Goodguys 8th Fuel & Gas Finals - Top Fuel and Funny Car Photos
Pictorial essay of the Top Fuel & Funny Cars at the Goodguys 8th Fuel & Gas Finals. Thirteen Top Fuel photos & 11 photos of the Nostalgia Funny Cars. Part 5 of 5 of Gary's coverage of the Goodguys 8th Fuel & Gas Finals.

2006 NHRA World Finals Photos, Part One
Winner circle photos of the winners at the 42nd Annual Auto Club NHRA Finals and Powerade champions for 2006 in Top Fuel & Fuel Funny Car & last round photos of several classes.

Goodguys 8th Fuel & Gas Finals - Winner Circle Photos
Winner circle photos of the 14 winners at the Goodguys 8th Fuel & Gas Finals at Bakersfield, California.

Car Salesman's Quick Draw Foils Robbery
The bandit should have paid closer attention to the used car salesman's ''Friends of the NRA'' ball cap before pulling his gun.

McQueen memorabilia fetches millions of dollars
Film fans have spent millions of dollars at an auction of Steve McQueen memorabilia, with one bidder even paying $70,000 for a pair of sunglasses once worn by the actor.

Schumacher keeps his promise
Top-fuel driver Tony Schumacher guaranteed that he would break his own elapsed time record and win the National Hot Rod Assn.'s final event, the 42nd Auto Club Nationals. And then he did it.

Developers hoping to bring pro drag racing to New Orleans
In 12 to 15 months, professional drag racing may come to eastern New Orleans or some other part of the metropolitan area.

2006 NHRA World Finals Results
Final elimination results and final 2006 NHRA POWERAde championship point standings after the Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona, California.

Thornton Becomes Texas' Quickest Outlaw 10.5 Racer
Rick Thornton took his Hans Fuestal tuned Corvette to times of 4.50 & 4.53 in testing at Redline Raceway, making him the fastest Outlaw 10.5 racer in Texas.

2006 NHRA World Finals Final Qualifying Results
Final pro qualifying results and first round pairings from the 2006 Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona, California.

2006 NHRA World Finals Friday Qualifying Results
Day two pro qualifying results from the 2006 Auto Club NHRA Finals in Pomona, California.

NHRA Top Fuel points leader Doug Kalitta eyes drag racing’s ultimate prize in Pomona
And then there was one, only one event left in the 2006 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series to determine this season’s Top Fuel dragster world champion.

Final weekend for GIRA drag racing at Kauai Raceway Park
Kaua‘i’s Garden Island Racing Association will hold the year’s final pair of drag races this weekend at the Mana racetrack with back-to-back events Friday and Saturday nights.

Bacoleño tops drag racing tilt
Phillipines: Bacoleño Boboy Brillantes reigned supreme in two categories of the 3rd Buglasan National Motorcycle Drag Racing hostilities in Dumaguete City recently.

Lepanto youth takes up drag racing
Teens this age spend their time playing football, baseball or running around a track. Dalton Vaughn is on a track alright, but he’s not running. He’s practically flying.

Full drag-racing team formed for ISU students
Indiana State University students are now able to be part of a full drag-racing team with the creation of the Team Sycamore Racing organization. The organization will include all aspects of running a National Hot Rod Association team from marketing to finance and finding a sponsor.

Motorcycle drag racing returns in-house
The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) and AMA/Prostar are pleased to announce the restructuring of AMA/Prostar Drag Racing. Beginning with the 2007 season AMA/Prostar will come in-house as part of the AMA's restructuring of its racing operations.

2006 NHRA World Finals Thursday Qualifying Results
Day one pro qualifying results from the 2006 Auto Club NHRA Finals at Pomona, California.

Warren Johnson Elected to the International Motorsports Hall of Fame
On Wednesday, Johnson’s accomplishments were recognized by the prestigious International Motorsports Hall of Fame in Talladega, AL, who announced that the Minnesota native was one of six inductees elected to their Class of 2007.

Wheelstanding Action from the Fuel & Gas Finals
Gary serves up 24 photos of starting line wheelstanding action at the Goodguys 8th Fuel & Gas Finals, Bakersfield, California.

Ron Capps' Hard Times at Bakersfield
A sequence of 12 shots of Ron Capp's wheelstand in Saturday's qualifying session at the Goodguys 8th Fuel & Gas Finals, Auto Club Famoso Raceway, Bakersfield, California.

Goodguys 8th Fuel & Gas Finals - Winners
Starting line action photos of the 14 winners after the Goodguys 8th Fuel & Gas Finals.

Goodguys Close Out VRA Racing Season on a High Note at Famoso Raceway
An abbreviated 2006 Goodguys/VRA Nostalgia Drag Racing Series came to a picture perfect end at Auto Club Famoso Raceway.

QMMF drag racing event a huge success
Participants from the UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia besides hosts Qatar regaled a huge crowd at the first QMMF ATV dirt Drag Racing Championship.

Thoughts from a NASCAR Newbie
As someone who normally follows NHRA drag racing, it was quite a change for me to come to the Texas Motor Speedway to cover my first NASCAR event.

Drag racing makes a noise in UAE
The UAE has made significant progress in the field of motorsport over the past, but now they have a drag race strip which attracts drivers from all across the GCC countries.

Legendary Green Mamba Stolen!
Draglist jet car editor Curt Eierdam received a call earlier today noting that down in Florida, someone made off with Doug Rose's trailer & the Green Mamba. Everyone keep a look out for the trailer and/or car. Please email ceierdam@cox.net or call 602-330-9508 if it is seen and Curt will forward the information to Doug. The Mamba is an irreplaceable part of Jet Car history! Here is a photo with the trailer.

NHRA Xplod Sport Compact Racing Series Continues its Growth in Racing, Partnerships
The NHRA Xplod Sport Compact Racing Series continues to maintain its position as the premier sport compact racing series in the United States following a successful and momentum-building season.

2007 Junior Conference finals dates announced
NHRA has announced the dates and locations for the 2007 NHRA O'Reilly Auto Parts Jr. Drag Racing League Eastern and Western Conference Finals.

Junior Dragsters perfect for Christmas
A UK company is offering five unique, beautifully-engineered junior dragsters guaranteed to put you at the top of their ´best present´ list.

Redline Raceway Test and Tune, Part 2
Redline Raceway's Saturday night test and tune sessions are a must see.

Redline Raceway Test and Tune, Part 1
This is the first installment of last Saturday's test and tune session plus the great show that the 9 " Madness group put on!

Koretsky returning to full-time racing
For much of 2006, Kenny Koretsky stayed out of the driver's seat of his Dodge race cars, but he recently merged his Pro Stock team with Greg Hill for 2007.

Speedway making room for dragsters
The owners of the Ocala Speedway have applied for a special use permit to add a one-eighth-mile drag-racing strip on land adjacent to the existing facility.

From Street to Strip with Roush Drag Pack Mustang
As a direct result of more than a year’s worth of testing, research and development for the Roush Competition Line of performance parts, the company has decided to take the next step and offer a complete race-ready Drag Pack Mustang that can roll from the street to the strip.

Murder On the Last Turn
Mickey Thompson was a renowned race-car driver and promoter. Mike Goodwin was the brash, egocentric creator of motocross. They became business partners. Then all hell broke loose.

Wild Wild Wes Wins First Event as Booth Goes 3.99!
Redline Raceway held its last Pro Modified show of the year last Saturday night. A field of 16 racers put on a great show that resulted in TOPMA's first three second run.

ADRL Flowmaster World Finals Pro Nitrous Results
The ADRL Flowmaster Pro Nitrous field at Texas Raceway was wild as several racers found the 4.0 zone before the rains came.

ADRL Flowmaster World Finals Pro Extreme Results
The ADRL put on a heck of a show at Kennedale, Texas, two weeks ago. Highlights included a 3.89 run by Bubba Stanton and much more, but Mother Nature ended up winning the event.

2006 NHRA Las Vegas Final Results
Final eliminations results and up to date NHRA POWERAde championship points standings after the 2006 ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas.

End of the Line for Ford Taurus
The last Taurus rolled off the assembly line Friday, in the same week that Ford’s new chief executive said the struggling company needed to transform itself with grand new ambitions — the same kind of ambitions that gave birth to the Taurus.

2006 NHRA Las Vegas Final Qualifying Results
Final pro qualifying results and first round pairings from the 2006 ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals.

Woman follows dad's tread marks at drag strip
Drag racing is about breaking barriers. Usually it involves horsepower and the time it takes to cover a quarter-mile. But in competition earlier this month at Rockingham Dragway, driver Candyce Marsh set a new mark just by rolling up to the starting line.

Must-Have Browser Upgrade Coming This Week
Your view of the Web is in for a change this week -- in some cases, whether you like it or not.

2006 NHRA Las Vegas Friday Qualifying Results
Day one pro qualifying results from the 2006 ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals.

Bahrain Top Fuel Exhibition coverage
Six European Top Fuel Dragster racers, one American and one Bahraini are taking part in a Top Fuel Dragster Exhibition at the Drag Racing Festival at the Bahrain International Circuit. Eurodragster.com has a reporter on the spot and we are posting live reports, photo galleries and pit notes.

Blast Off!
Mike Hojacki has been thrilling ADRL crowds all year with his Police Interceptor jet car.

Nostalgic Racing Decals
Hundreds of racing decals that are sure to bring back some wonderful memories from the good old days of racing.

Hernandez Blazes to 5.99 World Record at World Finals
Josh Hernandez put his name in the record books while Quain Stott, Pete Berner and Mark Thomas put their names on world championship trophies at the Universal Technical Institute World Finals in Rockingham, N.C.

In the Pits at the ADRL Flowmaster World Finals
Here is a selection of shots from the pits from last weeks ADRL Flowmaster World Finals at Texas Raceway.

2006 IHRA Rockingham Friday Qualifying Results
Drag Racing Results: 2006 IHRA Rockingham Friday Qualifying Results by Mike Perry. Day one pro qualifying results from the 2006 Universal Technical Institute World Finals in Rockingham, N.C.

Pro Tree Productions TOPMA DVDs
Teddy Robinson has been videotaping TOPMA races for years under the Teddy Bear banner, which is now called Pro Tree Productions. Danny reviews two TOPMA DVDs.

California Hot Rod Reunion XV Photos - Part 3
Robert Briggs checks in with Part 3 of 3 of his photo coverage of the California Hot Rod Reunion XV.

Ronnie Sox Memorial Race in TWO DAYS!
Heading down to the annual Show, Shine, Shag & Dine and the East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame & Reunion in Henderson, NC? Well, here’s a great reason to take off work a few days early.

How political pros retouched Ford's image
Are the short-term tactics of modern-day campaigning, measured in weeks and months, transferable to changing deeply held perceptions of a 103-year-old automaker with a rich past, a troubled present, an uncertain future and products that consumers render verdicts on every day?

2006 NHRA Virginia Performance Improvements
The 2006 NHRA event in Richmond was a performance bonanza and Steve captured all the new personal best times.

Omlin First in the Fours at Spokane
Pete Omlin takes us on an inside view of his dad's record breaking weekend in top fuel at Spokane Raceway Park.

OTS at ADRL Flowmaster World Finals
The Outlaw Top Sportsman were an added attraction to the ADRL Flowmaster World Finals at Texas Raceway last weekend.

Williams Breaks Into the Fours at Yello Belly
Nick Williams broke into the four second barrier at Texas' oldest drag strip.

Billy Harper to Run for Governor!
Pro Modified racer Billy Harper announced he is running for the Governor’s office in the state of Kentucky. Harper will running as a Republican.

Stanton wins ADRL Flowmaster Pro Extreme Championship!
Stanton won the 2006 Battle of the Belts at the ADRL Flowmaster World Finals at Texas Raceway. Stanton ran 3.89, 3.92 and a 3.92 to win!

Troxel Named 2006 Sportswoman of the Year
NHRA POWERade Series driver Melanie Troxel, who has advanced to a Top Fuel-best eight final rounds this season, has been honored by Billie Jean King’s Women’s Sports Foundation as its “Sportswoman of the Year."

California Hot Rod Reunion XV Photos - Part 2
Part 2 of 3 of Robert Briggs' photo coverage of the 2006 CHRR.

Keith Baker wins ADRL Flowmaster Pro Nitrous Battle of the Belts!
Keith Baker won the 2006 ADRL Flowmaster Pro Nitrous Championship at Texas Raceway. Baker defeated a strong eight car field in the Battle of the Belts.

2006 NHRA Richmond Final Results
Final eliminations results and up to date NHRA POWERAde championship points standings after the 2006 Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals at Dinwiddie, Virginia.

Small Block Posse
This message board seems to get a TON of visitors. Worth checking out...

2006 NHRA Richmond Final Qualifying Results
Final pro qualifying results and first round pairings from the 2006 Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals at Dinwiddie, Virginia.

Pro Tree Productions TOPMA DVDs
Teddy Robinson has been videotaping TOPMA races for years under the Teddy Bear banner, which is now called Pro Tree Productions. Danny reviews two TOPMA DVDs.

2006 California Hot Rod Reunion - Cacklefest Photos
This is the last article of five in Gary's photo coverage of the California Hot Rod Reunion. 24 photos of cars in the Grove, exhibition Cackle Cars on display as well as on the track and a few cars making qualifying attempts at Famoso Raceway at the California Hot Rod Reunion on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 6-8, 2006.

2006 NHRA Richmond Friday Qualifying Results
Day one qualifying results from the inaugural Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals, including the NHRA's first 6.5 second Pro Stock run.

2006 California Hot Rod Reunion - Wheelstanding Action Photos
Starting line wheel standing action photos from Friday and Saturday at the California Hot Rod Reunion.

2006 California Hot Rod Reunion - Top Fuel Photos
Eighteen 18 photos of Nostalgia Top Fuel at Famoso Raceway, Bakersfield, Ca. at the California Hot Rod Reunion.

2006 California Hot Rod Reunion - Funny Car Photos
Nineteen photos of the Nostalgia Funny Cars at the Hot Rod Reunion on Sunday, October 8, 2006.

California Hot Rod Reunion XV Photos - Part 1
Robert Briggs offers up his photo coverage of the California Hot Rod Reunion XV - Part 1 of 3 parts.

Drag Photos: Sunday at the Grove
Greg Gage shot the finals of the recent NHRA race at Maple Grove.

15th Annual NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion Photos
Photo coverage of the nine winners in the winner circle and starting line action photo of each from the 15th annual CHRR.

Testing and Tuning at Redline!
Gena White captured several shots last Saturday at Redline Raceway's Fun & Grudge races, proving that you never know what will show up at Caddo Mills on a Saturday night!

Large crowd expected for drag strip hearing
Opponents and supporters of a proposed drag strip in northern Lancaster County (Nebraska) are gearing up for a battle at Wednesday’s Lincoln-Lancaster County Planning Commission meeting.

Raised in Drag Racing
Where there is one, there most likely will be another. If Brandon Bernstein is walking through the garage, odds are high he's either with or heading toward Ashley Force, Morgan Lucas or Eric Medlen. And the same can be said for any of them.

At Treasury’s Garage Sale, Bidders Are More Entertaining Than the Cars
The $50 Porsche is as much of a myth as Sasquatch and the jackalope...

A Drag Racing Legend
In 1966, Gene Kidder set the National Hot Rod Association National Speed Record in Denver in the E Experimental Stock Class. Gene will be inducted into hall of fame Friday.

Track death probed - coroner to investigate drag racing safety issues
A jet dragster driver has perished in an accident in Australia. This is the second loss of a jet driver within the past week and may portend some changes in the licensing of these machines.

Nitro Madness Passes the Test at KCIR
The Nitro Madness AA/Fuel Altered team went down to Kansas City International Raceway this past Saturday, October 7, for a few test runs. Here's how it went.

Bakersfield Pics
The H.A.M.B. website offers up several great shots of the hot rods from this past weekend's California Hot Rod Reunion.

Racing returns to Lodi's Kingdon drag strip
4,000 people showed up to wade through the sea of muscle cars, visit vendors and watch races at a track that was once one of the most prominent drag strips on the West Coast.

2006 NHRA Richmond Postponed One Week
A steady soaking rain and chilling temperatures Saturday and a wet weather forecast for the remainder of the weekend have forced NHRA officials to postpone the Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park until next weekend, Oct. 13-15.

Performance Improvements: 2006 NHRA Reading and IHRA Budds Creek
Maple Grove and Maryland International again combine to feature some of the best times of the season and Steve Klemetti lays it all out.

2006 NHRA Richmond Friday Qualifying Rained Out
Persistent rain showers forced NHRA officials to cancel Friday's racing at the Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals at Virginia Motorsports Park.

FIA/UEM European Finals 2006
A look back at the FIA/UEM European Finals from Santa Pod Raceway, England.

No Need to Wait: J.R. Todd is the next NHRA Rookie of the Year
Sorry Hillary Will. Should have come out next year Jack Beckman. Alan Bradshaw, thanks for playing. Not a chance Shaun Carlson. With three races left in the 2006 NHRA POWERade Drag racing season, one thing is for sure. J.R. Todd will be crowned the Auto Club Road to the Future Award winner.

Backstretch Motorsports
"Racing news for the thinking unimpaired." Worth a look just on the basis of its cool slogan. bp

Drag racing's fast start
Born on the backroads of America in the post World War II years, drag racing's roots were planted on dry lake beds like Muroc in California's Mojave Desert, where hot rodders had congregated since the early 1930s and speeds first topped 100 mph.

Drag racing teen jams on the track
Eaker tries to keep his 2000 Chevy S-10 truck within 5 mph of the posted speed limit. Ah, but give him a straight, quarter-mile strip of track, his '74 Plymouth Duster with a tank full of methanol, and look out.

Reunion brings back hot rod legends, cars
Fifteen years after it was planned as a one-time affair, the NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion is alive and well and about to write another chapter in the history of Auto Club Famoso Raceway.

Lions Drag Strip Video to be Released This Weekend
The long awaited release of an in-depth video documentary covering one of the sport’s more famous racetracks will occur this weekend, when “LIONS – THE GREATEST DRAG STRIP” is made available (on DVD) during the NHRA Hot Rod Reunion.

Diversity in drag racing
The NHRA will bring its show to Dinwiddie this weekend for the Torco Racing Fuel Nationals. What fans will see is while other racing series may give lip service to diversity, it's a base principle at the top level of drag racing.

2006 IHRA Budds Creek Final Results
Final eliminations results and up to date IHRA eMax championship points after the Torco Racing Fuels President’s Cup Nationals in Budds Creek, Maryland.

British A/FX Pandemonium!
Alan Currans of the Acceleration Archive recently shot these pictures of a British A/FX nostalgia racer in action. The Pandemonium Mopar looks like the real thing in action at Shakespeare County.

2006 NHRA Maple Grove Final Results
Final eliminations results and updated NHRA PowerAde championship points standings after the 2006 Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway.

Friday at the Grove!
Greg Gage is in Reading, PA shooting the Keystone Nationals. This is the best from Friday's action.