NORWALK OH. — Ford Performance and Cobra Jet fans were treated to a rare treat this past weekend at Summit Motorsports Park, the site of the 50th Anniversary Ford Performance Cobra Jet Reunion, which took place in conjunction with the NMCA All-American Nationals. Some Cobra Jet-powered vehicles raced competitively, while others sat around looking show-car glorious.
NORWALK, OH. — Kurt Anderson bought a 1955 Chevy at age 13. He bought it for $1,700, which the Eau Claire, WI native said he had saved from mowing lawns, shoveling snow, and a paper route. “My dad had to drive it home for me,” Anderson said in an OnAllCylinders interview during qualifying for the
NORWALK, OH – We can’t control the weather. Just ask every bride, golfer or outdoor event planner, ever. In most life situations, temperature and precipitation are the only weather-related things we must worry about. But drag racing isn’t most life situations. In competitive drag racing where there is typically little margin for error, unpredictable conditions
NORWALK, OH – In racing, safety is as important as horsepower. For that reason, we talked to racers about staying safe on the track at the 2017 NMCA All-American Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, OH. Tom Hoffman races a 1968 Ford Mustang in the NMCA’s Open Comp class. His car boasts a 632-horsepower 351W that propels
Author’s Note: This story is about my father. His name is Steve Griswold. He’s a lifelong racing enthusiast who didn’t always have the resources to participate. He golfed a lot instead. But in 2007, in his mid-50s, he ran his stock C6 Corvette one night at the local strip and speed became the new obsession. Weekend
Pro Stock and Pro Mod race car driver and engine tuner Joe Lepone Jr. passed away Sunday after a long battle with cancer. Lepone Jr. was Summit Racing’s first-sponsored NHRA Pro Stock driver, piloting the Summit Racing Chevy Beretta from 1990-’92. Lepone Jr. has been heavily involved with drag racing throughout his entire adult life,
INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Throngs of racers and race fans descended on the motorsports capital of the world this past weekend for the 11th Annual NMCA World Street Finals at Lucas Oil Raceway. While the weekend was mostly dedicated to the on-track action, we couldn’t help ourselves when we saw the opportunity to capture photos of some
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