In this week’s edition of “First Seasons,” Speedway Media talked to former NHRA driver and now, FOX TV analyst, Tony Pedregon, who details his first few years of entering the NHRA.
“I remember doing my first burnout in the car out in California, it was very surreal. It was a dream come true for me because I had dreamt of that opportunity. I remember the first one like it was yesterday.”
NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) announced on Wednesday afternoon the full 2020 schedule, along with cancellations to three events including the NHRA Auto Club Finals originally planned for the Nov. 13-15 weekend.
In this edition of ‘First Seasons” Speedway Media caught up with NHRA driver, Ron Capps, who ranks second on the all-time wins list in the Funny Car division.
NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) announced Monday morning, the NHRA Southern Nationals that normally takes place at the Atlanta Dragway has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns within the community.
NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) announced Friday morning, the organization will be postponing the events at Bandimere Speedway, home of the Dodge Mile-High NHRA Nationals that was slated for Aug 7-9 and the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway originally scheduled for Aug 14-16 will now be taking place at a later date due to COVID-19 pandemic issues.
With restrictions in the northwest part of the United States, NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) has canceled the Northwest Nationals, which was supposed to be held at Pacific Raceway (outside the city of Seattle).
84-time NHRA winner Tony Schumacher will return to the team to compete at two consecutive events set for Lucas Oil Raceway located in Brownsburg, Indiana.
For Frederik Vesti, Daniel Juncadella and Charlie Eastwood, the opportunity to drive the Cadillac Racing Hypercar V-Series.R during the FIA World Endurance Championship rookie test was “an experience.”
Alex Koreiba and James French drove the No. 25 Wolf Motorsports Ligier JS P320 to a series-leading third Historic Sportscar Racing Prototype Challenge presented by IMSA overall and Pro-Am race win Friday night at Daytona International Speedway.
Funny Car points leader Austin Prock broke John Force’s record for most No. 1 qualifiers in a single season on Saturday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Shawn Langdon earned the No. 2 seed for Sunday’s Las Vegas Fall Nationals after posting a 3.672 elapsed time in the final qualifying session on Saturday.
The 40-year-old Almirola from Tampa, Florida, led a race-high 150 of 250-scheduled laps and swept both stages en route to his third Xfinity victory of the 2024 season and secure an owner's championship berth for Joe Gibbs Racing's No. 20 Toyota team.