Sprint car racer Dave Steele died during a weekend race at Desoto Speedway in Bradenton, FL in what appeared to be a routine wreck on the first turn of the 35-lap feature race. It’s the kind of thing no one wants to see, but Steele was such a significant presence in pavement sprint car racing,
Tony Schumacher raced his way to the Top Fuel victory Sunday at the 48th annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. John Force in Funny Car, Shane Gray in Pro Stock, and Eddie Krawiec in Pro Stock Motorcycle were also winners in their respective categories at the third of 24 events on the
Greg Anderson won Pro Stock to make it two in a row to start the season for Team Summit, and Leah Pritchett repeated as the Top Fuel winner for the second consecutive race at the 33rd annual NHRA Arizona Nationals Sunday at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Chandler, AZ. Matt Hagan also made it
Summit Racing Equipment is the new title sponsor of the European Drag Racing Series (EDRS), a series that will feature 17 events at 13 race tracks throughout five European countries in 2017. The Summit Racing EDRS Series is the largest drag racing series in Europe and, like U.S. racing, features several competitive classes of both
(Photo by Will Lester/SCNG) Team Summit Pro Stock driver Jason Line started his championship defense with a victory over teammate Greg Anderson at the Circle K NHRA Winternationals in Pomona. Line ran a 6.568 at 211.10 miles-per-hour in his Summit Racing Equipment Chevy Camaro for his 46th career victory and 14th consecutive season with at least one
NHRA Pro Mod racing will air on FOX Sports’ FS1 and FS2 television networks in 2017, NHRA officials said Tuesday. FS2 will televise a half-hour of racing on Thursdays during primetime, and FS1 will re-air the broadcasts multiple times after. NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod Drag Racing Series events will also air in Canada and
Anderson and the rest of the Pro Stock class made the switch from carburetion (pictured here) to EFI in 2016. NHRA Pro Stock went through a mighty series of changes prior to last season’s Mello Yello Drag Racing Series run for the championship, and no team weathered the new rules better than Ken Black’s Summit
The 2016 season couldn’t have gone much better for the Summit Racing-sponsored KB Racing Pro Stock team of Jason Line and Greg Anderson. Following an off-season of changes which included Pro Stock’s much-publicized switch from carburetion to EFI, the team grabbed early momentum and raced to the top of the point standings. The teammates would remain
Anderson and Smith Notch Event Wins in Season-Ending Race POMONA, CA – Jason Line (Pro Stock) and Jerry Savoie (Pro Stock Motorcycle) claimed NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series world championships Sunday at the Auto Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. Line clinched his third Pro Stock world championship after he raced
Antron Brown is a three-time NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Top Fuel world championship after securing the title Sunday at the NHRA Toyota Nationals. Brown outlasted his two closest chasers, Doug Kalitta, who lost in the quarterfinal round to Steve Torrence, and Shawn Langdon, who fell in the first round to J.R. Todd, to
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