The NHRA has acted very quickly in an effort to improve the safety of its Top Fuel and Funny Car races. Due to the tragic death recently of '94 and '95 Top Fuel champion Scott Kalitta, the drag strip for these two fastest classes will be shortened from the traditional 1,320 feet to 1,000 feet. Ra

The perfect weather and ideal racing conditions made for a sizzling evening qualifying session at the IHRA Spring Nationals presented by Advance Auto Parts and Castrol in Rockingham, N.C. With the race teams taking advantage of the spring-like air, the North Carolina racing fans took advantage

Gary Scelzi, a four-time NHRA champion, will be the keynote speaker for the Mel Larson Night of Champions on Wednesday, April 11. Scelzi replaces John Force, who asked to be excused from the engagement in the wake of the death of teammate Eric Medlen.

The event, which will honor local NHRA te

First-round pairings for professional eliminations Sunday for the Amalie Oil Texas Nationals presented by NAPA Auto Parts at San Antonio Raceway, the first of 12 events in the $19.5 million 2007 Knoll - Gas Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturda

Last season Gary Densham, Bellflower, Calif., defeated Paul Lee in the Knoll Gas-Torco Racing Fuels Pro Nitro Funny Car final round to claim the first IHRA Ironman of the season at the Amalie Oil Texas Nationals presented by NAPA Auto Parts at San Antonio Raceway. This year the situation

Scotty Cannon raced to the No. 1 Knoll-Gas Torco Racing Fuels Pro Top Fuel spot with a 4.851, 299.00 pass during Friday qualifying at the Amalie Oil Texas Nationals presented by NAPA Auto Parts at San Antonio Raceway. Other No. 1 qualifiers include Gary Densham (Nitro Funny Car), Ray Commisso (P

After years of struggling in the Knoll Gas -- Torco Racing Fuels Pro Nitro Top Fuel ranks, 29-year-old Bobby Lagana Jr. maintains the same pre-season mentality as any year prior to this weekend's Nitro Jam season kick-off in San Antonio, Texas. The event, the Amalie Oil Texas Nationals presented

Three-time POWERade Top Fuel champion Tony Schumacher drew within 54 points of the championship lead with his fifth Mac Tools U.S. Nationals victory since 2000. Schumacher's 4.505- to 4.602-second win over Brandon Bernstein put him alongside fellow Indy champs Robert Hight (Funny Car), Gr