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Mike Neff, who won his first NHRA Funny Car championship from outside the cockpit, hopes to win his next one from the inside as a member of John Force Racing’s Next Generation of professional drivers. A native of Hemet, Calif., where he grew up racing dirt bikes and off-road trucks, Neff will contest the 2008 … Read more
Officially, Robert “Top Gun” Hight lost the NHRA POWERade Funny Car Championship last year by 19 points, roughly the equivalent of one racing round. Unofficially, he lost it by .001 of a second, the margin by which he fell short of the one per cent backup run that would have certified a season-opening… Read full … Read more
With the 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series campaign less than a month away, Army Top Fuel driver Tony ‘The Sarge’ Schumacher is already figuring on another edge-of-your-seat type of season. After securing two straight world championships at the last race and in the final round each time, Schumacher assumes the script will remain the … Read more
Although he came within an eyelash of winning the 2007 NHRA POWERade world championship, Rod Fuller is not looking back on what could have been but rather to what lies ahead for 2008. To say the rising Top Fuel star is hungry to win would be a severe understatement. The 2007 season was a banner … Read more
The cackling of engines and the smell of tire smoke, mixed with the aroma of Gee’s Barbeque, will let everyone know the 2008 IHRA racing season has begun at Immokalee Regional Raceway. The… Read full story
As it turns out, the sky is not falling and IHRA racers traveling to Canada by land have another year to get a passport. Those who were concerned about long lines and huge delays due to new,… Read full story
The NitroJam.com Spring Blast, the annual test session at Rockingham Dragway, is quickly approaching. Track owner Steve Earwood has added a few new features to supplement the value of this… Read full story
A memorial service for Jon and James Herbert, the sons of National Hot Rod Association Top Fuel driver Doug Hebert who died in an automobile crash in Cornelius Saturday morning, has been set for Wednesday at the school the boys attended. The service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at SouthLake Christian Academy at 13901 … Read more
CHANDLER, Ariz. (Jan. 26, 2008) — Antron Brown made the necessary runs in his Matco Tools dragster to earn his crossover Top Fuel license Saturday afternoon at Firebird International Raceway near Phoenix. Read full story
Our condolences to Doug Herbert and his family for the loss of their two young sons, Jon and James Herbert. Our prayers are with you as you endure this harsh tragedy, as there is nothing that can be said to make his loss more tolerable. From Doug Herbert’s website: Condolences can be sent to Raymer … Read more