Father vs Daughter in Top Fuel at PRO Superstar Shootout
Scrappers Racing will feature two Top Fuel competitors at the upcoming SCAG Power Equipment PRO Superstar Shootout. Jasmine Salinas, fresh off her rookie season in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series,…
NHRA Goes Four Wide for First Time in Countdown History
For the first time in NHRA history, there will be four-wide racing in the Countdown to the Championship. NHRA and zMAX Dragway officials announced today the first four-wide playoff race, as the…
Can No-Bar Bikes Be Competitive in 4.60?
The 4.60-index class is one of the most competitive categories in all of motorcycle drag racing. A typical qualifying sheet often sees three or more competitors run dead-on the index. At the…
Big Maryland Weekend has MIRock on a Roll
Nearly 500 racers and a sizable spectator crowd at the Fast By Gast Spring Nationals at Maryland International Raceway showed that the successful Mickey Thompson Performance Tires MIRock Superbike Series season debut in Rockingham was the “new normal” for…
MIROCK Rider Weight and Wheelbase Rule Revision: DME Racing Real Street
by MIROCK’s Jason Miller We have made a few minor adjustments to rider weights & wheelbases in the DME Racing Real Street class at MIROCK. We have made the change to make 15 lb. rider weight increments for the next…
Arana Sr. Keeping Close Eye on Jr.
Hector Arana Sr. didn’t use the five weeks since the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle season-opener to work on his own Lucas Oil Buell or his own riding. No, Arana Sr. has been a good father, spending all of his time…
Arana Jr. Welcoming Challenges
Hector Arana Jr. knew his rookie season in NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle would be difficult. But he didn’t expect it to be this hard. Arana Jr. failed to qualify for the Pro Stock Motorcycle season-opener at the Tire Kingdom Gatornationals…
Smith Excited to be in Houston
Angie Smith heads into the 24th annual O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals in Houston, Texas this week top-10 in points, and hopes to keep it that way. Smith, who is only in her second full year of racing in…
Sizzling Stoffer Poised for Another Big Race
It’s likely that no rider in the NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle class wanted a five-week break between the season opener and this weekend’s 24th annual O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals less than GEICO Suzuki rider Karen Stoffer. The hugely…