porsche may be, it's not even in the same neighbourhood as Scott McVey's ride.

Nostalgia Drag Racing - Spence Family Racing
The Spence Family has put up an outstanding example of a team site -- excellent!

New Year's Resolutions for 2007
Here is a suggested list of New Year's resolution for the drivers, owners, crew chiefs and anyone else associated with the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.

Mohammed qualifies for third-leg of drag racing
Bahrain's Khalid Mohammed, Bader Al Ahly and Khalid Al Balushi, both from UAE, qualified for the third-leg of the Pro Mod category in the Chevrolet-sponsored National Drag Racing Championship which got underway last night at the Bahrain International Circuit.

ANRA Season Point Champions 2006
Gary Brown serves up action photos of the 10 class champions and co-champions from the 2006 ANRA season.

Goodguys VRA Point Champions 2006
Gary Brown sends photos of each of the points champions in action from the 2006 Goodguys VRA Point Championship series.

NHRA points system petition
Hate the idea of the new NHRA "Chase" points systems for 2007? You aren't alone. Here's an online petition to NHRA and POWERAde where you can voice your comments. Keep 'em constructive, for best results.

Pedal to the metal: 13-year-old Chapman making mark in drag racing
Colton Chapman has had success behind the wheel of his junior drag racer, but when the 13-year-old sat down next to adult competition in a NHRA Funny Car Simulator last fall, he came out a big winner.

Phil Read Flies Into The Fifties And Into History
For the decades of Top Fuel competition in Australia, the Jim Read Racing team are used to setting new marks and breaking new frontiers. After the first day of USA Versus Australia Top Fuel Drag Racing action at Western Sydney International Dragway last night, Phil Read smashed through one of the great marks in the sport by becoming the first competitor in Australia to produce a Quarter Mile pass in the magical 4.5 second zone.

Drag Racing in the 60s
Tons of drag racing photos from the 1960s. It looks like they were scanned out of mags.

insidefastbrackets.com
A new message board proudly serving Top Dragster, Top Sportsman, Top Comp, and Quick 8/16/32 racers.

Butch "the California Flash" Leal
Butch's official website. Awesome history.

sustainableautoculture
Perpetuator of free-range drag racing journalism tradition, forest spirituality, urban agriculture (no, not THAT kind..) and sound magick. Advocate of affordable agrarian and automotive culture-and access for all in that tired old 20th century economic democracy way.

AMA Changes 2007 Prostar Drag Racing
Following the announcement of the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) assuming management of drag racing from Prostar, the AMA is pleased to announce a new class structure beginning with the 2007 racing season.

Valeo signs up 'several global automakers' for camless engine
Valeo SA has several development contracts with automakers for its camless engine, industry sources say. The technology is expected to be available in less than five years. Engine developers have long been interested in camless technology's promise of as much as 20 percent better fuel economy over a conventional engine.

Ferrari icon dies in car crash
Gianclaudio 'Clay' Regazzoni, one of the iconic figures of Ferrari formula one history, was killed yesterday in a car crash in Italy at the age of 67.

Anheuser - Busch to End NASCAR Sponsorship
Anheuser-Busch will end its title sponsorship of NASCAR's No. 2 series after the 2007 season.

GM tightens up usage of SS label
General Motors is rethinking the way its uses the SS moniker that has adorned souped-up Chevrolets since 1961.

California Customizer Makes Leap Into Ford Showrooms
The Detroit auto show next month will be a coming-out party, of sorts, for the car customizer Chip Foose. He will be in Detroit to unveil a special edition Ford F-150 pickup for which he had free rein to reinterpret the design.

Belli has got need for speed
It's been a whirlwind of a season for CdM High sophomore, who was overall champ in junior drag racing.

Drag Racing History & Don Carlton
Drag racing changed drastically in the early '70s, and one driver whose career mirrored those changes was the late Don Carlton.

80s Funny Cars: The Northwest
The great tradition of tough funny cars was retained into the eighties in the Northwest. Included in this round are several great names that made Northwest funny car match racing unique and special.

A car stereo that can kill you?
This article told me more about db Drag Racing than I've heard anywhere else.

Total Insanity
The Massarella family has watched funny cars for years. Now they race one.

ADRL Announces Two-Day Test at Montgomery
The Flowmaster American Drag Racing League today announced plans to hold its first-ever pre season test session Feb. 3 and 4 at Montgomery Motorsports Park in Montgomery, Ala. The track will be open both days, free of charge, for test runs for all Pro Extreme, Pro Nitrous, and Pro 10.5 cars in attendance.

2007 NHRA Xplod Sport Compact Racing Series Schedule Features 11 Races, Two Stops in Indianapolis
NHRA announced today its 2007 NHRA Xplod Sport Compact Racing Series schedule will be comprised of eight stand-alone NHRA Xplod Sport Compact Series events and three tie-in events with the NHRA POWERade Series.

Drag racing a staple for Houma family
For almost 50 years, the Teuton family has been involved in some form of drag racing. While they don't have a professional team per se, family members and Teuton himself have raced at numerous venues across the country for decades.

Indianapolis the New Charlotte for Drag Racing
Charlotte, N.C. is the home to the majority of Nascar's race teams, team owners, drivers and crew chiefs. Indianapolis is rapidly becoming drag racings version of Charlotte.

ADRL Announces 10-Event Schedule and Addition of New Pro 10.5 Class
The Flowmaster American Drag Racing League unveiled its plans for the 2007 season at the annual Performance Racing Industry Trade Show, announcing a 10-event racing schedule, the addition of a third points-earning class, and an unprecedented level of television coverage for the series.

Charlie Joe's Funny Car
Six year old Charlie had come to her and stated that Santa can make anything. And he was sure that if she just asked, Santa could make a John Force funny car for him to drive.

J.D. Zink - Portrait of a Jet Car Driver
A nice piece in Nitrogeezers about this storied driver.

Castrol Edge Jet Dragster sets fastest quarter mile time in South Africa
It’s set to be the ultimate showdown of performance, power and unparalleled speed – the Castrol Edge Jet Dragster is about to enter the competitive world stage as it’s lined up to take a shot at the World Land Speed Record for the Standing Start Mile.

2007 National Hot Rod Reunion honorees named
Honorees were announced Friday for the fifth annual National Hot Rod Reunion, Jun. 15-17, 2007 at National Trail Raceway near Columbus, Ohio. The honorees are John Abbott, Don Cain, Ted Harbit, Fred Hurst, and the team of Gary Rupp and Pat Dakin. Jeg Coughlin will be the Grand Marshal, while the Justice Bros. Reunion Spotlight will fall on Frank Hawley.

Dave Wallace's Last Column
Listen to the ranting and raving of one of those dinosaurs whom this columnist swore he’d never become; going on and on about the good ol’ days, when a starter ruled the starting line and the best parking spaces went to the early birds, instead of to sponsors, celebrities and Top Eliminator Clubbers.

Soldiers Overseas are Racing Fans Too
Clint Wood is not just a sports writer with a passion for racing but he also serves in the National Guard as a journalist. Currently, he is in Iraq chronicling the lives of American soldiers fighting the war.

Jeff Arend looks for big year in 2007
Through no fault of his own, Jeff Arend watched from the 2006 NHRA Powerade Drag Racing Series from the sidelines for 22 of the 23 national events. 2007 will be different.

Capps in All-Star Kart Race at PRI Show
NHRA drag-racing star Ron Capps, famous for his willingness and desire to drive just about anything on wheels if given the chance, will compete in the invitational Stars of Karting presented by the IRL All-Star Kart Race in Orlando, Fla., Dec. 14 against a star-studded list of professional kart racers and other celebrity racing pros.

Dupuy named crew chief for Cruz Pedregon
Cruz Pedregon Racing, Inc. announced Friday that veteran tuner Wayne Dupuy has joined the Advance Auto Parts Racing Nitro Funny Car Team as crew chief for the 2007 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series season.

NHRA Driver Blogs - Rickie Smith
Rickie visits the nicest drag strip in the world.

Auctioneer takes second in national Harley motorcycle race standings
He can talk a mile a minute and race a Harley Davidson motorcycle on a quarter-mile track from zero to 150 mph in 8.79 seconds.

Bahamas Beats USA Again During Drag Racing Rematch
Local entrants won all five classes at the Bahamas Hot Rod Association/Florida-PDL Transmission Second International Invitational over the weekend at the Motor Sports Park. The event with the 'Bahamas VS USA' tag, drew enthusiastic response.

PY Pontiacs In The Park
Chief Pontiac Productions, VMP, and Mother Nature Conspire to Put On a First-Class Event for 2006.

Barris.Com!
Take a look just to see the Flash opening of this site -- you'll be amazed at just how many famous cars George Barris has been involved with.

Drag race cancelled after rains
The second round of the all-star Chevrolet National Drag Racing Championship came to an abrupt end at the Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) in Sakhir following heavy rain.

The Last Drag Race, 34 Years Later
Yesterday, December 1, and today, December 2, land on the exact days of the closing weekend of the greatest drag strip of all time, Lions Drag Strip. Thirty four years ago this weekend we lost the most legendary piece of asphalt in drag racing history. Here is the story that is still fresh in Mark Hendon's mind.

TimAllen.com - What's your favorite muscle car?
Tim Allen wants to know what car made you go ARGH-ARGH-ARGH!

Bahamas, USA Re-matched In Weekend Drag Racing
The Bahamas Hot Rod Association's, in conjunction with Florida based PDL Transmission, Drag Racing Invitational will coordinate the event, December 1-3.